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Bored Ape prices are down, but the NFT market is headed for new heights
30.8.2022
One study indicated the NFT market is headed for a $230 billion valuation by 2030 — an increase of more than 20 times compared to its height in 2021
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Nears $20,000, as ETH Hits 1-Month Low
27.8.2022
Bitcoin was trading close to $20,000 to start the weekend, as traders reacted to comments from U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell during Friday’s Jackson Hole summit. Powell warned that “there will be some pain ahead,” as the Fed attempts to bring the rate of inflation down. Ethereum...
Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators
26.8.2022
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running them. The offensive comes after the introduction of a ban on online foreign exchange that the Taliban seem to have applied to coin trading as well. Taliban Government Goes...
Zipmex Engages Financial Advisors, 16 Afghan Exchanges Shut Down, CoinSwitch Kuber Raided, Singapore Sends Questionnaires to Crypto Firms + More News
26.8.2022
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Afghan police close down cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce central bank ban: Report
25.8.2022
The Afghan central bank declared forex trading un-Islamic and illegal earlier this year, and issued a warning about continuing activities a month later; now arrests have been made
Crypto adoption in Ireland down over 16% in the last year
25.8.2022
Adults in Ireland have become slightly less interested in crypto with a drop in ownership from 12% to 10% in the last year
Afghan Authorities Shut Down 16 Crypto Exchanges in One Week: Report
25.8.2022
Police reportedly closed the exchanges and arrested their staff after Afghanistan's central bank stated that digital currency trading should be stopped citing problems and scams
Co-CEO of Crypto Trading Firm Alameda Research Sam Trabucco Steps Down
24.8.2022
Trabucco will stay on as an advisor, while Caroline Ellison will become the company’s sole CEO
Biggest Movers: EOS Higher Despite Crypto Sell-off, FLOW Extends Declines
22.8.2022
Monday saw eos remain in the green, despite the latest red wave in cryptocurrency markets. Today’s rally sees the token move almost 20% higher in the last seven days. Flow, on the other hand, extended its recent declines and is now down by almost 30% in the same period. EOS EOS was trading...
Summer doldrums? Crypto volumes are down 55%, according to CoinShares
22.8.2022
Bitcoin investment products, which include ETFs, ETPs and Grayscale’s GBTC, saw a third consecutive week of outflows
First Mover Americas: Macro Retakes Front Seat, Pushing Bitcoin Down Below $21K
22.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 22, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Below $1,600, BTC Under $21,000 to Start the Week
22.8.2022
Ethereum extended recent declines to start the week, as the token briefly fell below a key support point in today’s session. Monday’s sell-off saw the majority of the cryptocurrency top 100 in the red, with the global market cap down 1.61% as of writing. Bitcoin also slipped, once...
Leading Japanese Online Broker SBI to Pull Out of Russia’s Crypto Mining Sector
21.8.2022
SBI Holdings, the largest online brokerage in Japan, is shutting down its crypto mining business in the Russian Federation. Amid mounting uncertainty over the future of such investments due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as well as decreased mining profits, the financial firm said it plans...
Biggest Movers: SHIB Rebounds on Saturday, as ATOM Moves Away From 3-Week Low
20.8.2022
Following three consecutive days of declines, shiba inu rebounded on Saturday, as the meme coin appears to have found a support point. Cosmos was also higher, in what has mostly been a bearish start to the weekend. As of writing, the global crypto market cap is down 1.31%. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba...
Blockchain venture capital funding down over 43% in July: Report
18.8.2022
The crypto market downturn is impacting private funding, but are recent declines in capital inflows as bad as the figures suggest?
Coinbase would rather shut down staking than enable on-chain censorship — Brian Armstrong
18.8.2022
With a ban on Tornado Cash, many DeFi proponents were worried that crypto exchanges, which are also key validators of Ethereum, would succumb to pressure and impose protocol-level censorship
Celer Network shuts down bridge over potential DNS hijacking
18.8.2022
The platform asked users to revoke token approvals for smart contracts in several blockchains, including Ethereum and BSC
Crypto ad spending may be down, but awareness remains critical: Experts
18.8.2022
Though crypto television ad spending is down, crypto firms continue to see ad spending as important to keep their brands relevant during a down market
Chainalysis: Illicit Crypto Activity Falls — Scam Revenue 65% Lower Than Last Year
18.8.2022
Chainalysis has found that illicit crypto volumes are down this year, with total scam revenue sitting at $1.6 billion, 65% lower than where it was through the end of July last year. “Those numbers suggest that fewer people than ever are falling for cryptocurrency scams,”...
Another crypto CEO steps down as Genesis Trading restructures leadership
17.8.2022
Ignite CEO Peng Zhong, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, and now Genesis Trading CEO Michael Moro — top executives have departed crypto firms or stepped into advisory positions