Crypto investment products have continued to receive heightened investor interest as the funds recorded their second consecutive week of inflows. According to a report by the crypto investment firm CoinShares, global digital asset funds posted a total of $321 million in inflows last week. This figure, however, is slightly lower than the $436 million recorded […]
After a quiet weekend in which it stood primarily around $63,000, BTC went on the offensive during the Monday morning Asian trading session but was stopped at just under $65,000. The subsequent rejection brought some more volatility to the market, which has liquidated over 60,000 traders on a daily scale. Bitcoin’s price actions were quite […]
While several central banks across the globe are actively exploring the feasibility of launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a recent survey has revealed that cash will not be going away anytime soon as a majority of consumers are not enthusiastic about using those products. The survey, conducted by Deutsche Bank, Germany’s leading investment […]
Canada has reportedly paused its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project, which started in 2017. According to a September 18 CBC news story, following years of research into the potential for a digital version of the Canadian dollar, the local central bank has decided to move away from the initiative. Bank of Canada Rethinks Digital […]
Solana’s biggest decentralized trading platform, Jupiter Exchange, has taken over SolanaFM, a leading Solana blockchain explorer. The parties have described the move as a way to speed up development in their data and infrastructure capabilities in order to improve their functionalities for the Solana community. Optimism About the Acquisition In an X post published on […]
Global crypto exchange Bitget has announced a multi-million dollar partnership with iconic Spanish football league La Liga. The company revealed the collaboration, which makes it La Liga’s official crypto partner, at the just concluded Token 2049 event in Singapore. Strategic Partnership with Global Reach In a statement released by Bitget on September 19, the Seychelles-based […]
It was a big week for financial markets and the global economy as the central bank of the world’s strongest economy pivoted from its monetary policy and reduced the key interest rates by 0.5%. As such, it’s worth reviewing how local investors behaved when it comes down to their interactions with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum […]
German authorities have shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country for allegedly facilitating large-scale money laundering operations for cybercriminals. According to an official statement by the Frankfurt main prosecutor’s office, the German office for combating Internet crime, and the federal criminal police office, these exchanges deliberately allowed their users to bypass Know You […]
The past ten days or so went quite positively for bitcoin as the asset added almost ten grand within this timeframe, mostly fueled by the US Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce the key interest rates. However, certain social metrics suggest that the cryptocurrency’s run could be over, at least in the short term. FOMO to […]
A Texas federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by blockchain development company Consensys against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chair, Gary Gensler, along with other commissioners. The lawsuit revolved around the SEC’s investigations into Ethereum (ETH) and its issuance of a Wells Notice regarding MetaMask, a cryptocurrency wallet developed by […]