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Europol announced on May 3 the conclusion of Operation SpecTor, which spans through multiple jurisdictions and recently brought down Monopoly Market, another dark market that sprang up after previous ones were hated. Hundreds of Arrests and Seizures According to a press release published early this morning, Europol coordinated authorities across the U.S., Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Switzerland, and the U.K. to unravel the threads exposed by the...

Druk Holding & Investments – the investment arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan – partnered with the Nasdaq-listed company – Bitdeer Technologies Group – to introduce a $500 million fund that should support bitcoin mining activities in the Himalayan country. Recent sources suggested that the nation might have been secretly producing BTC since 2017, using its vast amount of hydropower.  Bhutan’s Mission to Become a BTC Mining Hub The government of the landlocked country...

The Federal Reserve announced another small increase to its benchmark rate on Wednesday, bringing it between 5% and 5.25%.  Bitcoin’s price remained relatively flat on the announcement, fluctuating between $28,000 and $28,500.  The increase was largely in line with expectations, with the market only pricing in an 11.8% chance that the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) would keep its rate flat, per the CME FedWatch tool.  The central bank has been increasing its interest...

With several market analysts giving their takes on the key driver behind this renewed surge, MicroStrategy’s former CEO, Michael Saylor, recently expressed his view on the matter. Inflation and Counterparty Risks Drive Bitcoin Adoption In a recent CNBC interview, Saylor noted that two dynamics are pushing the broad adoption of Bitcoin. He revealed that the first one is the concern about inflation. Saylor believes these issues result in the loss of confidence in fiat...

Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky – who was accused of defrauding investors out of billions of dollars in crypto by concealing the failing health of his now-bankrupt lending platform – has filed a response seeking to dismiss the New York State complaint against him. The complaint was filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James in January. It claimed that Mashinsky persisted in promoting Celsius as a safe alternative to banks, but users had to pay interest as...

The White House is attempting to persuade Congress to pass a 30% climate change tax on cryptocurrency miners as part of its next federal budget. The change, titled the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax, is designed to encourage mining firms to start taking better account of their so-called ‘societal harms’, including higher energy prices and greenhouse gas emissions.  Taxing Bitcoin Miners As reported by Yahoo News, the president’s Council of Economic Advisors...

On May 1, the company announced an addition to Sotheby’s Metaverse in the form of a “dynamic destination to collect, buy, and sell remarkable digital works.” The blockchain-based NFT marketplace will be primarily for secondary sales of digital art. According to the announcement, the marketplace will feature a rotating, curated selection of leading artists hand-picked by Sotheby’s specialists. They will provide “expert guidance and context for each work, from thematic...

Move over “Shark Tank,” CoinMarketCap has teamed up with a Web3 entertainment company called Hello Labs – founded by multi-award-winning Hollywood director and producer Paul Caslin – to release a competition show designed to entertain and educate audiences across the world on the intricacies and evolving tech of the Web3 space. The new reality show is expected to capture the elements of both Web3 as well as entertainment. Killer Whales According to the official blog post, the...

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money, has once again missed the mark with another one of his predictions for the stock and equity markets. Less than two months after calling the embattled First Republic Bank a “very good bank,” the TV personality has turned around to tell the company’s shareholders that there is nothing for them as US authorities have taken it into receivership. A “Very Good Bank” Turned Sour First Republic Bank was taken over by the Federal Deposit...

Another wave of banking fear swept the markets on Tuesday as stocks for PacWest, Western Alliance, and other financial institutions slid over 20% on the day.  This comes shortly after California financial watchdogs took control of First Republic Bank on Monday, of which 84 branches will reopen under JP Morgan Chase. Another Bank Stock Selloff The California-based PacWest Bancorp (PACW) saw its shares tank from $8.90 at 9:30 am ET on Monday down to just $5.50 by 11:10 am. It...