Category: Cryptocurrency

Aug 24
Australia’s markets regulator to prioritize shielding citizens from crypto harm

Australia’s financial regulator, Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has pledged to put crypto assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) firmly in its sights over the next four years.  According to ASIC’s newly released “Corporate Plan” released on Tuesday, the financial regulator said it will be focusing on “digitally enabled misconducts” as “emerging technologies and products […]

Aug 24
Bitcoin bulls may win big as two key moving averages prepare to cross

Bitcoin (BTC) lost a key bear market trendline last week as it shed almost 12%, but other chart data offers a silver lining for bulls. As noted by popular Twitter user Dave the wave on Aug. 24, long-term moving averages (MAs) are about to repeat classic bullish behavior. Analyst: Bulls could be about to “do […]

Aug 24
Still growing — Armenian mining operator increases power plant capacity

As cryptocurrency mining operators look for new locations, an Armenian firm has added an additional 60MW cloud hosting facility based at a local power plant. Source: Cointelegraph

Aug 24
China’s Ant Group to help Malaysia launch crypto-friendly ‘super app’

Expected to launch in early 2023, Kenanga’s crypto-friendly super app will feature digital investment management, e-wallet, FX, stock trading and other services. 928 Total views 73 Total shares Malaysia continues accelerating its pace of cryptocurrency adoption as one of the major local banks is moving into cryptocurrency trading as part of its default banking offerings. […]

Aug 24
Crypto mining can benefit Texas energy industry: Comptroller’s office

Given the unique positioning of the crypto mining market, Texas officials believe miners can participate in demand response programs — which involve turning off miners’ power during peak demand. 349 Total views 33 Total shares The United States filled in the wide gap in Bitcoin (BTC) mining that was left open by China by the […]

Aug 24
Australia’s Northern Territory mulls landmark crypto gambling regulation

Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) is consulting with its gambling licensees over a tentative proposal to incorporate crypto wagering as part of the regulated gambling industry. For the most part, gambling in Australia is regulated at the state level and not federally. The NTRC oversees all gambling and wagering companies that choose to be […]

Aug 24
New fix for curse of Impermanent Loss proposed on Avalanche

Avalanche-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Trader Joe claims it may have found a way to mitigate one of DeFi’s biggest weaknesses — impermanent loss.  In a newly released whitepaper on Aug. 23 called the JOE v2 Liquidity Book, authored by Quant developers and researchers Adam Sturges, “TraderWaWa”, “Hanzo” and software engineer “Louis MeMyself”, the developers […]

Aug 24
Nearly half of US adults say their crypto punts are worse than expected: Survey

Amid the ongoing crypto winter, new data from a Pew Research Centre survey has shown that 46% of adult crypto users in the United States are seeing lower than expected returns on their crypto investments. The survey gathered responses from over 6,000 randomly-selected adults across the United States, with panelists participating in self-administered web surveys. […]

Aug 24
Iconic brands including Nike, Gucci have made $260M off NFT sales

Nonfungible tokens give major brands new ways of interacting with their consumers spanning art, fashion and gaming. 704 Total views 9 Total shares The hype surrounding nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has allowed some of the world’s most iconic brands to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue, underscoring the mass consumer appeal of […]

Aug 23
Celsius countersues KeyFi, claims deceit and incompetence led to tens of millions in losses

Crypto lender Celsius has gone on the offensive against former staking and DeFi strategy associate KeyFi and its CEO, which had sued it a week before it went bankrupt. 290 Total views 21 Total shares Bankrupt crypto lending company Celsius countersued decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol KeyFi and its CEO Jason Stone on Tuesday in the […]