Crypto news

Analysts at H.C. Wainwright have said that the crypto winter of 2022 ceases to have any bearing on related stocks.  H.C. Wainwright believes that the crypto winter is over and has called for a buy on Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) stock. According to the New York-based investment bank, Coinbase stands to benefit from global digital asset economy growth sooner rather than later. H.C. Wainwright released a statement on Wednesday that underscored its bullishness on the prices of crypto assets. The...

The shares of First Republic Bank have declined to a record low after the lender announced that depositors withdrew over $100 billion in the first quarter. It has been under massive pressure since a series of bank failures in the United States sparked fears of a wider crisis. The private-sector initiatives are being led by the First Republic Bank’s advisers but are yet to reach an agreement. US officials have now stepped in to coordinate urgent talks to rescue the commercial...

With bitcoin trading for just over $28,000 per unit at the time of this writing, it really looks like the many elements that brought BTC down in 2022 may be behind us, and several analysts are contemplating if a $100K price is in BTC’s immediate future. Many Believe Bitcoin Could Hit $100,000 in 2023 The price of the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has rallied by more than 70 percent since the end of last year. Among the people who think bitcoin could...

As part of the partnership, Google will bring the Blockchain Node Engine, which is Google’s fully managed node hosting service, to the Polygon ecosystem. In a recent development, Google Cloud announced its partnership with Polygon Labs and will thus make it easier for developers to build, launch, as well as grow their Web3 products and other decentralized applications on the Layer-2 scalability platform of Ethereum. This strategic alliance will help in boosting the transaction throughput...

Innovative Layer-1 blockchain Findora has introduced a Triple Masking SDK privacy-preserving solution for Web3.  Findora has launched a Web3-focused Triple Masking SDK for developers to easily integrate zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs into their decentralized applications (dApps). According to the programmable privacy-enabled public blockchain, the Findora Triple Masking ZK SDK also enhances user transactions. For instance, users can now transact privately while remaining auditable and have...

The investment from a16z is a strong vote of confidence in Pinecone’s technology. California-based AI startup, Pinecone has received a $100 million investment from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in its series B funding. The round also featured ICONIQ Growth, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital. Following the investment, the company now has a market valuation of $750 million. With the investment, the vector database company will expand its team and improve its database...

The CyberConnect CYBER token initial coin offering takes place on CoinList on May 18th, three days after the registration deadline.   CoinList recently announced the registration and sale of its CyberConnect Community tokens would soon be underway. In a blog post, the digital currency exchange said the sale of the user-empowering decentralized social network’s tokens begins on May 18th. The deadline for registration would be three days earlier on May 15th. Priced at $1.80 per token, the...

The CFTC claimed that the firm had proprietary software that was expected to recognize significant trading gains for investors who contributed to the Bitcoin pool, but in reality, there was no such “bot” in use. The head of a South African firm has been slapped with a massive fine of $3.4 billion by a federal judge in Texas. The US commodities regulator claimed that this was the largest-ever fraud case revolving around Bitcoin ever to be committed by a company. The head, who goes by the...

According to the report, the company experienced a 133% annual reduction in its earnings per share for the quarter. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) reported its largest quarterly loss in its Q1 2023 financial results. The company’s shares initially rose on the report, after which it fluctuated in extended trading sessions. At premarket trading, Intel is up 3.95% to $31.04 after closing up 2.79%. The semiconductor chip maker has recorded both gains and declines over the past year. It has...

The push to support crypto is gaining traction in Hong Kong as some banks are already pledging support to the industry. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is truly doubling down on its efforts to provide full support to the digital currency ecosystem with its recent circular to banks operating on the island. In the circular, the HKMA said banks should support exchanges or crypto platforms that have received the right license to operate in the country. The support will notably be...