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Babel wants to repay creditors via special ‘recovery coins’: Report
6.3.2023
Babel reportedly owes $524 million worth of Bitcoin, Ether and other tokens due to “risky trading activities” by co-founder Wang Li
NFT Creators Investigated in Israel for Alleged Tax Evasion
6.3.2023
Israel’s tax authority is after two creators of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) suspected of failing to report almost $2.2 million in revenue. The news of the investigation comes after the recent arrest of a graphic designer from Tel Aviv accused of similar offenses. Thousands of ‘Western...
Persisting Gaps, HODLing Coins, Green-Lighting Deals and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.3.2023
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Ebb and Flow of Stablecoin Economy Continues With BUSD’s Market Cap Dropping Below $10 Billion Range
3.3.2023
The realm of stablecoins is an ever-evolving landscape and the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD has fallen below the 10 billion mark to approximately 9.68 billion on March 3, 2023. Over the last 30 days, BUSD’s token supply has dropped 40% lower. In contrast, the number...
Ukraine’s Government-Provided Crypto Addresses Raised $70 Million During War, Report
2.3.2023
Crypto donations collected by the government in Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion have amounted to almost $70 million, according to Chainalysis. Ether has been the most donated crypto followed by bitcoin and the stablecoin tether, the blockchain intelligence firm said in a report....
Unstablecoins: Depegging, bank runs and other risks loom
1.3.2023
Stablecoins are facing the wrath of regulators amid doubts over reserves and contagion fears. Could a bank run lead to a major depegging?
83% of Japanese Crypto Traders Say They’ll HODL their Coins – Here’s Why
1.3.2023
Over eight in 10 Japanese crypto traders say they intend to HODL their coins this year, a new survey has found.
The survey was conducted in January this year by the Tokyo-based media firm Zero Accel, who spoke to 330 crypto holders in 47 Japanese provinces. Zero Accel explained in a press release...
Crypto Predictions for March 2023 - Which Coins Might Explode?
28.2.2023
Crypto investors are faced with the daunting task of selecting the right digital asset to invest in at the right time, and given the sheer number of tokens available, which stands at over 22,000, this can be an intimidating task indeed. Crypto predictions are hard to make, as the crypto markets...
Lawmakers to Resubmit Russia’s Crypto Mining Bill, Introduce Liability for ‘Gray’ Miners
26.2.2023
The draft law legalizing cryptocurrency mining will be resubmitted to Russian parliament which will postpone its adoption, one of its sponsors announced. Members of the lower house are also working on a separate bill that will introduce liability for those who mint digital coins illegally. Adoption...
Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils its Layer 2 Base
24.2.2023
Coinbase said Thursday that it is leveraging Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product, Base
Russia’s Yandex Search Engine Adds Cryptocurrencies to Its Converter
20.2.2023
Yandex, the largest Russian search engine, has updated its currency converter, adding cryptocurrencies. The widget now shows the rates of these coins in a number of fiat currencies, with plans to introduce crypto-to-crypto pairs in the future as well. Yandex Integrates Leading Cryptocurrencies Into...
Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner
16.2.2023
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now...
Canine Crypto Coins Jump After Elon Musk Sends DOGE-Themed Tweet
15.2.2023
Doge, Floki and SHIB are up, while BONK is flat after Musk declares his dog Floki is an amazing CEO of Twitter and “better than that other guy.”
At Least 1,000 Lawsuits Filed Against Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region
14.2.2023
Authorities in the Russian region of Irkutsk have so far filed 1,000 lawsuits against what they call “gray” miners, or people minting coins in their homes. In over half of these cases, courts have ordered the defendants to compensate the operators of the distribution networks. Hundreds of Crypto...
Coins of War: How Crypto Keeps Feeding Russia's War Despite Sanctions
13.2.2023
Russian troops in Ukraine receive millions in crypto donations, despite international sanctions. CoinDesk investigates how these funds are flowing and talks to fundraisers
AI crypto coins plunge; Is this a good time to buy the dip?
13.2.2023
Artificial Intelligence will thrive in the technology sector and potentially revolutionize the crypto industry, accelerating the growth of new technologies, facilities, and social & financial networks that make transactions and transfers faster. Some of the AI crypto projects are performing...
Bullish Options, Banned Coins, Accused Marketplaces and 20 Crypto Jokes
11.2.2023
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Stablecoin Market in Flux: More Than $2 Billion in USDC Redemptions in 30 Days
10.2.2023
It appears that the circulation of the stablecoin usd coin has decreased while tether’s has grown, as the latest statistics paint a contrasting picture. Tether saw a 3% increase in coins in circulation over the last month, while the U.S. dollar-pegged crypto asset usd coin recorded a decrease...
Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank
10.2.2023
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the central bank governor, John Mangudya, the gold coins “have proved to be an effective open market instrument for mopping up excess...
Dubai Takes a Stand Against Privacy Coins with Ban on Anonymity-Enhancing Crypto
9.2.2023
Dubai, a jurisdiction in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), prohibited by law the issuance of privacy coins such as monero (XMR) and zcash (ZEC), as well as any activity related to them.
According to the new set of crypto regulations,
"The issuance of Anonymity-Enhanced Cryptocurrencies and all...