Author: Chris Smith
KPMG Canada Purchases Bitcoin and Ethereum
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Canadian branch of audit firm KPMG has recently announced it has purchased Bitcoin and Ethereum using the Gemini Trust Company service.
FBI Seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRepresentatives of the US authorities have announced the detention of persons involved in the hacking of Bitfinex in 2016, as well as the confiscation of $3.6 billion in Bitcoin.
Nvidia Will Not Buy Chip Maker ARM for $40B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGraphics company Nvidia has recently announced that it has abandoned its $40 billion acquisition of chip manufacturer ARM.
FDIC Says Crypto Adoption Poses Risks to Financial System
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe FDIC acting chairman Martin Gruenberg has said cryptos and the assessment of the risks associated with them have been among the top priorities in the work of the FDIC for this year.
BuzzFeed is Criticized for Revealing Identities of Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuzzFeed journalist Katie Notopoulos has revealed the identities of two of the four co-founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection.
Justin Sun is Accused of Manipulating Vote in Compound Protocol
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJustin Sun, the founder of Tron, has been accused of a “governance attack” on landing protocol Compound.
Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Teams Up with Gaming Platform FACEIT
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange WhiteBIT has partnered with competitive online multiplayer gaming platform FACEIT.
Fundstrat Believes Bitcoin Will Hit a Local Low
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMark Newton, Managing Director of Fundstrat, has said that in the next few months, the Bitcoin price with a “good probability” may reach a local bottom, but investors should proceed with caution.
Bitcoin Volatility Falls to 15-month Low
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin has been trading in a tight range over the past few weeks.
Solana Announces $5M Hackathon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSolana has announced that it will hold an international Riptide hackathon from February 2 to March 17 with a $5 million prize pool and seed funding.
Meta Refuses to Issue its Own Stablecoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacebook, which has recently renamed to Meta, announced in 2019 the development of its own fiat-backed digital currency.
ConsenSys Purchases Ethereum Wallet Operator MyCrypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteConsenSys has just bought the ETH wallet operator MyCrypto.
Gif Games and Talao Join Forces to Build Future of Identity in Metaverses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGif Games and Talao have today announced they have entered into a new partnership to enhance the experience of gamers and their interaction with brands.
Learn How to Make Deposits and Mint Your Own Non-Fungible Tokens on FTX
Reading Time: 4 minutesFTX offers its users a very interesting feature that makes it stand out of the competence. We are talking about the possibility of depositing and minting non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Fed Releases Report on the Risks and Benefits of Stablecoins
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Reserve of the United States (Fed) has published a report that examines the threats and impact of stablecoins on US monetary policy and the credit system.
President of El Salvador Believes Bitcoin Will Grow
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has said that due to the limited emission of BTC, the rise in the price of the asset is only a matter of time.
Founder of DeFi Project Wonderland Allows it to Close
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDaniele Sestagalli, co-founder of DeFi project Wonderland, has announced he is ready to close it amid a serious split in the community.
Cybercriminals Laundered $8.6B in Crypto Last Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to research company Chainalysis, in 2021, cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrencies, and compared to 2020, this figure has increased by 25%.
Russia Approves Roadmap for Crypto Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has approved a roadmap for regulating the crypto market for the period until the end of 2022.
SEC Starts Investigation Into Gemini, Voyager and Celsius Network
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into the activities of the providers of landing services Voyager, Gemini and Celsius Network.
Greenidge Generation Invests $264M in New Crypto Mining Venture
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto mining company Greenidge Generation has announced it intends to build a data center for mining cryptocurrencies in South Carolina (USA).
FTX US Raises $400M and Hits $8 Billion Valuation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US division of digital asset platform FTX has recently completed a $400 million Series A funding round and has reached a valuation of $8 billion.
The IMF Urges El Salvador to Abandon Bitcoin as a Means of Payment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that El Salvador deprive the first crypto of the status of a legal means of payment in the country.
UBS: The Market Will Suffer a Long Crypto Winter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe weakening of the arguments in favor of Bitcoin as a currency and inflation hedge against the backdrop of tightening the Fed’s policy speaks of the potential onset of a “crypto winter.”
Bithumb Will Block Withdrawals to Unverified Wallets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will prohibit users from withdrawing crypto assets to unverified third-party wallets.
Bitcoin 
Ethereum 
Tether 
BNB 
XRP 
USDC 
Solana 
TRON 
Zcash 
Figure Heloc