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The Fed May Not Be Able to Pivot Even If It so Desires
28.9.2022
Voyager's auction did not serve depositors' best interests, alleges Wave Financial rep
28.9.2022
According to the Los Angeles management firm, "better bids were on the table" for depositors and the community
Bank of England deputy governor Cunliffe on DLT securities settlement: Not so fast!
28.9.2022
In a lengthy appraisal of distributed ledger technology, Cunliffe weighed its technical implications, which will be examined in greater detail when the FMI Sandbox premiers in 2023
Mirandus: Open World MMORPG Finally in Web3
28.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Finally, the moment has arrived. A dozen hours have gone into farming the materials needed for a brand-new mighty axe. The epic weapon crafted at the forge will take the player to unprecedented heights of power, but only for the player to discover it does not have any real value....
Extend Existing Standards to Crypto Before Sector Threatens Stability, Not After, Urges BOE's Cunliffe
28.9.2022
Cunliffe listed ways the technology that underlies crypto could make traditional asset trading more efficient, but added it did not mean regulators should ignore the risks
Wintermute inside job theory 'not convincing enough' —BlockSec
28.9.2022
The theory is “not convincing enough to accuse the Wintermute project,” wrote BlockSec, as it highlighted that Wintermute’s actions during the hack made sense given the circumstances
'Time is not on our side' to provide regulatory clarity on crypto, says US lawmaker
27.9.2022
"We’ve got to move, pick a regulator, and give the market the certainty and guardrails it deserves," said House Representative Josh Gottheimer
Bitcoin price loses $20K as trader warns US dollar 'not quite topped out'
27.9.2022
Bitcoin fails to avoid returning back under $20,000 after local highs prove too much to sustain
Have Helium Leaders Been Lining Their Own Pockets While Not Delivering on Product?
26.9.2022
Executives at Helium (HNT), a developer of a "decentralized wireless infrastructure," as well as their family and friends, hoarded the majority of wealth at the project's launch, claims Forbes.
This is a $1.2 billion web3 company that said it was building a global wireless internet connection...
TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
26.9.2022
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last month, while silver has shed 2.34% in 30 days. Amid the raging inflation worldwide and the hawkish central banks, gold and silver prices...
Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say
26.9.2022
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to circumvent sanctions. At the same time, the United States has been tightening the noose, recently targeting the use of cryptocurrencies to dodge the financial...
While the US Dollar Tramples the Euro, Pound and Yen, Russia’s Ruble Skyrockets Against the Greenback
25.9.2022
While the U.S. dollar has soared in value against a basket of worldwide fiat currencies, Russia’s ruble climbed 4.5% against the greenback this week. During the first week of September, Russia told the press China would pay for natural gas with rubles and yuan. Moreover, Switzerland’s...
Kenyan Central Bank Says It’s ‘Craziness’ to Convert Country’s Reserves to Bitcoin
25.9.2022
The Kenyan central bank governor Patrick Njoroge has described as “craziness” the calls to convert Kenya’s reserves into bitcoin. He added that he would have to be out of his mind before agreeing to this. Njoroge argued that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not only volatile...
Moscow Exchange Suggests Issuing Crypto Receipts for Those Afraid of Blockchain
25.9.2022
The Moscow Exchange has proposed to legalize the issuance of receipts for digital financial assets. The trading platform says this will allow custodians to offer clients who are not ready for distributed ledgers to essentially work with securities. MOEX also plans to become a licensed crypto...
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
Sorry, Nintendo, Everyone’s Having A Hard Time Remembering It’s Tears Of The Kingdom, Not BOTW 2
23.9.2022
Nintendo, ever the iconoclasts, chose the most recent Nintendo Direct to announce not the GameCube Zelda remakes we’re certain they’ve already finished, nor any information about the upcoming Mario movie, but instead to surprise-reveal the official title of Breath of the Wild 2 . It was The Legend...
XRP hits 13-month high versus Bitcoin with 35% daily surge — But is a correction inevitable?
23.9.2022
The XRP price rally appears to be driven by a "buy-the-rumor" frenzy in a potential lawsuit win for Ripple versus the SEC
Metaverse graphics aim for community and accessibility — Not realism
22.9.2022
Metaverse graphics have been questioned in terms of quality, but industry experts explain that images appear certain ways for a reason
Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight
21.9.2022
Bitcoin vs. Quantum Computers: US Government Says Post-Quantum World Is Getting Closer, CISA Warns Contemporary Encryption Could Break
20.9.2022
According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), while quantum computers are incapable of breaking public key encryption algorithms, public and private entities need to prepare for future threats against cryptography that is not quantum resistant. Most...