Ethereum was back above $1,600 on Friday, as markets reacted to the latest nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report. Figures released today showed that 315,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy, better than the 300,000 expected. Bitcoin was marginally higher, as the token continued to trade above $20,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was trading above $20,000 on
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NFTs can now serve as court documents… but they might also be unregistered securities, illegal loot boxes, or come with impossible tax demands. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are thought of by most people as just funny pictures that degens on the internet spend far too much money on for poorly understood reasons. But Jason Corbett, managing
The inventor of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, gave an interview talking about the current state of the crypto market, its dynamics, and the impact of the crypto winter on developers. The second crypto by market cap has displayed a week with low volatility as it prepares to complete its migration to a Proof-of-Stake consensus with “The
At the end of August, a digital platform called ECOS Free Economic Zone delivered good news from a country that rarely sparks on the global crypto map — Armenia. ECOS reported adding 60 megawatts (MW) of capacity to its power plant-based facility, operating since 2018. Situated at one of the hydroelectric plants on the Hrazdan
South Korea continues its immersion in Web3 and the Metaverse. After investing almost $200 million in the creation of its own metaverse ecosystem and publishing the “Metaverse Ethical Principles,” the country’s government is now preparing a “Metaverse Industry Promotion Law.” As reported by local media on Sep. 1, Heo Eun-ah, a member of the National
Members of the Germany-based Bundesblock, otherwise known as the German Blockchain Association, updated the community on the upcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations in a virtual panel held on Thursday, Sep. 1. According to the panel, the final legal text for the long-awaited regulations is set to be released in the upcoming 4-6 weeks. However, nonfungible
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will implement stringent advertising rules for cryptocurrency firms operating in the country by October 2022. The Thai SEC informed cryptocurrency-related businesses operating in the country via email that adverts concerning digital currencies must have clear investment warnings to consumers on Sep. 1. The statement was later posted on the
The ongoing cryptocurrency winter has had little to no impact on global trust in crypto, this was the conclusion reached new study commissioned by Bitstamp exchange. Despite the downward market, global trust in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) remains mostly unshakable, Bitstamp said in its latest Crypto Pulse report. The study is based on a survey
press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list TownCoin (TOWN) on September 2, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the TOWN/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 21:00 (UTC+8) on September 2, 2022. As the world’s first play and earn town
LG, the South Korean electronics giant, is currently developing a cryptocurrency wallet app that will be launched later this year. The wallet, called Wallypto, will be part of a new business phase for the company, which recently abandoned its mobile hardware business and pivoted to software solutions. Wallypto will support only Hedera Hashgraph assets at
The price of CEL soared by nearly 50% as traders assessed its parent firm Celsius Network’s inclination to return a portion of the locked funds to its customers. No CEL-ling pressure for now On the daily chart, CEL surged to its intraday high of $1.67 per token on Sept. 2 after lows of $1.15 the day
El Salvador, the Central American nation that adopted Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender in September last year, has delayed the launch of its billion-dollar Bitcoin bond again. The Bitcoin bond, also known as the “Volcanic bond” or Volcanic token, was first announced in November 2021 as a way to issue tokenized bonds and raise
Thailand has introduced tighter rules that will oblige crypto companies to duly inform potential customers of the investment risks on their advertisements. The new regulations also prohibit businesses in the industry from making misleading or exaggerated claims. Securities Watchdog Adopts Stricter Advertising Rules for Crypto Platforms in Thailand Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $20,000 on Sep. 2 amid renewed bets on a “short squeeze” higher. Trader eyes $20,700 short squeeze trigger Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD recovering from another dip below the $20,000 mark on the day, continuing rangebound behavior. The pair gave little insight into which direction the next
Despite the uncertainties brought about by the bear market, on-chain metrics show that the majority of Bitcoin (BTC) traders have been using a very simple trading strategy for more than a year: hodling. According to data from the trading analysis platform TipRanks, while on-chain signals remain bearish for BTC, 62% of wallets have held BTC
The non-profit organization promoting the creation of the digital dollar, the Digital Dollar Project, has announced the launch of a sandbox program to kickstart the probe of the technical implementations of the envisaged digital currency. The fintech firm Ripple is among the four participants that are expected to help the Digital Dollar Project “explore technical
This is the weirdest bear market to date. It seems like most people were prepared for it, even though the death spirals and Chapter 11 bankruptcies that started it came out of nowhere. In any case, every coin is in the red. The market should be in a state of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. That
Pezesha, a Kenyan fintech focused on providing bridging finance to small and medium-sized enterprises, recently raised $11 million in pre-Series A debt-equity funding round. The Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II led the round in which the Cardano blockchain builder Input Output Global also participated. Pezesha Solving Working Capital Problems for MSMEs A Kenya-based fintech,
The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo has issued an executive veto on a recently approved cryptocurrency bill. Abdo’s veto decree states cryptocurrency mining is an “energy-intensive” and a low-value-added activity. The bill will now be returned to Congress to be approved again or to be rejected entirely. President of Paraguay Considers Cryptocurrency Mining an Energy
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com accidentally transferred about $7.26 million to a customer’s account but did not notice the error for seven months. The crypto company has now sued the customer to recover the funds. Crypto.com Sues Customer 7 Months After Mistakenly Transferring over $7 Million The Australian Supreme Court of Victoria released a default judgment Friday