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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Logan Paul Over CryptoZoo NFTs

In a new class action lawsuit, Logan Paul and the NFT project CryptoZoo are accused of rug pull. In September 2021, the NFT-based game CryptoZoo was announced. With the promise of “an autonomous ecosystem” that would allow virtual ZooKeepers to purchase, sell, and trade exotic animals on the blockchain, hatching

February 3, 2023 1 min read

U.S Unemployment Rate Figure Lower Than Expected at 3.4%

The market has reached a point of no return. A new report on non-farm payrolls in the United States is now available. The number of individuals working in the U.S.’s industrial, construction, and retail sectors. The government statistics show that in January, a staggering 517k new employment were created. The

February 3, 2023 1 min read

Coinbase Stock Surged Over 24% Following Fed Interest Rate Hike

Today the U.S based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) shares soared by more than 24%, despite the Federal Reserve’s most recent hike in interest rates and statements from Fed Chair Jerome Powell about the Fed’s efforts in battling the high rate of inflation.  Further, on Wednesday, a U.S. judge dismissed the

February 3, 2023 2 mins read

MicroStrategy’s Q4 Financial Reveals Paper Loss of $1.3B

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

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Sells 1500 Bitcoin For Operational Expenses

Bitcoin soared by over 40% in the first month of 2023, off to a fantastic start for the year. This was also the second-largest increase for the month of January in the last decade. For operational purposes, Bitcoin mining firm Marathon digital has been selling its BTC holdings as the

February 3, 2023 1 min read

ECB Rates Interest Rate by 0.5% in Contrast to Fed’s 0.25% Hike

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5% points and said it would do the same in March, in contrast to the Federal Reserve’s 0.25% hike. This was done because of expectations that inflation would remain high in light of continued brisk economic expansion in

February 3, 2023 2 mins read

Fantom (FTM) Breaks Bearish Trend With a 195% Surge

Fantom, a decentralized smart contract platform for DApps native cryptocurrency FTM, price rallied over 103% in the previous 14 days and 195% in a month. At the time of writing, Fantom traded at $0.6302, climbing by 11% from the last day. And FTM had a market cap of $1.7 billion

February 3, 2023 2 mins read

Chainalysis Announces Layoff Amid Prolonged Crypto Winter

As private sector demand has decreased in tandem with the sell-off in cryptocurrencies for much of the last year. Chainalysis is laying off around 44 of its 900 workers, or 4.8% of its staff. According to Maddie Kennedy, the company’s senior director of communications, the layoffs will mostly affect members

February 2, 2023 1 min read

Crypto Market Signals Bullish as Bitcoin Price Skyrockets

The cryptocurrency market kick-off February with continued bullish momentum as the crypto king, Bitcoin (BTC), soared by over 45%, and the largest altcoin, Ethereum (ETH), surged around 40% in a month.  At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap has a market cap of $1.12 trillion, which increased

February 2, 2023 2 mins read

Retail Giant Pick n Pay Now Accepts Bitcoin Payment in South Africa

Pick n Pay, a supermarket chain in South Africa, has accepted Bitcoin at 39 locations before rolling out the service company-wide. The rollout of Bitcoin acceptance took place over the course of the last three months of pilot testing. Customers at any of the retail locations in South Africa will

February 2, 2023 1 min read