Bitcoin prices dropped during the hump-day session, as bulls were unable to maintain Tuesday’s gains. The world’s largest cryptocurrency once again fell below the $30,000 level, whilst ETH also moved lower. Bitcoin Following a slight rally in price during Tuesday’s session, bearish sentiment returned to markets on Wednesday. This sentiment saw BTC/USD drop to a bottom of $29,570.30, less than…
A Dutch regulator stated that the crypto derivatives market should be restricted to wholesale trade. The reasons are not unfamiliar — lack of transparency, market manipulation and “other forms of criminal activity.” On May 12, the head of Capital Markets and Transparency Supervision at the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM), Paul-Willem van Gerwen, shared his opinion on the crypto derivatives…
Tally Labs, a Web3 media company that oversees the business operations and infrastructural software development of Jenkins the Valet — a fictional nonfungible token (NFT) project orientated around the life of a Bored Ape character — has announced a seed funding round to the value of $12 million. The company has pledged to utilize the funds to expand the intellectual…
In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box this week, former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke dished out some heavy crypto criticism, opining that “they were intended to be a substitute for fiat money and in that respect, they have not succeeded.” The American economist added that crypto’s appeal lies with the fact that it’s “successful as a speculative asset,” but…
Metatheory, a Web3 gaming company founded in 2021, has announced it has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round. The investment round, which was led by big VC names in the crypto space like a16z, also had the participation of Pantera Capital and FTX Ventures. Kevin Lin, CEO of the company and co-founder of Twitch, stated the company…
The Russian government has cracked down on foreign social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, banning them for extremist activists. For protestors, activists and local civilians, these actions have resulted in a significant barrier to communication with the outside world. Furthermore, they have also raised the question of just how easy of a target these apps are for…
press release PRESS RELEASE. BitcoinUSD.com, a website developed to educate the public on crypto exchanges and current prices, launched its new website. The new site provides more information on current cryptocurrency prices, live market cap, news and educational articles through its crypto blog. The new site offers a variety of features. These include information on various coins, the Binance exchange,…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman expressed his views on the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, calling it “the crypto version of a pyramid scheme.” “Investors were promised 20% returns backed by a token whose value is driven only by demand from new investors in the token,” Ackman tweeted. “There is no fundamental underlying business.” The 20% returns mentioned refer to the…
The Australian tax agency has listed crypto-related profits among several priority areas where more efforts are needed to ensure correct reporting. The authority has reminded taxpayers they need to calculate any capital gain or loss from the sale of digital coins and tokens and record it in their tax returns. Australian Taxpayers Warned They Should Report Crypto Gains The Australian…
Axie Infinity, the popular play-to-earn nonfungible token game, faced another attack on its Discord server earlier on Wednesday, leading to a compromise of its MEE6 bot. MEE6 is a popular discord bot mainly used for automating roles and messages and is used by numerous crypto projects. The attackers used the compromised bot to add permissions to a fake Jiho account,…
