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Bitflex Commences BETA Testing With Zero-Trading Fees
20.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Seychelles, June 20, 2022 – Bitflex Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “our”), a blockchain technology company in the global market, today announced that the Company will commence BETA testing of its cryptocurrency exchange and plans...
Decoupling of Lido’s Staked ETH Differs From Stablecoin Collapse, CoinShares Says
20.6.2022
The decoupling of ether (ETH) and Lido Finance’s staked ether (stETH) is not equivalent to the breaking of the link between terraUSD (UST) and the dollar, and isn’t an example of a stablecoin collapse, according to CoinShares
Dogecoin Sees Weekend Bump After Musk Tweets, Synthetix Volumes Grow to $200M
20.6.2022
Over the weekend, separate catalysts lead to volatile trading in the two tokens with SNX rising as much as 85% in the past 24 hours
DeFi Protocol Solend Passes Governance Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’
20.6.2022
Solana DeFi protocol Solend has passed a governance vote that will see voting times increased to one day
Digital Asset Exchange Coinmena Secures Provisional License Allowing It to Operate in the UAE
20.6.2022
Coinmena, the Bahrain-headquartered and sharia-compliant digital asset exchange, announced recently that it had secured a provisional virtual assets license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The license allows Coinmena to not only expand its activities but...
Meta Launches Metaverse Digital Clothing Store
20.6.2022
Meta announced that it was launching a designer digital clothing store that will allow users to purchase pieces of clothing for their avatars in its metaverse. The company believes that clothing and other accessories will become an important part of the users’ identity expression and that...
McKinsey: The Metaverse Could Generate $5 Trillion by 2030 — ‘Simply Too Big to Be Ignored’
20.6.2022
Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company has forecasted that the metaverse may generate up to $5 trillion by 2030. In addition, more than 80% of commerce could be impacted by activities in the metaverse. Metaverse Could Generate $5 Trillion by 2030 Global management consulting firm McKinsey...
Solend’s Whale Liquidation Crisis Prompts Second Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’
20.6.2022
The Solana-based borrowing and lending service is going back to the ballot box
Kevin O’Leary Says He Won’t Sell Any Crypto Despite Downturn – ‘You Just Have to Stomach It’
20.6.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says he is not selling any of his cryptocurrencies despite the crypto market downturn. “Long term, you just have to stomach it. You have to understand you’ll get volatility,” he stressed. Kevin O’Leary: I’m...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Confirms He’ll Keep Buying and Supporting Dogecoin
20.6.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has reaffirmed his commitment to dogecoin (DOGE). He confirms that he will keep buying and supporting the meme cryptocurrency. The price of dogecoin climbed following his statements amid a crypto market downturn. Elon Musk Reaffirms Commitment to Dogecoin Tesla...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin as Digital Gold and Inflation Hedge. Really? BTC Is Under Water, While the Metal You Can Hold Is Breathing Air; Cryptos Rebound Sunday
20.6.2022
A Sunday rally had bitcoin perched back over $20K and ether above $1.1K, but the recent Terra and Celsius debacles have increased investor anxiety about the digital assets' ability to maintain those levels
Salvadoran President to Bitcoin Investors: Your BTC Investment Is Safe, Will Immensely Grow After Bear Market
20.6.2022
The president of El Salvador has some advice for bitcoin investors. He believes investments in the largest cryptocurrency are safe and will “immensely grow” after the bear market. El Salvador’s President on Bitcoin Investments The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele,...
Bitcoin Rebounds Past $20K, Ether Soars Above $1,100
19.6.2022
The price of bitcoin bounced 16.7% off of its Saturday lows. Ether followed with a 29% gain
Binance Suspends Direct Deposits and Withdrawals in Brazil
19.6.2022
Binance announced this week that the direct withdrawal and deposits were suspended in Brazil. The exchange issued a statement where it announced that this was the result of a change in the payments partner in the country and that it will be taking legal steps against it. However, the partner states...
Christie’s Web3 Expert Leaves Auction House to Run CryptoPunks for Yuga Labs
19.6.2022
Noah Davis, a key factor in the storied auction house’s crypto embrace, was involved in Beeple’s $69 million NFT sale in March 2021
Cumberland Sees Massive OTC Moves During Crypto Market Rout — ‘Most Volume We’ve Seen This Year’
19.6.2022
During the last week, while crypto markets got hammered, digital currency-centric over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks were swamped with orders. The cryptocurrency OTC trading desk Cumberland, a subsidiary of DRW, explained that on June 13, the firm saw 30% more volume than the previous...
Solana DeFi Platform Votes to Control Whale Account in Bid to Avoid Liquidation 'Chaos'
19.6.2022
Solend users voted to "grant emergency power to Solend Labs to temporarily take over the whale's account."
Sberbank to Conduct First Digital Asset Transaction on Own Platform
19.6.2022
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The announcement comes after earlier this year, the bank was authorized to issue digital financial assets. Sberbank...
Hard Times in Crypto Lead to Price and Macro Risk
19.6.2022
Just the first in a series of risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days
Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses Terraform Labs of Misleading Investors
19.6.2022
Following the Terra stablecoin depegging incident, a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company Terraform Labs and a number of other crypto companies over the collapse of terrausd (UST). The case against Terraform Labs (TFL) was filed by the plaintiff Nick Patterson on behalf of others...