Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to several reports, Bulgarian law enforcement officials are investigating crypto lender Nexo for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations. Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s attorney general, said the probe into Nexo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin rose to a four-week high on Thursday, as price surged above $18,000 hours before the upcoming U.S. inflation report. This comes as many expect today’s figures to show a considerable drop in consumer prices. Ethereum also moved higher,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The agency overseeing the financial sector in Germany has issued a warning about the ‘Godfather’ malware attacking banking and crypto applications. Hundreds of these platforms have been targeted, the regulator noted, including those operating in the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently agreed to give up control of Ant Group as part of changes to the fintech’s corporate structure, which will supposedly not have an impact on “the economic interests of any shareholders of Ant Group and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The U.K. is mulling over launching a digital pound as it remains committed to becoming a cryptocurrency hub, a government representative has indicated. British authorities should also regulate payments with stablecoins, according to the official. Uni...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A former Coinbase employee’s brother has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called a “groundbreaking cryptocurrency insider trading case.” ‘Groundbreaking’ Crypto Insider T...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The asset purchase agreement between Binance US and bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital has reportedly received initial court approval despite objections from various regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Court L...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says while “cryptocurrency activities can pose significant risks,” the Fed does not want to “hinder innovation.” She added: “By inhibiting innovation, we could be pushing growth i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he “shouldn’t ever use the word hurricane” when warning about the U.S. economy. However, he insisted that there are “storm clouds” that “could be a hurricane.” JPMorgan CEO...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The recently approved Brazilian cryptocurrency law will likely be reviewed and revised by the newly inaugurated government of Luis Inacio “Lula” Da Silva. According to statements made by the former rapporteur of the law, Expedito Netto, t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Ava Labs, the team behind the layer one (L1) smart contract platform network Avalanche, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to an announcement made on Jan. 11, 2023. Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer, said the collaborat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The “Build Your Realm” collection sold out on Jan....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Since Dec. 31, 2022, ethereum’s market dominance has increased by more than 3% among the thousands of crypto assets worldwide, valued at roughly $856 billion on Jan. 11, 2023. According to coinmarketcap.com, a popular coin market capitalizatio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Taunt Battleworld, a digital collectible competitive fighting game for the metaverse, will launch its next NFT collection, the Black Magic Collection, on January 14, 2023, exclusively on Magic Eden. These NFTs are ideal for gamers and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
As the FTX bankruptcy case and fraud charges against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried continue to unfold, the value of the exchange’s token, FTX Token (FTT), has seen significant growth. Since Jan. 9, 2023, FTT has risen 28.42% and currently sits a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Cosmos rallied to a two-month high on Thursday, as cryptocurrency prices rebounded following Wednesday’s decline. Xrp was also mostly in the green in today’s session, extending recent gains in the process. The global crypto market cap i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), has released a letter to shareholders in response to a recent open letter from Gemini CEO Cameron Winklevoss. The letter, issued Tuesday by Winklevoss, calls for the DCG board to force Silbert to st...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin raced to a fresh multi-week high on Wednesday, as markets turned their attention to tomorrow’s U.S. inflation rate report. Thursday’s report is expected to show that consumer prices have fallen to 6.5%, down from 7.1% the month...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. In the crypto world, 2022 was one of the most challenging years. In the wake of the FTX bankruptcy, users lost trust in centralized exchanges and began to question the security of client funds stored on centralized exchanges. Most of t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Brazilians are turning to stablecoins as a way of shielding themselves from the volatility of economic circumstances. This is happening now in the wake of the inauguration of the new government of Luis Inacio “Lula” Da Silva. Ac...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Central Bank of Russia has detailed two methods for implementing the digital ruble and other state-backed coins in international settlements. The monetary authority also plans to start testing consumer-to-business (C2B) operations in the first qu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles 11 Jan 2023 – Leading crypto exchange Bitget launches the Fund Custody service for professional investors and institutions. The service will provide dedicated wallets to qualified accounts to maximize protec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On Jan. 10, 2023, the World Bank published its Global Economic Prospects report, stating that the outlook for the global economy and future economic conditions is bleak. According to the report, 2023 growth forecasts have been cut across the board, w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto investors. “The purchasers were ‘rug pulled,'” the Department of Justice (DOJ) de...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Tron-based stablecoin USDD fell below $1 parity again during the first week of 2023 and on Jan. 10. Four days ago, the stablecoin dropped to $0.972 per unit and on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, USDD slipped to $0.977 per unit. At the time of writing, t...
