Crypto news

Gibraltar, a small British overseas territory, has released a new guideline for cryptocurrency businesses operating in the region, which aims to foster market Integrity and combat market manipulation. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) published the regulatory principle on Wednesday (April 27, 2022). The new rule was drafted by a special working group comprising government officials and experts in the crypto and blockchain industry. Governments and regulators...

South Korea arrested two citizens on the charge of stealing military secrets for a North Korean spy, who paid them with cryptocurrency. One of the two is a crypto exchange executive who has received $600,000 since working for the agent last year. South Korea is yet to catch the North Korean spy, who – the authorities believe – is operating overseas. Infiltrating South Korea’s Military Department According to South Korean police and prosecution officials, the head of the...

BIGG Digital Assets Inc., a global crypto compliance and intelligence company, is joining hands with Alpha Point, a white-label software firm built to empower crypto exchanges all over the world. The point of the partnership is to verify transactions and ensure that all trades occurring on exchanges are not happening through illicit players or addresses. Alpha Point and BIGG Digital Assets Establish New Tools Together To do this, the companies are unveiling a new product...

Eric Schmidt – Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011 – recently revealed that he’s put a “little bit of money” into cryptocurrencies. However, he said he’s most fascinated in the web 3 ecosystem, with less interest in Bitcoin or other virtual assets of themselves. The Decentralized Internet In an interview with CNBC, Schmidt showed curiosity about Web 3’s ability to grant users control of their identity, without relying on a “centralized manager”. Web 3 is the crypto community term...

Bitcoin has hit another low point. The currency is trading for under $39,000, hitting what is arguably its lowest point this month. Bitcoin Is at Its Lowest Point This Month Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have been undergoing a bit of a slump as of late. There have been many reasons for this, a big one being that they are largely correlating with stocks which have been slowly moving south. However, one of the other big reasons is because tax season has come and gone, and...

The Panamanian Legislative Assembly has passed a bill regulating the commercialization and use of cryptocurrencies. Once signed by the President, it will enable residents of the country to pay their taxes and civil debts using multiple digital assets. A Rival to El Salvador? Gabriel Silva – the 32-year-old Panama congressman behind the bill – announced its passing on Thursday, after it received approval in its third debate. He said the law will help make Panama “a hub for...

Ronin Network – an Ethereum-linked sidechain – assured it identified the hackers related to last month’s $600M+ exploit, and all user funds are “in the process of being restored.” Additionally, the entity implemented enhanced security measures to prevent such attacks in the future. Further Details on the Hack The project revealed that the cyber assault happened on March 23 and was identified on March 29 by the Sky Mavis team. “We didn’t have a proper tracking system for...

Crypto analysts are convinced that 2022 will be the year in which a real bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) comes about. To be fair, one already exists; it was established last year by Pro Shares, but that one is based on bitcoin futures. This new one, they believe, will be based on spot trading. In other words, it will be real. Will a Spot Bitcoin ETF Come About This Year? The sentiment comes following the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving an...

The Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, which relies on crypto mining to validate transactions, is a pioneering concept that, in fact, pre-existed Bitcoin. But it is often criticized due to its environmental impact. Many proponents of clean energy consider high energy consumption to be an “Achilles Heel” for Bitcoin. The latest to weigh in on the matter was Solana’s co-founder, who gave his two cents on why BTC should make the transition. Anatoly Yakovenko, the...

The past seven days haven’t been particularly favorable for the cryptocurrency in terms of price action. Bitcoin dropped below $40K and is currently unable to reclaim the important psychological level, while many altcoins followed a similar, if not tougher, path. This time last week, BTC was trading at around $42,000, but this didn’t last long. The cryptocurrency began declining last Friday, and by Saturday, it was already trading below $40K. The beginning of the workweek...