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Nifty News: Trump’s NFTs tank, NBA star’s collection gone in 77 seconds and more...

NFT gaming is at a similar stage to the early mobile gaming days, says a Magic Eden exec, while an analyst from Dune Analytics claims 58% of NFT trading volume this year has been wash trades.

Economist Peter Schiff Warns Bitcoin May Not Rise When Other Financial Assets Rebound

Gold bug and economist Peter Schiff has warned that the price of bitcoin may not rise when other financial assets rebound, even though the crypto fell alongside them. “The bitcoin bubble popped and collectors will be selling no matter what…

US Lawmaker Suggests ‘Maybe’ Crypto Should Be Banned Citing Bigger Issues Than FTX

A U.S. senator has suggested that cryptocurrency should “maybe” be banned following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. However, he acknowledged that banning crypto “is very difficult because it will go offshore and who knows how…

Bank of Russia to Test International Crypto Payments With Companies

The Central Bank of Russia plans to use cryptocurrency for cross-border payments in trials with private companies, a member of its top management has revealed. The testing will be conducted under a special legal regime that’s currently under…

Bitcoin.com Games Reveals Top Slots of 2022, Players to Get 50 Free Rounds Every Day for Christmas

Bitcoin.com Games to reward free rounds every day to all players until December 31st in Hot Slots of Christmas! It’s the holiday season and Bitcoin.com Games has begun unraveling sweet gifts for all its players in the newly launched Hot Slots…

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Enters Non-Binding Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG

The bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has executed a restructuring deal with NYDIG, according to an announcement published on Tuesday. According to the non-binding term sheet agreement, NYDIG will obtain 2.8 exahash per…

FTT Breaks $1 Support for the First Time Since FTX Collapsed, Token Struggles With Dwindling Trade Volume

Despite FTX’s collapse last month, the trading platform’s crypto token FTT had managed to not plummet all the way down to zero, and surprisingly it hovered below the $2 per unit region after Nov. 12, 2022. For 38 days FTT remained above the $1 per…

Bank of Japan’s Kuroda Shocks Markets by Raising the Benchmark Rate to 0.5% From 0.25%

The Japanese yen is up 3.42% against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan surprised the world by deciding to allow the benchmark interest rate to rise to 0.5% from 0.25%. The Japanese central bank was one of the only banks worldwide to…

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG

The deal will involve NYDIG taking ownership of miners, with the aim to lessen chances of a bankruptcy.Greenidge Generation, a bitcoin miner operating in New York, has reached a restructuring agreement for the $74.4 million debt with its lender…