Mon, October 19

Twitter Account of Peter Schiff Hacked To Promote Crypto Phishing Scam

Peter Schiff, a vocal critic of cryptocurrencies and supporter of gold, had his account hacked and used to promote what looks to be a fraudulent gold coin scheme. Peter Schiff’s son, Spencer, warned his father’s followers that the URL in the Tweet is “most certainly” hacked. Spencer has a more

June 3, 2023 1 min read

Marathon Digital Witnesses 77% Surge in BTC Mined in May

With the aid of its own software, Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) mined 1,245 bitcoin in May, an increase of 77% over the previous month. According to the announcement, the miner has boosted its operating processing power by 9%, to 15.2 exahash/second (EH/S). CEO Fred Thiel stated: “The increased

June 3, 2023 1 min read

U.S Republicans File Legislative Draft To Classify Crypto as Commodities

Senior Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have filed a new legislative draft. It seeks to reclassify digital tokens from securities to commodities. This is a major attempt to solve the regulatory difficulties surrounding digital assets. The proposal was made by the leaders of the House Financial Services

June 3, 2023 2 mins read

U.S Unemployment Rate Surges to 3.7% in May as per Labor Statistics

The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 3.7% in May, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In addition, there were an additional 339,000 nonfarm payroll employment created for the economy last month. The increase this month is a 0.3% growth, bringing the

June 3, 2023 1 min read

Qatar Central Bank Criticized by FATF Over Crypto AML Implementations

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has been criticized by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This is for failing to effectively implement QCB’s own policies forbidding virtual asset service providers. To successfully tackle developing kinds of criminal conduct. Such as punishing virtual asset service providers. Qatar has to enhance its skills,

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Japanese Officials Tighten Stance on AI Data Harvesting

After being alerted by the country’s local privacy agency about ChatGPT’s data harvesting tactics, Japanese officials have begun tightening their attitude against artificial intelligence (AI). In a statement released on June 2nd, Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission requested that OpenAI reduce the amount of sensitive data it gathers for machine

June 2, 2023 1 min read

CFTC Proposes Regulations To Counter Negative Impact of Crypto and AI

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new regulations for risk management to account for the potential impact of “evolving technologies” like cryptocurrency and AI. Commissioner Goldsmith Romero stated on Thursday that as a result of the emergence of distributed ledger networks, various sectors have started adopting or exploring

June 2, 2023 2 mins read

Binance Achieves Seamless Integration of Tether (USDT) On Arbitrum and Optimism Networks

Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, has successfully integrated Tether (USDT) on the Arbitrum One and Optimism networks. This integration aims to provide Binance users with faster and more cost-effective transactions, which ultimately enhances trading efficiency. Deposits for USDT are now open on both networks. #Binance completes the integration of Tether

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Bitcoin Mining Firm CleanSpark Buys 12,500 Mining Gear Worth $40.5M

CleanSpark, a Bitcoin mining company, has invested $40.5 million in 12,500 new ASICs to increase its fleet size. The mining company’s overall hash rate is expected to increase to more than 16 EH/s as a result of the new hardware. Moreover, CleanSpark said on Thursday that the cost per terahash

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Silvergate Bank To Submit Self-liquidation Plan Shortly Post Fed Consent

Silvergate Bank, renowned for its crypto-friendly attitude, has agreed to submit a self-liquidation plan with California banking authorities within 10 days, marking a major breakthrough for the cryptocurrency sector. In light of the Federal Reserve Board’s consent decree against Silvergate Capital Corporation and Silvergate Bank, released on March 8, 2023.

June 2, 2023 1 min read