Crypto news

Rug pulls have grown to become a menace in the space of decentralized finance and have resulted in hundreds of millions stolen from users. Being amongst the most common types of scams, some US politicians have taken aim and want to outlaw them. State Senator Kevin Thomas and Assembly member Clyde Vanel have introduced Senate Bill S8839. The bill calls for penalizing, defining, and criminalizing frauds that are specifically targeted at developers and projects designed to dupe...

Eine repräsentative Umfrage vermittelt das Bild einer Momentaufnahme, wie Neo-Banken in Deutschland aktuell gesehen werden. Neobanken und Broker auf dem Smartphone sind die jüngsten Trends der Branche und dein Schreckgespenst für herkömmliche Filialbanken. Internetbanken wie Revolut oder Wise sind nicht mehr aufzuhalten: Eine aktuelle Studie, welche vom Digitalverband Bitkom unter etwa 1000 Deutschen durchgeführt wurde, liefert einen interessanten...

After dropping below $40,000 earlier this weekend, bitcoin has been unable to reclaim that level despite a few attempts. The rest of the market is also relatively calm today, with ETH sitting beneath $3,000. Bitcoin Stalls Below $40K After the Monday crash, bitcoin went on the offensive and added several thousand dollars in about a few days. As a result, it broke above the January 2021 all-time high of $42,000 and kept climbing. This culminated in a price increase towards...

The entity aiming to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology and support cryptocurrency projects – the Vietnam Blockchain Union (VBU) – has reportedly seen the light of day. It was launched by the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) in the capital Hanoi. Enter VBU Vietnam has been gradually emerging as one of South-East Asia’s cryptocurrency hubs. A recent coverage reads that the authorities introduced the Vietnam Blockchain Union (VBU) – an...

Bitcoin and other forms of crypto have been experiencing a heavy pullback as of late. BTC, the granddaddy of all digital currencies, is now trading once again for just over $40,000, a slump it managed to get away from a few weeks ago. Bitcoin Has Stumbled, but There May Be Hope However, now it looks like things are going back to “normal,” and when we say normal, we mean back where bitcoin has been for most of 2022. For the most part, this year has not been terribly kind...

Colombian app Rappi – which delivers food and other household items directly to customers – has announced its intention to accept crypto payments in the coming future. Rappi Will Accept BTC Next Year The move is essential to the crypto space in that it brings the initial goals of bitcoin and many of its altcoin cousins closer to being accomplished. What many people likely forget is that bitcoin and other digital currencies – while primarily taking on speculative forms –...

Silvergate Bank – a bank dedicated to serving crypto industry institutions – saw its Q1 income nearly double over last year’s figures. However, it also reports falling BTC and ETH spot trading volume from the last quarter. According to the bank’s Q1 earnings report unveiled on Tuesday, income for common shareholders increased 34% from the prior quarter, and 94% from last year. Meanwhile, revenue rose 22% and 93% from last quarter and last year, respectively. The company’s...

Arthur Hayes – the co-founder of BitMEX, one of the biggest digital currency exchanges in the world – is worried the price of bitcoin could drop to $30,000 by June. Arthur Hayes Thinks Bitcoin Is Going Down Heavily Bitcoin – and several other forms of crypto – have been on a downward spiral in recent days. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap recently encountered something of a short bull run, in which the asset gained about $8,000 to hit $48,000 in just...

One of the most successful soccer clubs in Mexico – Tigres – partnered with Bitso to enable fans to purchase tickets in bitcoin. The latest cryptocurrency adoption does not end there, as the leading delivery platform in South America – Rappi – and the renowned provider of jewelry and precious metals – SFL Maven – revealed the same intentions. Bitcoin Gets one Step Closer to Mexican Soccer Seven-time champion of Mexico’s premium soccer league – Tigres – disclosed it...

According to a forecast on the crypto industry released on April 20 by research firm Insider Intelligence, nearly 34 million Americans will own cryptocurrency by the end of the year. That equates to around 10% of the population, though the company reported a higher figure of 12.8%, possibly taking the adult population figures into account rather than the total. The researchers predicted that the number of U.S. adults who own and use crypto for payments will double digits by...