Tether increasingly backed by US government bonds
US treasury bonds account for 58.1% of the reserves behind stablecoin Tether. This was reported by Tether’s chief technology officer …
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Tether increasingly backed by US government bonds
US treasury bonds account for 58.1% of the reserves behind stablecoin Tether. This was reported by Tether’s chief technology officer …
Alex Mashinsky, CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network, steps down
The CEO of crypto money lender Celsius Network has resigned. So reports a New York law firm in press release. …
Nexos under fire in America
The lending platform Nexo is under fire in America. The states of New York and California, among others, are forcing …
Arrest warrant for Do Kwon of Terraform Labs in South Korea
A court in South Korea has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon. The founder of Terraform Labs created havoc …
Russia considers legalising cryptocurrency for international trade
The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of Russia have reconsidered their position on bitcoin and altcoins. They …
Binance does not suspend trading with Tether after USDC halt
Binance will not stop trading Tether USDT. The world’s largest exchange announced this after questions from Cointelegraph. Binance leaves Tether …
Trading volume on crypto exchanges at record low, except Binance
Statistics from analysis company Arcane Research show that crypto exchanges are quiet. The trading volume is even close to the …
Synthetix Network (SNX) rises 15% and crypto trading volume goes through the roof
SNX is the cryptocurrency of Synthetix Network, and it shows a nice increase today. The SNX price has risen by …
Why it is important that BlackRock shows interest in Bitcoin
On 4 August, it was announced that US crypto exchange Coinbase and the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, are working …
Cardano hard fork Vasil in September, ADA rises 5%
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says the Vasil Hard Fork is scheduled for September. They are almost ready, but ‘we are …
Crypto VFX from bankrupt Voyager up 125% within 24 hours
There is nothing as irrational as the crypto market. Who could have predicted, for example, that the cryptocurrency VFX would …
Tether from USDT-stablecoin has not (yet) frozen any addresses from Tornado Cash
Tether has not (yet) frozen any USDT tokens linked to the Tornado Cash mixer. The company writes this in a …
Get $1 million if you find bug on Ethereum before September 8
The Ethereum Foundation is doing everything to make the transition to proof of stake as smooth as possible. That is …
Cosmos Hub (ATOM) rises 10% after news of Kujira stablecoin
The price of Cosmos has risen 10% today. The corresponding cryptocurrency, Atom, is now trading at 12.94 euros. Is this …
New NFT exchange steals $820,000 worth of crypto, goes offline immediately
On Tuesday, a new exchange for NFTs went live, but SudoRare turned out to be nothing more than a back …
Ethereum up 2.5%, what’s going on?
Every little bit helps. Ethereum’s price is up 2.5% today after a brutal week in which the cryptocurrency had to …
Crypto market jumps to green, bitcoin, ethereum, EOS and altcoins rise
Finally, the weekend is over! Most cryptocurrency prices had a couple of bad days and saw big drops. But at …
EU wants new regulator for bitcoin and cryptocurrency
The European Union is about to set up a brand new regulator to get a better grip on cryptocurrency and …
This is what Ukraine is spending $54 million in crypto-donations on
The war in Ukraine is still going on. In a new attempt to defend the country against the Russians, $54 …
Crypto Capital Venture founder: ‘Cardano (ADA) is my favourite crypto’
Dan Gambardello, founder of Crypto Capital Venture, told Wednesday what his favourite cryptocurrency is. His preference is cardano and that …
Bitcoin down 7.5% and Ethereum 10%, will crypto market plunge below 1 trillion euros?
