The crypto market may be filled with great uncertainty at the moment, but the US government is still making millions from Bitcoin sales. That’s according to a document submitted to the court on Friday showing that the Feds sold BTC in mid-March,…
Most tokens have been in the red this week, but one is surging. Ranked the 6th largest crypto asset by market cap, XRP has risen by more than 22% over the past seven days. It is currently priced at $0.52, according to…
The world’s biggest crypto exchange by volume, Binance, is no stranger to clashing with various regulators around the globe. However, things seem to be getting hot recently, as investigations that have lasted for years are now leading to formal charges. Trouble With…
Coinbase, a prominent digital asset exchange, has voiced its backing for Australia’s efforts to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. The Australian Treasury’s token mapping initiative, reportedly a global first, aims to identify and classify different types of digital assets, and…
A lawsuit leveled by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) against Binance on Monday had a significant effect on the market as cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH dropped. However, legal experts have claimed it won’t substantially impact the ongoing Voyager bankruptcy case….
NatWest has taken a firm stance on protecting its customers from the risks of cryptocurrency-related fraud. From now on, the daily limit for transfers to such exchanges will be capped at £1,000, with a monthly limit of £5,000. According to NatWest’s head…
Binance’s BNB token has posted losses in the past 24 hours after charges were filed against the company and its CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The exchange’s native token saw a drop of 5.5%, becoming the biggest…
On Monday, US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reached an agreement with First Citizens Bank that would see the latter take on the loans and deposits of the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. As per the FDIC announcement, the deal includes the acquisition…
Documents filed to the court earlier this month claim that Aiden Pleterski, Canada’s self-proclaimed Crypto King, was kidnapped and brutalized while being held for ransom. Pleterski, 23, is accused of operating an investment Ponzi scheme, and following the bankruptcy proceedings that started…
Despite the crypto rally slowing down this week, some leading cryptocurrencies have still increased by double-digit percentages. Credit Suisse’s crisis largely triggered the upward price movement. Initially, the financial institution had requested a $54 billion loan from the Swiss National Bank to…
Since Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro ordered the arrest of Joselit Ramirez and the restructuring of the nation’s crypto regulatory agency, the crypto industry in that country has appeared to be suffering. A day ago, the new leadership of the Superintendent of Crypto…
According to Montenegro’s Ministry of Interior, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was arrested yesterday at an airport in the country’s capital city of Podgorica. The agency’s head Filip Adzic stated that the Montenegrin police were holding a south Korean citizen in detention….
The prominent American venture capitalist and crypto entrepreneur Tim Draper presented his speech at the 2023 Blockchain week in Paris. In his statement, Draper recited a Bitcoin song he had composed to narrate investors’ loss of confidence in banking. Draper’s piece, “The…
The embattled crypto exchange Bitzlato has activated the user interface to allow consumers to withdraw 50% of their Bitcoin assets. The Bitzlato team has encouraged users to use the Telegram bot and Phoenix bots to withdraw their frozen assets. A telegram statement…
There are still layers of information that are to be unfolding on the matter of the biggest banking failure in the history of the USA. One such revelation has been published recently about Signature Bank. The secret report has suggested that the…
On March 20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) legislators issued a report on the impact of central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Islamic banks. The IMF official examined the CBDC and monetary policy’s relationship to understand its impact on Islamic banking. The…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulators issued a press release on March 20 revealing plans to publish the final crypto and stablecoin consultation report. The MAS report revealed that the consultation report is expected to be posted by mid-2023. The proposed…
Governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, has decided to take a stand against a CBDC bill that has rejected the status of cryptocurrencies as money. The bill postulates that only CBDCs that are issued by the Central Bank are going to be…
On March 20, members of the Australian Banking Association(ABA) issued a report on a study conducted to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and macroeconomic pressure on the cost of living in the region. The study aimed to support ABA groups and legislators…
The banking and financial sector in the USA is currently in a state of fear and uncertainty. The chain of unfortunate events started with the voluntary bankruptcy filing of Silvergate. This incident was shortly followed by Silicon Valley Bank, which was sealed…
