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CoinspeakerSouth Korea to Introduce Stringent Guidelines for Crypto Exchange Listings in May The South Korean government is about to roll out new guidelines to impose stricter regulation for token listings on centralized crypto exchanges (CEXs) as soon as next month.   South Korea to Introduce Stringent Guidelines for Crypto Exchange Listings in May

This week was quite a volatile rollercoaster for the primary cryptocurrency and the rest of the market, perhaps driven by actions undertaken by the US government. Recall that BTC’s price had stalled at around $69,000 last Friday as the bulls had failed to overcome the $70,000 level. Following a relatively quiet weekend, in which BTC stayed at around the same levels, it went on the offensive once again on Monday to over $71,000. However, Bitcoin failed to overcome that...

CoinspeakerTerraform Labs Trial Wraps with Jury Verdict, Faces Severe SEC Penalties and Sanctions Terraform Labs is set to deliver their final arguments in a civil fraud trial accused of defrauding investors with the TerraUSD stablecoin, which led to $40 billion in losses and wider crypto market havoc in 2022. Terraform Labs Trial Wraps with Jury Verdict, Faces Severe SEC Penalties and Sanctions

CoinspeakerBinance to Restrict Accounts Without KYC Binance Exchange has detailed its plans to restrict the accounts of many of its customers, a move it believes will aid its compliance efforts. Binance to Restrict Accounts Without KYC

Bitcoin cash started a strong increase above the $550 and $580 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $600 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support at $625 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $695 and $700 to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is climbing above $620 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin....

Price feed oracle and market data provider Pyth Network has released new price feeds for two blockchain tokens: W and USDB. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, both price feeds have become available on roughly 50 blockchains that have integrated Pyth in their protocols. Pyth Launches Price Feeds For W And USDB W is the governance token for Wormhole, a cross-chain messaging platform that allows developers to build interoperable decentralized applications....

The firm, co-founded by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia partner Matt Huang, is looking to tap into institutional interest in the space following a bear market lull in VC investing. It would be one of the largest new crypto VC funds raised since the market downturn last year, according to an April 3 Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources. The peak for crypto VC fundraising came in May 2022, when venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised a $4.5...

Coinbase’s Layer 2 network – Base – has been dominating the L2 landscape. March has been particularly lucrative for the scaling solution gaining significant traction as a result of increased meme coin frenzy as well as airdrops in recent weeks. With approximately 890,000 daily active addresses, Base has yet again taken the lead, indicating a significant user base engagement, according to IntoTheBlock. ‘Base Spring’ The on-chain intelligence platform also found that Base’s...

TL;DR ChatGPT predicts that well-known cryptocurrencies could lead the meme coin sector in April due to their substantial community support, while also highlighting the rising popularity of new contestants. The chatbot stresses the importance of thorough market research and awareness of the risks involved in investing in such volatile assets. No Surprises? The meme coin sector has made serious waves lately, with numerous assets of that type charting impressive price rallies...

Binance will soon close its Bitcoin NFT marketplace after opening its trading venue to the network’s collectibles less than one year ago. In a blog post on Thursday, the crypto exchange said it will “cease support for trades and deposits of Bitcoin NFTs” starting April 18 at 6:00 UTC. Binance Exits From Ordinals The exchange noted that its support for “any further airdrops, benefits, or utilities” related to Bitcoin NFTs will wrap up on April 10. The decision to cut Bitcoin...