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A recent report published by blockchain analytics firm Dune revealed that nearly 60% of non-fungible token (NFT) trading volumes this year were wash trades. Wash trading is a form of market manipulation in which a trader buys and sells a security to create the appearance of increased trading volume and activity in the market. In crypto, these activities involve buying and selling digital assets – fungible or non-fungible tokens – on trading platforms, intending to inflate...

Twitter introduced a new cryptocurrency feature on its platform that allows users to check the current price of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).  The graphics display the logo of the market tracking site Trading View and a link directing to Robinhood. It remains unknown whether those two were somehow involved with the new feature. Twitter’s Latest Crypto Move Users of the social media platform can now track the USD valuation of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap –...

The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX reportedly paid 94% of the $84 million purchase of a majority stake in Blockfolio in FTT tokens.  The coin played a leading role in the platform’s crash last month. CZ said Binance plans to dump its entire FTT stash (23 million tokens worth over $580 million at the time) amid rising worries about the over-exposure of FTX and Alameda towards the former’s native asset. New Data on the Blockfolio Deal According to a recent...

Rishi Ramchandani – a former executive at the bankrupt crypto platform BlockFi – became the APAC Web3 Lead of Google. The world’s largest search engine argued earlier this year that Web3 is a market that demonstrates “tremendous potential” and established a dedicated team. Finding Shelter in Google In a recent post on LinkedIn, Ramchandani said he feels “excited” to step into his new role in the multinational technology company. His main goal will be to advance Google’s Web3...

Uniswap has announced a partnership with fintech firm Moonpay to enable users to purchase cryptocurrency on its web app using debit cards, credit cards, and bank transfers. The new service aims to address a deep-rooted issue for decentralized exchange protocols that do not support fiat pairs. However, their centralized counterparts do. As part of the deal, Uniswap has enabled fiat-to-crypto conversions on the Ethereum mainnet, Polygon, Optimism, and Artibrum. The feature will...

The Aussie cryptocurrency exchange – Swyftx – and the investment platform – Superhero – have reportedly abandoned the previously planned $1 billion merger deal. Some of the main reasons are the enhanced control over crypto firms in Australia and the diminishing interest in digital assets following the spectacular collapse of FTX. Swyftx Takes Another Punch As reported by The Australian Financial Review, Swyftx will sell Superhero back to its founders – John Winters and Wayne...

In a market outlook report published on Dec. 20, Coinbase Institutional stated that the crypto winter will extend well into 2023, especially for altcoins. Company analysts expect digital asset selection will transition towards “higher quality names” like Bitcoin and Ethereum. This is based on several factors, such as sustainable tokenomics, the maturity of respective ecosystems, and relative market liquidity. They were not confident that altcoins would see much momentum next...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) – UK’s advertising regulator – banned an NFT promotion by Crypto.com on December 21. According to the press release, ASA flagged a paid-for Facebook advertisement for the crypto platform, citing failure to illustrate the risk of investing in NFTs as well as clarify details with regard to fees. This isn’t the first complaint against an advertisement by the exchange. In fact, the regulator banned two adverts from the platform following...

Elon Musk said he will appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the social media giant as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough” to fill the position.  The entrepreneur previously launched a poll asking users whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO. Over 57% of the participants answered “yes.” Vox Populi, Vox Dei It looks like Twitter will have a new CEO in the future after over 10 million people (out of the 17.5 million participants) supported the option in Elon...

Jo Johnson – the brother of the UK’s former PM, Boris Johnson – reportedly resigned from his advisory role in Bifinity (a payments technology company launched by Binance).  The world’s largest cryptocurrency platform has had several brushes with British regulators over the past few years. Despite the tension, the company aims to become a registered entity in the Kingdom sometime next year. Johnson’s Departure According to recent coverage by The Telegraph, Boris Johnson’s...