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North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
US Dollar to Keep Losing Its Appeal as Safe-Haven Currency of Last Resort, Says Strategist
8.2.2023
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) expects the U.S. dollar to “continue to lose its appeal as the safe-haven currency of last resort.” The $1.74 trillion asset management firm added that the USD “is likely to fall further in 2023 as inflation falls, recession risks...
Unpacking India's CBDC Pilots as Country Prepares for Digital Rupee
8.2.2023
India wants to launch its central bank digital currency at a national level by the end of 2023, but early into its pilot, the Reserve Bank of India has identified challenges
Bank of America Is Preparing for Possible US Debt Default, Says CEO Brian Moynihan
8.2.2023
Bank of America is preparing for a possible U.S. debt default, says CEO Brian Moynihan. He is not a fan of eliminating the debt ceiling altogether as some lawmakers have proposed. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says “every responsible member of Congress must agree to raise...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flirts With $23.4K as Jerome Powell Repeats Comment About Waning Inflation; Market Weighs DCG-Genesis Deal With Creditors
8.2.2023
ALSO: Stakeholders in the venture capital industry explain why embattled crypto trading firm Alameda Research will not be missed. Bitcoin and ether rise
Blockchain-Based Render Network Token Rising After Community Vote for New Burn-and-Mint Model
8.2.2023
The utility token of Render Network has jumped 80% over the past seven days following the passage of a new tokenomics model proposal on the network
Investment Manager Predicts Gold Could Hit $3,000 This Year
8.2.2023
Investment management and advisory firm Goehring & Rozencwajg expects gold to hit record highs this year. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a $3,000 price this year,” said an executive of the firm. “It’s time for people to want to be bullish on gold.” Gold...
SEC Directs Examiners To Focus on How US Broker-Dealers Are Pitching Crypto
8.2.2023
U.S. broker-dealers and investment advisers that deal in crypto will get extra scrutiny from Securities and Exchange Commission examiners this year, according to the agency’s annual examination priorities announced Tuesday
Argentina's National Securities Commission to Set Requirements and Rules for Crypto Companies
7.2.2023
The jurisdiction of that agency is specified in a bill that is under discussion in the Argentine Congress
File Transfer Giant Wetransfer Joins NFT Industry, Partners with Blockchain Platform Minima for March Launch of Minting Product
7.2.2023
File transfer service giant Wetransfer announced Monday it is collaborating with blockchain platform Minima to offer a non-fungible token (NFT) minting product in March. Wetransfer’s announcement details that users leveraging the Minima cooperative will be able to mint NFTs from a mobile...
Designer Sean Wotherspoon Launches First Digital Wearables Collection on MNTGE
7.2.2023
The inaugural collection takes inspiration from vintage pieces in the Nike collaborator's own closet
Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain
7.2.2023
According to a post on the Reddit community r/bitcoin, an old file was discovered that may be linked to Julian Assange, the whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks. The encrypted 7zip file is in the output script from a transaction that took place on Jan. 5, 2017, and was mined at block height...
Trial Lawyer Breaks Down Legal Considerations for NFTs and Trademark Law
7.2.2023
David Leichtman, a managing partner at law firm Leichtman Law PLLC, discusses the legal implications that copyright and trademark law could have for NFTs and creators moving forward
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Judge’s Decision to Reveal Names of His $250M Bond Backers
7.2.2023
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled early last week that the two currently unidentified people who co-signed the bond could be made public
Bitcoin Favored Over Ether by CME Traders So Far This Year, Arcane Research Report Shows
7.2.2023
Open interest in bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has risen, while ether’s has declined, according to an Arcane Research report
NFT Market Share Battle Ramps Up Between OpenSea and Blur
7.2.2023
A side-by-side comparison between the two NFT marketplaces suggests that while Blur has seen rapid growth in NFT volumes, it is still lacking behind OpenSea in terms of number of sales and interacting wallets
Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal
7.2.2023
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures...
Kazakhstan's President Signs Legislation to Limit Energy Usage of Crypto Mining
7.2.2023
The new legislation also calls for government-approved mining pools
‘It’s Time for Crypto to Put on Big Boy Pants’: 5 Ways TradFi Investors Are Rethinking Crypto in the Wake of FTX
7.2.2023
Pension funds, endowments, foundations and large family offices are key to crypto’s future. How do they look at the industry now? Angelo Calvello checks in with 15 asset-owners
LBank Exchange Will List Fief (FIEF) on February 8, 2023
7.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Feb. 7, 2023 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Fief (FIEF) on February 8, 2023. For all users of LBank Exchange, the FIEF/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 6:00 UTC on February 8, 2023. Fief...