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FTX Estate Faces Objections Over Lowered Crypto Claims Valuation Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
28.12.2023
On Dec. 27, 2023, FTX debtors released a projected valuation of claims involving digital assets, with the proposal suggesting conversion of claims into dollar amounts pegged to crypto asset values as of Nov. 11, 2022. Consequently, an individual who held bitcoin on FTX would receive $16,871...
Hong Kong Regulators Unveil Public Consultation Paper on Stablecoin Regulation
28.12.2023
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau have released a public consultation paper to gather residents’ opinions on the proposed regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers. The HKMA also announced the introduction of a sandbox arrangement whose purpose will...
Indonesia to Require Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Register with Country’s National Digital Asset Bourse
28.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay The Indonesian government has announced that all cryptocurrency exchanges operating within the country will be required to register with the newly established Commodity Future Exchange (CFX). Launched earlier this year, the CFX is the world’s first national bourse...
BNB Surges 11% to Overtake Solana as Community Welcomes Sleepless AI
28.12.2023
BNB surges 11.16% to move past Solana (SOL) in market capitalization, sparking several sentiments from traders and igniting a new altcoin push. The last days of the year have seen multiple assets making uphill movements as bulls set sights on good positions before the new year with more...
2024: The Year AI and Crypto Converge – Major Boom Incoming?
28.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Yan As we approach 2024, analysts foresee a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and web3 technologies leading to a flourishing subsector within the crypto space. The maturation of both AI and crypto has paved the way for innovative developments that could redefine...
Hong Kong to Become the Next Crypto ETF Hub as BTC ETF Anticipation Continues in US
28.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong is poised to become a leading hub for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, as anticipation grows for the approval of such ETFs in the United States. Industry leaders believe that Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures...
Kyberswap Exploit Fallout: Platform’s Workforce Cut by 50%
28.12.2023
The CEO of Kyberswap, the decentralized finance aggregator, revealed on Christmas Day that the platform recently laid off 50% of its workforce. The CEO added his organization is in the process of creating a voluntary database that is expected to help these workers secure new jobs in the Web3 space....
An In-Depth Look Into the 2023 Banking Crisis — 3 of the Largest Bank Failures in US History
28.12.2023
The U.S. economy experienced an interesting year in 2023, marked by unprecedented upheaval within the American banking sector due to the combined collapse of three major banks, the largest the nation has historically seen. Amidst this chaos, crypto assets such as bitcoin demonstrated remarkable...
Digital Asset Products Record $103 Million Inflows as Assets Under Management Maintains $52 Billion Position
28.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Luisa Cryptocurrency funds recorded $103 million inflows in the penultimate week of the year as institutional investors keep momentum toward a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recent data provided by CoinShares shows massive inflows...
Securities Regulators’ Association Calls for the Identification of Individuals Who Exercise Control Over Defi Platforms
27.12.2023
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has urged regulators seeking to understand decentralized finance (defi) arrangements to identify individuals who “exercise control or sufficient influence at the enterprise level.” The identification of such individuals...
Nobel Prize Winner Robert Shiller Warns Confiscating $300B in Russian Assets Might Cause a ‘Cataclysm’ for the Dollar System
27.12.2023
Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Shiller has warned against the effects that the confiscation of Russian assets in Western countries might have on the stability of the dollar-dominated financial system. According to Shiller, a move of this kind might cause a cataclysm, opening the doors...
KyberSwap’s CEO Says Staff Strength Reduced by 50% Following Exploit and Related Challenges
27.12.2023
Source: KyberSwap KyberSwap’s CEO Victor Tran says the company has reduced its staff by 50% following a $48 million exploit last month stressing on keeping operations running and compensating all affected users with their assets. In a Dec 25 post, the CEO took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain...
Hacking Incidents Decreased for First Time Since 2021, Still $2 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen in 2023
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Despite losing around $2 billion to crypto thefts, 2023 saw a slight decline in hacking incidents targeting the cryptocurrency industry. According to a recent report from De.FI, a prominent web3 security firm known for its REKT database, hackers managed to pilfer...
New EU Crypto Regulation Allow Governments to Freeze and Seize ‘Unexplained Wealth’ Believed Tied to Crime
26.12.2023
EU has passed expanded powers allowing governments to freeze and confiscate crypto tied to a crime. Image by Vitalii Vodolazskyi, Adobe Stock. European Union officials reached an agreement on December 12 on new crypto regulations that will grant member states expanded powers to freeze...
ORDI’s Record Rally — Leading the Charge in Bitcoin’s BRC20 Token Boom
26.12.2023
On Dec. 26, 2023, the Bitcoin-based BRC20 token, ORDI, soared to a record $81.34 per coin before declining over 14% from its peak. BRC20s have emerged as significant players in the crypto asset arena, with several tokens mirroring ORDI’s trajectory. Bitcoin’s BRC20 Token ORDI Peaks...
Ondo Finance Expands With Solana (SOL) – Everlodge (ELDG) to Become Major Force in $4.548T Market
26.12.2023
Ondo Finance has expanded their U.S. Treasury-backed tokens to the Solana (SOL) blockchain and ecosystem applications. As a result, investors can now use them as collateral and in Decentralized Finance (DeFi). These tokenized treasuries spearheaded the real-world asset boom to bring traditional...
US-Approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Surpass Entire $50 Billion Crypto ETP Market: BitMEX
26.12.2023
Source: Pexels The global market for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) has reached a significant milestone, currently comprising approximately 150 products with a total value of $50.3 billion in assets under management, as reported by BitMEX research. According to the research,...
Survey Reveals 75% of Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Investors Chase Short-Term Returns
26.12.2023
Source: iStock/Onfokus The majority of Hong Kong’s virtual asset investors chase short-term returns, embrace crypto as an investment trend, and fear missing opportunities. One of the key findings of the “Retail Investor Research 2023” report was that 75% of the surveyed virtual...
Bulgarian Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Crypto Lender Nexo — ‘No Evidence of Criminal Activity’
26.12.2023
The prosecutor’s office for Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has dropped criminal proceedings against crypto lender Nexo. “The team of supervising prosecutors came to the conclusion that there was no evidence of committed crimes,” the authorities stated, adding that crypto...
Study: Nvidia Stock and Bitcoin the Top Two Performing Assets in 2023
25.12.2023
With its U.S. dollar value having risen by nearly 160% since the start of the year, bitcoin is set to end 2023 as one of the best-performing assets. Only semiconductor giant Nvidia’s stock has outperformed the top crypto asset in 2023 so far. Key moments such as Blackrock’s spot...