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The launch of the exchange project, OPNX, earlier this week managed to attract significant backlash from the community. A new development has emerged regarding the funds received for the development of OPNX, which is backed by the founders of the bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). BitMEX’s Arthur Hayes cited an anonymous source and claimed that the founders of the controversial project, Zhu Su and Kyle Davies, received a “lot of money” from the sovereign wealth...

Residents of Egypt are angry after being taken advantage of and falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam last August known as Hogg Pool. Hogg Pool Was Probably Never Real A promotional video for the company said it was founded in the year 2019 in the state of Colorado, though regulators believe this is false information. It was touted as a presenter of crypto and blockchain technology investments. Plans through the company allowing customers to invest their cash and...

The past seven days saw the broader cryptocurrency market cool down a bit, with some of the previous week’s leaders also taking a breather. Namely, Ripple’s XRP was unable to sustain the major gains it posted seven days ago and is lost around 5% throughout this week. It could just be setting itself up for another leg up, though. Let’s dive in. The total cryptocurrency market cap is down about $15 billion in the past seven days, which is indicative of it cooling down. BTC was...

On Friday, the Labor Department reported a March job growth that is way off February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. US job growth amounted to 236,000 for March amid slowing signs in the labor market. The figure puts the Labor Department’s Friday payroll growth report close to the Dow Jones estimate of 238,000 for March. However, the total job growth of 236,000 sits substantially below February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. The March job growth report revealed that the...

Korean officials have linked approximately 91.4 billion won, worth about $69 million, in digital assets directly to Do Kwon. South Korea officials continue to grill former Terraform Labs co-founder Kwon Do-Hyung, popularly known as Do Kwon, following his arrest earlier last month in Montenegro as he attempted to flee to Dubai. The collapse of Terra Luna and its algorithmic stablecoin UST led to a loss of over $40 billion from the crypto market. As a result, the entire cryptocurrency...

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’...

Anthony Scaramucci – the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House official – believes “we’re through” the crypto bear market. He also praised bitcoin’s performance over the years, saying it’s the best long-term investment tool.  Time for a Market Surge? In a recent interview for Yahoo Finance, Scaramucci said the prolonged cryptocurrency winter, which saw numerous scandals, collapses, and market decline, could be already behind us. He went further advising...

The past 24 hours saw a few altcoins increase by double digits while Bitcoin remains relatively stagnant around the coveted $28,000 level. That said, BTC’s dominance has increased slightly through the day, suggesting that the altcoin market is underperforming. Ripple’s XRP, on the other hand, is charting mild gains and is currently trading above an important level. Bitcoin Stagnates at $28K It appears that the $28,000 level is presenting considerable challenges for Bitcoin,...

On April 6, Charli3 was launched on Cardano as its first oracle integrator. The platform’s oracles have been integrated by Liqwid, a leading DeFi project on Cardano. Charli3 provides a decentralized node network with the framework for projects to supply secure, accurate, and safe data to their platforms and users. It could be viewed as the Cardano version of Chainlink. Liqwid is an algorithmic liquidity market protocol built on Cardano for lenders and borrowers. The...

Bitcoin cash started a decent increase above the $122 and $124 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $125 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $124.50 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $128.20 and $130 to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is consolidating above $124 against the US Dollar, similar to...