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Snoop Dogg Sports Blinged-Out Crypto Hardware Wallet at Wrestlemania 39
7.4.2023
Four days ago, the American rapper, entrepreneur, and owner of Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg, hosted WWE’s annual event, Wrestlemania 39, in Hollywood. The rap star was spotted wearing a gold and black diamond Ledger Nano X around his neck on a gold chain. Over the last year, Snoop has been...
UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes
7.4.2023
The financial and advertising regulators posted a seven-part checklist to ensure these social media stars stay within the bounds of the law
Bitcoin Difficulty Reaches New All-Time High After Fourth Consecutive Increase
7.4.2023
On April 6, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty rose 2.23% higher at block height 784,224, touching another all-time high. It’s the fourth consecutive difficulty increase on the Bitcoin network since Feb. 24, and the protocol’s current difficulty is 47.89 trillion, which is only 2.11...
Smaller investors can have outsized impact on crypto investment markets: BIS study
6.4.2023
Researchers looking at the “crypto carry” rate between spot and futures markets and its causes came to conclusions about crypto market booms and busts and how they happen
Today in Crypto: Sentiment Recovers 90% of Funds from Hacker, Major Chinese State-owned Company Launching Two Crypto Funds, Australian Regulator Cancels Binance's Derivatives License
6.4.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Sentiment Recovers 90% of Funds from Hacker, Major Chinese State-owned Company Launching Two Crypto Funds...
Nigerian crypto foreign investment is at a record low: Study
6.4.2023
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria fell by 33% last year due to a severe shortage of dollars, which discouraged crypto companies from expanding into the country
Chinese State-Owned Company Launches 2 Crypto Funds in Hong Kong
6.4.2023
One of China’s leading insurers has backed the establishment of two crypto investment funds in Hong Kong. The business move comes against the backdrop of the region’s ambitions to become a hub for digital assets, and despite the negative regulatory attitude towards the market in the mainland....
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Warns of ‘Significant Risks’ in Using and Investing in Crypto
6.4.2023
Sri Lanka’s central bank has issued a warning about “the significant risks associated with using and investing in cryptocurrency.” The central bank reminded the public that “cryptocurrencies are unregulated investment instruments which are not recognized as an asset class...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Reach 140,000 BTC After Acquiring 1,045 More Bitcoins
5.4.2023
Nine days after publicly listed company Microstrategy purchased 6,455 bitcoins, the firm’s CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the purchase of an additional 1,045 bitcoins. The business intelligence (BI) company now holds a total of 140,000 bitcoins, worth $3.97 billion. Microstrategy Buys...
Pantera Capital leads $22.5M investment in M^ZERO Labs for decentralized infrastructure
5.4.2023
The funds will be used to develop decentralized infrastructure that enables institutional investors to allocate assets on-chain
Crypto Investors: Why You Need to Understand Layer 1 Protocols
5.4.2023
There’s value in crypto, even if regulators and politicians don’t dig enough to see it
Web3 Experiential Tokens and Asset Pricing
5.4.2023
Web3 consumer engagement models are still in their infancy, but could have the potential to unlock incremental value and enable price discovery for creators and investors alike
LayerZero Raises $120M in Funding to Expand Cross-Chain Messaging Efforts – Is the Bull Market Back?
5.4.2023
Blockchain development firm LayerZero Labs has raised $120 million in a Series B funding round for its interoperability protocol, valuing the firm at $3 billion.
The funding will go towards expanding the cross-chain messaging system that LayerZero Labs is working on, increased hiring, and...
Today in Crypto: Police Looking for the Killer of MobileCoin Exec Bob Lee, MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 1,045 BTC, Fashion Giant Ralph Lauren Enables Crypto Payments in Miami Store
5.4.2023
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Brazilian Investment Bank BTG Pactual Brings Out Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
5.4.2023
BTG Pactual, one of Latin America's largest investment banks, has introduced a dollar-backed stablecoin through its crypto platform Mynt
US Justice Department Seizes Cryptocurrency Worth $112 Million in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crackdown
5.4.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrency worth over $112 million linked to fraudulent investment schemes known as “pig butchering.” According to court documents, the seized crypto accounts were allegedly “used to launder proceeds of various...
DOJ Seizes $112M Linked to Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes in Multi-District Action
4.4.2023
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized crypto worth more than $112 million that is linked to several crypto-related scams.
The seizure targeted six cryptocurrency accounts, and was based on warrants authorized by judges in the District of Arizona, the Central District of California, and...
Today in Crypto: $437,483,543 Lost to Crypto Hacks & Frauds in Q1, Italian Man Swindled Out of $1.8M, Metaco Partners with VP Bank
4.4.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: $437,483,543 Lost to Crypto Hacks & Frauds in Q1, Italian Man Swindled Out of $1.8M, Metaco Partners with...
Crypto Companies Make Complaints to UK Government Amid Banking Woes – What's Going On?
3.4.2023
Access to banking has gotten so limited in the UK over the past few weeks that crypto companies had to complain directly to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government.
Per Simon Jennings, executive director at the advocacy group the UK CryptoAsset Business Council,
"When crypto started, the purists...
Household Crypto Holdings Included in Bank of Russia’s Consumer Finance Survey
3.4.2023
The Central Bank of Russia has added crypto asset holdings of households to its survey of consumer finances. The statistics reveal that Russian families keep more money in cryptocurrency wallets than in gold investment accounts or mutual funds. Russia’s Central Bank Evaluates Cryptocurrency...