Tag Archives: Cryptocurrency News

Ethereum Layer 2 governance platform Arbitrum Foundation has spoken out following the community FUD from its controversial ARB sale.  The Arbitrum Foundation is taking heat for offloading 50 million ARB tokens on-chain without community consent. ARB’s value slumped 11% following the sale, with the Foundation explaining it utilized the proceeds in the DAO’s interest. The Foundation also revealed it loaned 40 million ARB from the total on-chain transfer to a financial markets player. In...

As the growing liquidity strain in the price of Bitcoin is a major concern, American banks are likely to start exploring new avenues to rebuild that part of the industry. The recent bank runs of American banks as recorded in March have fueled a massive pulldown on the liquidity base of Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital currency by market capitalization. As reported by CoinTelegraph citing data from crypto analytics provider, Kaiko, the drained liquidity in the market has hit a...

Alchemy’s new raise of $10 million was single-handedly funded by market maker DWF Labs. Singapore-based payments provider Alchemy Pay has taken its expansion efforts a bit further. Alchemy Pay raised $10 million in investment funding to reach a valuation of $400 million, according to a press release. Alchemy Pay Keen on Expanding Its Business For what it’s worth, Alchemy Pay has been focused on leveraging the crypto-friendly nature of South Korea to its fullest capacity. According to a...

The digital currency received a significant boost entering this year and despite the tough regulatory crackdowns and Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) that gripped the industry, the price of the cryptocurrency remained resilient.  The most significant event in the history of the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain – the Halving event – is now slated for April 2024, implying that it is exactly a year away. While the timeline for this event is often known beforehand, the fact that April is here has...

Though the Coinbase CEO is very clear in his support for ChatGPT, many other tech leaders blatantly disagree with him. Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has come out to kick against the call to stop the development of ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI. Armstrong took to his Twitter page to dissociate himself from the call for the halt as he noted that for advancement to be made, fear must...

CySEC directed FTX EU to halt all its operations on November 9, 2022. The European arm of FTX, FTX EU, has just opened a new website where customers in Europe may lay claims to their lost funds. The move, which is meant to give relief to customers, comes four months after the large-scale collapse of the FTX exchange in November. FTX EU Bags Regulatory Approval to Launch According to a Finance Magnates report, the new website was approved by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission...

Milkomeda is working on a new feature that would allow Cardano users to use any EVM contract directly from any Cardano wallet. The Cardano blockchain has been recently working its way to becoming the top EVM chain in the crypto space. Milkomeda co-founder Sebastien Guillemot recently announced that the development can happen as early as next month. This is because Milkomeda is introducing a new feature that would allow Cardano users to use any EVM contract directly from any Cardano...

On Thursday, embattled ex-FTX CEO SBF pled not guilty to the latest federal charges, which he also does not acknowledge.  Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) recently pled not guilty to five additional federal fraud and bribery charges. SBF appeared in a New York federal court on Thursday to plead not guilty to the latest charges related to FTX’s collapse. In a superseding indictment Tuesday, the Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York revealed the criminal...

Ranking as the sixth largest stock exchange in the European Union and second in Germany, Boerse Stuttgart is committed to doubling down on its track record concerning its new crypto service offerings. German stock exchange service provider Boerse Stuttgart Exchange has landed the license to offer a crypto custody service from the country’s top financial regulator BaFin. As reported by FinanceFeeds, the license will now position Boerse Stuttgart as a one-stop shop for service providers...

While there is a plan to set up a panel in April, the Japanese government is also launching a pilot program for the digital yen in the same month. As the race for digital currencies intensifies, the Japanese government is considering launching a panel to examine the practicality of the digital yen. The Finance Ministry is reportedly considering creating an expert panel in April to examine the feasibility of issuing the digital yen. Since the Bank of Japan began research on CBDC in 2020,...