Rebuttal December 14, 2020 XRP receives a spark Bitcoin recovered strongly over the weekend and traded through the $19,000 level, before finding resistance just ahead of the $19,500 level. In part supported by macro narrative and also rotation out of XRP. To that, XRP traded softer over the weekend, largely as expected, as the Flare Network worked out which [...]
Global crypto community sends $4.68bn to scam accounts in a year September 1, 2021 A new report has revealed that the global crypto community lost $4.68bn (£3.4bn) to scams last year with Western Europeans hit hardest. Crypto holders in West Europe sent $1.4bn worth of crypto to illicit addresses last year, more than any other region, with $1.1bn of assets being sent to scam accounts according to Chainalysis. Kim [...]
Binance hires two US financial crime experts to bolster security October 1, 2021 Crypto exchange giant Binance has hired two former special agents from the US’ Internal Revenue Service in a bid to win over regulators. Binance has announced Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price will be the latest cyber security experts to join the company. Gambaryan will take over as VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations after a [...]
Binance hires two US financial crime experts to bolster security – CityAM : CityAM October 1, 2021 Crypto exchange giant Binance has hired two former special agents from the US’ Internal Revenue Service in a bid to win over regulators. Binance has announced Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price will be the latest cyber security experts to join the company. Gambaryan will take over as VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations after a [...]
Breaking the barrier December 17, 2020 Monkey of the back Bitcoin finally pierced its way through the key $20,000 level and more important for the longevity of the uptrend, the break did not result in an aggressive trigger of stops. Instead, the break was well managed and steady. The subsequent price action was equally steady, even if somewhat one directional and [...]
Staying and Beyond November 16, 2020 Softer Touch Bitcoin traded a touch softer over the weekend but well within the recent highs and the price action early doors Monday pointed to another attempt to test higher levels. Similarly, Ethereum also dipped over the weekend just ahead of the key $500 mark, with the $477 zone showing some resistance. As noted recently, [...]
Traditional Finance Leverage CeFi Infrastructure for DeFi Profit April 1, 2022 The relationship between traditional finance and the crypto markets had previously been upheld by a few banks allowing customers to use their fiat to convert into cryptocurrency in the safe knowledge that they could cash out at any time. The number of retail banks letting their customers use their accounts with crypto exchanges has become smaller at a time [...]
Twitter launches crypto team in decentralisation push November 11, 2021 Twitter is taking a further leap into the crypto space by launching an in-house crypto team led by Tess Rinearson. In a thread posted to Twitter, Rinearson revealed what the new team will be getting up to with the development of decentralised apps high on the priority list. The workgroup will also explore the promise [...]
South Korean broadcaster MBC apologises after using Chernobyl to depict Ukraine during Tokyo 2020 Olympic opening ceremony July 26, 2021 A South Korean broadcaster has been forced to apologise after using offensive stereotypes to depict countries during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony. MBC used the offensive pictures and captions alongside the athletes as they walked out during Friday’s ceremony. Italy was identified via pizza, while the broadcaster used the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 [...]
Wild Wednesday: Crypto in full blown meltdown as inflation concerns roil global markets May 19, 2021 Crypto currencies have gone into full blown meltdown with Ethereum falling 40 per cent at one point today, while Bitcoin prices have slumped below $40k as the sell-off gains further traction, after Chinese regulators took steps to discourage the use of crypto. The Peoples Bank of China said earlier today that cryptocurrencies should not be used or accepted [...]