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Nigerian Stablecoin Consortium Seeks Central Bank Approval After Making a U-Turn on Stablecoin Launch

The Nigerian stablecoin consortium has said it will not be launching a stablecoin in late February as previously advised. Instead, the consortium, which is comprised of banks and fintech startups, said it plans to launch the stablecoin only after…

Blockchain Association to Elizabeth Warren: Crypto Can Potentially Disrupt or Compete With ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

The Blockchain Association has rejected U.S. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claims that former security officials collaborating with it seek to weaken the country’s “ability to catch and prosecute America’s enemies.”…

Skybridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci States Biden’s Anti Crypto Policies Will Cost Him the Election

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, a private global investment firm, believes that the anti-crypto policies brought by the Biden administration might affect the outcome of the upcoming elections. He states that 52 million Americans…

Social Media Platform X Halts NFT Profile Service, Stirring Mixed Reactions in Crypto Sphere

The social media platform X has discontinued its non-fungible token (NFT) profile picture service, a feature introduced just last year in January 2022. The crypto community’s response to this move has been notable, with Kraken’s…

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts BTC Will Soon Hit $150K as SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs — Says ‘I Will Be Buying More Bitcoin’

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has predicted that the price of bitcoin will hit $150,000 “soon,” as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He emphasized that he…

Jamie Dimon Insists Bitcoin Doesn’t Have Value as JPMorgan Teams up With Blackrock on Spot Bitcoin ETF

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has insisted that bitcoin doesn’t have value, emphasizing that its use cases are sex trafficking, tax avoidance, money laundering, and terrorism financing. However, JPMorgan has teamed up with Blackrock to help…

Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Labels Bitcoin ETF a ‘Classic Buy the Rumor, Sell the News Event’

According to the veteran trader Peter Brandt, the current bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) hype which has seen the “average guy on the street” clamoring to get in may be a signal to experienced traders that it is time to sell them…

Bitcoin Transaction Fees See Sharp Decline Since December Peak, Network Congestion Persists

On Jan. 10, 2024, the fee for high-priority transactions is set at 42 satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB), amounting to $2.66 per transaction. The average transaction fee stands at 98.9 sats/vB, equivalent to $11.17 per transfer. Although there has…

UAE-Based Phoenix Group Bolsters Mining Capabilities With $187M Bitmain Deal Amidst Global ASIC Race

Phoenix Group, a bitcoin mining and blockchain infrastructure company, recently disclosed its acquisition of $187 million in application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs. The purchase was made from Bitmain, one of the leading…

North Korea-Affiliated Hackers Stole $600 Million in 2023 — Ten Times More Damaging Than Anyone Else

North Korea-affiliated hackers stole digital assets worth $600 million in the past year. According to a TRM Labs report, this figure will likely rise to $700 million if additional attacks which occurred at the tail end of the year are traced to the…

Australian Government Official to Question Regulator Over Its Failure to Warn Crypto Investors

The Australian government’s assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, has stated his intention to query the country’s securities regulator over its failure to warn investors about the risks of investing in the now-collapsed crypto investment firm…

Former SEC Official Blasts Spot Bitcoin ETFs as Recipe for ‘Financial Ruin’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has warned about investing in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which the SEC is expected to approve on Wednesday. He cautioned that spot bitcoin applicants…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Issues Crypto Investing Advice — Lawyers See as Prelude to Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has advised investors to be cautious when considering crypto investments. His advice followed a series of warnings he issued the day before regarding the risks of crypto investing…

Standard Chartered: BTC Could Hit $200K in 2025 With Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval

Standard Chartered has predicted that the price of bitcoin could rise to $200,000 next year with the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bank’s analysts described…

SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Post Unauthorized — Chair Gary Gensler Says SEC’s X Account Was Compromised

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s X account announced the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday. However, minutes later, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler claimed that the agency’s social media account was…

‘Extreme Greed’ — Bitcoin’s Price Rise Leads to Highest Fear and Greed Index Level Since 2021

Hovering just below the $47K mark, bitcoin’s price rise has coincided with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) reaching a notable 76 on Jan. 9, 2024. This signals a phase of “extreme greed,” a sentiment intensity not…