MicroStrategy, a business analytics firm, said Thursday that it had lost money for the eighth straight quarter, but that it would maintain its policy of keeping Bitcoin on its balance sheet. Bitcoin’s value dropped to $23,439 after the quarterly earnings report was released. On Thursday, MicroStrategy’s stock rose about 10%,
February 3, 2023 1 min read
The Abu Dhabi office of Kraken, a renowned cryptocurrency exchange, has shuttered less than a year after being granted a local license. More than a third of the company’s workforce will be laid off as a result of this reduction. In a move that affected around eight positions, Kraken laid
February 3, 2023 1 min read
Embezzlement accusations have resulted in the arrest of the presumed true owner of Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Media outlets in his own country claim that Kang Jong-hyun was taken into custody on suspicion of embezzlement on February 2. Moreover, on January 25th, the Seoul Southern District Court issued
February 2, 2023 1 min read
In its most recent meeting, the Federal Reserve Board decided to increase interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point. At this meeting, the Fed implemented its smallest interest rate rise since March 2022, signaling a moderation in the pace of its rapid tightening throughout 2022. As the Fed
February 2, 2023 1 min read
The Ethereum-based social token platform Rally announced its closure on Tuesday. The Rally sidechain’s shutdown was announced in an email delivered to the Rally community on January 31st. Rally indicated that 2022 was a difficult year for the platform and the broader crypto sector. Despite the team’s best efforts, “the
February 1, 2023 2 mins read
In a new set of proposed regulations, the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to expand its purview to include virtual currencies and to increase its control over the country’s crypto space. Local media source Manila Bulletin reported on January 25 that the securities regulator has proposed drafting regulations.
January 30, 2023 1 min read
As the central bank of Nigeria has been actively encouraging its people to switch to digitalized currency, the price of Bitcoin premium in the country has risen to unsustainable heights. The current price of one bitcoin on the Nigerian cryptocurrency market NairaEX is 17.8 million Naira, or $38,792. Compared to
January 30, 2023 1 min read
Yuga Labs, known for producing popular NFT collections like the Bored Ape Yacht Club and the Mutant Ape Yacht Club, has been receiving a lot of media attention. The latest came from one of its co-founders, Wylie Aronow, who announced his departure from the company’s day-to-day operations through Twitter. Wylie
January 29, 2023 1 min read
According to a statement released on January 26th, the Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Friktion is closing down its user interface. And encouraging consumers to remove their money from the protocol. Due to the platform’s website switching to a withdrawal-only mode for all Volts, deposits are no longer possible. According
January 29, 2023 2 mins read
The crypto sector is still feeling the after-effects of the FTX fiasco with several firms laying off staff trying to cut down expenses. One of the greatest scams in history has allowed the SEC to take a stringent approach toward the crypto sector. Now according to FEC documents, many high-ranking
January 29, 2023 1 min read