press release PRESS RELEASE. Web3 game company Iskra unveils the release of its own launchpad for games, the Iskra Launchpad, with World of Win set to be the first project to conduct its initial game offering (IGO) on the platform. The release of the Iskra Launchpad comes right after Iskra dominated the number one spot on DappRadar’s blockchain games dapp…
Month: April 2023
Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demands
Crypto exchange Kraken is taking the fight against the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its demand to present critical exchange user information to the court. The exchange deemed IRS’s demand for customer information as an “unjustified treasure hunt.” The crypto exchange has requested a federal court in San Francisco to intervene in the issue and ask IRS to…
Hong Kong’s Crypto Licensing Regime Expected to Launch Next Month
Hong Kong’s highly-anticipated crypto licensing regime is expected to launch next month. Vying to become a crypto hub, Hong Kong will release guidelines for crypto exchanges looking to launch there in May, per Bloomberg, citing Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) CEO Julia Leung. Speaking Thursday at an event, Leung said the regulatory framework for crypto exchanges received over…
Bitget pledges $10M for Fetch.ai ecosystem amid ChatGPT boom
Bitget has pledged $10 million for the development of the Fetch.ai ecosystem, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced on April 27. Fetch.ai provides the infrastructure to build autonomous services. Its core product is the artificial intelligence (AI) agent network, a decentralized network of autonomous agents that can perform various tasks, such as data analysis and complex financial modeling. The project also…
Celsius creditors demand transparency on ‘suspicious’ FTX transactions
Celsius creditors claim that some FTX users have engaged in suspicious trades that may have manipulated the price of the Celsius (CEL) token in 2022. The creditors are seeking the help of a bankruptcy judge to unmask the users in question. Represented by a committee, creditors of Celsius Network have requested permission from a bankruptcy judge to issue subpoenas to…
BRICS Currencies to Have No Alternative, Former Russian President Medvedev Says – Finance Bitcoin News
Fiat currencies of BRICS member states will have no alternative in the future, according to former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. Nations in the bloc need to think about their digital forms and a digital currency issued by the group as a whole, the Russian politician said. Ruble, Yuan, Other BRICS Currencies to Take Over After Euro Collapse, Dmitry Medvedev…
$4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs
Data from Google Ads coupled with blockchain analytics reveals that over $4 million has been stolen from users that have fallen for malicious phishing websites promoted on Google. According to Web3 anti-scam service provider ScamSniffer, malicious adverts for phishing websites have been prevalent on Google ads searches in recent weeks. The URLs lead to fraudulent websites that prompt wallet login…
‘I don’t have anywhere near as much’
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claims to hold a way less net worth than reported by some mainstream media. Binance CEO took to Twitter on April 27 to tell its followers that Bloomberg’s latest finance rich list has some inaccurate information regarding his wealth. According to Bloomberg’s rich list, CZ is supposed to be ranked in…
Bitcoin price retargets $29K after Mt. Gox panic liquidates $320M
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to a familiar range on April 27 as panic over alleged Mt. Gox and United States government transactions faded. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Rough” price action keeps Bitcoin traders cautious Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD traded near $29,000 on Bitstamp, up nearly $2,000 from the prior day’s low. Snap volatility…
NFT markets are out of balance with sellers dominating
Recent data has revealed that throughout April, the nonfungible token (NFT) market has consistently seen more sellers than buyers, without a single exception. According to data from the analytics platform NFTGo, there were only 7,907 buyers on April 26, while there were 8,641 attempting to sell their NFTs. Days before, on April 19, the NFT market hit its second lowest point…