US Federal Trade Commission Investigates Marketing Schemes of Crypto Firm Voyager

According to a court document filed recently in the Voyager Digital bankruptcy case, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the marketing of the crypto firm. Like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FTC has objected to Binance US purchasing Voyager’s assets. FTC’s Objection to Voyager’s Proposed Sale Plan Could Impact Bankruptcy …

Bitcoin Soars Over $25K, MEXC (MX) Rockets To All-Time High in 2023

press release PRESS RELEASE. With Bitcoin surging to reach a new 2023 high, MX has been the top performer in exchange tokens, with a 7-day growth of 32%. Bitcoin’s price rising over $25,000 has sparked a frenzy of activity in the cryptocurrency market. With investors flocking to take advantage of the price gains, the trading …

BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users

General manager of the Bank for International Settlements Agustín Carstens spoke at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Feb. 22 and described the digital financial infrastructure he believes would best suit central bankers’ needs. He called that infrastructure a “unified ledger.” Carstens compared the theoretical unified ledger with a smartphone, saying they both work seamlessly with …

Web3 Domain Alliance expands with 51 new members

The Web3 Domain Alliance, a member-led coalition that aims to provide a standardized framework for Web3 naming services, has announced 51 new members, including Blockchain.com, Rarible, Wyre, Bitdegree, WazirX, and Klever. These firms will help promote the development of the Web3 naming industry and the functioning of Web3 domain registries, according to the company We’re …

Rep. Maxine Waters says all US regulators ‘better get together on crypto’

California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the United States House Financial Services Committee, has called for coordination and cooperation between government agencies and lawmakers to address crypto regulation. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Representative Waters suggested that recent enforcement actions on the crypto space from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading …

ANKR Surges 51% Following Partnerships With Microsoft And Tencent

DeFi protocol Ankr recently announced partnerships with Microsoft and Tencent.  The protocol’s native token ANKR has gained more than 48% following the partnerships. The token’s trading volume has skyrocketed more than 1200% to reach $936 million. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr recently announced a series of partnerships with mainstream tech firms which sent its native …

MetaOne® 2.0 – New Features and Supporting Four Additional Blockchains

February 22, 2023 – Singapore, Singapore Web 3.0 infrastructure company, AAG, is thrilled to introduce MetaOne® 2.0. This feature-packed version of the MetaOne® wallet brings a new level of convenience and accessibility to the Web 3.0 world. Version 2.0 will make it easier than ever for users and enterprises to use and manage digital assets, …

Investing Legend Ray Dalio Slams Bitcoin and Crypto, Says Digital Assets Are Not Storeholds of Wealth

Hedge fund veteran Ray Dalio doesn’t think Bitcoin (BTC) or any other crypto asset represents an effective store of wealth. In a new interview with We Study Billionaires, longtime crypto critic Dalio says the digital asset space receives a disproportionate amount of attention given its relatively small market cap. He argues crypto assets don’t work …

FTC announces investigation into Voyager’s ‘deceptive and unfair marketing’ of crypto

The United States Federal Trade Commission said it had started an investigation of crypto lending firm Voyager Digital parallel to the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. In a Feb. 22 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the FTC said it was investigating Voyager and its employees “for their deceptive and unfair …

Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption

The capacity of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) recently surpassed an all-time high of 5,000 Bitcoin (BTC).  The Lightning Network is a neutral protocol built on top of Bitcoin, and it currently does not have a “native” token attached to it like many decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Although the Lightning Network’s total liquidity is less than …

TON blockchain freezes $2.6B worth of inactive tokens

According to the results of a community vote on Feb. 22, users and validators of The Open Network (TON), a layer-1 blockchain previously created by Telegram, have voted to suspend miners’ wallets for four years if they are inactive and have never made an outgoing transaction. The decision resulted in 1,081,389,416 Toncoin (TON) being suspended, …

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