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Crypto trading addicts pay $90k to treat “addiction”

The rise of retail trading options plus the proliferation of digital assets has led to concerns about crypto addiction.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Craig Wright files legal action against Coinbase and Kraken for ‘misrepresenting’ Bitcoin

Craig Wright resumes litigation against entities that infringe his copyright and challenge his claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

MicroStrategy could defend $21k BTC to stop a margin call

MicrosStrategy's $205 million Bitcoin-backed loan would be subject to a margin call if Bitcoin dropped to $21,000

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin climbs as Fed confirms “inflation is much too high”

No imminent 75bp rate hike assures leverage traders that rates will not spike in the short terms

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Lum Network wants to enable businesses to leverage their communities

A Cosmos-based network that gamifies on-chain rewards—both for businesses and its customers.

Andjela Radmilac · 2 weeks ago

SEC Commissioner pushes back against the recruitment of more ‘crypto cops’

The US securities agency is looking to bolster its number of crypto investigators, but SEC Commissioner Peirce questions why the crypto industry is being targeted.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Is a Bitcoin miner the same as an Amazon server and why does it matter?

A group led by Michael Saylor have written a letter to the EPA in direct response to the recent group from Congress who criticized Bitcoin mining

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Kraken joins list of centralized exchanges with NFT marketplace

Kraken’s marketplace offers users an avenue to carry out gas free NFT transactions.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

SEC expands crypto team to bolster consumer protection efforts

The SEC seeks to increase the number of staff in the Crypto Assets and Cyber team of its Enforcement Division from 30 to 50.

Jinia Shawdagor · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

NFTs emerge as a portfolio saver amid crypto market downturn

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsely posts YTD performance data, and against expectations the Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Index is holding up.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin’s hash rate surges despite persistent economic uncertainty

An exploding hash rate should not be taken as a strong indicator of the Bitcoin price rising.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Report: Crypto mortgages are too risky

Weiss Rating report stated that pooling crypto loans could be risky as it it was a similar strategy that led to the housing market crash and the Great Recession of 2009.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

DeFi TVL drops below $200 billion as major protocols falter

All major DeFi protocols like Curve Finance, MakerDao, Lido, Convex Finance, and Aave lost an average of 11% of their TVL within the last 30 days.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Dfinity is suing Meta over the use of “its logo”

Dfinity says Meta’s use of the logo could bring harm to its reputation.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

India eyes 20% taxation on DeFi gains

India tax department wants to implement a 20% tax on DeFi gains that could be withdrawn from the source.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Algorand signs a sponsorship deal with FIFA; ALGO surges 20%

This partnership will see Algorand become this year’s World Cup regional supporter in North America and Europe.

Jinia Shawdagor · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Crypto.com U-turns on cutting member rewards, but is it too late?

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek responds to the feedback and announces a compromise on one of the cuts.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Tokenized cross-chain stocks tradable 24/7 – is this the future?

We caught up with Bryan Hernandez, the founder of Structure, an upcoming decentralized exchange that offers tokenized stocks that are tradeable 24/7.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

Bitcoin Mining Council report – Tesla may accept BTC again for this reason

The stated requirements for Tesla to start accepting Bitcoin payments may now have been reached. Will Elon Musk acknowledge the positive trend?

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

What now for Solana following ‘Candy Machine’ spam attack?

Minting bots flooded the Solana blockchain leading to a significant outage, the third such incident to date.

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

SEC looks to prevent Ripple from getting vital document about its case

The SEC has filed a motion that looks to protect documents that show its former finance director, William Hinman, stated that Bitcoin and Ethereum were not securities.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

BAYC Otherside sales cost $100M in gas fees unnecessarily due to badly optimized code

SyndicateDAO co-founder Will Papper unveiled how Yuga Labs could have saved users over $100M by changing a couple of lines of code

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Belgian regulator mandates registration for companies providing crypto-related services

Crypto companies looking to operate in Belgium must have a corporate structure, hold a minimum capital of €50,000 and register with the Belgian financial watchdog.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Safemoon's price fell almost 50% in one day following the latest video accusation of fraud against the projects founder.

Anthony Clarke · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Binance CEO does not think LUNA recovery plan will work

Luna CEO Do Kwon proposes forking LUNA, UST to reimburse hodlers

Coinbase users lose Wormhole LUNA, UST after sending it to the exchange

Crypto.com boss clarifies what’s different between now and last bear market

Insurance protocols are paying out millions to UST holders

LUNA, UST re-listed on Binance – ‘there is progress’

TerraForm Labs proposes to burn $1.3B in UST to save LUNA

Do Kwon fears for his safety following Terra (LUNA) implosion

Op-Ed: Crypto is under attack

Exchanges begin delisting LUNA, Binance explains why

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Crypto trading addicts pay $90k to treat “addiction”

Craig Wright files legal action against Coinbase and Kraken for ‘misrepresenting’ Bitcoin

MicroStrategy could defend $21k BTC to stop a margin call

Bitcoin climbs as Fed confirms “inflation is much too high”

Lum Network wants to enable businesses to leverage their communities

SEC Commissioner pushes back against the recruitment of more ‘crypto cops’

Is a Bitcoin miner the same as an Amazon server and why does it matter?

Kraken joins list of centralized exchanges with NFT marketplace

SEC expands crypto team to bolster consumer protection efforts

NFTs emerge as a portfolio saver amid crypto market downturn

Bitcoin’s hash rate surges despite persistent economic uncertainty

Report: Crypto mortgages are too risky

DeFi TVL drops below $200 billion as major protocols falter

Dfinity is suing Meta over the use of “its logo”

India eyes 20% taxation on DeFi gains

Algorand signs a sponsorship deal with FIFA; ALGO surges 20%

Crypto.com U-turns on cutting member rewards, but is it too late?

Bitcoin Mining Council report – Tesla may accept BTC again for this reason

What now for Solana following ‘Candy Machine’ spam attack?

SEC looks to prevent Ripple from getting vital document about its case

BAYC Otherside sales cost $100M in gas fees unnecessarily due to badly optimized code

Belgian regulator mandates registration for companies providing crypto-related services

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Binance CEO does not think LUNA recovery plan will work

Luna CEO Do Kwon proposes forking LUNA, UST to reimburse hodlers

Coinbase users lose Wormhole LUNA, UST after sending it to the exchange

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