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Hong Kong Regulators Restrict Retail Investor Access to ‘Complex’ Crypto Products
23.10.2023
The securities regulator and the central banking institution of Hong Kong have updated the region’s crypto policy in response to enquiries from the industry. In a circular on the virtual asset-related activities of intermediaries, the authorities introduced additional measures to protect retail...
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks
23.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new transaction-relay jamming attack” that can affect shared funds...
10 Decentralized Finance Protocols Rule Over 52% of the WBTC in Circulation
23.10.2023
Over the span of ten months, since mid-December 2022, the cryptocurrency known as wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) experienced a reduction of nearly 23,000 coins from its circulation. Today, WBTC has 79,839 distinct wallet holders. Notably, a hefty 73.76% of these tokens are concentrated within the top...
Skybridge Boss Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin’s Value Could Multiply 11-fold With Blackrock’s ETF Approval
22.10.2023
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, believes that if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the value of bitcoin could surge significantly. Scaramucci also discussed Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of...
Report Exposes Warrantless Cash Searches at Atlanta Airport
22.10.2023
In a startling investigation report, Atlanta News First uncovered the concerning practices of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officers. At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, DEA officers, in plain clothes, have been found searching passengers’...
New Research Suggests Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto
22.10.2023
In an extensive analysis, the American software engineer and columnist Jameson Lopp tackles the enduring mystery of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. While many have speculated that computer scientist Hal Finney was behind the pseudonym, Lopp presents several compelling instances that...
Bitcoin’s Daily Transactions See Sharp 46% Decline Since Mid-September
22.10.2023
Over the past 37 days, since September 15, 2023, the number of daily bitcoin transactions has dropped considerably, with the trend of Ordinal inscriptions experiencing a significant slowdown. In the first two weeks of September, the average number of daily transactions confirmed on the Bitcoin...
SEC ‘Surrender,’ Fear of Middle East Escalation, Meme Coin Market Update — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
22.10.2023
In big crypto and finance news this week, the SEC has dropped its lawsuit against top Ripple execs, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio speculates on war in the context of strife in the Middle East, and a look at the meme coin market’s performance in 2023. This and more just below, in the latest...
Centralized Mining Pools ‘Antithetical to the Ideals That Gave Rise to BTC and the Blockchain Movement’ — Tomer Afek
22.10.2023
The apparent centralization in both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake protocols is “tragic because it’s antithetical to the cypherpunk ideals” that birthed the the bitcoin and blockchain movement, Tomer Afek, the CEO at the crypto platform Spacemesh, has argued. To back this assertion...
Report: Africa-Focused Crypto Trading App Shut Down — Co-Founder Says Only Nigerian Users Affected
22.10.2023
The Africa-focused crypto trading app Vibra has reportedly stopped working in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. Reports that the app is not working in the three countries contradict the co-founder’s claim that only users from Nigeria are affected. Resign or Get Fired An Africa-focused crypto trading...
Ex-General Counsel Sheds Light on FTX’s $7B Gap in Bankman-Fried Fraud Trial
22.10.2023
FTX’s former general counsel Can Sun testified Thursday in federal court that he was shocked to learn FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had secretly transferred billions in customer funds to his hedge fund Alameda Research. Sun told prosecutors he resigned the day after realizing the scope...
Morgan Stanley: Crypto Winter May Be Over, Crypto Spring ‘Likely on the Horizon’
22.10.2023
Global investment bank Morgan Stanley believes that “crypto winter may be in the past and that crypto spring is likely on the horizon.” An analyst at the bank explained that historically, most of bitcoin’s gains come directly after a halving event that occurs every four years. Morgan...
Bitcoin.com Partners With Hummingbot in VERSE/USDT Campaign on KuCoin With $15,000 in Rewards
22.10.2023
PRESS RELEASE. October 22nd, 2023 — Bitcoin.com, a global leader in introducing newcomers to cryptocurrency, is thrilled to announce the launch of an innovative campaign aimed at enhancing liquidity and trading volumes for the VERSE/USDT trading pair on KuCoin. This strategic campaign will...
Bank of America CEO Discusses Economic Slowdown and Fed Cutting Interest Rates
22.10.2023
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan expects the U.S. economy to slow down in the middle of next year. The executive also noted that according to his bank’s research, the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the middle of next year to the latter half of next year. Bank of America Boss...
Economist Peter Schiff Warns of Deep Recession, Inflationary Depression, and Collapse of US Dollar Demand
22.10.2023
Economist Peter Schiff has warned of an inflationary depression, noting that inflation will stay higher for longer, leading to a more severe and prolonged recession. He predicted that the rapidly increasing national debt and federal budget deficits should lead to a collapse in demand for U.S....
Robert Kiyosaki Says Bitcoin Headed for $135,000 While Gold Will Soon Take Off
22.10.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki expects the price of bitcoin to reach $135,000. He also foresees substantial growth in the price of gold, reaching $3,700 in the near future. In contrast, the renowned author has warned that savers of U.S. dollars, which he calls “fake money,”...
Data Protection Bodies Call For ‘Privacy Threshold’ in Digital Euro Transactions
21.10.2023
Ensuring low-value digital euro transactions are not traced is one of the recommendations made by two data protection agencies in the EU. The independent bodies have presented their joint opinion on the proposed regulation for the upcoming digital version of Europe’s common fiat currency....
US Chamber of Digital Commerce Backs Binance, Urges SEC to Drop Lawsuit
21.10.2023
In a significant move on Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading crypto policymaking advocacy group, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dismiss its lawsuit against cryptocurrency giant Binance. SEC’s Authority Questioned:...
Blockchain Publishing Company LBRY Announces Shutdown Following Court Judgment and Debts
21.10.2023
Facing a judgment from the federal government and encumbered with significant debts, LBRY Inc., the blockchain-based publishing company, has signaled its intent to terminate operations. This announcement, shared via a blog post hosted on Odysee, arrives in the aftermath of a contentious legal...
Gold Heats Up, China’s Gold-Backed Bond Move, and the 10-Year Treasury Note’s Ominous Rise
21.10.2023
In the turbulent macroeconomic landscape marked by clashes in Ukraine and Israel, and with the Fed’s Jerome Powell alluding to persistent and escalated interest rates, the 10-year Treasury note has soared to 5% — a milestone not seen since 2007. Amid this whirlwind, both gold...