January 19, 2023

Peter Thiel’s Fund Cashed Out $1B Worth Crypto After Holding for 8 Years: FT

Peter Thiel has been a long-time Bitcoin backer. But his fund closing almost all its crypto positions shortly before the market went downhill did not sit well with many. According to Fortune’s latest report, Thiel’s VC firm – Founders Fund – cashed out all of its bets on cryptocurrencies and made $1.8 billion in profit...
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ConsenSys and Amber Group Join List of Companies Dismissing Employees

ConsenSys – a blockchain software technology company – and Amber Group – a cryptocurrency platform based in Singapore – are the latest entities in the digital asset sector to announce staff layoffs.  The former will trim its team by approximately 11%, while the latter reportedly plans to reduce its Hong Kong division by 50%. Adjusting...
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What to Expect After Bitcoin’s Latest Bounce: Arthur Hayes

Bitcoin’s weekly surge beyond $20,000 doesn’t necessarily mean the bull market is back, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes’ latest analysis.  The former CEO recently detailed some possible scenarios that will trigger Bitcoin’s next big move – which mostly boils down to how the Federal Reserve behaves in the near term.  Analyzing the Bitcoin Bounce...
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BitKeep Expects to Compensate All Victims of $8M Exploit by March-End

Multi-chain crypto wallet BitKeep revealed that it will launch the compensation portal in the first week of February, and 50% of the funds are expected to be returned to users by the end of the same month. The remaining funds will be distributed by the end of March. To avoid fluctuation, the asset valuation of...
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John Ray Says Reviving FTX is on the Table: Report

The acting Chief Executive Officer of FTX, John J. Ray III, who is in charge of making sure that the creditors of the bankrupt exchange receive as much compensation as possible, said that the platform might restart. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, John J. Ray III said that restarting the exchange is on the...
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BlockchainSpace Makes A Move for Web3 Community Support with Metasports Acquisition

[PRESS RELEASE – Manila, Philippines, 19th January 2023] BlockchainSpace CEO and Founder Peter Ing, Metasports CBO and Co-Founder Lars Hernandez, and Metasports CEO and Co-Founder Joe Josue are optimistic that the majority acquisition of Metasports will make waves in Web3 and bring great value to their stakeholders in the coming years. lockchainSpace (BSPC), the leading...
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Crypto Market Analysis Today: Is it Over for Cardano (ADA) & Ripple (XRP) Price?

Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis Cardano displayed a notable recovery in the past few days as the price underwent a parabolic recovery to gain the levels it traded before the market collapsed in November. However, after rising beyond $0.35, it was assumed the price may spike beyond $0.4 but the Genesis debacle could prevent a giant...
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OKX Releases Proof-of-Reserves Report With $7.5B “Clean Assets”

After the excessive turmoil in the crypto market triggered by the FTX liquidity and bankruptcy scandal, several crypto service providers began publishing their reserve funds. Popular crypto exchange OKX released its third Proof-of-Reserves (PoR), in which it revealed holding “clean assets” worth $7.5 billion in BTC, ETH, and USDT. In a statement, OKX’s Chief Marketing...
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National Australia Bank to Launch Stablecoin on Ethereum, Algorand: Report

Several countries have been planning to explore stablecoins despite the initial reluctance and more recent implosion of Terra. The latest one to jump on the bandwagon is one of Australia’s four largest financial institutions – National Australia Bank (NAB). The new Australian dollar-pegged stablecoin created by NAB, dubbed AUDN, is set to be launched on...
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Bouncy Castle

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Stick a fork in it, ‘cause we’re done with inflation in Pax Americana. Hip hip hooray! /s US CPI...
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Coinbase Lists KAVA, Advancing Ethereum–Cosmos Interoperability

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, California, 18th January 2023] Today, Coinbase has listed Kava and will launch a massive Learning Rewards Campaign to educate its user base about how Kava is leading the world to Web3. Kava is a decentralized layer-1 blockchain that combines the speed and interoperability of Cosmos with the developer power of...
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Primex Finance Introduces Beta 0.3.0 App With Deployments to Polygon Mumbai and zkEVM Testnets

[PRESS RELEASE – Kyiv, Ukraine, 18th January 2023] Cross-chain prime brokerage protocol Primex Finance rolls out a major update to its application. Launching in two stages, Beta 0.3.0 introduces a variety of new features, as well as improvements and fixes of existing functionalities. Starting on January 12th, 2023, Phase 1 was exclusively available for Primex...
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Ripple CEO Confident Over SEC Case Resolution in Less Than 6 Months

The long, drawn-out battle between fintech firm Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could be coming to a conclusion, according to the company CEO. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, Garlinghouse said that the judges are unlikely to rush a resolution, adding: “We’re optimistic that...
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ETH NFT Activity Up Only for 5 Weeks in a Row: Data

While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took a nosedive in popularity last year due to dwindling investor sentiments, the asset class has been gaining renewed user interest since the start of the year. The NFT market has seen strong activity over the past few weeks as the broader crypto market gradually recovers from the 2022 crypto winter....
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Ethereum Price To Skyrocket To $2000 With A Twist! These Are The Important Levels To Watch Out

Last year, Ethereum made its historic shift to the proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, which is the ‘Merge’ event in the network, and now the eyes of the crypto community are on the upcoming ‘Shanghai’ upgrade, which may take place in March. ETH traders eagerly await the Shanghai hard fork, which will allow users to access their...
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CoinDesk Might Be Exploring Sale Options, Reports

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