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One of the longest-standing cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitstamp – registered with the Financial Markets Authority in France. Thus, it followed other rivals, including Binance and Crypto.com, which already secured the green light from the watchdog. Bitstamp previously received approval from other European countries, including Italy and Spain. Entering the French Market France’s top monetary regulator – the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – added Bitstamp to the list of...

Terrence A. Duffy, chairman and CEO of leading derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), disclosed that his company has noticed some growth in demand for its crypto products since November. During a recent interview with CNBC’s Closing Bell, Duffy made the revelation when he was asked about the state of institutional demand for its Bitcoin futures product. CME Records Uptick in Crypto Products The CME chief executive believes market conditions in 2022 could...

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published a new report detailing the dynamics of darknet markets and fraud shops after the former giant Hydra Market collapsed due to joint actions from authorities in Germany and the United States. After the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Hydra in April and German agencies ordered its closure, average daily revenue for all dark web markets fell from $4.2 million to $447,000. Total...

Bitcoin’s recent rally has improved the overall sentiment among market participants. This change of scene has spurred a positive momentum across the industry as signs of a bull market start popping. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart The $25K price region has been the most significant barrier in Bitcoin’s path during the last eight months. Most recently, the price attempted to surpass this level and failed, resulting in a consolidation correction stage. However,...

Federal officials have recovered close to $3 million in stolen crypto funds. The money was taken through a fraud scheme that resulted in more than 150 bitcoin units traveling into criminal hands. Federal Officials Have Gotten Stolen BTC Back The scheme is alleged to have begun three years ago in 2020. Individuals overseeing the scam had set up a call center that they inherently used to target U.S. traders and investors. These individuals would call them up and pretend to...

Republicans currently serving on the House Financial Services Committee recently stated that they are going to be starting a new subcommittee devoted to crypto following the debacle that was 2022. Republicans Are Looking to Fix Crypto During that time, not only were prices of various assets (bitcoin in particular) reaching new lows, but there were bankruptcies, fraud cases, and other problems spreading like a disease. It appears republicans of Congress are now working to...

NFTs have come to Bitcoin – and they’re quickly taking the network by storm. On Wednesday, BitMEX blog provided reviewed the adoption of Ordinals, the NFT-enabling protocol that’s been a subject of heated debate in the Bitcoin community over the past week. Just how much steam is the new feature generating on-chain? Ordinals: The Data Going by BitMEX’s numbers, the number of Ordinals transactions per block skyrocketed in February 2023, surpassing an average of 225 on February...

FTX may restart. That’s the crazy news for today, that one of the biggest crypto debacles could eventually turn itself around. The news has been greeted with positivity given that FTT – the native token of the now defunct crypto exchange – has risen by more than 35 percent at the time of writing. Could FTX Become Operational Again? Initially, the token was trading at about $1.83, though it has since risen to just over $2.50. John Ray III – the new CEO of the exchange who...

All eyes in the crypto community have been on the SEC and its decision to pursue certain crypto staking offerings in the States. After Kraken, many believe Coinbase will be next to have to settle with the regulator, which is why the largest US-based exchange decided to address the matter. Our Products Are Not Securities: Coinbase The exchange’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, asserted in the blog post that the company’s staking services do not meet the Howey test criteria,...

Bitcoin’s recent freefall seems to have stopped for now, as the asset has calmed at just under $22,000. Most altcoins have even registered minor daily increases. Some, such as HBAR and Lido Dao, have even soared by double-digits. Bitcoin Calms Below $22K The situation around bitcoin was significantly more positive last week when it jumped above $24,000 for the first time since August 2022. However, it failed to remain there and retraced by over a grand to $23,000 in the...