Report: Hong Kong Residents Lost More Than $216 Million to Crypto Scams in 2022
According to Hong Kong police, in 2022 there were 2,336 reported crypto scam-related cases in…
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Fraudsters Offer Russians Bogus Chance to Invest in Fake ‘State Cryptocurrency’
Internet users in Russia have been targeted in an email campaign advertising the launch of…
Blockchain Retail Market Size to Top Over $2 Billion by 2028 — Study
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global blockchain retail market size is expected to surge…
Deadline Approaching: Mt Gox Trustee Sets Final Cut-off Date for Creditors to Claim Over $3 Billion in Recovered Bitcoin
The Tokyo bankruptcy court trustee for the defunct Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Nobuaki Kobayashi,…
Coinbase Launches Wallet-as-a-Service to Bring Millions to Web3
On March 8, Coinbase announced the launch of its Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) product. The WaaS product…
UK Widens Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto ATMs
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has widened its crackdown on unauthorized…
Bitcoin Proponents Slam Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman After Venmo Payment Issue
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with…
Silvergate Bank Announces Voluntary Liquidation as Crypto Industry Woes Persist
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Silvergate Bank announced its intention to wind down the crypto-friendly…
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin’s Address Sells Trillions of Airdropped Tokens, Causes Illiquid Coin Prices to Plummet
On March 7, onchain observers noticed that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, had allegedly…
Fed Chair Warns of Higher Interest Rates Than Previously Anticipated, Faster Hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned that “the ultimate level of interest rates is…
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and…
Biggest Movers: XRP Hits 2-Week High, SHIB Marginally Higher
Xrp rose higher for a third straight session on Wednesday, as prices moved to a…
China’s Wechat Adds Support for Digital Yuan Payments
Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $22,000, as Powell Warns of Higher Rates
Bitcoin moved below the $22,000 level on March 8, as markets continued to react to…
Like Venezuela, Some Retailers in Argentina Are Now Pricing Items in Dollars
Some retailers in Argentina are already pricing imported items in U.S. dollars, according to reports…