Dan Held, head of marketing at the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, believes that along with the transition of Ethereum to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) algorithm, many problems will appear in the crypto industry. Dan Held shared his thoughts on how the Ethereum merger will impact the cryptocurrency industry in a recent podcast. In particular, he believes that […]
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Vitalik Buterin conducted a survey on the fair price for owning ENS domains
According to a survey conducted by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, for 50% of users, the fair price of owning a premium ENS address for 100 years is less than $100. In connection with the transition of the Ethereum network to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) algorithm, in four months the number of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) addresses […]
Brazilian Tax Authority Announces Record Number of Cryptocurrency Income Reports in July
The Brazilian Tax Authority (RFB) reported that in July, 1,336,715 Brazilians filed returns reporting income from digital currencies. The most popular crypto assets were USDT and BTC. Note that in May of this year, only 365,000 citizens reported their income from crypto assets to RFB, in June this number rose to almost 800,000, and in […]
British regulator urged citizens not to trust the advice of cryptocurrency influencers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK has urged citizens not to trust cryptocurrency influencers, as they will not be able to protect their rights in case of loss of invested funds. The regulator explained that many influencers with large followings on YouTube and TikTok are trying to use the economic crisis for their […]
Swiss crypto firm 21.co raises $25 million in funding
21Shares’ parent company, 21.co, has completed a round of funding that raised $25 million to expand its business in the Middle East and attract new talent. Now 21.co is valued at $2 billion, making it one of the largest cryptocurrency startups in Switzerland. The funding round was led by London-based hedge fund Marshall Wace. Also […]
CoinShares: Institutional Investors Step Up Bitcoin Shorts
According to CoinShares, the influx of funds into investment products for institutionals last week amounted to $9.2 million. This is due to the opening of short positions on bitcoin. At the moment, $27.96 billion of assets are stored in cryptocurrency funds. Over the week, the indicator increased by $9.2 million, but funds for BTC, ETH […]
Dallas Police Arrest Suspect of Stealing $570,000 in BTC
Dallas County Police have charged 38-year-old Grand Prairie resident Joanne Vazquez with suspicion of stealing about $570,000 worth of bitcoins. In January 2021, Joann Vasquez became an accomplice in a robbery of a private home, according to a law enforcement statement. During the investigation, it turned out that among the missing items was a safe […]
KPMG: Do not expect significant market growth until the end of 2022
According to analysts at audit firm KPMG, the decline in investment activity will see the cryptocurrency industry end 2022 with results well below the previous year. Summing up the preliminary results of the first half of 2022, KPMG analysts said that a global change in the profile of investors is recorded in the cryptocurrency market. […]
Ethereum 2.0: How the crypto industry is preparing for the merger and what to expect from the transition to PoS
From small brokers to cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets, many participants in the crypto industry are gearing up for Ethereum’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) on September 15th. Thus, one of the largest US crypto exchanges FTX announced that from September 7 it will suspend the deposit and withdrawal of ether (ETH) on the blockchains of Binance […]
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Freemasons of Argentina to Release NFT Collection
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Freemasons of Argentina has announced the release of its own NFT CryptoMasons collection, which will include 77 digital artworks. Above the NFT CryptoMasons collection worked hard seven artists chosen by the Lodge who created esoteric images related to Masonic history and lore. Collection tokens will posted on the […]
