S&P Index Performance After Jackson Hole Meeting Could Impact Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Sectors

The Jackson Hole meeting, an annual economic symposium attended by international central bankers and finance ministers, is set to take place from August 24 to 26 this year. Bloomberg Intelligence has constructed a comprehensive chart, put together by Markets & Mayhem, which reveals a consistent pattern of stock price increases in the week following the […]

Bitcoin Ordinals Fees Slump 24% Amid Falling BTC Prices

Bitcoin Ordinals fees have dropped significantly in the last two weeks, mirroring the general performance of BTC prices which have been under pressure. According to Dune Analytics data, the average daily fees generated from Bitcoin Ordinals stood at $71,709 as of August 21, down from $94,910 on August 14. This is a 24% drop in […]

Binance.US Alliances with MoonPay to Address Banking Challenges

Binance.US, a crypto exchange, has recently partnered with MoonPay, a payment startup, to provide customers with an alternative means to convert dollars into cryptocurrencies. This collaboration comes after the exchange has encountered many legal and financial obstacles due to heightened regulatory scrutiny, which has prevented customers from depositing or withdrawing dollars for over a month.MoonPay […]

BlockFi Blocks Attempts to Recover Millions from Bankrupt FTX and 3AC

BlockFi, a bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, is attempting to block FTX and Three Arrows Capital (3AC) from retrieving hundreds of millions of dollars to pay back their creditors. BlockFi claims that FTX misappropriated $5 billion of the loan it provided and that BlockFi’s creditors should not be pushed to the back of the line. FTX also […]

RBA and DFCRC Unveil Findings of CBDC Pilot Program in Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have released a report detailing the findings of their pilot program exploring the use cases for a potential e-AUD, a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The pilot found four primary areas which could be improved by a CBDC, including enabling complex […]

Balancer Secures Over 80% of Funds After Vulnerability Report

Balancer, a DeFi lending pioneer, recently received a vulnerability report that found over 100 of its V2 pools were at risk. The team quickly secured over 80% of the funds, but roughly $10 million remains at risk. To protect users, Balancer created an Emergency SubDAO that paused the pools and allowed users to only withdraw […]

Chinese Government Official Sentenced to Life in Prison for Illegally Subsidizing Bitcoin Mining Operation

Xiao Yi, a former Chinese government official, has been sentenced to life in prison for helping subsidize a secret, large-scale Bitcoin mining operation within the country’s borders, alongside unrelated acts of corruption. Yi pled guilty to the charges and has already returned the stolen funds and seen the seizure of both the bribes and his […]

“Wall Street Memes: The Next Big Crypto to Watch Out For in 2023”

Wall Street Memes (WSM) is a funny picture token inspired by Meme stocks. It has raised more than $26 million in its presale and is close to reaching its goal of $30 million. The token’s price increases slightly in the last stage, from $0.033 to $0.0337.FOOM is a cryptocurrency that is powered by AI and […]

Central Bank Report Warns of Financial Risks of Cryptocurrencies in Emerging Economies

Cryptocurrencies have been promoted as a way to reduce financial risks in emerging economies, but a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) suggests that they may actually be amplifying them. The report, which was compiled by the BIS’s Consultative Group of Directors of Financial Stability, states that cryptocurrencies cannot solve the financial […]