Ralph Lauren is going crypto. On Tuesday, the American fashion company announced the opening of a new luxury-focused concept store in Miami’s Design District, which will accept cryptocurrency payments and serve as the focal point for a targeted push into the city’s active Web3 community. The store, which opens today, will offer products from the company’s Men’s Purple and Women’s…
A recent blog post from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase indicates the vast majority of U.S. remittance fees for international transfers wouldn’t apply to similar transactions conducted using cryptocurrency. According to the exchange’s research, “The US average fee rate of 6.18%, means Americans’ average yearly spend is likely close to $12 billion on remittance fees.” The post goes on to state that…
A supply chain attack installed a backdoor in computers around the world but has only been deployed in fewer than ten computers, cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported. The deployments showed a particular interest in cyptocurrency companies, it added. Cybersecurity company Crowdstrike reported on March 29 that it has identified malicious activity on the 3CX softphone app 3CXDesktopApp. The app is…
This week on The Market Report, Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman breaks down everything that has been happening between Twitter, Elon Musk and Dogecoin (DOGE). He also covers the Changpeng “CZ” Zhao arrest rumors and Japanese crackdowns on crypto exchanges. Bitcoin price bounces after CZ arrest rumors as traders eye $30K next Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView…
After Saudi Arabia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the world by announcing cuts to oil production, a spokesperson for U.S. president Biden’s National Security Council stated that reducing production is not advisable. According to a recent report, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has told associates that Riyadh is no longer interested…
Ex-Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi and his brother Nikhil could soon reach a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over insider trading charges against them, according to court filings. The SEC and the Wahis filed a joint motion on Monday asking that the Commission be given more time to respond to the Wahis’ November motion to have the…
The total amount of funds bridged to zkSync reached $115 million within 10 days of the public mainnet launch as users rush to farm the airdrop of the Ethereum rollup’s expected native token, per L2BEAT data. The zkSync era mainnet was launched one day after the March 24 Arbitrum airdrop. The median airdrop for eligible wallets was 1,250 ARB, earning…
The Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce has passed legislation that would largely remove incentives for miners operating under the state’s crypto-friendly regulatory environment. In an April 4 session of the committee, Texas lawmakers agreed to move forward in a 10-0 vote on Senate Bill 1751 first introduced by state Senator Lois Kolkhorst. The proposed legislation would amend sections…
Peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace Paxful has announced that it will shut down, directing users to retrieve their funds from its platform. “This will probably come as a shock to many,” Paxful co-founder and CEO Ray Youssef wrote in a blog post. “All customer funds are accounted for. Please withdraw them and, if you can, self-custody.” The blog post cited “key staff…
More Americans are unable to pay their credit card bills in full at the end of the month, with 46% of credit cardholders carrying month-to-month debt, up from 39% in 2022. A recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York highlighted how the current 15% year-to-year credit card balance increase represents the largest jump in more than 20…
