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Iowa Resident Scammed of $6,600 in Bitcoin ATM Scheme, Police Launch Investigation

On July 7, 2023, a Clive, Iowa resident fell victim to a scammer posing as a Polk County sheriff’s deputy, who coerced the individual into depositing $6,600 into a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM). The Clive Police Department insists…

BRICS Gold-Backed Currency Will Benefit Iran, Weaken US Dollar, Iranian Official Says

An Iranian official has stated that Iran stands to benefit from a gold-backed common BRICS currency. The official further asserted that such a BRICS currency would erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance and result in increased wealth for Iranians…

Treasury Secretary Yellen: BRICS Currency Won’t Threaten US Dollar Dominance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that she does not see the U.S. dollar’s dominance being threatened by any development, including the proposed BRICS currency. Yellen stressed that all the data of which she is aware shows that the…

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set to Surge: Record-Breaking Increase Looms, Erasing Recent Reduction

According to data recorded on July 9, 2023, Bitcoin’s next difficulty adjustment is estimated to rise between 4.74% and 7.7%, erasing the 3.26% reduction that occurred on June 28. Moreover, the total network hashrate achieved a 24-hour…

Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective Valuation of $180 Billion

A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a comprehensive…

Eurozone Inflation to Remain Higher Than 2% Target in Next 2 Years, ECB’s Lagarde Admits

Inflation in the eurozone has started to decline but the area’s monetary authority expects it to remain above its target in the next two years. The European Central Bank has to do more to bring it down, its governor commented on the backdrop of…

World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Report: Gold Set for a Neutral Second Half Under Economic Uncertainty 

On July 6, 2023, the World Gold Council (WGC) released its 2023 Mid-Year Outlook, revealing that a “strong first half for gold is likely to give way to a more neutral H2.” According to WGC researchers and market strategists, central…

Vitalik Calls Out ‘Centralized World’ Stifling Crypto Innovation, Tim Draper Adjusts BTC Price Prediction, and More — Week in Review

“The real competition is not other chains, it’s the rapidly expanding centralized world that is imposing itself on us as we speak.” So says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin addressing the current volatile regulatory realities in…

Tom Brady Lost $30 Million in FTX Stock After Exchange’s Collapse, Report

Former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tom Brady has reportedly lost tens of millions of U.S. dollars in stock of the failed crypto exchange FTX. Brady is one of several celebrities sued by FTX customers for their endorsements of the…

Grayscale Adds Lido’s LDO Token to Defi Fund, Token Becomes Second-Heaviest in Fund’s Basket

On July 7, 2023, the digital asset manager Grayscale Investments published an update on three of its funds — the Digital Large Cap Fund, the Defi Fund, and the Smart Contract Fund. Although no new tokens were added to two of the funds…