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One of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Huobi, has filed to dissolve an entity based in China. This comes as the country escalates its efforts to clamp down on the cryptocurrency industry, in general. Evident in Chinese business registration archives, the entity’s management has filed a Resolution to dissolve On July 22nd, this year. The announcement further reads that “creditors are requested to declare their claims to the liquidation team within 45 days from the...

The past couple of days were particularly turbulent in the cryptocurrency market. This was largely propelled by Bitcoin’s rally, as the cryptocurrency managed to surge as high as $40,580 yesterday, before tumbling to where it’s currently trading at around $37,300. Bitcoin Price Pulls Back Following Amazon’s Statement Over the past few days, Bitcoin is on an impressive streak. From the lows at around $29K to yesterday’s high at $40,580, BTC was up almost 40% in six days. This...

An Amazon spokesperson has said that the earlier reports of the company planning to accept Bitcoin and to investigate the issuance of its own token next year are false. Previously, a report from City AM, citing Amazon insiders, claimed that the world’s leading online retailer plans on accepting Bitcoin and to investigate issuing its own token in 2022. The report went even further, saying that: This isn’t just going through the motions to set up cryptocurrency payment...

A new survey conducted by the Independent Reserve revealed that 43% of the residents of Singapore own digital assets. 46% asserted they would purchase virtual currencies in the next year. Singaporeans Are Keen on Crypto The Australian trading venue Independent Reserve (IRCI) surveyed 1,000 participants to determine the level of cryptocurrency adoption in Singapore. Per the statistics, 43% of the locals already own crypto. Taking a closer look, the results showed that the...

Tether executives are reportedly facing a probe from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), as prosecutors are looking into the company’s past activities with its banking partners. According to Bloomberg on Monday (July 26, 2021), the information came from three anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The DOJ is investigating whether banks were aware of the crypto-based transactions carried out by Tether. USDT is the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. The total...

Ampleforth – the algorithmic stablecoin with elastic supply – has been introduced in Aave’s lending ecosystem. Ampleforth (AMPL) Now Included in Aave While most stablecoins have a stable peg, Ampleforth (AMPL) is doing things differently. It’s designed in a way where the algorithm chases a target price and readjusts the overall supply. If the price is above the target, the total supply would increase and vice-versa: if the current price is below the target, the supply will...

The bulls have resumed control over the market in the past few days and have pushed bitcoin to a near three-week high at almost $35,000. The alternative coins have also benefited from these developments, with ETH closing down to $2,200 and DOGE sitting at $0.20. Bitcoin Taps an 18-Day High Ever since bitcoin bottomed at $29,200 on July 20th, the cryptocurrency has been on a roll. It bounced off immediately and reclaimed $30,000 in just a few hours. Shortly after, more...

David Lindberg – Chief Executive of retail banking at NatWest – warned investors to beware of dealing with digital assets in Britain. In his opinion, the market there is full of fraudsters who create fake cryptocurrency exchanges to lure users into thinking they are investing. ‘Fraud And Scams Are an Industry’ One of the top executives at the leading British bank NatWest – David Lindberg – alerted that the UK is not the best place for crypto investing. To him, the Kingdom is...

Most blockchain-based startups have seen funding from venture backers, despite the current cryptocurrency market downturn, recording over $4 billion in Q2 alone. This massive venture capital backing is in keeping with the established trend of VC funding for blockchain firms as investors look to be part of the new wave of disruption associated with decentralized finance. VC Backers Continue to Dole Out Funding for Blockchain Startups According to CNBC on Thursday (July 22,...

Bitcoin saw a great few days following the B Word event where Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Cathie Wood spoke quite fondly of it. It’s up 15% in five days, and it appears to be preparing for a test of $34K. Bitcoin Price Gaining 15% In a Few Days This was a very turbulent week for bitcoin’s price, which didn’t seem like it was off to a good start a few days ago. In fact, on Tuesday, the price plummeted down to around $29,200, causing nothing but fear and panic in the market....