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Kraken CEO: Regulators Let Bad Guys Get Big and Blow Up to Serve Their Agenda
22.2.2023
The CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, says U.S. regulators “let the bad guys get big and blow up because it serves their agenda.” The executive explained: “Bad guys operate with huge competitive advantages. They suck up users, revenue, and venture capital that would...
Kevin O’Leary Warns US Crypto Regulation Getting ‘Very Aggressive’ — ‘You’ve Got to Stay out of the Way of SEC’
22.2.2023
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has warned that U.S. crypto regulation is “getting very, very aggressive.” Noting that regulators are now “regulating by enforcement, penalties, and massive fines,” O’Leary emphasized the importance of staying...
Binance Increases USDC Holdings as BUSD’s Market Cap Slides Lower
21.2.2023
Eight days ago, Paxos announced that the company would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD. Since then, the coin’s market capitalization has been sliding lower as redemptions have become more prominent. Meanwhile, a data researcher from Nansen has discovered that Binance, the largest...
Most Retail Crypto Investors Lost Money Over the Last 7 Years, According to BIS Analysis
21.2.2023
According to data from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published in the latest BIS Bulletin No. 69, researchers assessed that, on average, most users lost money on their investments over the past seven years. Onchain data, metrics from exchanges, and cryptocurrency application...
How to build a crypto portfolio without spending any money or time trading
21.2.2023
Some say “it takes money to make money,” but this isn’t true in crypto. Here’s a few free ways to start building a portfolio
Original Bitcoin Wizard Artist Raises Nearly $150,000 in BTC via Lightning, Despite Criticism From Bitcoin Maximalists
21.2.2023
On Monday, crypto proponent Udi Wertheimer shared a story on Twitter explaining how he and the Taproot Wizards helped an artist who created the original 2013 bitcoin wizard meme raise nearly $150,000 in bitcoin. While the minting and sale were successful, Wertheimer explained that bitcoin...
Biggest Movers: BCH Hits Fresh Multi-Month High, Whilst MATIC Extends Declines
21.2.2023
Bitcoin cash jumped to a fresh seven-month high on Tuesday, as prices rallied, despite bearish sentiment increasing. Today’s move comes as the global cryptocurrency market cap is trading 1.50% lower at the time of writing. One of the most notable tokens to fall has been polygon, which...
Bitcoin Network Difficulty Expected to See Largest Increase of the Year Amid High Hashrate, Shorter Block Times
21.2.2023
After a small decrease of 0.49% on Feb. 12, 2023, Bitcoin’s network difficulty is expected to experience a significant increase in three days on Feb. 24. Estimates indicate the difficulty could see the largest rise of the year, surpassing the 10.26% increase that occurred on Jan. 15 at block...
Onecoin Cryptoqueen Killed in Greece in 2018, Report Claims
21.2.2023
Ruja Ignatova, founder of the crypto pyramid Onecoin, may have been murdered in Greece a year after her disappearance. According to an article, quoting а leaked report from a police informant, the “missing Cryptoqueen” was killed on a yacht in the Ionian Sea more than four years ago. Murder in...
Cardano co-founder recalls a time when the industry was up in the air
21.2.2023
The industry lost its calm instantly after the FTX reported its collapse. Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged misdeeds resulted in what is likely to go down in history as the biggest fall in the industry to date. Charles Hoskinson, a co-founder of Cardano, has acknowledged this in his tweet, saying that...
Crypto Analysts Scramble to Explain Bitcoin's Pause Near $25K
21.2.2023
Bitcoin is struggle to establish a foothold above $25,000, a level that capped the August 2022 price bounce
Fintech & Crypto Summit: The largest summit of the Middle East
21.2.2023
Fintech and Crypto Summit was held on the 15th and 16th of February 2023 in Crowne Plaza Bahrain Hotel, Manam, Bahrain, to spread awareness and the culture of the cryptocurrency and financial technology. The forum was held under the “Entrepreneurship in Financial Technology and Cryptography“ title...
BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Level in Six Months On Paxos-BUSD Drama
21.2.2023
The recent regulatory action against Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin weighs over BNB token
Galois Capital shuts shop due to the FTX collapse
21.2.2023
Galois Capital, which happens to be a crypto hedge fund, has been compelled to finally shut shop, following the incurring of a substantial amount of loss due to the FTX collapse. The money that happens to be left over with the company, as per plans, is going to be duly distributed amongst...
Japan’s FTX unit K.K. decides to return back its client’s money
21.2.2023
The FTX unit in Japan, a subsidiary of the failed cryptocurrency exchange of Sam Bankman-Fried, announced its decision to resume withdrawals this week to make the 1st of the FTX group to return funds to customers. FTX, also known as Futures Exchange, is currently a bankrupt company that previously...
Chainalysis: Crypto Scam Revenue Dropped 46% in 2022
21.2.2023
Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam...
US State Regulator Launches Crypto Scam Tracker
21.2.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a cryptocurrency scam tracker to help residents “spot and avoid crypto scams.” The regulator stated: “As reports of new crypto scams emerge, the DFPI will continually update this tracker...
Next Crypto Bull Run Will Start From the East, Says Gemini Co-Founder
21.2.2023
Gemini’s co-founder believes that the next crypto bull run will come from the East. “It will be a humbling reminder that crypto is a global asset class,” he said. “The West, really the U.S., always only ever had two options: embrace it or be left behind. It can’t...
Cryptocurrency miners are leading the next stage of AI
20.2.2023
A globally distributed AI network that relies on mining rigs will be difficult for governments to control, according to Dr. Ben Goertzel
Ethereum’s Transition to Proof-of-Stake Yields Deflationary Results
20.2.2023
After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according to statistics 158 days after The Merge. The metrics indicate that more ethereum tokens have been removed than issued, and if the chain were...