Stablecoin Market Expands: $2.21B Uptick in 8 Days Fueled by Tether’s Growth Spurt
The stablecoin market has been picking up speed lately, and between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, it expanded by...
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Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Hamster Kombat Rejected VCs, and More — Week in Review
Goldman Sachs disclosed substantial holdings of $418 million in bitcoin ETFs in Q2. Hamster Kombat rejected multiple venture capital investments...
X Ceases Operations in Brazil After Refusing to Comply With Censorship Orders
X’s Global Government Affairs Team reported on August 17 that the social network would be forced to shut down its...
Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App
A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she...
NFTs Enrich Gaming Communities, Drive Stronger Engagement, Says Gaming Veteran
According to Luke Paglia, the COO at AGMI Studios, while traditional non-fungible token (NFT) art has lacked real utility, which...
Lemon Pioneers Fiat-Crypto Interoperability Services in Peru
Lemon, an Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, has received a license to allow fiat-crypto interactions in Peru. The exchange, the...
Mastercard and Scale Partner to Accelerate Fintech Deployment in Africa
Mastercard, the American multinational financial giant, recently revealed it has partnered with the fintech firm Scale to accelerate the deployment...
Indian Authority Arrests Man in Crypto Extortion Case
A Gujarat-based man, Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, was arrested under the anti-money laundering law in connection with kidnapping and extortion cases,...
Ripple Legal Chief Anticipates Possible SEC Appeal in XRP Case Despite Court’s 10% Reversal Rate
Ripple’s chief legal officer says he wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does appeal the...
Privacy Fears Undermine Support for Digital Euro in Germany
Skepticism about the digital euro is strong in Germany, especially among older citizens who prioritize privacy and security in financial...
Milton Friedman on Inflation: A Government-Made Disaster
Inflation is not a natural phenomenon but a consequence of government actions. Milton Friedman famously argued that only the government...
JPMorgan Prepares Investors for September Rate Cut With Dual Investment Approach
Favorable economic data this week bolstered market confidence, leading to a strong rally in equities, JPMorgan explained in a report...
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Unveils $150M Convertible Notes Offering With 8.5% Yield
Bitdeer Technologies Group has set the stage for a $150 million convertible notes offering, featuring an annual interest rate of...
Eric Trump Interview Teases ‘Digital Real Estate’ Crypto Venture
Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, recently shed some light on the mysterious crypto project that he and...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Catch Up to Theoretical Ether Profits Without Staking
After Michael Saylor, Microstrategy’s executive chairman, disclosed that the company now holds 226,500 BTC valued at $13.4 billion, it turns...
