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Switzerland Less Affected by Crypto Industry Crisis, Study Finds
21.1.2023
While the global industry built around digital assets is losing funds and jobs are dropping off, Switzerland seems to be weathering the storm relatively well, one piece of research claims. In fact, more crypto companies settled in the country during the past turbulent year than those that left...
Grand Theft Casino: Welcome to the New Gambling World in 2023
21.1.2023
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UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
21.1.2023
The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able...
Davos 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready
21.1.2023
A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the payments sector today. However, they have also stated...
Ransomware Revenue Drops as Victims Pay Less Often, Chainalysis Reports
21.1.2023
While the number of ransomware hits may not have decreased significantly, the revenue from such attacks has fallen sharply last year, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain forensics firm believes that to a large extent the trend can be attributed to more of the targeted organizations refusing...
Nothing Outlaws Crypto in India if Legal Procedures Are Followed, Says Government Official
21.1.2023
An Indian government official says that there is currently nothing that outlaws crypto in India “as long as you follow the legal process.” Meanwhile, the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has stressed that “cryptocurrency does not have any underlying...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Bitcoin ‘Hyped-up Fraud’ — Expects Satoshi Nakamoto to Increase BTC Supply Cap
21.1.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin “a hyped-up fraud.” The executive questioned the cryptocurrency’s supply cap, expecting a picture of bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto to pop up and laugh at us all when bitcoin’s supply hits 21 million...
First Hearing in Genesis Bankruptcy Case Set For Monday
21.1.2023
Genesis' first hearing in its bankruptcy case is set for January 23
Genesis’ Crypto Trading Arm Is Moving Money Around, a Sign of Normalcy Amid Sibling’s Bankruptcy
21.1.2023
About $125 million was sent to exchanges in the run-up to Genesis’ lending division filing for Chapter 11, and more was moved the next day
IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
21.1.2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial...
U.S. Lays Claim to $700 Million of Assets Linked to Bankman-Fried, FTX
21.1.2023
The U.S. seized $700 million of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s assets and is now seeking their forfeiture
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Surges Above $22K, Genesis Has Over $5B in Liabilities
20.1.2023
Bitcoin rose 6% to trade at $22,300. Ether was also trading up, by 5% to $1,640. Equities closed up
Wrapped Bitcoin Project Sees 18% Redemption of Circulating Supply in 54 Days
20.1.2023
Statistics show over the course of 54 days, the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) hosted on the Ethereum network has decreased by 40,156. This equates to a more than 18% redemption of the circulating supply of WBTC since Nov. 27, 2022. WBTC Remains Largest Operation in Terms of Bitcoin Custody...
Binance Garnered Largest Market Share of Crypto Investors From Emerging Markets in 2022
20.1.2023
A CryptoCompare report found that as inflation surged worldwide, the crypto exchange giant attracted the largest number of retail investors from countries facing high inflation
Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim
20.1.2023
The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors
Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors
20.1.2023
Less than a week ago, Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, published a 49-part Twitter thread describing his side of the story when he worked for the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Harrison revealed that his new firm, Architect, has raised...
Bitcoin Miner 1Thash Sent Almost All Its BTC to Binance
20.1.2023
On-chain data sourced from CryptoQuant shows that the 5,592 BTC worth some $124 million that was transferred out of the miner’s address in the past three days ended up in Binance
Bitcoin Soars Over $22K to Reach Four-Month High
20.1.2023
Bitcoin rose over 5% and reached its highest level since mid-September. Market watchers will be eyeing the Federal Reserve’s next utterances
Moody’s Further Downgrades Coinbase Junk Bonds, Joining S&P
20.1.2023
The ratings agency cited Coinbase’s weakened revenue and cash flow generation potential due to the ongoing crypto winter as reasons for the move
What's Next for Genesis Creditors? It Depends on What's in the Bankruptcy Filing
20.1.2023
Eric Snyder, partner at Wilk Auslander LLP, says that a substantial amount of haircuts are likely to be made, but that depends on the petition Genesis’ trio of companies filed