In a statement about reasons for the halt of NFT plans, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Harriet Baldwin cited the uncertainty across the cryptocurrency sector. The UK Treasury Department has revealed it will no longer be going forward with its initial plans of launching a non-fungible token. According to an April 2022 proposal, which was put forward by then Chancellor of the Exchequer and current prime minister Rishi Sunak, the plans were part of a broader effort to make the UK a...
Read More »Binance.US Acquisition of Voyager Digital Halted by Federal Judge
Since the time of the auction and the bidding process, US regulators have expressed a lack of confidence in the sale of the company to Binance. Judge Jennifer Rearden, a new Federal Judge for the US District Court in New York has temporarily halted the proposed sale of Voyager Digital to Binance.US. According to the judgment passed, the proposed $1 billion sale will now only be concluded once a decision has been made concerning the final details of the bankruptcy proceedings. The decision...
Read More »Parts of Twitter Source Code Leaked Online
As per court filing, Twitter has issued a subpoena and asked GitHub to disclose “name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), email address(es), social media profile data, and IP address(es)” linked to the handle behind the source code theft. As per a legal court filing, some parts of Twitter’s source code have been leaked as Elon Musk‘s Twitter is now seeking information about the responsible person. Last week on March 24, Twitter issued a subpoena to the software collaboration platform...
Read More »Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis: Risk of More Downsides Below $0.35
ADA price is trading in a bearish zone below the $0.356 support zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $0.356 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend lien with support at $0.3480 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Coinbase). The price could continue to move down if it stays below the $0.3560 resistance zone. Cardano price is struggling below $0.356 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ADA price...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Could Correct Below $1,650
Ethereum price is struggling to climb above the $1,800 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $1,750 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,740 the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $1,700 support zone. Ethereum price is declining below $1,750 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of more downsides...
Read More »Patricia Ibarra Is the World’s Latest Crypto Scam Victim
Patricia Ibarra is the most recent victim of a crypto scam. She feels bad about the situation, but even worse is that she got some of her own friends and family members involved in the scheme, which means she probably has guilt alongside the anger of being duped. Patricia Ibarra Was the Victim of a Crypto Scam The venture that stole money from Ibarra was called Crypto FX LLC. Based in Texas, the company promised anywhere between 15 and 20 percent returns to its...
Read More »First Republic (FRC) Shares Jump 15% as Regional Bank Stock Rebounds
Since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, several industry stakeholders have been doing all they can to help cushion the pangs in the firm to help prevent it from collapsing. Regional banks in the United States might have recorded their worst month ever this March, the surviving ones, including First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC). At the time of writing, the shares of First Republic have jumped by 15.72% to $14.28 in a move that appears as though it wants to start paring off the losses it has...
Read More »Polygon zkEVM Beta Launches on Mainnet, Buterin to Initiate Inaugural Transaction
According to reports, the Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta offers lower gas fees and could see wider adoption of Ethereum scaling technology. The Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta went live on Monday, March 27th, facilitating the deployment of smart contracts with increased finality and reduced costs. The release of the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine beta to the public comes days after rival Matter Labs released its own zkEVM. One of the main attractions of the Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta is...
Read More »The Crypto Tax Situation for 2022 Is Likely to Be Exceedingly Complicated
The crypto tax laws in the U.S. are exceedingly complicated. Nobody can deny this, and while there have been politicians and people in the past that have sought access to specific jobs in our government by saying they will make the laws easier to understand, it wasn’t enough to hit home with voters at the time or others tasked with making such decisions. The Crypto Tax Situation for 2022 Isn’t Pretty That being said, they’re likely feeling the heat right about now and...
Read More »MicroStrategy Settles $205 Million Debt with Silvergate & Shores Up on Bitcoin
MicroStrategy has bought over 6,000 more Bitcoin after fully satisfying its sizable Silvergate debt obligations. MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) recently increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings following a recent Silvergate Bank (NYSE: SI) loan repayment. According to reports, the BTC-loving business intelligence firm has bought an additional 6,455 Bitcoin for $150 million. The purchase, which also translates to an average price of $23,238 per token, brings MicroStrategy’s total...
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