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Today in Crypto: Fines and Prison for Unregistered Crypto Firms in Cyprus, OrdinalsBot Raise $1 Million, Zimbabwe Gold is Now a Payment Method
10.10.2023
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Bitstamp Crypto Exchange Seeks Collaboration with European Banks to Boost Crypto Adoption
10.10.2023
The world’s longest-running crypto exchange Bitstamp is in talks with three large European banks about offering crypto services.
The 12-year-old exchange is in talks to help the banks begin offering these services possibly in the first quarter of 2024.
Cryptonews has reached out to Bitstamp...
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Battle Expands to Lawyers' Involvement
10.10.2023
As the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried enters its second week, his lawyers are seeking to question FTX co-founder Gary Wang about his reliance on legal advice regarding loans from Alameda Research.
In a legal filing made late Monday night, Bankman-Fried's defense team requested permission from...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as SHIB Could Skyrocket to $0.00003000 – Will History Repeat Itself with an 822% October Surge?
10.10.2023
The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has inched upwards by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.00000692 as the wider cryptocurrency market dips very slightly across the same period.
SHIB is now down by 5% in a week and by 6% in the last 30 days, with the meme token also having lost 14.5% of its value...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Battle: Lawyers May Already Be Eyeing an Appeal
10.10.2023
Daniel C. Silva, former assistant US attorney and shareholder at law firm Buchalter, believes that Sam Bankman-Fried's defense might be setting the stage for a potential appeal if the disgraced crypto boss is found guilty.
By focusing on minutiae, the defense could argue that they were deprived...
Layer 2 Networks Account For Nearly Two-Thirds of Ethereum Transactions: Report
10.10.2023
Ethereum’s layer 2 networks have gained significant traction in the past few years as developers seek faster and cheaper solutions to interact with the blockchain.
According to a new report released by blockchain intelligence firm, Messari, layer 2 solutions recorded 61% of the entire Ethereum...
Israeli Authorities Freeze Crypto Donation Accounts Linked to Hamas
10.10.2023
The Israeli police cyber unit have frozen cryptocurrency accounts used by Hamas to raise donations via social media, Jerusalem Post reported.
This action comes as part of a broader effort to curb the flow of funds into the hands of the terrorist organization, especially during times...
Hong Kong Police Issues Warning After Binance Users Lose $450K in Phishing Scams
10.10.2023
The Hong Kong police force has issued an alert after 11 Binance users in the region fell victim to phishing scams, losing over $450,000 combined.
Through its CyberDefender program, Hong Kong police warned that fraudsters impersonating Binance sent texts claiming accounts needed verification...
Tezos Price Prediction as XTZ Pumps 11.5% - Here’s Where the Crypto Is Headed Next
10.10.2023
Tezos (XTZ), the cryptocurrency that powers the Tezos layer-1 blockchain protocol, has pumped over 11% on Monday.
XTZ was last trading around $0.72 per token, having rallied as high as $0.746 earlier in the session to test its 100-day Moving Average, after enjoying a strong bounce from support...
China Says Overseas Visitors Are Using e-CNY, Paying More Salaries with CBDC
10.10.2023
Chinese officials say uptake for the digital yuan is rising among overseas visitors – while more citizens are receiving their salaries in CBDC wallets.
Per the Hangzhou Daily, state-run banks in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village “welcomed delegations [athletes and coaches]” from across Asia...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – VS, OPOE, QLINDO
9.10.2023
A risk-off tone to macro trading conditions on Monday amid jitters regarding the escalating Israel/Palestine is weighing on crypto prices.
Bitcoin (BTC) was last down just over 1% in the mid-$27,000s, while Ether (ETH) was last down over 3% at $1,580.
Ether is also suffering following...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: October 9, 2023
9.10.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
MoonPay Unveils Cryptocurrency Swapping Feature in Its App – Here's the Latest
9.10.2023
Crypto payments infrastructure firm MoonPay has unveiled a new feature in its app that enables users to swap one cryptocurrency for another.
"Introducing Swaps! Unlock the value from the assets you already own by swapping over 1,500 trading pairs," the company said in a recent post on X (formerly...
Here’s Why Crypto Prices Are Bearish in October, Traders Divest Into These 3 New Cryptocurrencies
9.10.2023
Crypto prices are pulling lower on Monday as jitters surrounding the escalating Israel/Palestine conflict and its potential to spill over to major oil-producing regional neighbors like Iran send oil prices higher, raising inflation fears.
Bitcoin (BTC) was last trading close to $27,500, down over...
BNB Chain-Based Altcoin LSC Faces Rug Pull Draining $1.1 Million, Token Slumps 98%
9.10.2023
Lucky Star Currency (LSC), a Binance Smart Chain-based altcoin token, has reportedly suffered a rug pull, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield.
The developer of the LSC, a relatively new crypto token, has managed to rug pull its users of $1.11 million, crashing the altcoin’s value...
Prosecutors Seek to Prevent Anthropic Mention in Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
9.10.2023
Prosecutors are seeking to prevent Sam Bankman-Fried from mentioning AI startup Anthropic during the proceedings.
The move comes in response to media reports of Anthropic securing billions in fundraising from Google, shortly after announcing a similar investment from Amazon.
The news...
Crypto Exchange HTX Recovers $8 Million Lost to Hacker in Recent Security Breach
9.10.2023
HTX, the crypto exchange operated by Huobi Global, has successfully regained the funds that were stolen by a hacker in a security breach that occurred in late September.
After reseiving the funds, HTX also offered the hacker a 250 Ether bounty as a token of appreciation. ...
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South Korea's Crypto Market Cap Nearly Doubles in First Half of 2023, Surpasses $21 Billion
9.10.2023
South Korea's virtual asset market has experienced a significant surge during the first half of 2023, reaching a total market cap of $21.1 billion.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea revealed that the country's crypto market cap witnessed a 46% increase compared to the previous...
Digital Yuan Giveaways Driving Adoption, Chinese Central Bank Claims
9.10.2023
The Chinese central bank has claimed that its program of digital yuan giveaways is helping to drive up CBDC adoption.
According to the state-run newspaper the People’s Daily, the Digital Currency Research Institute, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s dedicated digital yuan arm,...
Investor Disagreements Force FloorDAO to Send $2.5 Million to Splinter Faction – What's Going On?
8.10.2023
FloorDAO, a crypto group focused on NFT finance, has split into two separate entities due to disagreements among investors.
The project, which aims to develop products for "NFT-Fi," transferred over $2.5 million from its treasury, consisting of crypto tokens and NFTs, to a splinter group called...