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FTX Raises $400 Million in Series C Fundraise, Firm Reaches $32 Billion Valuation
Following the company’s subsidiary FTX US raising funds in its first Series A financing round, parent company FTX Trading Ltd. has announced it has secured $400 million in a Series C fundraise. The crypto company’s latest financing round brings the firm’s post-money valuation to $32 billion. FTX Series C Fundraise Brings Firm’s Valuation to $32 …
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US Senator: ‘America Competes Act’ Is a Direct Attack on Crypto Industry, Government Is Picking Winners and Losers
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis says that the recently introduced “America Competes Act of 2022” is a direct attack on the crypto industry. “I will not stand by and let the heavy hand of the government pick winners and losers,” she stressed. Congressman Tom Emmer explained that the legislation would give Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “dictatorial-level …
Technical Analysis: Arweave up Over 44% in the Last Week, Monero Starts Lower
Arweave, which rose by over 44% in the last week, was once again in the green, trading over 10% higher on Monday. This comes as monero slipped in today’s session. Biggest gainers Following a bearish January, crypto markets began to rebound within the last week, with arweave being one of the biggest gainers in that …
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Litecoin’s long-anticipated MWEB Upgrade is released
After working on development for almost two years, Litecoin is finally launching the MimbleWimble protocol which will dramatically enhance the network’s fungibility and scalability. The eagerly-anticipated ‘MWEB’ release candidate has launched on Litecoin’s Github. This is the most significant upgrade in Litecoin’s 10 years of development, MWEB brings improved scalability and fungibility to Litecoin (LTC). …
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MicroStrategy to hold second edition of Bitcoin for corporations
The corporate Bitcoin whale, Microstrategy, holds the second edition of its Bitcoin for Corporation conference. MicroStrategy plans Bitcoin conference 2.0 The conference will be a virtual event where the NASDAQ listed company will educate corporate institutions on integrating crypto into their operations. In addition, this virtual event will explain the benefits of having Bitcoin on the …
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Gigantic price rise is just a matter of time: Nayib Bukele on Bitcoin
Report: Crypto fundamentals are stronger than ever The recent sell off was largely driven by sentiments over U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening and projections of increased interest rates, however crypto fundamentals are stronger than ever. Laszlo Dobos · 5 days ago · 3 min read Go to Source
Apple: The Metaverse “is very interesting to us and we’re investing accordingly”
During its Q1 2022 earnings call last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked a question on Apple’s stance on the metaverse, how the company is thinking about the metaverse opportunity and Apple’s role in the metaverse market. The answer CEO Tim Cook gave was quite positive, pointing to Apple’s interest in the space and …
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Experience a ‘Gigantic Price Increase’
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, believes that it’s just a matter of time before bitcoin sees a “gigantic price increase.” Bukele stressed on Twitter that bitcoin is extremely scarce and there’s not enough bitcoin in the world for all today’s millionaires. Salvadoran President Says Best Time to Buy Bitcoin ‘Is When the Price Is Down’ …
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC up 10% From Same Point Last Week
Despite trading lower on Monday, bitcoin is up over 10% from the same point last week, with ETH also gaining within that period. In general, crypto markets were weaker to start the new week. Bitcoin Following some strong rallies over the weekend, BTC/USD gave back some of these gains on Monday, falling to an intraday …
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Judge Orders Argentinian Soccer Association to Drop Binance Deal
A judge has decided to stop the deal the Argentinian Soccer Association (AFA) signed last week with Binance, one of the leading exchanges in the cryptocurrency world. María José Gigy Traynor dictated a prohibitory injunction ordering the cancellation of all deals announced or signed with Binance, due to exclusivity contracts the AFA still has with …
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Biden’s coming for your crypto, stricter rules, and higher taxes on the way?
Last week, under a “national security memorandum,” the Biden administration said it would analyze crypto with the intent to build a regulatory framework. The threat of stricter crypto regulation is nothing new. But this time, given the heightened priority of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), some say incoming regulation provides the ideal backdrop to take …
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NFT trades on LooksRare are mostly wash trading, accounts for over $8 billion
LooksRare popped out of the blue in 2022 as the NFT marketplace that’ll potentially replace OpenSea. With almost $10 billion trading volume on Ethereum, it appears to be giving OpenSea a run for its money. LooksRare competes with OpenSea The NFT platform, which launched in early January, describes itself as a better creator-focused alternative to …
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Nigerian Crypto Firm Executive: Central Bank Prohibition Led to Growth in Crypto Awareness
The chief marketing officer (CMO) of a cryptocurrency payments solution company, Rotimi Ogunwede, has insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to bar crypto entities from the banking system may be the reason why Nigerians are now more knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies. CBN Prohibition Forced Patricia to Establish Operations Outside of Nigeria An executive …
Study: US Financial Advisors Expect Proportion of Crypto Holding Clients to Increase by 60%
According to the findings of a new survey, the number of financial advisors currently counseling crypto holding clients is expected to double from the current two out of ten or 20% to 44% by the end of 2022. Only Four Percent Expect the Number of Crypto Holding Clients to Decrease The number of financial advisors …