Bitcoin (BTC) headed back to $28,000 on March 29 as a classic short squeeze took the market to five-day highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC liquidations mount as Bitcoin reverses Binance dip Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $28,159 on Bitstamp. The abrupt uptick came courtesy of exchanges , where a band of…
Month: March 2023
Jake Paul-endorsed SafeMoon gets hacked after introducing a bug in upgrade
SafeMoon, a project previously endorsed by A-list celebrities and social influencers such as Jake Paul and Soulja Boy, announced its liquidity pool (LP) was compromised. Without revealing further details about the attack, SafeMoon confirmed undertaking steps “to resolve the issue as soon as possible.” Just like many other crypto projects in 2021, SafeMoon was backed by numerous celebrities. However, a…
MetaMask warns users of deceptive March 31 airdrop rumors
Web3 wallet provider MetaMask has warned its users of “false rumors” of a purported MetaMask airdrop, which appears to have been making the rounds on social media. According to a March 28 tweet from MetaMask, there have “quite a few rumors going around” of a MetaMask snapshot or airdrop on March 31. There are quite a few false rumors going…
Noble Partners With Circle Financial to Integrate USDC on Cosmos Blockchain – News Bitcoin News
According to the token protocol startup Noble, the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, will be integrated into the Cosmos blockchain, as the company has partnered with Circle Financial for the rollout. Noble details that the integration will give access to Circle’s USDC stablecoin to more than 50 Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) networks. USDC Native Support Is Coming to the Cosmos Blockchain Noble, a…
Elizabeth Warren is pushing the Senate to ban your crypto wallet
Elizabeth Warren is back with an Anti-Money Laundering act that would — among other things — make it mostly illegal for you to use your own crypto wallet. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/elizabeth-warren-is-pushing-the-senate-to-ban-your-crypto-wallet
The government should fear AI, not crypto: Galaxy Digital CEO
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes regulators have got it “completely upside-down” on crypto vs AI regulation. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/the-government-should-fear-ai-not-crypto-galaxy-digital-ceo
The government should fear AI, not crypto: Galaxy Digital CEO
Mike Novogratz, the CEO of digital asset investment firm Galaxy Digital told investors he is shocked over the amount of regulatory attention for crypto rather than artificial intelligence (AI), a technology he believes will trigger a “deep fake” identity crisis. The chief executive explained at the firm’s fourth-quarter conference call on March 28 that the U.S. government has it “completely…
Kraken inks F1 crypto sponsorship deal with Williams Racing
Formula 1 teams could be warming to crypto advertising again despite a crypto sponsorship exodus in the wake of last year’s high-profile meltdowns. On March 28, American crypto exchange Kraken announced that it was partnering with the Williams Racing F1 team in a new sponsorship and Web3 deal. The move marks the first major crypto company to ink a new…
Binance CEO CZ Responds to US Regulator’s Charges – Regulation Bitcoin News
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has addressed the allegations against him by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “We do not agree with the characterization of many of the issues alleged in the complaint,” the executive stressed. CZ Responds to CFTC’s Allegations The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), published a blog post on Monday to address…
‘Withdrawals are coming!’ — Ethereum devs confirm epoch for Shapella fork
Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/withdrawals-are-coming-ethereum-devs-confirm-epoch-for-shapella-fork