Biggest Movers: XMR Surges to 1-Month High, as ALGO Also Climbs on Saturday
XMR was a notable mover in crypto markets to start the weekend, as prices rose to their highest level in over four weeks. Despite a large section of the market…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate on Saturday, Following Yesterday’s Gains
BTC was marginally lower to start the weekend, as crypto prices consolidated following recent gains. After surges in price on Friday, both ETH and bitcoin were slightly lower, as bulls…
Vladimir Putin bans the use of digital assets for payments
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has signed a bill that bans the use of cryptocurrencies for payments. The ban comes shortly after the Russian government and the…
Ethereum developers agree on a perpetual date for the Merge
Ethereum is inching closer to transitioning into a poof-of-stake (PoS) network. The network will transition from PoW to PoS after the Merge, an eagerly awaited process by the community. The…
MetaMask founders liken cryptocurrencies to an unsafe casino
The co-founders of MetaMask have said that the mission behind creating the company is to boost security in the cryptocurrency sector. The founders criticized the crypto space for being entirely…
More than $718M stolen from the crypto market in Q2 2022
Beosin, a web 3 security company, recently released a security report for the second quarter of 2022. The report looked at the latest hacking attacks and exploits within the blockchain…
Rethinking approaches to regulation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Turning away from voluntary, fragmented utilization of innovations and decentralized technologies will result in changing approaches to their regulation. Mass adoption of technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) potentially…
Bitcoin Miners Sold 14.6k BTC in June, a 4x Increment From May and Suggesting Capitulation
Summary: Bitcoin miners sold an estimated 14,600 BTC in June. This amount was a 400% increment from May. Continuous selling of BTC by Bitcoin miners is hinting at capitulation. According…
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Seek to Push Twitter Trial to February 2023
Summary: Elon Musk’s lawyers are looking to push the lawsuit Twitter filed against him to February 2023. Twitter has been pushing for a speedy trial stating that it only needed…
Bitfinex Hack Suspect Given Go Ahead to Find New Job Before Trial – Report
Summary: Heather Morgan, accused of attempting to launder $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack alongside her husband, has asked a judge to modify the conditions of…
7 Gaming Crypto Coins Which Will Explode in 2022
Over the past several months, the blockchain gaming industry has experienced an unexpected spike. Over $476 million was raised by blockchain gaming startups in the first half of the year…
SEC dismisses claims against John McAfee, fines accomplice for ICO promo
On October 5, 2020, the SEC alleged that McAfee and Watson promoted ICO investments on Twitter without disclosing that they were paid for them. The United States Securities and Exchange…
How to identify and avoid a crypto pump-and-dump scheme?
Pump-and-dump in crypto is an orchestrated fraud that involves misleading investors into purchasing artificially inflated tokens — typically marketed and hyped by paying celebrities and social influencers. Educating oneself about…
MiCA and ToFR: The EU moves to regulate the crypto-asset market
The EU crypto regulation: With the main topics approved, who is affected and what are the possible impacts on the crypto industry? On the last day of June, the European…
Itau Unibanco Mulls Offering Crypto Services, Opens Tokenization Unit in Brazil
Itaú Unibanco, one of the largest holding companies in Brazil, has announced it is considering offering cryptocurrency trading services to its customers. The company informed that it will also offer…