The crypto market is entering the weekend with a heavy hangover. Bitcoin is down 7.5%, and Ethereum is down 10%. …
Wife of arrested Tornado Cash developer lashes out at Dutch authorities
Ksenia Malik, the wife of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, has hit out at Dutch authorities for treating her husband …
BTC Direct news becomes BLOX news
The news platform of BTC Direct, on which you are now reading this article, is going to change. By 6 …
Cryptobank asks protection from legal claims
Hodlnaut has sought protection from creditors in Singapore. Last week, due to financial problems, the crypto bank had to suddenly …
Dogecoin (DOGE) up 7.5% today due to rapid growth Dogechain
The dogecoin price rose 7.5% today and is one of the few cryptocurrencies in the green. This seems to be …
Celsius (CEL) is missing $2.8 billion worth of bitcoin and ethereum (ETH)
The bankrupt crypto lending company Celsius seems to be running out of money soon. Yesterday, a hearing took place and …
‘The Merge is not going to lower transaction costs on Ethereum’
The Merge is coming and the enthusiasm around Ethereum is currently high. Ethereum has seen a price gain of over …
Why Shiba Inu (SHIB) is up 36% and Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 10%
The beginning of the week shows a shift of money towards memecoins. The price of Shiba Inu is up 36%, …
Why September 15 will be an important day for Ethereum
Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, said that on September 15, Ethereum will finally get its long-awaited update. This is four days …
The evolution of Ethereum: decentralised exchanges and the rotation of DeFi to NFTs
Ethereum is best described as a decentralised computer for the world. But what can you actually do with Ethereum and …
Billionaire says Merge will attract money to Ethereum
We have often written about billionaire Mike Novogratz, the CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital. He often makes statements …
Paris Hilton gets own ‘Malibu Mansion’ at Sandbox (SAND)
The Sandbox announced a special collaboration yesterday. The metaverse company is going to build, together with Paris Hilton, a Malibu …
United Nations worries about crypto and shows percentages
A new report from the United Nations gives an interesting insight into the cryptomarket today. The UN published this because …
Ethereum miners threatening to have their own blockchain, is it for the quick money?
There are rumours that Ethereum miners want a breakaway from the Ethereum blockchain after The Merge in September. Miners will …
Crypto exchange Binance seems to be preparing for DNB registration with additional verifications
Yesterday, crypto exchange Binance informed a lot of (Dutch) customers about stricter verification rules. Cryptobeurs Binance lijkt voor te sorteren …
Major League Soccer offers Bored Ape NFT contract as player (really)
As if the Bored Ape Yacht Club – and the American Soccer League – didn’t already do everything in their …
Brazilian central bank chief: “Bitcoin is a financial innovation”
Brazil: the land of the Amazon, carnival, meat exports, and recently also bitcoin. The South American country is increasingly engaged …
Professor warns SEC: ‘investigation into Coinbase is serious mistake’
A former advisor to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the agency of a “serious mistake.” Professor …
Cryptocurrency Flow soars 40% after news of Instagram NFTs
Parent company Meta announced yesterday that Instagram is enabling NFTs in more than 100 countries. These are NFTs supported by …
Tinder stops metaverse and cryptocurrency
There was interest for a while, but Tinder has now swung to the left. Parent company Match has decided to …
Why it is good that Michael Saylor is no longer CEO of MicroStrategy
Yesterday, Michael Saylor relinquished his title as CEO of MicroStrategy. This is very unexpected for many, but the reason is …
The big boys gamble on Ethereum ahead of The Merge
In July, open interest in Ethereum more than doubled. Not only consumers, but also hedge funds have taken positions in …
How many Dutch people have bitcoin, and what are the most popular crypto currencies?
It’s always interesting to see how big the crypto adoption is within your own country. Are you one of the …
News platform of Bored Ape Yacht Club (APE) wants to go 24/7
By now, everyone knows about the NFTs and ApeCoin (APE) of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). But what many …
Problems at Voyager and Celsius (CEL) pile up: deception and leaked email files
You have undoubtedly heard something about the liquidity problems at Voyager Digital and Celsius in recent weeks. The two American …
Is digital real estate a good investment in the metaverse?
During this slow and tedious bear market, hardly anyone talks about the metaverse anymore. This concept of a digital universe …
Ethereum up 25% this week, which is being noticed by institutional investors
Ethereum is getting closer to their big update to proof of stake, and you can see that in the price. …
Company behind hardware wallet BitBox victim of email data breach
Due to a data breach at ActiveCampaign, bitcoiners also have personal information that is out on the street. It concerns …
These are the 9 cryptocurrencies from Coinbase that would fall under SEC legislation
The largest US financial watchdog has labelled nine cryptocurrencies as securities, which means they are now subject to securities laws. …
Marathon Digital creeps towards goal with new investments
A new agreement with Applied Blockchain should help Marathon Digital reach a hash rate of 23.3 EH/s by the end …