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It’s happened again, folks. Another major cryptocurrency scam is in the books, and a man simply going by the name of “Joseph” is the 70-year-old victim sadly paying the price. Joseph Has Lost Some Serious Dough Joseph ran his own business for many years and saved up a lot of money for his retirement. At 70 years of age, he was looking to the days where he could kick back and possibly purchase a mortgage-free bungalow that would allow him and his wife to enjoy their...

Everyone who’s even remotely interested in investing and trading is definitely aware of the GameStop saga. It was an event that shook the financial community to an extent that we hadn’t seen before. It all started on a subreddit called WallStreetBets, which went on to become one of the most popular subreddits out there, harboring over 10 million users. CryptoPotato had the pleasure of talking to its Founder – Jaime Rogozinski. In this interview, we talk about WSB’s past,...

Idan Abada is a man who lives in Los Angeles. Getting into bitcoin a few years back, Abada has made a real name for himself in the mining sector of the crypto space, though the circumstances surrounding his situation are quite unique. Idan Abada Is Running a Successful – and Simple – Mining Rig Normally, we hear of people running mining rigs that consist of many machines. They are all lined up in rows in a large warehouse somewhere as they work tirelessly to extract new...

Gabriel Makhlouf – the Central Bank of Ireland Governor – believes cryptocurrencies could negatively impact the European financial stability. He also stated that the Eurozone is very close to launching its own CBDC, indicating that “it’s not a question of if but rather how and when.” Are Digital Assets a Threat to The EU? In a recent blog post, CBI’s Governor Gabriel Makhlouf spoke rather contradictory about virtual currencies and their function. The top banker warned that...

Dash – which stands for “digital cash” – is a cryptocurrency that has really seen its horizons grow over the past several years. The asset presently has a new payment app that allows people to make everyday purchases. It is presently supported by more than 155,000 stores and retailers all over the world, along with 125 separate online retailers, making it far more prominent as a payment currency than BTC. Dash Is Becoming a Major Payment Currency At the time of writing,...

The Bitcoin fear and greed index, which tracks the community’s general sentiment on the primary cryptocurrency, has gone into a state of greed for the first time in nearly three months. This comes as BTC’s price has gone on a tear in the past few weeks, adding more than $10,000. Greed Among Bitcoin Investors The fear and greed index is a popular metric that follows several aspects within the cryptocurrency community to determine the general feelings towards BTC and other...

According to a new law coming into effect next week, some German investment funds will be able to hold up to 20% in digital assets. This comes amid growing demand from various institutions towards the industry. Germany’s Next Crypto Move As per a Bloomberg report from July 30th, Spezialfonds – German investment funds with fixed rules – will be able to allocate as much as 20% of their holdings in digital assets. Those funds reportedly manage around 1.8 trillion euros or $2.1...

The bitcoin bulls continued their offensive in the past 24 hours as the asset reached yet another 2-month high of over $42,500. Most alternative coins have outperformed their leader, including ETH, BNB, and DOT, which has jumped by more than 16% in a day. Green Altcoins; DOT Adds 16% of Value The altcoins were relatively stagnant yesterday, but the situation is significantly different today. Ethereum traded around $2,450, but a 6% increase has driven it to approximately...

The multi-asset investment platform, eToro, which plans to go public later this year, has listed Shiba Inu (SHIB). The company argued that the decision came following substantial demand from customers. Founded in 2006, eToro is an Israeli social trading and multi-asset brokerage company with offices in several European countries, the US, and Australia. The firm announced the listing of Shiba Inu (SHIB) in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. The statement reads that the...

Leading digital currency exchange Binance – arguably the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform in the world – is taking heavy action against unverified users. Binance Moves Towards Limiting Unverified Customers In a series of tweets, Changpeng Zhao – the company’s CEO – announced that Binance would be limiting how much money customers can remove or withdraw from their accounts daily, granted they have not gone through the verification process with the exchange. Zhao...