Crypto news

Earlier this month, the US Treasury Department released three-yearly reports covering money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing – all of which extensively discussed virtual assets. While noting many of their risks in these areas, they note that fiat currency and traditional networks are still far more commonly used than crypto in illicit finance. Crypto for Money Laundering The National Money Laundering Risk Assessment named “virtual assets” as an...

The city of Austin, Texas is working hard to rebrand itself as one of the biggest bitcoin and crypto hubs in the United States. The region is now creating several initiatives slated to attract a wide array of bitcoin, blockchain, and digital currency enterprises. Austin, TX Is Working on Several Crypto Initiatives The mayor of Austin Steve Adler has drafted two individual resolutions that will establish a lasting crypto sector in the city. The division will work on...

Non-fungible tokens continue to make headlines, but it seems that not all projects can maintain their previous valuations. One particularly hyped drop that took place last year – The Shiboshis – is down over 70% since all-time high. This is the official NFT project of the Shiba Inu team – one of the most popular memecoins. CryptoPotato reported earlier in 2021 on the Shiboshis: a collection of 10,000 non-fungible tokens depicting ‘lovable creatures.’ The sale took place in...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – the monetary watchdog of the United Kingdom – has issued a statement condemning all bitcoin and crypto ATMs as illegal. The organization is now ordering all crypto ATMs operating in the country to be shut down immediately. The FCA Isn’t a Fan of Crypto ATMs The FCA has long been a crypto hater, claiming that the industry is not regulated and thus presents too many risks to investors. It has worked hard to ensure that the industry...

Positive momentum has been setting foot over the last 48 hours, and ETH is no exception – ending this week with a green candle. But the main question is whether the bear market is over or how confident the participants are about the reversal of the downtrend. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart: Technical Analysis By Grizzly Ethereum is forming a very bullish structure on the daily chart. The second-largest cryptocurrency has made a robust weekly green candle as well. As...

Since early 2022, Bitcoin has been in a ranging phase, resulting in two crucial supply and demand levels. There seems to be a lot of demand in the form of bids and stop-losses above $45K, making it a significant level to watch. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart: Technical Analysis By Shayan As the daily chart illustrates, the price has been supported by the significant support level at $37K, which has led to a break out of the RSI’s resistance trendline and now is attempting...

The US real estate investment trust – Noyack Logistics Income (NLI) – partnered with BitPay to embrace cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Moreover, the company became the first in its field to accept settlements of this type. NLI Jumps on the Bandwagon The latest organization to enable cryptocurrency settlements is the American alternative investment platform – Noyack Logistics Income. After a collaboration with BitPay, it allowed investors to fund their commitment with...

After dipping to $40,000 yesterday, bitcoin went on the offensive and tapped $42,000 to mark a near 10-day high. The altcoins have also turned green today, with Ethereum eyeing $3,000 and Avalanche soaring by over 9%. Bitcoin Sees a 9-Day High The primary cryptocurrency experienced enhanced volatility last week when it suddenly pumped by $3,000 in minutes from $39,000 to nearly $42,000. However, the situation reversed shortly after, and the asset retraced just as quickly to...

What’s worse than having money in your account and then suddenly receiving an email saying that you can’t access it because it presumably comes from illicit activities? That is what happened to a group of young Colombians who used to trade crypto in Binance —and they are not too happy about it. For more than five months, a group of Colombian users has reported on social media that their accounts were blocked by Binance because they had received money from illicit activities,...

Lava Labs has announced raising $10 million in the latest series A funding round. Its valuation has now topped a whopping $100 million. The London-based blockchain gaming startup plans to infuse the capital into developing its new multiplayer Web3 game – AFAR. Lava Labs’ official release revealed that the funding was led by Swiss venture capital firm, Dialectic. It also saw the participation from Animoca Brands, Dragonfly, Defiance, Merit Circle, Dapper Labs, among others, in...