According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing the detention extension ordered by a Montenegrin court. Kwon was arrested on March 23, 2023, after being caught at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro while traveling with fraudulent identification documents. Report Says Kwon’s Legal … [Read more...]
USDC Stablecoin Nears Parity With USD After Fed’s Bailout Announcement
The stablecoin USDC has nearly regained parity with the U.S. dollar after rising just above $ 0.99 on March 12, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The stablecoin jumped back to the $ 0.99 range after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed it would bail out depositors of California’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and New York’s Signature Bank. Following the Fed announcement, Circle CEO … [Read more...]
Lebanon Financial Crisis: Banks Torched After Pound Taps New Low Versus the US Dollar
The Lebanese pound’s fall to its lowest ever versus the U.S. dollar, 80,000 to 1, has piled more misery on residents whose local currency-denominated savings have been decimated by inflation. The ongoing strike by banks demanding the passage of capital control legislation has compounded matters for residents. Lebanese Pound Devaluation According to several local media … [Read more...]
Meme Coin Economy Heals After the FTX Fiasco Swelling by $1.4 Billion in 30 Days
The meme coin economy has seen its value increase 7.77% against the U.S. dollar during the last month, as the meme token market leader dogecoin jumped 29.4% higher in 30 days. Dogecoin has also managed to move from the ninth-largest market cap position to the eighth-largest crypto market valuation this past month. Shiba inu, on the other hand, dropped from the thirteenth … [Read more...]
Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Law Shelved After Presidential Veto
The cryptocurrency and mining law that the Paraguayan Congress passed in June was finally shelved on Dec. 5. The document, which sought to bring order to crypto mining and exchange activities in Paraguay, was ultimately dropped after failing to obtain the votes needed to reject the presidential veto it received. Paraguayan Crypto Law Dropped After Support Wanes The Paraguayan … [Read more...]
Markets Spike After Fed Chair Says It ‘Makes Sense to Moderate the Pace’ of Rate Hikes, Hints Easing Could Happen in December
Equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies shined on Wednesday following Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington. The crypto economy increased 3.11% to $ 860 billion, while the top four stock indexes jumped between 2% to 5% higher on Nov. 30. Stocks, Crypto, and Precious Metal Markets Jump Higher Against the Greenback … [Read more...]
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Bill Resurfaces After General Ballot
The Brazilian cryptocurrency bill, sidelined several times due to the general election ballot that happened on October 30, might be discussed and voted on during the following week. According to reports, the project identified as 4.401/2021 will be on the agenda for being discussed by the Chamber of Deputies, marked as urgent, and listed to be discussed on Nov. 22. Brazilian … [Read more...]
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Move Lower on Thursday, After Hawkish Fed Rate Hike
Bitcoin fell towards the $ 20,000 mark on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve once again moved to increase interest rates. The Fed hiked rates by 75 basis points (bps), as it chose to maintain its current hawkish policy. Ethereum, which initially surged on the news, was also lower in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) dropped in Thursday’s session, as bearish … [Read more...]
Core Scientific Shares Downgraded After SEC Filing Hints at Possible Bankruptcy
One of the largest publicly listed bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has shaken investors with a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that raises the possibility the company may apply for bankruptcy protection. The filing notes that Core Scientific will be unable to pay down debt payments due for Oct. and early Nov. 2022. SEC Filing Shakes Core … [Read more...]
Crypto Touted by Kim Kardashian Climbs 124% After SEC Charges, Token Value Dumps the Next Day
Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges against the socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting the crypto asset ethereummax, the digital currency jumped 124% in value. However, the ethereummax pump was followed by a massive dump as the cryptocurrency slid 47% lower than the high it reached on October 3. EMAX Token Markets Wake Up From Lifeless … [Read more...]
Luna Founder Do Kwon Isn’t in Singapore, Police Say After South Korean Court Issues His Arrest Warrant
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is not in Singapore, local police say. Accused of fraud after the collapse of cryptocurrencies luna and terrausd, he is wanted in South Korea after a court issued an arrest warrant for him. However, Kwon insists that he is not “on the run.” Police Say Do Kwon Isn’t in Singapore The Singapore police force (SPF) reportedly said on Saturday that … [Read more...]
Top 10 PoW Dominance Evaporates 9 Years Later, Only Two Proof-of-Work Coins Will Remain After The Merge
The crypto community is patiently waiting for the highly anticipated Ethereum network upgrade from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) as The Merge is expected to happen 27 days from now. After Ethereum transitions from PoW to PoS, only two crypto assets in the top ten market cap rankings will be PoW tokens, which is a stark contrast to the top ten nine years ago. The … [Read more...]
Crypto Exchange Hotbit Suspends Service After Law Enforcement Freezes Its Funds, Subpoenas Senior Managers
Crypto exchange Hotbit has announced the suspension of trading, deposits, withdrawals, and funding on its platform. The exchange said law enforcement has frozen some of its funds and subpoenaed some senior managers as they investigate a criminal case involving the exchange’s former employee. Hotbit Suspends Trading, Deposits, Withdrawals Cryptocurrency exchange Hotbit announced … [Read more...]
Binance US Delists Crypto Token ‘out of an Abundance of Caution’ After SEC Says It’s a Security
Binance’s U.S. platform is delisting crypto token amp after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared it a security. Another crypto exchange, Coinbase, disagreed with the regulator, arguing that the token is not a security. Binance Delists AMP ‘out of an Abundance of Caution’ Binance’s U.S. exchange (Binance US) is taking action to ensure that crypto tokens the U.S. … [Read more...]
US Lawmaker Urges SEC to Go After Major Crypto Exchanges That Traded XRP
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go after major cryptocurrency exchanges that traded xrp, which the regulator deems a security. “It’s easier to go after the small fish than the big fish, but the big fish operating major exchanges did many, many tens of thousands of transactions with xrp,” said the lawmaker. US Lawmaker … [Read more...]
