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India’s anti-crypto policy came into sharp focus at the prestigious Singapore Fintech Festival (2-4 November), where Binance CEO flagged high tax rates as undoing the fledgling crypto business in the country.  With over 60,000 participants and 850 speakers representing top global financial services, banks, and policymaking bodies, Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) is one of the most awaited events in the digital assets and fintech industry.  CZ on Indian Crypto Taxes Binance...

As the valuation of cryptocurrencies wanes across the board, so do the revenues of platforms dealing with them. Although primarily a stock trading platform, Robinhood added crypto to its portfolio back in early 2022. At the time, over 1.2 million people were on the waiting list to get a piece of the digital asset pie. Unfortunately, the crypto market took a tumble shortly after – and the company’s revenues did too. Stocks Are Up, Crypto Is Down According to Robinhood’s...

SKYWARD, the native token of NEAR-based platform Skyward Finance, plunged by 95% after the protocol’s treasury lost $3 million in a smart contract exploit. The attack occurred in the late hours of Wednesday and was first reported by Twitter user Sanket Naikwadi before Skyward Finance publicly acknowledged the incident.  How it Happened According to Naikwadi, the exploit was first noticed by NearScout, a member of the NEAR blockchain community. The attackers were able to make...

Fidelity –  a $4.5 trillion asset manager– said this fall that some of its 401(k) retirement plans have begun adding Bitcoin to their investment menus. Similarly, San Francisco-based 401(k) provider ForUsAll said that 50 of its 550 clients started letting workers put their retirement savings in Bitcoin and Ethereum about eight weeks ago.  Here’s what market participants have to say about the emerging trend. Crypto for Retirement: Is it Popular? When Fidelity first announced...

Polygon (MATIC) was among the best performers in the top 20 cryptocurrencies in the last 24 hours. The token gained nearly 17% and traded at $0.98 for the first time since mid-August.  Although its valuation has retraced to $0.95, here are three possible reasons behind MATIC’s impressive 17% increase.  MATICUSD. Source: TradingViewMeta Picks Polygon for NFT Minting On November 2, Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, announced that Meta, the parent company of social media...

Investment giant Fidelity appears to finally be granting its retail investors access to Bitcoin and Ethereum trading.  The $4.5 trillion asset manager has established an early access waitlist for users to trade both assets, bringing potential crypto access to 34 million investors. The service, titled Fidelity Crypto, will also provide investors with beginner-friendly educational resources about the crypto industry. Users will be able to trade stocks within the same app....

It has been a week since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and he has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm. The subsequent cataclysmic layoffs have left many baffled. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, for one, believes the Tesla chief can make Twitter “really great” or “really terrible.” The latter scenario would open up new “opportunities for other people to do something great.” He added that Twitter might end up somewhere in the middle of those...

Money transfer services giant MoneyGram will now allow customers to trade and hold some major cryptocurrencies using the company’s mobile app. The move marks an expansion to MoneyGram’s native crypto support as it previously enabled users to buy and withdraw Bitcoin in the United States. According to a press release on Tuesday (November 1, 2022). MoneyGram introduced a new feature that will allow customers to buy, sell, and store Bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin. The company...

Yet another major North American Bitcoin miner is looking ill-prepared to pay off its debts before the end of the year.  This time it’s Iris Energy – a sustainability-focused miner that recently revealed its monthly profits to be well under its interest payment obligations.  Iris Energy’s Mining Margins The British Columbia-based firm published an update on Tuesday concerning its financing arrangements with NYDIG, an institutional Bitcoin broker that provided Iris with...

The issuer of the stablecoin USDC – Circle – and the blockchain infrastructure platform – Paxos – received licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to offer services in the city-state. The country’s top financial regulator has greenlighted numerous digital asset firms over the past several months, including CryptoCom, Genesis, and Sparrow. Circle’s Authorization The US-based stablecoin issuer obtained in-Principle Approval as a Major Payments Institution...