Cryptocurrency

Montenegro’s Justice Minister, Marko Kovac, has announced that the fate of Do Kwon now rests in the hands of a judge who will determine whether he will be extradited to the United States or South Korea.
“Consideration will be given to the gravity of c…

XRP, the cryptocurrency that powers the payments-focused decentralized XRP Ledger, a layer-1 blockchain, is the best-performing cryptocurrency in the top 20 by market capitalization on Wednesday.
According to CoinGecko, XRP is up over 8.5% in the last…

North Korean hackers are renting cloud-based mining services to launder their stolen crypto funds amid the recent clampdown on crypto mixing services. 
According to a report by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant, Pyongyang-based hacking group AP…

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The week has commenced on a dismal note for Bitcoin, as the digital currency grapples with market wide issues and overall macroeconomic uncertainty. 
The downturn is largely a consequence of the legal action initiated on Monday by the Commodities Futu…

Luna Classic (LUNC) bears remain in control.
The cryptocurrency, which powers the now largely defunct original Terra blockchain that experienced catastrophe back in May 2021 was last changing hands close to $0.00012, only slightly above the $0.0001170…

In recent times, the Bitcoin market has been facing a significant challenge as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges. This development has caused unease in the marke…

The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is calling on developers to create a new and inflation-proof stablecoin for its own blockchain.
The call for the new type of stablecoin came in a blog post on Thursday where the exchange said it is “particularly i…

Hong Kong officials plan to host a meeting between crypto companies and bankers in an attempt to ease financing for the sector as the city pushes toward becoming a global crypto hub.
The meeting, scheduled for April 28 at the Hong Kong Monetary Author…

Withdrawals are coming! The Shapella network upgrade will activate on the Ethereum network at epoch 194048, scheduled for 22:27:35 UTC on Apr. 12, 2023 Stakers & node operators should read this post as well as the Withdrawals FAQ From now until April 5…

The number of Bitcoin wallets holding a non-zero BTC balance continues to rocket higher, hitting a new all-time high of 45.388 million on Sunday, as per data presented by crypto analytics firm Glassnode.
That’s a rise of over 2 million since the start…

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Japan is set to make another attempt to convince G7 and G20 leaders to adopt streamlined crypto regulations.
Per Kyodo News, the Japanese government is set to take advantage of the fact that it will host a G7 summit in Hiroshima this May. Host nations…

The XRP price has gained by 1% in the past 24 hours, with its move to $0.468157 making it the best-performing top-100 cryptocurrency within the past week.
XRP’s price has increased by an impressive 20% in the last seven days, as well as by 25% in the …

Venezuelan crypto companies have reportedly been ordered to shut down over the past few days, following the President’s order to restructure the country’s crypto regulatory agency. 
Exchanges and mining companies seem to have been a casualty of an inv…

The Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon has complained that his “rights” are being “violated,” and legal experts warn that it could be “years” before his case is heard if he is extradited to face charges in his native South Korea.
The arrest of the missing cry…

The Shiba Inu price has dropped by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, with its dip to $0.00001054 coming on a day when the overall market has barely moved.
Its current price represents an 8% rise compared to its 30-day low of $0.00000973, while the meme token…

It is not unusual for tech giants to have strong opinions on emerging technologies, and Nvidia CTO Michael Kagan is no exception.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Kagan dismissed cryptocurrencies as providing no real value to society, suggesti…

China’s state-owned banks are offering services to local cryptocurrency companies in Hong Kong as the city embraces a more friendly regulatory stance. 
According to a Monday report from Bloomberg, a number of Chinese state-owned banks in Hong Kong hav…

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has gained popularity and experienced a spike in recent days, hitting over $28,000, a 22 percent increase this month and a 65 percent increase since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH)…