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Santander UK Limits Cryptocurrency Exchange Transactions, Bank Says Investing in Crypto ‘Can Be High Risk’
3.11.2022
On Nov. 3, Santander UK, the subsidiary of the Spanish financial giant Banco Santander, S.A., published a notice that says “investing in cryptocurrency assets can be high risk.” Furthermore, the British bank also imposed a limit on cryptocurrency exchanges using the firm’s...
ASIC's Longo pledges action against certain ‘high-risk’ crypto products
3.11.2022
The chair of Australia’s market regulator has warned that “action will be taken” on financial product issuers who promote risky products to a wide consumer base
Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today
1.11.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with the participation of nine banks. “Settlement in central bank money would reduce transaction costs by pre-empting the need for settlement guarantee infrastructure or...
Argo Blockchain is at risk of closing if it fails further financing
31.10.2022
Argo Blockchain has been selling its Bitcoin holdings earlier this year to cut debt to Michael Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital
Troubled Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific's Shares Continue to Plunge on Bankruptcy Risk
28.10.2022
Shares of bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZ) fell another 14% Friday after a rough week amid financial woes and analyst downgrades
CFTC commissioner compares crypto contagion risk to 2008 financial crisis
28.10.2022
The commissioner warnes that vulnerabilities seen within the crypto markets are similar to those seen during the global financial crisis and calls for the agency to be given additional authority
Monetary Authority of Singapore May Introduce Risk Test Before Permitting Cryptocurrency Trading
26.10.2022
Source: AdobeStock / martinhosmat083 Singapore’s retail investors may have to take a risk awareness test to be allowed to trade crypto, in order to ensure that they have sufficient knowledge of the risks involved.  Citing two consultation papers published on Wednesday, the CNA reported...
A Crypto Rewards Platform That Promised 40% APY Halts Withdrawals, Citing ‘Market Fluctuations’
24.10.2022
A crypto rewards platform called Freeway.io has notified users that it decided to reallocate capital in order to “manage exposure to future market fluctuations and volatility.” In doing so, users are unable to withdraw funds from the platform, and the Freeway team explained that amid...
Fidelity Discusses Bitcoin as Portfolio Insurance — Could Soon Stand in ‘Stark Contrast’ to Path Fiat Currencies Take
24.10.2022
Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, says that bitcoin could be considered portfolio insurance. The firm notes that the cryptocurrency “may soon stand in stark contrast to the path that the rest of the world and fiat currencies may take — namely the path...
Gate.io users at risk as scammers fake giveaway on hacked Twitter account
22.10.2022
The fake website is actively promoting a fake giveaway of 500,000 USDT while asking users to connect their wallets (such as MetaMask) to claim the rewards
Genesis Chief Risk Officer Said to Be Exiting After 3 Months
20.10.2022
Michael Patchen joined the company only this past summer
Euro Area Annual Inflation Jumps to 9.9% in September, Cost of Bread Skyrockets, Protests Erupt
19.10.2022
According to the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat on Wednesday, Euro area annual inflation is up to 9.9% in September, up from 9.1% in August. The inflation rate in September tapped a 40-year high, and investors suspect that the eurozone is “at risk of a financial meltdown.”...
While Its Lost 94% in Value Since the Collapse, Terra’s Fractured Ecosystem Is Still Worth $2.5 Billion
16.10.2022
It’s been five months since the Terra ecosystem collapsed as tens of billions of dollars in value disappeared from the crypto economy in a matter of days after May 7. Terra’s new Phoenix blockchain managed to restart the ecosystem to some degree and since the end of June...
TrueFi's $4M Bad Debt in Limbo Shows Risk of Crypto Lending Without Collateral
13.10.2022
Decentralized lending protocol TrueFi’s experience with loan defaults reveals its recourse for recovering bad debts: old-school solutions that can be time-sapping and costly, such as taking borrowers to court
Crypto Trading Firm FalconX Debuts Risk Management Platform for Institutional Clients
13.10.2022
FalconX 360 seeks to make risk management and liquidity visibility more accessible for institutional crypto investors
'High Risk' Crypto Activity Surges in Eastern Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine War: Chainalysis
12.10.2022
Crypto activity determined as "high risk" and "illicit" has surged in Eastern Europe since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis
Ark Invest CEO Warns Rate Hikes Could Fuel a ‘Deflationary Bust’ in Open Letter to the Fed
11.10.2022
Following the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report that the U.S. Federal Reserve should stop raising rates, Ark Invest CEO Catherine Wood has published an open letter to the U.S. central bank asking the institution to stop raising interest rates. Wood says that...
Bitcoin Price and Ethereum – Fear & Greed Index Signals "Extreme Risk"
11.10.2022
Most cryptocurrencies were trading in the negative early on October 11, as the global crypto market cap fell 3.26% on the previous day to $916.30 billion. Over the last 24 hours, however, overall crypto market volume increased by 63.81% to $54.09 billion....
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Crypto Services Firm Luxor to Offer Derivatives for Bitcoin Miners to Hedge Risk
10.10.2022
The new product will be based on “hashprice,” a term coined by Luxor to refer to the revenue miners earn from a unit of hashrate
Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Other Risk Assets Fall Again Following Disappointing Jobs Data
7.10.2022
Investors are nervous about rampant inflation prompting yet another massive rate hike by the Fed, and the economic damage that might cause. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets