Court filings continue to shed light on the dubious relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, in which the hedge fund was afforded an ‘unfair’ trading advantage as well as unprecedented access to user holdings on the cryptocurrency exchange. The United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint in the Southern District Court in New York on Dec. 1, alleging…
Month: December 2022
Dvision Network Announces Dvision World 2․0 Release In Beta Mode – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. As part of their ongoing development, Dvision Network has announced the launch of their upgraded Dvision World 2.0 in Beta mode. The launch will officially commence on 14th December, 2022. Not too long ago, via a collaborative partnership with market leaders Binance NFT and GameFi.org, Dvision Network had unveiled the highly anticipated 4th LAND Sale, which…
SEC sues Atlas Trading for $100M stock manipulation scheme
The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a claim against eight individuals associated with Atlas Trading, a Discord-based forum. The forum’s co-founders, affiliated podcasters and Youtubers are being alleged of stock manipulation. The claim was filed with the U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas on Dec. 13. The regulator accuses the defendants of violating Section 17(a) of the Securities…
Australia to Launch Crypto Licensing Regime to ‘Modernize’ Financial System
Australia will introduce a new framework for regulating crypto firms next year as part of wider plans to modernize the country’s financial system. In a statement, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said “regulatory architecture” had not kept pace with changes in the market, “including the advent of new digital products and services.” A consultation paper will be…
Binance CEO Tells Staff Next Few Months ‘Will Be Bumpy’: Report
Binance’s CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has told employees in an internal memo that he expects the “next several months to be bumpy.” In the message, seen by Bloomberg, the CEO said that despite “a lot of extra scrutiny and tough questions” that have emerged after the collapse of rival exchange FTX he expects his firm will “get past this challenging…
Busting Crypto Myths: I Can’t Buy Bitcoin Because I Can’t Afford One
There’s a common misconception among prospective bitcoin buyers that only those with deep pockets can afford to access the market. However, this is simply not the case. Using exchanges like Kraken, people can buy as little as $10 worth of bitcoin (BTC). This is possible because there are smaller units of bitcoin, similar to how one U.S. dollar is made…
Jack Dorsey pushes for decentralized Twitter alternative
With the internal investigation led by Elon Musk identifying censorship-related issues on Twitter, the social platform’s former CEO Jack Dorsey has promoted the idea of a “free and open protocol” for social media. In a post, Dorsey highlighted some potential solutions to the current problems of the Twitter platform. According to the former Twitter CEO, this includes making it resilient…
Bitcoin bear market 70% dip kills BTC ‘tourists’ as metric screams buy
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators have disappeared from the market and their mood “destroyed,” says popular analyst Philip Swift. In a tweet on Dec. 14, the co-founder of trading suite Decentrader flagged potential maximum risk-returns for BTC at current prices. Swift: “Euphoria destroyed” from Bitcoin bear market BTC/USD is around 70% below its last all-time highs, and the drawdown has flushed out…
Avalanche, Solana Jump as Crypto Market Claws Back $26 Billion Overnight
Avalanche (AVAX), the token powering the eponymous blockchain, is up 6.9% over the past 24 hours and is currently trading at a weekly high of $13.65, according to data from CoinGecko. With a market cap of $4.23 billion, AVAX is currently the market’s 20th largest crypto asset. The rapid price increase is likely due to Tuesday’s release of a mobile…
Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might be intimidated by crypto tech otherwise. Bitso to Power Felix Pagos Whatsapp-Integrated Remittances Remittances have been a big use…