FTX – the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume – announced its expansion into America’s up-north neighbor by acquiring the Canadian trading platform Bitvo. The newly acquired company will continue serving the Canadian market as it is integrated into the FTX global team. According to the official release, the acquisition will be expectedly completed in...Read More
The dramatic collapse in UST brought tremendous selling pressure, catching many off-guard. But the subsequent negative macroeconomic conditions have adversely affected the cryptocurrency market as a whole, with institutional demand plunging to the lowest levels. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Hits Lowest Point The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, an investment vehicle provided by asset manager Grayscale Investments,...Read More
Mike Novogratz, a prominent Bitcoin bull and the CEO of digital asset investment firm Galaxy Digital, noted that cryptocurrencies are here to stay even though it will take a while for the market to turn bullish. Novogratz: Bitcoin Isn’t Going Away The billionaire told Bloomberg in an interview that assets, including crypto and stocks, that...Read More
As per today’s Wall Street Journal article, struggling cryptocurrency hedge firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is focusing on negotiating a bailout arrangement. The failure of Terra, one of the largest blockchain projects, which entirely collapsed in early May, had a significant impact on the cryptocurrency industry. Three Arrows Capital, Kyle Davis, speaks about the firm’s...Read More
Despite the recent pullback of the cryptocurrency market, the British cryptographer and an outspoken supporter of bitcoin – Adam Back – thinks the asset could tap $100,000 by the end of 2022. He also admitted that he kept buying amounts of BTC and HODL for the long term. No Matter the Crash, Back Remains Bullish...Read More
Elon Musk, the new would-be owner of Twitter, has ambitious plans for the company and believes that the integration of crypto transfers on the social media app “makes sense.” Crypto Payment Integration on Twitter Details of Musk’s latest interaction with the Twitter employees at a virtual town hall surfaced for the first time since striking...Read More
U.S. Congress issued another letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday with more educational material on proof of work. This time, however, it came with a positive spin – and was co-signed by a handful of crypto bulls, rather than skeptics. The Promises of Proof of Work The letter calls on the EPA...Read More
Following the recent drama with the crypto hedge fund, one of the co-founders – Kyle Davies – said they are exploring different options, some of which include asset sales and getting rescued by another firm. Nevertheless, both Davies and Su Zhu remain believers in the crypto industry. Headquartered in Singapore, 3AC became one of the...Read More
Finblox, a high-yield crypto savings platform, has announced that it has halted its user reward system and altered withdrawal limits. The platform cited the prevailing “highly volatile market” as the reason for its decision, in addition to the current stress facing Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Finblox Limits Withdrawals and Halts Rewards Like many other platforms...Read More
Cryptocurrencies, which had surged on June 15 after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded a firm inflationary stance, gave up their gains yesterday amid renewed market concerns about increasing prices, global turmoil, and a potential recession. Meanwhile, in an attempt to ease fears about spreading risks from the alleged problems at crypto hedge fund...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Tokyo, Japan, 17th June 2022] META PYLON announced the world’s first feature to encourage NFT holders to participate in the Metaverse. This feature recognizes NFTs held by users as stickers and attaches them to 3D objects to create entirely new NFTs. This is being done through its 5,555 on-chain interactive NFT products...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is considering relaunching its services in South Korea 17 months after the platform stopped serving traders in the country. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed the company’s intentions to Korean media Maeil Economic Daily at the VivaTech 2022 event in France. Binance Considers South Korea Re-entry This is the...Read More
The government of Kazakhstan has approved guidelines for a pilot program that will foster cooperation between some banking institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges in the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC). Crypto Exchange to Open Bank Accounts According to the official announcement, second-tier Kazakhstani banks now have the green light to offer bank accounts and other financial...Read More
Amid the challenges plaguing the cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius Network, there are reports that investors may not provide more funds to bail the platform out of the troubled waters. No Investor Bail Out for Celsius According to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday (June 16, 2022), anonymous sources revealed that Caisse de dépôt et placement...Read More
A quick update that on 24 June 2022 at 12:00:05 UTC, BitMEX will update the Index Multipliers of our basket indices. The Index Multipliers will be scaled based on the Conditional Index Multipliers below to ensure that the index price has the same value as the previous Index Multipliers. Please refer to the respective index...Read More
Digital assets exchange Huobi will close down its Thailand operations permanently with effect from July 1, 2022. A unit of the Seychelles-based company, Huobi Thailand, ran into trouble with the local watchdog in February-March 2021 when it was red-flagged for violation of regulations. Huobi Shuts Down Thai Ops “Due to the decision of the board...Read More
