Following Kraken’s listings of Altair (AIR), Basilisk (BSX), Bifrost (BNC), Karura (KAR), KILT (KILT), Kintsugi (KINT), Moonriver (MOVR), Phala (PHA) and Tokemak (TOKE) for most countries, Kraken is excited to announce the availability of these tokens for residents of the United States and Canada! Funding and Trading Funding and trading are live. Keep an eye on the status page for…
The latest inflation data from the United States indicates that consumer prices have kept climbing despite expectations of a slowdown. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) summary published on Thursday shows an 8.2% rise in the year through September, and the core index rating saw the fastest yearly increase since 1982. September’s CPI Data Was Worse Than Expected, Report Signals an…
Huobi Token (HT) has been up 12% in the last 24 hours and is one of the few cryptocurrencies bucking the general downtrend. Trading at over $7, HT’s price is up over 80% since the beginning of this week, which is also its best weekly performance since February 2021. HT/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView HT’s intraday gains coincide primarily…
Hackers have outdone themselves. With four new exploits reported on Tuesday, $718 million has now been stolen across 11 different DeFi protocols, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. After only two weeks, that means October has become the biggest month this year for hacker exploits. That brings the running tally for the year to $3 billion across 125 different hacks,…
U.S. inflation for the month of September was up 8.2% year-over-year (YoY), which exceeded market expectations of 8.1%, per the consumer price index (CPI) report. Bitcoin fell close to $18,000 following the data release. While the latest CPI report shows the fourth month of declining inflation, it is still notable that CPI continues to exceed market expectations. Thus, continued rate…
Organizations are partnering with NFT projects and accepting crypto donations to draw attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/nfts-and-crypto-provide-fundraising-options-for-breast-cancer-awareness
Cointelegraph reporter Gareth Jenkinson interviewed Nigel Farage, a former member of the European Parliament, at the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2022 event. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-to-become-trusted-means-of-exchange-in-eu-bitcoin-amsterdam-2022
StarkWare’s President Eli Ben-Sasson said last month’s merge event was like “watching the Webb Telescope unfold,” comparing Ethereum’s historic upgrade with the launch of the largest optical telescope in space. It was “inspiring to see a complex process executed seamlessly when so many steps could’ve gone wrong,” and “the cost of failure could’ve been immense,” he added. Last month, crypto’s…
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has clarified the criteria by which different cryptocurrency assets can be considered securities. Through the issuance of a guidance opinion document, the CVM defines different classifications for existing cryptocurrency assets, specifies which can be viewed as securities, and explains how it will intervene in these markets. Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM Addresses…
Samsung’s Knox Matrix uses blockchain technology backing to increase security for all personal smart devices of a user connected to the network. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/samsung-uses-blockchain-based-security-for-devices-in-its-network
