Ethereum’s Liquid Staking Protocols Attract 400,000 Ether After Shapella Upgrade
Just over two weeks have passed since Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade on April 12, 2023, which occurred at block height 6,209,536,...
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Satoshi’s Last Emails: ‘Make It About the Open-Source Project,’ Economist Predicts ‘Catastrophic’ Fall in US Living Standard, FRC Shares Plummet, and More — Week in Review
Another week has passed in the world of crypto and finance, with the anniversary of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s last...
Zimbabwe’s De-Dollarization: Central Bank to Issue Gold-Backed Digital Currency in Early May
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it will start issuing gold-backed digital tokens on May 8. The first...
US Senator Ted Cruz: ‘I Like BTC for the Same Reason the Chinese Communist Govt Doesn’t Like BTC’
United States Senator Ted Cruz has said he remains “incredibly bullish on bitcoin” which he described as the “alpha in...
Paypal Upgrades Crypto Services to 60 Million Venmo Users, Allowing Transfers to External Wallets and Exchanges
After the American financial technology giant Paypal rolled out crypto payments last year, the company is now introducing cryptocurrency transfer...
Bitcoin Network Hits 75% Progress Towards Next Reward Halving
At 11:06 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 29, 2023, at block height 787,500, the number of blocks left to...
US Senator Rand Paul Warns of US Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status — Says ‘It’s Not an Unfounded Prediction’
U.S. Senator Rand Paul has warned that the U.S. dollar could lose its status as a global reserve currency. “For...
Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns US and China on Brink of War, Beyond Ability to Talk — US-China Trade Could Collapse
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has warned that the U.S. and China are “on the brink of war” and “are...
Economist Predicts Shift to Tripolar Reserve Currency World — Yuan, Euro to Disrupt US Dollar’s Dominance
Economist Stephen Jen, a former Morgan Stanley managing director, expects a shift “from a unipolar reserve currency world to a...
Japan’s Inflation Surges to 3.5% as New BOJ Governor Takes the Helm
This week, the Statistics Bureau of Japan unveiled the latest core consumer price index (CPI) report for the country, revealing...
Reports by Fed and FDIC Reveal Vulnerabilities Behind 2 Major US Bank Failures
On Friday, Michael Barr, the vice chair for supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve, published a report on the vulnerabilities...
No Rate Hikes in Russia, Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate Level Again
Bank of Russia decided to maintain the interest rate at 7.5% amid moderate inflation, estimated at 2.5% on an annual...
First Republic Bank Faces Potential Takeover by FDIC Amidst Financial Struggles
According to multiple reports, First Republic Bank is facing significant financial difficulties and could be taken over by the Federal...
Netflix Star Driving Bitcoin Adoption With Porsche Flying El Salvador Flag
Scottish-Salvadoran driver Sebastian Melrose has made his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup racing championship. The 25-year-old, who took part...
Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will...
