OpenSea Ousts Head Product after Claims of Insider Trading
The Head of Product at OpenSea, Nate Chastain, has been ousted from the firm following allegations of NFT sale using insider information. OpenSea is a leading NFT marketplace. No Longer…
El Salvador Regulator to Investigate Government BTC Purchases
The El Salvador Court of Accounts, the body that has oversight over the use of public resources, has stated that it is conducting investigations over the recent move by the…
Steve Cohen Changes Tune, Now Supports Crypto
Steve Cohen, a billionaire fund manager, has announced that he has taken a keen interest in the crypto sector. Cohen gave his remarks during the SALT conference on Tuesday. What…
DCG-backed Korean exchange faces closure if it can’t find banking partner
South Korean crypto exchange Gopax has told users if it can’t resolve its banking difficulties before a looming regulatory deadline it will need to shut down. South Korean crypto exchange…
Bitcoin sees ‘quite healthy’ consolidation on $200M BTC options expiry day
Everything is bullish except the price on Friday as $200 million in options expire and attention focuses on corporate quarterly disclosures. Bitcoin (BTC) ranged around $48,000 on Friday as hopes…
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Trades Above $47,500
Bitcoin Price Prediction – September 17 The daily chart reveals that the Bitcoin price prediction is trying to settle above the $48,000 level in the journey to $50,000. BTC/USD Long-term…
Nigerian Currency Plunges to New Low of 570 — 10% of Value Lost in Under 30 Days
The Nigerian currency, the naira, plunged to a new all-time low of N570 for every dollar on September 16, 2021. This new exchange rate means since August 17, the naira…
Avalanche Pulls Down $230 Million Investment Led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital
Avalanche, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, has received a $230 million investment from a group of VC companies. The funding round, which is being described as a private sale, was led…
Vitalik Buterin Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. The programmer was listed as…
How to Recover a Lost Blockchain Wallet Password – KeychainX Expert Explains
There is no greater fear for cryptocurrency investors than one day forgetting the password to their blockchain wallets, seeing how their own money is right in their hands but still…
200 smart contracts launch on Cardano … but there’s a catch
A raft of smart contracts have launched on Cardano, but they are in a timelock and cannot be used yet. More than 200 smart contracts have been listed on the…
Democrat Senator lobbies agencies over the use of crypto in ransomware
Senator Hassan wants federal agencies to take more action while Senator Lummis is more concerned with stifling innovation. Some U.S. Senators are ramping up the anti-crypto rhetoric again, urging federal…
Treasury plots stablecoin crackdown even as Tether’s dominance wanes
While Tether’s dominance has fallen to 56%, USDC and BUSD have surged to 23.9% and 10.4% respectively. The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing a review highlighting challenges posed by…
Does Evergrande’s $300B debt crisis pose systemic risk to the crypto industry?
As onlookers predict that top Chinese property developer and commercial paper issuer Evergrande will default, some analysts believe the firm poses systemic risks to crypto. Amid speculation as to whether…
$1.2B in Ether withdrawn from centralized exchanges in record daily outflow
More than $1 billion worth of Ether has been withdrawn from centralized exchanges within a 24-hour period. It’s the second time this year and the price went vertical last time.…