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[PRESS RELEASE – Central, Singapore, 20th March 2023] HeartX, previously known as ArteX, a trailblazer in the digital art industry, has recently rebranded and unveiled a groundbreaking web3 marketplace and community that empowers artists, collectors, art consultants and art lovers to redefine the value of digital art. The HeartX platform provides a secure, immersive, and transparent space for creating, sharing, and trading digital artworks, catering to artists, collectors,...

The Fear and Greed Index – a metric that shows the overall sentiment toward bitcoin – currently points at 66, the highest level since November 2021. One factor behind the investors’ predominantly bullish perspective could be the impressive price performance of the primary cryptocurrency, which has been up nearly 30% for the past week. Greed Among Investors  Most cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, have recently shown remarkable resilience to the global economic issues...

A Goldman Sachs economist anticipates that the Fed would suspend its forthcoming rates hike due to “stress in the banking system.” Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) believes the US Fed would not hike rates as planned due to prevailing macroeconomic circumstances. In a note published Monday morning, the banking giant’s economist David Mericle pointed to the ongoing banking crisis as a deterrent. According to Mericle, the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank make any...

In an attempt to save First Republic Bank, a number of mainstream banking giants have decided to come to the bank’s aid with a total deposit of $30 billion. The shares of San Francisco-based financial services firm, First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) are tumbling in today’s Pre-market after the firm got a downgrade from the top credit rating agency, S&P Global Ratings. As reported by CNBC, the embattled bank was downgraded to B+ from BB+ over the weekend after first downgrading it to junk...

Speaking to the parliament, Chairman Huang pointed out that the Financial Supervisory Commission was working on a crypto regulatory framework. The Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan (FSC) has announced that it will now be the primary regulatory body for cryptocurrencies in Taiwan. Some lawmakers had called for the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) as the chief crypto regulator. However, FSC made it known in a statement by its chairman, Huang Tien-mu while addressing the Taiwan...

The European nation of Norway has seized close to $6 million in crypto funds from Lazarus, a digital currency hacking group stationed in the Asian country of North Korea. Norway Is Garnering a Few Accolades This is allegedly a new record set by any region. Norway has taken back around $5.8 million in digital funds at press time. The money stems from an early 2022 hack initiated by Lazarus on the crypto gaming platform Axie Infinity. At the time, more than $625 million in...

Bitcoin’s price rallies after breaking above a significant resistance level. However, the 2022 bear market is not over yet until another critical level is broken to the upside. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily chart, Bitcoin’s price had seen a massive uptrend over the past week, following a V-shaped rebound from the 200-day moving average located amid the $20K mark, followed by a decent breakout above the $25K resistance level. Currently, the price is...

UBS and Credit Suisse both saw their shares spiral after the former agreed to an emergency rescue of the latter.  Shares of Swiss banking giants UBS and Credit Suisse plunged substantially following a takeover of the latter. On Monday morning, UBS secured a 3 billion Swiss franc ($3.2 billion) bailout of its troubled domestic rival amid the global banking crisis. Swiss authorities had assisted in facilitating the “emergency rescue” to preempt a contagion risk to the global banking...

The special administrative unit in Hong Kong is also contemplating a way to introduce a compulsory licensing regime for stablecoin issuers as early as this year.  Kaiko, a French crypto market data provider, will shift its headquarters from Singapore to Hong Kong for greener pastures in the upcoming center for Web3 companies. In an interview with Kaiko’s Chief Executive Officer Ambre Soubiran, it was disclosed that the company will be moving forward with the decision amid the city’s...

FTX may yet have a chance to establish itself as a force to reckon with in the crypto space. Plans to launch FTX 2.0 may gradually be shaping up after Wall Street investment firm, Jefferies, confirms that it is in talks with a potential buyer for the failed FTX exchange. If all goes according to plan, the exchange is expected to resume operations after being shut down by regulators. Bankrupt FTX Exchange to Relaunch as FTX 2.0 According to sources familiar with the situation, Jefferies has...