FTX’s founder was called a modern-day J.P. Morgan Sr. The analogy still works

FTX’s founder was called a modern-day J.P. Morgan Sr. The analogy still works

With inflation still roaring, it is a hard time to make a case for the value of central banks. But the boy wizards of cryptocurrency have done it. The great benefit of crypto was said to be decentralization. This was accompanied by all manner of gasbagging about the liberating power of money unhinged from the […]

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Bitcoin once again slips below ,000

Bitcoin once again slips below $20,000

Bitcoin on Sunday dropped 1.54% to $19,804, slipping from the 20,000 mark after losing $310 from its previous close. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is down 58.9% from the year’s high of $48,234 on March 28. Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 3.2 % to $1,422.1 on Sunday, losing […]

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Weekly Crypto Roundup: new rules, severe report cards, and yet more hacks

Weekly Crypto Roundup: new rules, severe report cards, and yet more hacks

Mainstream companies and regulators are feeling the ripples coming from the crypto industry Mainstream companies and regulators are feeling the ripples coming from the crypto industry As several crypto firms reported falling revenues in the second quarter of 2022, a growing number of traders are facing the ripple effect of the meltdown spreading from the crypto […]

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Michael Saylor steps down as CEO of MicroStrategy as losses widen

Michael Saylor steps down as CEO of MicroStrategy as losses widen

Net losses was at $1.062 billion this quarter compared to $299.3 million for the second quarter of 2021 Net losses was at $1.062 billion this quarter compared to $299.3 million for the second quarter of 2021 The American business intelligence company MicroStrategy has announced that Michael Saylor, will be stepping down as CEO and taking […]

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Robinhood cuts 23% of its workforce as fewer users trade during the bear market

Robinhood cuts 23% of its workforce as fewer users trade during the bear market

Robinhood is downsizing because fewer users are trading on its app amid the tumult hammering stock and cryptocurrency markets Robinhood is downsizing because fewer users are trading on its app amid the tumult hammering stock and cryptocurrency markets Robinhood Markets said Tuesday it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce, as crashing cryptocurrency prices and […]

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Factbox: The crypto crash hit these companies the hardest

Factbox: The crypto crash hit these companies the hardest

Cryptocurrencies have been hard hit by fears interest rate hikes will end the era of cheap money, with the world’s largest digital asset, bitcoin, down more than 56% from this year’s high. Several crypto companies have filed for bankruptcy or have been forced to look for emergency capital infusions. Three Arrow Capital Singapore-based crypto hedge […]

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Why are regulators swooping down on stablecoins?

Why are regulators swooping down on stablecoins?

As regulators train their sights on stablecoins, what should people know about this asset class As regulators train their sights on stablecoins, what should people know about this asset class The story so far: In early July, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a body which advises major economies on international finance, promised to push for stablecoin […]

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South Korea prosecutors raid crypto exchanges, offices for Luna investigation

South Korea prosecutors raid crypto exchanges, offices for Luna investigation

South Korean prosecutors were looking for evidence of illegal practice involved in the collapse of Luna in May South Korean prosecutors were looking for evidence of illegal practice involved in the collapse of Luna in May South Korean prosecutors carried out search and seizure operations at local cryptocurrency exchanges and related offices, looking for evidence […]

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