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The past seven days were quite painful in the cryptocurrency market as the majority of it is trading well in the red. This resulted in $40 billion being lost from the total capitalization, which is inching closer to $900 billion. The most obvious outlier in this is Ripple’s XRP which soared by 50%. Let’s unpack. Bitcoin’s price is currently sitting slightly below $19,000, down 5.7% in the past week. Seven days ago, it was trading at around $19,500 and even managed to poke...

XRP is the best-performing cryptocurrency in the past seven days, and it’s not even close. Trading at around $0.50, it’s up by more than 50%, leaving all other major altcoins in the dust. This has had the entire community speculating on possible reasons, so we take a look at two of them that might have caused the surge. The Ripple-SEC Case The case between the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple is one that the entire industry is looking at, for the way it ends...

Compute North, which happens to be the latest casualty of the ongoing crypto rout, has filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The filing is pending before the Judge Bankruptcy David R Jones. The company’s CEO, Dave Perrill, also stepped down from his position earlier this month but will continue to remain on the board. Compute North in Trouble Under the terms of the filing, the firm will be able to continue its...

The community members of the Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain network, Helium, has voted for a complete transition to Solana to improve network scalability. The HIP 70 proposal published by the Helium Foundation has been in the works for several months. In August, the foundation detailed the reasons behind the core developers’ inclination to Solana from its own bespoke chain to ramp up Helium in terms of speed, stability, and ability to serve more users. The vote for the...

Uniswap Foundation, the organization that oversees the development of the largest DEX in the world, has stated that its first wave of grants sums up to almost $1.8 million total. According to the official announcement, the grants vary in size and scope and are spread across three areas – protocol growth, community growth, and governance stewardship. Uniswap Diamond Uniswap Diamond is heralded as one of the most ambitious initiatives to be funded by Uniswap Grants. All...

Michael Saylor – Co-Founder and Chairman of the business intelligence software MicroStrategy – predicted that bitcoin’s price will reach its all-time high levels from November 2021 (approximately $69,000) “sometime in the next four years.” Over the years, the 57-year-old entrepreneur has presented himself as an outspoken supporter of the leading cryptocurrency, while his company is the largest BTC corporate holder. Earlier this week, it accumulated additional 301 coins,...

C Capital – a company established by Hong Kong billionaire Adrian Cheng – reportedly intends to raise $500 million to invest in digital currencies, credit, and private equity over the next year and a half. The firm thinks the cryptocurrency market has already bottomed, meaning that delving into it now is the perfect timing. ‘When People Are on Defense, We’re on the Offense’ According to a September 21 coverage by Bloomberg, C Capital plans to introduce a $200 million...

The Brazilian authorities reportedly ordered Glaidson Acácio dos Santos (known as “Bitcoin Pharaoh”) to deposit 19 billion BRL (nearly $3.7 billion) in court. This sum will be transferred to more than 122,000 investors and creditors who have become victims of his fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. Last year, the Brazilian Federal police organized a special mission called “Operation Kryptos,” following which they halted Santos’ illegal activities. In addition, they confiscated...

The authorities of Colorado announced that state residents can now pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies instead of fiat. Among the supported digital assets are the two biggest by market capitalization – Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Still, Colorado’s Revenue Department is not allowed to accept direct crypto payments, which is why it partnered with PayPal, which will help with the transactions. Colorado’s Pioneering Move The State’s officials disclosed that Colorado residents...

The controversial crypto gambling sessions anchored by Twitch celebrities and live-streamed to their followers will be banned effective October 16, Twitch said in a statement. It mentioned that Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com, the most notable crypto gambling sites using its platform, will no longer be able to use it to stream their activities. Going forward, Twitch will identify other crypto gambling sites and disable their access to its platform. ...