Crypto exchange Binance is now legal to operate in seven European countries following the latest approval by Sweden’s financial regulator. Overall, Binance has been approved to operate in 15 jurisdict...
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Miss El Salvador Features Bitcoin in Miss Universe 2023 – Featured Bitcoin News
The Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador this year has surprised viewers by featuring bitcoin as part of her national costume. El Salvador has adopted the cryptocurrency as legal tender and has p...
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Most income-oriented investors have been caught off-guard in the ongoing bear market. Not only has excessive inflation compressed the valuation of most stocks, but it has also reduced the real value o...
Bankruptcy Court Terminates FTX Naming-Rights Agreement for Miami Heat Arena – Exchanges Bitcoin News
A federal bankruptcy court in the U.S. has ended the FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat’s basketball stadium. The sports venue was branded FTX Arena as part of a multi-year, multi-million doll...
BlackRock is Planning Lay-offs – The Coin Republic: Cryptocurrency , Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain News
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is planning to reduce its workforce. The layoffs amount to less than 3% of its workforce, as a spokesperson for BlackRock told CNN on Wednesday. BlackRock...
Marc Forster Reveals How To Make Tom Hanks A Believable Grump In ‘A Man Called Otto’
(Left to right) Tom Hanks and Marc Forster attend the ‘A Man Called Otto’ New York Screening in New … [+] York City. Getty Images A Man Called Otto has been quietly making its mark a...
FTX Donations to Early Covid-19 Researchers Raise Questions of Propaganda Tied to Pandemic Prevention – Bitcoin News
While the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, awaits his trial at the end of the year, reports indicate that the company donated millions of dollars to early Covid-19 researchers. The research was r...
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales – Bitcoin News
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling prize NFTs on secondary NFT marketplaces such as Opensea. The Polygon-mi...
Litecoin to Undergo Block Reward Halving in Just Over 200 Days, First Among Major PoW Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin News
In roughly 202 days, the cryptocurrency network Litecoin (LTC) will experience a block reward halving on or around Aug. 3, 2023. Litecoin will be the first major proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to see ...
Bitcoin Network Braces for Notable Difficulty Increase in 3 Days – Bitcoin News
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block and add it to the blockchain, is set to increase significantly on Jan. 15, 2023, according to current estimates. At ...
Ubisoft Latest Game Cancelation and More Bad News Causes Shares to Plunge 20%
Due to the bad news, which includes the canceled games and financial challenges, Ubisoft plans to “depreciate around €500m of capitalized R&D”. French video game publisher Ubisoft saw its shares s...
AVAX 22% Higher, as DOT Nears 1-Month High – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Avalanche was one of Thursday’s big gainers, as the token rose by as much as 22% in today’s session. The move came as inflation in the United States fell to 6.5% as markets were expecting. Polkadot wa...
Crypto Lender Nexo Under Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering, Russian Sanction Violations in Bulgaria – Bitcoin News
According to several reports, Bulgarian law enforcement officials are investigating crypto lender Nexo for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations. Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’...
BTC Above $18,000, ETH Hits 2-Month High – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Bitcoin rose to a four-week high on Thursday, as price surged above $18,000 hours before the upcoming U.S. inflation report. This comes as many expect today’s figures to show a considerable drop in co...
Germany’s Financial Watchdog Warns of ‘Godfather’ Malware Attacks on Crypto Apps – Security Bitcoin News
The agency overseeing the financial sector in Germany has issued a warning about the ‘Godfather’ malware attacking banking and crypto applications. Hundreds of these platforms have been targeted, the ...
Silvergate Faces Another Securities Law Class-Action Suit
On January 10, a class-action lawsuit was brought against Silvergate Capital, which is the parent corporation of Silvergate Bank and the operator of the Silvergate Exchange Network. The lawsuit was fi...
Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Agrees to Cede Control of Fintech Giant Ant Group – Fintech Bitcoin News
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently agreed to give up control of Ant Group as part of changes to the fintech’s corporate structure, which will supposedly not have an impact on “the economic interests...
Abu Dhabi-based Venom Foundation creates $1B Web3 and blockchain fund.
Venom Foundation, which operates as a blockchain platform and is based in Abu Dhabi, and Iceberg Capital, which operates as an investment management firm and is based in New York, recently made the an...
Bitvavo Rejects DCG’s 70% Debt Repayment Offer
The cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo, which is a significant creditor of the financially challenged cryptocurrency startup Digital Currency Group (DCG), has rejected DCG’s proposal of partial deb...
UK Treasury Considers Digital Pound, Maintains Crypto Hub Objective – Finance Bitcoin News
The U.K. is mulling over launching a digital pound as it remains committed to becoming a cryptocurrency hub, a government representative has indicated. British authorities should also regulate payment...
Argentina’s Proposed Crypto Disclosure Law Promotes Disclosure
The Ministry of Economy in Argentina, which is in charge of managing the economic policy of the country, has enacted a law to encourage Argentines to register their bitcoin holdings by offering an inc...
Ex-Coinbase Manager’s Brother Sentenced to Prison in Crypto Insider Trading Case – Regulation Bitcoin News
A former Coinbase employee’s brother has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called a “groundbreaking cryptocurrency insider trading case.” ‘Groundbreaki...
The Calm Before the CPI Storm, Fed, Semiconductors and More
US futures pointed to a positive start to the trading day ahead, but it is likely to be one of those calm before the storm trading days ahead of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) tomorrow, a ras...
Despite SEC Objection, Court Greenlights Billion-Dollar Asset Purchase Deal Between Binance US and Voyager – Regulation Bitcoin News
The asset purchase agreement between Binance US and bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital has reportedly received initial court approval despite objections from various regulators, including the U.S....
El Salvador’s Crypto Law Allows Bitcoin-Backed Bonds
El Salvador has recently passed historic legislation that will provide the legal basis for a Bitcoin-backed bond to be issued in the country. This bond, also known as the “Volcano Bond,” w...
Tether [USDT] Canada plans go for a toss as exchange announces major news
Tether will be delisted from Crypto.com in Canada in adherence to the regulatory body’s directives in the country. Crypto.com will convert all USDT to USDC at the expiration of the announcement. Ther...
The Fed Will Keep Focusing on Crypto — Fed Governor Says ‘We Do Not Want to Hinder Innovation’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says while “cryptocurrency activities can pose significant risks,” the Fed does not want to “hinder innovation.” She added: “By inhibiting innovation, we could...
‘I Shouldn’t Ever Use the Word Hurricane’ – Economics Bitcoin News
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he “shouldn’t ever use the word hurricane” when warning about the U.S. economy. However, he insisted that there are “storm clouds” that “could be a hurricane.” JPMo...
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Law Likely to Be Reviewed by Lula’s Government – Regulation Bitcoin News
The recently approved Brazilian cryptocurrency law will likely be reviewed and revised by the newly inaugurated government of Luis Inacio “Lula” Da Silva. According to statements made by the former ra...
Ava Labs Partners With Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Blockchain Adoption, AVAX Jumps 16% – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Ava Labs, the team behind the layer one (L1) smart contract platform network Avalanche, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to an announcement made on Jan. 11, 2023. Founder and CE...
News on the crypto market according to CoinGecko
It is no longer required to mention the news that negatively affected 2022, one thing is certain though, the bearish market conditions have also overturned the amounts collected by companies in the cr...
Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for ‘Poorly Drawn’ Characters – Bitcoin News
The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The “Build Your Realm” collection sold out on...