The politics of a country directly impact its economy and methods of its handling. That is exactly what’s playing out in Myanmar right now. While the other nations are mulling over the regulations, th...
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FCA pushes for stricter digital currency promotions with new rules for social media ads
U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is clamping down on the use of social media to promote digital currencies in the country after gaining new oversight functions. The FCA received the nod from P...
Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past wee...
War On Cruise Ships? Amsterdam Latest Port To Limit Or Ban Cruise Liners
Topline Amsterdam’s city council will no longer allow cruise ships to dock in the city center in an effort to cut down on tourism-related problems and curb pollution — the latest tourist hot spo...
Conic Finance Confirms Other Liquidity Pools Not Affected By Hack
Key Points: DeFi protocol Conic Finance suffered an exploit, allowing attackers to grab over 1,700 ETH worth over $3.2 million from its Omnipool. The root cause of the attack was a “re-entrancy attack...
UK court grants appeal from Craig Wright in Bitcoin rights lawsuit
A British court granted an appeal on July 20 that gave Craig Wright the right to argue in litigation that the Bitcoin file format is well-defined enough to qualify for copyright protection. Wright, w...
MULN stock trades against the trend on Friday, weaker by 6%
Mullen stock falls sharply at end of week. Volume is tapering off for MULN over past 10 sessions. Mullen to hold event in Mississippi for first production of Mullen Three. Bollinger Motors is also rel...
French Central Bank Unveils Results of Extensive Wholesale CBDC Tests
The French Central Bank is not alone in conducting wholesale CBDC experiments. For example, the Bank of England (BoE) is set to conduct a similar test soon. The French Central Bank, the Banque de Fran...
Litecoin price at risk of a 30% drop if key LTC futures historical trend repeats
With less than two weeks until Litecoin’s halving, when the miner’s block subsidy will be cut in half, traders are questioning whether the additional scarcity effect will be enough to sustain the LTC ...
Keep on Buying Microsoft Stock, the ‘AI All-Star,’ Says Analyst
Next week, several of Wall Street’s heavyweights will step up to the earnings plate, amongst them Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The tech giant will deliver its fiscal fourth quarter of 2023 statement (June...
US DOJ to double its crypto team, target ransomware crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) promises to significantly increase the pool of available prosecutors to probe into illicit activities tied to cryptocurrencies. Department of Justice representativ...
Former US OCC Head Joins Hashdex’s Board of Directors
Brian Brooks – former US Comptroller of the Currency – became the newest member of Hashdex’s Board of Directors. He will serve as a strategic adviser to the crypto asset manager and counsel its effort...
FDX) Riding the Gains Inside the Channel
FedEx Corporation stock (FDX) price shows a vertical rally forming a rising parallel channel revamped from the bottom of $160 at the start of 2023. Furthermore, the price exceeded the resistance of $2...
Washington’s latest crypto policy push: What the industry says about new bills
Two new crypto bills debuted in the US House of Representatives and Senate this week. Now, the industry is weighing the potential impact while lobbyists speculate over whether the proposed laws will m...
Price analysis 7/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC, LTC, DOT
Several Bitcoin price indicators suggest that BTC’s narrow trading range could end soon, resulting in a volatile price move in BTC and altcoins. Bitcoin continues to test investors’ patience, as it re...
Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson On Playing The Hits, Making New Music, And ‘Lovin’ Life’
Barenaked Ladies Credit: Matt Barnes Canadian supergroup Barenaked Ladies has been busy crisscrossing the United States for this year’s summer tour. It wraps up this weekend with a show in Cuyahoga Fa...
Indonesia to Launch National Crypto Exchange by July End
Indonesia brings forth a national crypto exchange sooner. The Ministry of Trade has to approve the national exchange launch. Indonesia’s plans to launch a crypto exchange for the nation before the be...
Final countdown to Shibarium Mainnet means SHIB can expect to…
Shibarium Mainnet has reached the third stage of its roadmap Shiba Inu’s active addresses, open interest, and network growth increased After months of anticipation, Shibarium, the upcoming Layer Two (...
Canadian Dollar declines after lower-than-expected Retail Sales in May
Canadian Dollar declines versus the US Dollar on Friday after Canadian Retail Sales come out lower than expected in May. The USD also benefits from JPY outflows ahead of the BoJ meeting next week. Th...
American couple accused of laundering stolen Bitfinex funds arrange plea deal
A couple accused of money laundering in connection to a 2016 hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex have reached a plea deal, Reuters said on July 21. Senior Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has reportedly ...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing
Gabriel Bankman-Fried, the brother of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, had a plan to survive a global catastrophe using funds from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange. According to a July 20 fili...
Baker Hughes Company (BKR) Stock Forecasts
Analyst Profile William V. Selesky Senior Analyst: Basic Materials Bill covers the Basic Materials sector for Argus. He has worked in the investment business for over 15 years, including positions as ...
Congressman Ritchie Torres: SEC Chair Gensler ‘Intent on Sabotaging’ Crypto Industry
New York Democrat Congressman Ritchie Torres doubled down on his recent criticisms of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler, accusing the SEC chair of being “intent on sabo...
XRP price searches for a fresh bullish catalyst to trigger a move above $1
XRP’s price booked an incredible 100% gain on the same day as the landmark ruling in the XRP securities case, but buyers are now struggling to hold on to these gains. The price surge came after...
Cronos Price Prediction: Will Cronos Price Break Past 100 EMA?
1 Cronos price prediction suggests that XLM crypto is under the buyer’s hold. 2 Cronos price is up by 4.82% in the last 7 days on the daily chart. Cronos price prediction indicates that bears have a k...
$78,000,000,000 Exits US Banking System in One Week As JPMorgan CEO Issues Alert on Deposit Flight
US banks are witnessing a big increase in deposit flight from their customers. According to newly updated stats compiled by the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) system, $78 billion exited American...
McDonald’s debuts McNuggets Land in The Sandbox
McDonald’s Hong Kong has picked The Sandbox to build its first Web3 experience, McNuggets Land, a virtual world dedicated to celebrating Chicken McNuggets’ 40th anniversary. The experience takes user...
Impeached Texas Attorney General Paxton Wants 3 Democratic Senators Disqualified From Expulsion Vote
Topline Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued Friday that three Democratic state senators hold a bias against Paxton and should be disqualified from serving on his ...
DeFi Protocol Conic Finance Suffers $3.25M Exploit
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Conic Finance has lost over 1,726 Ethereum (ETH) worth around $3.25 million to hackers due to issues arising from an Oracle contract. DeFi protocols aim to distri...
Couple behind Bitfinex money laundering scheme reach plea deal with US prosecutors
The husband and wife alleged to have laundered billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack have reached a plea agreement with authorities in the United States. According t...
XAU/USD seen on course to retest the $2,063/75 highs – Credit Suisse
Strategists at Credit Suisse maintain their existing bullish outlook for Gold. A weekly close below $1,875 would reinforce the longer-term sideways range With the USD completing a large bearish contin...
crypto exchange will shut down Borrow program
The famous US crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the total closure of its Borrow service. It had already suspended the disbursement of new loans in May, and by 20 November it wants all of them to...