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INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Apr. 20, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Active World Rewards Token (AWRT) on April 22, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the AWRT/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 20:00 (UTC+8) on April 22, 2022. Active World Club is a project that aims to create a platform to decentralize, democratize and demystify finance opportunities through the use of cryptocurrencies, with an...

Litecoin started a recovery wave above the $105 resistance against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $105 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $112 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears $115 and $118 in the near term. Litecoin price is showing positive signs above $100 against the US Dollar, similar to...

The U.S. government has just sanctioned the first cryptocurrency mining company, which also happens to be from Russia. This comes a day after the IMF warned that Russia could potentially evade economic sanctions by mining cryptocurrencies. On April 20, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned BitRiver, a cryptocurrency mining company based in Moscow, prohibiting any business relations with U.S. citizens. According to the statement,...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is reportedly ready to impose tougher regulations on Dunama – the parent company of the country’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit – by classifying it as a “large enterprise.” The authority deems firms with more than 5 trillion won ($4.03 billion) assets subject to stricter regulatory scrutiny, requiring them to “disclose information on major intracompany dealings, board decisions, and shareholders.” Dunamu held 10.15 trillion won (US$8.19...

The Switzerland-based investment product issuer – 21Shares – joined forces with ETF Securities to launch the first two exchange-traded funds in Australia that will provide customers with direct access to cryptocurrencies. Those products will track the performance of BTC, and ETH will go live on April 27. Crypto EFTs Popping out in Australia While the American financial regulators keep rejecting cryptocurrency spot ETF applications by major firms, such products started...

A news report suggesting that India’s hostile policy towards the digital asset sector is leading to an exodus of crypto-entrepreneurs from the country has said that Nischal Shetty and Siddharth Menon, both co-founders of WazirX, have left India along with their families for Dubai. Shetty and Menon are CEO and COO at WazirX, respectively. The Binance-operated company, the largest Indian crypto exchange by volume, is among the many local trading venues that had seen a sharp...

The Wikimedia Foundation has voted to stop accepting payments or donations in cryptocurrency, a huge blow to the industry. Wikimedia Votes Against Future Crypto Payments Many of the world’s biggest crypto assets were initially designed to serve as payment methods that could potentially push things like checks, credit cards, and fiat currencies to the side. However, this has been a slow journey given how volatility they tend to be. Assets like bitcoin, Ethereum, and many...

The Nigerian entity – Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) – reminded that cryptocurrencies and all related activities are still legal within the African country’s borders. As such, public and law enforcement agencies should stop their “demonization and discrimination” towards the sector. Crypto is not Unlawful in Nigeria Dealing with cryptocurrencies is not legal everywhere around the globe. The Chinese government, for example, prohibited all...

Mark Karpeles – the man behind the legendary failure of crypto exchange Mt. Gox in Japan – has announced he will be establishing a new crypto ratings service he’s calling UnGox. It’s allegedly his way of making up for the past and saying he’s sorry for being involved with one of the biggest – and ugliest – crypto schemes in the history of the space. Mark Karpeles Develops Crypto Tool UnGox Mt. Gox was a crypto exchange that has been lost to time, but its infamous...

In line with the lack of massive price movements from bitcoin, the number of Google searches for the asset have declined to the lowest levels since late 2020. Separately, the popular Bitcoin Fear and Greed index has settled in a “fear” territory despite BTC’s two-day recovery after the sub-$40,000 dip. Lack of Retail Interest CryptoPotato reported yesterday the recent spike in whale activity towards the primary cryptocurrency. However, it seems that the demand from retail...