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Why We Can’t Just ‘Stop Printing Money’ to Get Inflation Down
17.4.2022
Jacqueline Best, Professor, School of Political Studies, the University of Ottawa.__________
With the Bank of Canada announcing an oversized interest rate hike this week, it might seem like central banks are coming to rescue us from inflation once again. Yet while they did play an important...
Alleged Hydra Administrator Dmitry Pavlov Reportedly Arrested In Russia
16.4.2022
A district court in Moscow has arrested a man whom local media reports identify as Dmitry Pavlov, alleged administrator of the recently shut down darknet market Hydra. Russian authorities believe he has been involved in drug-related crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Moscow Court Arrests...
Rebase Token Carnage: OHM, TIME, KLIMA Down More Than 98% From All-Time Highs
16.4.2022
About four months ago, four of the top rebase tokens by market valuation were worth close to $8 billion in USD value and today, the entire lot of rebase tokens collectively are valued at $1.14 billion. The largest rebase crypto by market capitalization, olympus (OHM), had a $4.3 billion market...
Twitter Closes Down on Session as Musk Calls for Shareholder Vote
15.4.2022
Here’s what happened today in regards to Elon Musk’s effort to buy Twitter
Elon Musk's 'top priority' for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets
14.4.2022
"If I had a Dogecoin for every crypto scam I saw..." said the Tesla CEO to a TED Talk crowd in Vancouver
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $40,000 Following Record U.S. Inflation Data
12.4.2022
Bitcoin and ETH both fell below key price levels on Tuesday, as crypto bears continued to push prices lower. Despite this, both have now regained these levels following news that U.S. inflation rose to a record 8.5% year-over-year. Overall, cryptocurrency markets were down 1% as of writing. Bitcoin...
Indian crypto exchanges' volume plunges down as 30% tax goes into effect
12.4.2022
Payment services providers have also cut ties with major crypto exchanges even when the same is available for gambling and fantasy sports platforms
Biggest Movers: RUNE and THETA Fall by Over 10% on Monday
11.4.2022
THETA and RUNE are trading over 10% lower to start the week, as recent declines in the crypto market extended during Monday’s session. As of writing, the global cryptocurrency market cap is down nearly 5%. THORChain (RUNE) In addition to BTC and ETH, RUNE also fell to a three-week low...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Both Start the Week Around 3-Week Lows
11.4.2022
Bitcoin and ETH both fell to their lowest level in over three weeks on Monday, as a red wave passed through crypto markets. As of writing, BTC and ETH are trading between 2% and 5% lower, while the overall crypto market cap is down 3.75%. Bitcoin Bitcoin extended its recent decline on Monday,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Trades Near Key Support Level to Start the Weekend
9.4.2022
Bitcoin has been trading near its key support level, and the price of ETH was also lower to start the weekend, falling below $3,200 in the process. Bitcoin Cryptocurrency markets were down by over 2% on Saturday, with BTC falling by the same amount to start the weekend. On Saturday, BTC/USD...
Kraken shuts down global headquarters as 'San Francisco is not safe'
8.4.2022
In a Tweet, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell has made the decision to close the Kraken global headquarters in San Francisco
Stronger dollar prospects risk pushing down Bitcoin price to $32K
7.4.2022
The U.S. dollar index could rally further in the coming weeks, which is typically bad news for Bitcoin
Bank of Russia Rejects Idea of Using Cryptocurrency to Circumvent Sanctions
7.4.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has turned down a proposal to allow the use of digital currencies for the purpose of sanctions evasion. The monetary authority believes this is hardly an option as Western regulators are already taking steps to prevent such transactions. Employing Bitcoin to Evade...
Biggest Movers: SOL Slips Over 10%, as RUNE, WAVES Down Nearly 20%
6.4.2022
Global crypto markets were trading nearly 6% lower as of writing this, with SOL one of the biggest crypto’s to fall during the session. While falling by over 12% on the day, RUNE and WAVES fell by as much as 20% on Thursday. WAVES WAVES was easily one of the biggest gainers in March,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $45,000 Ahead of FOMC Minutes, ETH Extends Recent Losses
6.4.2022
Bitcoin fell below the $45,000 level on Wednesday, as the selloff in crypto markets extended, following strong gains last week. ETH was also down in the session, slipping to a five-day low in the process. Overall, the global crypto market cap fell by 4% as of writing. Bitcoin BTC fell below $45,000...
Germany Shuts Down Hydra Market, Seizes Servers and Bitcoin
5.4.2022
Law enforcement agencies in Germany have targeted Hydra, a leading darknet market (DNM). As part of an operation conducted with U.S. support, the German police were able to establish control over the servers of the Russian-language platform in the country and take down its website. Investigators...
German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin
5.4.2022
The marketplace's bitcoin privacy mixer complicated the investigation, police said
Official Formula 1 'Ethereum NFT Game' Shuts Down
5.4.2022
F1 Delta Time, an official NFT and crypto-powered racing game that launched back in 2019, closed its doors last month, leaving everyone who had spent money and invested in the project probably wishing they had done something else with their time.Read more
Bitcoin Weighed Down by $48K Resistance; Support at $43K
4.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) is in pullback mode after a choppy weekend. The cryptocurrency could find support around $43K, which should stabilize the down move. Momentum signals turned negative on the daily chart, similar to what occurred during the first week of February and March
First Mover Americas: New Bitcoin Use Case is Buying Fuel Down Under
4.4.2022
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 4, 2022