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Last week, global investment bank Credit Suisse made a radical prediction: that the dollar’s era as the world reserve currency is coming to an end and that commodity money – such as gold – will rise to replace it. This week, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes builds on those predictions. He, too, believes that hundreds of billions of dollars will flow into both gold and Bitcoin throughout the next decade. However, he is also “100% certain” that financial crisis and hyperinflation...

After dipping to $40,000 yesterday, bitcoin went on the offensive and tapped $42,000 to mark a near 10-day high. The altcoins have also turned green today, with Ethereum eyeing $3,000 and Avalanche soaring by over 9%. Bitcoin Sees a 9-Day High The primary cryptocurrency experienced enhanced volatility last week when it suddenly pumped by $3,000 in minutes from $39,000 to nearly $42,000. However, the situation reversed shortly after, and the asset retraced just as quickly to...

Lava Labs has announced raising $10 million in the latest series A funding round. Its valuation has now topped a whopping $100 million. The London-based blockchain gaming startup plans to infuse the capital into developing its new multiplayer Web3 game – AFAR. Lava Labs’ official release revealed that the funding was led by Swiss venture capital firm, Dialectic. It also saw the participation from Animoca Brands, Dragonfly, Defiance, Merit Circle, Dapper Labs, among others, in...

Piyush Gupta – CEO of Singapore’s largest financial institution DBS Bank – believes cryptocurrencies could turn into an alternative to gold and its role in the current financial system. However, he doesn’t think digital assets could become “money as we know it.” Bitcoin on the Same Level as Gold DBS Bank’s top executive aired his thoughts on several popular cryptocurrency topics during a recent interview for The Economic Times. Similar to many proponents of the asset class,...

Russia’s central bank granted the country’s largest lender Sberbank a license to issue and exchange digital assets. The latest move opens new avenues for the nation’s economy hammered by western sanctions. The Approval According to the official statement, local companies will be able to issue their own digital assets to lure market investments, purchase digital assets through Sber’s system, or make other such transactions under the new license. The lender also stated that it...

This week was action-packed, and even though the broader cryptocurrency market managed to recover some of the losses from the previous period. Bitcoin maintains relative stability around $40K and seems to have reclaimed the level. Let’s unpack. Bitcoin was sitting at around $39,000 this time last week, and we saw little to no action for quite a while. On Monday, the price dipped below $38K, but the bulls were quick to step up, and all losses were recovered by the end of the...

Institutional cryptocurrency exchange LMAX has announced a partnership with Swiss financial services group SIX to launch cash-settled, centrally cleared crypto-asset futures. With the increasing institutional adoption of crypto trading, LMAX Group CEO David Mercer reveals that the company will complete its offering by adding digital asset futures to its portfolio through the latest partnership. LMAX-SIX’s New Crypto Product Offering Based on regulatory approval, LMAX said the...

The San Francisco-based crypto exchange – Coinbase – announced that users can now take advantage of the new feature to fund their non-custodial Coinbase Wallet easier than before. The Newest Product As part of its mission to make cryptocurrency products accessible to the broad public, Coinbase introduced Coinbase Pay. The company explained that the solution is an extension of its existing digital asset wallet that allows users to interact with Web3 applications. Coinbase Pay...

The European Supervisory Authorities – the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) – issued a warning to investors about cryptocurrencies, deeming the asset class as “highly risky and speculative” in nature. The ESAs Ask Consumers to Make Informed Decisions The warning comes amidst increasing consumer activity and interest in crypto-assets, as well as the...

Dominic Williams, the founder of Dfinity Foundation, proposed a way that blockchain and smart contracts can potentially help by getting millions of Russians to watch an entire informational video(s) about the ongoing war. The exec stated that the proposal is made in a personal capacity rather than as an employee of the decentralized blockchain project. The Proposal Even as Russia faces a massive economic meltdown, the shelling in Ukraine has hit residential areas of cities...