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Could Coinbase lose its position as the number one digital currency exchange in the western hemisphere? Coinbase Is Really Hitting the Bottom The crypto exchange is often cited as one of the largest and most popular crypto trading companies in the world. It was also the first digital currency exchange to ever go public, first joining the Nasdaq in April of last year. Things were looking up for the exchange, and many felt the company was going to reach a peak unlike...

Der Schweizer Markt gehört zu den am schnellsten wachsenden Märkten von Revolut in Europa. zusammen mit Ländern wie Italien, Portugal, Irland, Rumänien und Polen. Schon lange plant die Neobank Revolut die Anzahl seiner Mitarbeiter im Kryptowährungsgeschäft aufzustocken. Vor allem in Europa sollen deutlich mehr Arbeitskräfte für das Geschäft rund um Bitcoin und Co. zuständig sein. Nun gibt es weitere gute Nachrichten: Die Bank bekam vor Kurzem die...

Bitcoin and Ethereum slumped by double-digit percentages weekly after tapping multi-month highs last weekend. This resulted in over $150 billion gone from the entire market cap. Somewhat expectedly, the Fear and Greed Index has returned to a state of fear, but BitMEX’s co-founder – Arthur Hayes – believes this retracement could be an opportunity to stack up. Time to Buy, Says Hayes In its latest Twitter thread on the price actions in the crypto market, the former BitMEX...

Bitcoin’s recent nosedives continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset slipped to a new three-week low of under $21,000. Ethereum is in a similar position, having lost another $100 daily. At the same time, Shiba Inu is among the few alts well in the green. Bitcoin Sees New Low The landscape was looking rather bright for the primary cryptocurrency until five days ago. At that point, it had skyrocketed to above $25,200, which was a two-month high. However, it couldn’t stay...

On August 19, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued various cease and desist letters to five cryptocurrency companies including FTX US, owned by the crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, along with news outlets Cryptonews.com, Cryptosec.info, SmartAsset.com, and the site FDICCrypto.com. The FDIC asked the aforementioned companies to cease making “false or misleading statements” regarding their relationship with the FDIC. According to the FDIC, FTX US and the...

Binance’s US subsidiary announced receiving its Money Transmitter License from the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Financial Institutions Division. The latest move is part of the company’s plans to offer its fully regulated services in all of America’s 50 states and territories. Speaking about the license approval, Brian Shroder, Chief Executive Officer of Binance US, said, “We continue to take the necessary steps to ensure we are operationally compliant across...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (Thai SEC) has asked crypto investors in the country to be careful with DeFi transactions, terming them risky. The watchdog argued that local regulators have no control over the up-and-coming industry. Popular but Not Full-Proof In a statement on Wednesday, the financial and capital markets watchdog said DeFi services have become popular, especially deposit taking and lending services. But these services are risky as the...

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has responded to critics who claim that the Vasil hard fork is being rushed after a critical bug was identified in version 1.35.2, which was supposed to be used for the upgrade. Hoskinson noted that everyone, including the network’s stake pool operators (SPOs), has thoroughly tested the code for months. He added that the vulnerability in 1.35.2 was removed in version 1.35.3, released earlier this week after the bug was found. Hoskinson:...

The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has provided a timeline explaining its actions during HUSD’s de-pegging event on Thursday.  The exchange confirmed that the problem began with the stablecoin’s issuer. According to a tweet from Huobi, the firm detected “unusual price fluctuations” from its namesake stablecoin at 10:05 UTC on August 18.  Within five minutes, Huobi contacted the issuer of HUSD, Stable Universe Limited.. By 10:30, both the exchange and issuer...

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has released a statement saying that its Blockchain and Crypto Council (BACC) is now fully dissolved. Apparently, blockchain isn’t that big of a deal within the country. The BACC in India Is Dissolving The BACC was first established in 2017. Things appeared to be booming throughout the last four years, but now that the crypto space is experiencing its harshest bull market to date, regulators have decided that the BACC...