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Crypto Futures ETFs Raise More Than $73 Million Ahead of Hong Kong Launch
16.12.2022
Hong Kong’s first crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted over $73 million ahead of their debut on the region’s stock exchange. The launch of the two ETFs tracking cryptocurrency futures listed in the United States comes despite the industry’s current troubles....
5 key takeaways from Huobi 2022 crypto industry report
16.12.2022
In Huobi’s most recent industry report, dissects the most discussed crypto-related terms, countries with high levels of activity in the industry, regulations and more
Bitcoin Few Weeks Away From Its First Weekly Chart 'Death Cross'
16.12.2022
Bitcoin has never seen a death cross on its weekly chart before and the ominous-sounding indicator has a bad reputation of trapping sellers on the wrong side in traditional markets
Binance Proof-of-Reserves Auditor Mazars Pauses All Work for Crypto Clients
16.12.2022
Mazars other clients included Crypto.com and KuCoin
EU Rules for Distributed Ledger Financial Trading Finalized Ahead of March Pilot
16.12.2022
Requirements to test people's knowledge of distributed technology could deter the average retail investor, some worry
Reports Suggest Caroline Ellison Is Working With Feds and Snitching on FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried
16.12.2022
Following the arrest of the former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), spectators continue to wonder where ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is, and whether or not she turned on SBF. A few reports suggest Ellison is “likely working with feds” and it’s possibly the reason why Ellison...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Down for Several Hours Due to 'Scheduled Maintenance'
16.12.2022
The crypto exchange had paused withdrawals for its yield product recently
ECB Hikes Interest Rates by 50bps; Signals Need for Further Hikes to Fight Inflation
16.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hike three of its key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%) as part of its ongoing war against inflation. The organization stated that further increases are likely to happen “because inflation remains far too high and is projected to stay above...
Crypto Trading Firm Amber Group Raises $300M Series C After FTX Contagion
16.12.2022
The collapse of FTX had impacted some of the trading firm's products and customers, increasing the need to quickly raise additional capital
Web3 Applications Will Increasingly Be Built on Custom Blockchains, Says Ankr’s Head of Product
16.12.2022
As blockchain developers compete for traffic and resources for their respective dapps (decentralized applications), the downside to this, according to some in the industry, can be a poor user experience which in turn undermines the mass adoption cause. Therefore, unless current blockchains —...
Bank of Russia Moves to Safeguard Crypto Companies Against Sanctions
16.12.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has introduced measures to protect entities working with digital assets from sanctions pressures. These businesses will be exempted from some reporting requirements as part of a regulatory relief intended to minimize the burden on financial organizations. Russia’s Central...
Embattled Crypto Firm FTX Wants to Sell Its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
16.12.2022
Crypto exchange FTX petitioned a federal court for permission to sell several subsidiaries on Thursday, including U.S.-based derivatives wing LedgerX
US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users
16.12.2022
Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The bill, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” is “the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and developers...
First Mover Asia: Active Crypto Developers Decreased Nearly 60% in 2022
16.12.2022
Despite the decline over the past year, more than 1,500 developers are still active in building the top blockchains and decentralized applications during this bear market
Trump Launches NFT Card Collection — Sweepstake Winners Could Dine or Golf With the 45th President
15.12.2022
The former 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the launch of his new non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards on Dec. 15, 2022. Trump revealed the NFT collection via his Truth Social account and the former president told his fans that the NFTs would “make a great Christmas...
The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2022
15.12.2022
2022, as with many recent years, was a bit of a flaming trainwreck as we continued to deal with the covid-19 pandemic (and other viruses, too), soaring inflation, idiotic tech bros destroying things, and, unfortunately, so much more. But there was actually some good things that happened this year...
Jack Dorsey Gives Decentralized Social Network Nostr 14 BTC in Funding
15.12.2022
The former Twitter CEO has donated roughly 14 BTC worth $245,000 to fund Nostr's development, after recently publishing his views on a native internet protocol for social media
Crypto Markets Today: Archblock Attempting to Bring US Banks to DeFi; Bitcoin and Ether Stall
15.12.2022
Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Incoming House Financial Services Committee Chair Asks Secretary Yellen to Delay Crypto Tax Provision
15.12.2022
Rep. Patrick McHenry, the soon-to-be chair of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote a public letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asking her to delay the implementation of the tax provision in last year's infrastructure law
I Played The 2022 Bratz Game, And It's As Bad As You Think
15.12.2022
When I got an email that Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion, the first official Bratz dolls video game since 2012, was coming out in November across most platforms, including, remarkably, the PS5, I was intrigued and a little amused. When I booted it up, I got that familiar hit of nostalgia, as each of...