British Columbia to halt new power connections for crypto miners
British Columbia has cited prioritizing clean energy and job creation as the main reasons for suspending cryptocurrency mining operations
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US senator Toomey introduces stablecoin bill as congressional session wraps up
The soon-to-retire senator introduced the new stablecoin bill only a few weeks before the end of the 117th US congressional session.
XRP Price Prediction: Bearish Continuation Below $0.33 Seems Likely
Ripple is consolidating below the $0.35 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XRP price could extend its decline if there is no recovery wave above the $0.35 barrier. Ripple is currently consolidating below the $0.35 and $0.365 levels against the…
Ethereum Price Consolidates Below $1,250: What Could Trigger A Fresh Rally?
Ethereum is facing resistance above $1,250 against the US Dollar. ETH could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $1,230 and $1,250 resistance levels. Ethereum attempted a recovery wave and climbed above the $1,200 level. The price is now trading…
US Lawmaker: Crypto Self-Custody Is Antidote to FTX Fraud — ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ Will Protect Self-Hosted Wallets
California regulators order MyConstant to cease crypto-lending services
The California DFPI warned in July that it would be cracking down on crypto interest account providers in the state.
Bitcoin Price Recovery Could Soon Fade If BTC Fails To Surpass $17.2K
Bitcoin price is still struggling below $17,000. BTC remains at a risk of a fresh decline unless there is a clear move above the $17,200 resistance zone. Bitcoin is facing a strong resistance near $17,000 and $17,200. The price is trading above…
FTX’s Gary Wang and Alameda’s Caroline Ellison Plead Guilty to Fraud, Duo Is ‘Cooperating’ With Feds
On Dec. 21, 2022, U.S. attorney Damian Williams announced that the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang. Williams declared that…
Breaking: Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang plead guilty to fraud charges
Both former executives of FTX and Alameda Research have been charged for their role in the frauds that led to FTX's collapse.
Crypto could spark the next financial crisis, says India’s RBI head
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das warned that if crypto becomes regulated and is allowed to grow, it could cause the next financial meltdown.
Guggenheim CIO Scott Minerd Warns of a Crypto ‘Washout’ Similar to the Internet Bubble
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Twitter quietly adds BTC and ETH price indexes to search function
Twitter searches for “$Bitcoin,” “Bitcoin price” and “Bitcoin price” also pulls up the price chart, with equivalent searches working for Ethereum too.
Integrating Statechains With Lightning Channels Can Allow For Off-Chain Balancing And Improved Flexibility
A Commerceblock BLIP facilitates Lightning channels built on Bitcoin statechains, improving flexibility for the Layer 2 protocol.Last year, I wrote about Commerceblock's Mercury Wallet, an implementation of both statechains and CoinSwaps. This…
Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland
Coinbase has announced it has secured regulatory approval as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Ireland, according to a company blog post published on Dec. 21. According to the company, Coinbase has been approved by Ireland’s central bank…
Lightning Paywalls Versus Value4Value Asks
Where a Lightning-powered microtransaction paywall beats a Value4Value bitcoin ask: A nuanced breakdown.This is an opinion editorial by Will Schoellkopf, author of “The Bitcoin Dog” and host of the Bitcoin podcast “It’s So Early!”When it comes t
Bitcoin Retail Investors Now Hold 17% Of Total BTC Supply, But Is It Good News?
Bitcoin retail investor numbers are on the rise. These smaller investors have less purchasing power but with so many new entrants into the market following the 2020-2021 bull market, their collective purchasing power has grown alongside the total…
SAND Experiences Increased Selling, But Traders Should Short At This Level
SAND, the SandBox, has been free-falling since the month of August. The coin has registered a severe decline in demand, which has caused the crypto to lose further value. The asset has pierced through various support levels over the past few…
2022’s Market Review: Crypto Economy Loses $1.4T, Top 10 Token Knockouts, Terra’s Collapse
2022 is coming to an end and during the last 12 months, the crypto economy has lost roughly $1.486 trillion in value against the U.S. dollar. On Dec. 20, 2021, bitcoin was trading for $46,406 and it has lost more than 63% in value year-to-date…
10 crypto tweets that made a splash in 2022
From Vitalik Buterin to Elon Musk, these tweets from 2022 provide a look back at some of the year’s action.
Genesis and DCG seek path for the recovery of assets amid liquidity issues
Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss says that global investment bank Houlihan Lokey is working to resolve liquidity issues at the exchange.
zkEVM could be the endgame for blockchain infrastructure
Zero-knowledge virtual machines have the potential to revolutionize the portability of smart contracts, removing crypto’s last barrier to mass adoption.
SEC files unregistered securities charges against Thor Token creators for 2018 ICO
Thor Technologies got a lump of coal in its Christmas stocking from the SEC in the form of charges relating to the ICO for its Thor Token that failed a year later.
Raydium announces details of hack, proposes compensation for victims
The attacker made use of an exploit that allowed entire liquidity pools to be withdrawn as “fees.”
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DEX aggregator OpenOcean enables cross-chain swaps across major networks
Users will be able to swap and bridge assets across multiple networks like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Fantom.
New Amazon series explores NFT culture: Nifty Newsletter, Dec. 14–20
A new Amazon documentary will explore NFT culture and aims to become the MTV of NFTs.
Digital euro settlement, distribution options detailed in latest progress report
The ECB is continuing its digital euro investigation with more pieces of the potential system filled in, but no commitment to blockchain technology or even its issuance has been made.
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
50% Of Bitcoin Holders At A Loss, Why This Number Is Positive For BTC
Bitcoin is back to its crab-like price action as macroeconomic forces fight with new developments in the crypto industry. The number one crypto by market cap has seen one of its bloodiest years, but it maintains a positive outlook for 2023. As of…