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Singapore says it’s considering introducing new laws that will make it much harder for crypto retail investors to trade digital assets during this time. The nation’s regulators say they are truly concerned about the ongoing risks involved with virtual money. Singapore Is Worried About Crypto Trading Singapore has stated that many people getting involved in crypto are simply doing so because they are experiencing fear of missing out or “FOMO.” Regulators say people are...

Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – has issued a statement on the current position of bitcoin and crypto in general that’s got quite a few people worried. He said that he cannot predict what’s going to happen in the coming future, and he has also warned that virtually anything could happen. So, what does that mean? Coinbase Has Been Moving Up and Down The state of the crypto market isn’t doing well as of late. Despite a recent bull run in the later weeks of August,...

Sasha Hodder – founder of Hodder Law Firm – has mentioned the U.S. trustee overseeing the Celsius Network bankruptcy proceedings is seeking the aid of an independent examiner due to the company not being transparent enough. Is Celsius Trying to Hide Something? Right now, Hodder is saying that the company and its CEO Alex Mashinsky have not been fully clear or honest about what kind of creditors are owed money, nor have they gone into detail about how much is owed. She...

Kraken – a popular cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell – has recently offered its books to auditors to show them the company has heavy reserves of BTC, ETH, and Tether on file. Kraken Has Tried to Do a Lot of Good Kraken was founded in San Francisco, CA, which appears to be the ultimate hosting grounds for many crypto businesses considering this is long where Coinbase was stationed before deciding it was going to operate on a fully remote business...

More crypto companies appear to have laid off their staff members. The only difference between them and Gemini and Coinbase is that they apparently did it in secret. The layoffs occurred some time ago and never made it to the news prior to now. One would assume the companies in question likely sought to avoid publicity for the move given how much flack the previously mentioned enterprises have received for their actions. Among the firms to have let employees go is famed...

During a time when many crypto companies and lending firms appear to be on their last legs, during a time when many digital asset enterprises are making their way out the door or cutting back on expenses and operations, others are flourishing, one of which is the new exchange Bit Castle based in the island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (in the Caribbean). Bit Castle Is Now Operational The crypto space has not been doing well these past few months. Several...

Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has received permission from the judge overseeing its bankruptcy case to sell all the bitcoin it holds. The company has overcome opposition from unsecured creditors, which helped the court to rule in the company’s favor regarding its crypto assets, though the firm is not allowed to sell any of its stock shares or other assets. Celsius Will Part with All Its Bitcoin Celsius has been feeling the heat as of late. Things started off...

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has put out a recent report claiming that from the beginning of the year up through July, just under $2 billion in crypto funds have been stolen by hackers and cyberthieves around the world. Chainalysis Discusses Ongoing Crypto Theft Losses from crypto hacks surged by more than 60 percent in just the first seven months of 2022 alone. Many of these funds were stolen from decentralized exchanges given that they are far less regulated...

League One Barnsley – a professional football club based in South Yorkshire, England – is looking to end a deal with a cryptocurrency company that featured the firm’s name on the players’ shirts. The company – known as Hex.com – is being accused of posting discriminatory and abusive social media posts. Barnsley Will Say Goodbye to Hex.com Barnsley has only been a partner of Hex.com for a few short weeks, and yet already the club is looking to step away from the company...

Reddit – one of the most popular social media platforms around – has partnered with leading digital currency trading platform FTX to introduce a campaign known as Community Points. The campaign is presenting users with new ways to accept crypto payments. Reddit and FTX Join Hands Digital currencies have made their way into “speculative” and even “hedge fund” territories. Many have thought of bitcoin, for example, as a means of beating inflation and preventing one’s...