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The latest critique came from the top leadership at European Central Bank (ECB), who stated that Bitcoin’s value “is likely to be artificially induced” while adding that the crypto-asset is on a “road to irrelevance.” In the blog post, ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and Analyst Jürgen Schaff went on to claim that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has “never been used to any significant extent for legal real-world transactions.” The duo even blamed Bitcoin’s “conceptual...

Sam Bankman-Fried is doubling down on his claim that FTX US should never have filed for bankruptcy.  The former FTX boss believes the US entity is still entirely solvent and could re-open for withdrawals right away. The FTX US Situation In a tweet on Thursday, Bankman-Fried reiterated his comments at the New York Times Dealbrook Summit the day prior. During the interview, he claimed that FTX US is “fully solvent” and “fully funded”, and that its financial situation is...

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming giant Animoca Brands is all set to roll out a massive $2 billion fund, dubbed “Animoca Capital,” to invest in metaverse businesses, according to co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu. While speaking to Nikkei Asia, the exec revealed that the upcoming metaverse fund, which will make its first investment in 2023, will focus on digital property rights. It also seeks to provide opportunities to access Web3 companies. The fund’s investment...

The government of Italy is reportedly looking to enforce strict rules on the local crypto space by imposing a 26% tax on profits generated from digital asset trading.  However, residents who earn less than €2,000 ($2,090) per year from dealing with bitcoin or altcoins will be excluded from the possible upcoming legislation. Italy’s Next Crypto Step A recent coverage by Bloomberg informed that the Italian authorities are working on a crypto bill that could be implemented as of...

Rostin Benham – chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – has walked back previous claims that Ether (ETH) and other altcoins should fall under his agency’s jurisdiction.  Speaking about the future regulation of crypto following FTX’s bankruptcy, he suggested that only Bitcoin should be viewed as a commodity. Flipping Positions on Ether As reported by Fortune magazine, the chairman aired his thoughts during an invite-only crypto event hosted by...

For the last several months, the volatility of bitcoin appears to have calmed down somewhat. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has, to one degree or another, been hovering around the $20K mark for some time, and while there are little moments here and there when it goes up or down, the range appears to be relatively consistent. Bitcoin Volatility Has Remained Relatively Still With all this in mind, it appears bitcoin trading has become rather “boring” as of late. This is...

Pavel Durov – Founder and CEO of the messaging application Telegram – thinks the FTX crash occurred because the blockchain industry has recently deviated from its decentralized nature. He argued that a few individuals abused their power, leading to the spectacular collapse. The Russian-born entrepreneur said Telegram’s next goal is to create non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges so crypto traders could have maximum protection when operating in the sector. The Main...

The crypto mining sector is falling apart, and miners are being hit from all angles at the time of writing. Crypto Mining Is Beginning to Crash and Burn To be fair, the prices of many mainstream digital assets – such as bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – have remained relatively still over the past few weeks. While things are nowhere near as solid as they were a year ago, volatility has remained relatively low in the autumn and winter months compared to where...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] The Orbeon Protocol investment platform is a new kind of crowdfunding based on buying NFTs representing equity investments. Orbeon Protocol is now in phase 2 of its presale. In phase 1, its price went up by 260%. With projected returns of 60x, analysts think ORBN will have a bright future. Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) is changing how crowdfunding works by putting startups in touch with everyday investors who want to...

[PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles, California, 1st December 2022] Maincard is thrilled to announce its main net launch. The Polygon-based, NFT-powered, Web3 sports prediction game went live on Nov. 19, the day before the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar. Maincard features various novel gameplay dynamics, reimagining the Web3 gaming space. To ensure the app was ready for launch, the project has run various testnets since mid-September, which have seen more than 14,000 users...