The AMF and ACPR have blacklisted only two crypto-related websites amid the bear market of 2022 versus 24 such websites last year. Financial regulators in France continue flagging illicit players on the foreign exchange (forex) and cryptocurrency markets, blacklisting a fresh batch of related websites. The French stock markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers...Continue Reading

The measure should help British funds dealing with foreign investors adopt digital assets in their portfolios. The transactions of “designated crypto assets” entered into from the tax year 2022 to 2023 onwards will be qualified for the Investment Manager Exemption in the United Kingdom. Certain legislation was announced by the U.K. government back in April...Continue Reading

Bitcoin remains stable, but that will not last long, BTC price analysis agrees. Bitcoin (BTC) divided traders yet again on Dec. 21 as sideways BTC price action split opinion on the future. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $17,500 becomes popular BTC price targe Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as...Continue Reading

An end-of-the-year report from Accenture showed that despite traditional payment methods dominating many markets, consumers are curious about crypto. Over the last year, the crypto space has endured lasting market volatility and scandals, which have negatively affected consumer trust in the industry. However, an end-of-the-year report from Accenture revealed that consumers are still holding crypto...Continue Reading

Starting in 2023, the companies will have to obtain a new type of license to operate with crypto in the state. From Jan. 1, 2023, the term “virtual currency” will take its place in the money transmission regulations of Alaska. It will oblige the companies dealing with digital currencies to obtain a money transmission license...Continue Reading

The security firm managed to avert a crypto robbery by simply paying a higher gas fee than the exploiter. The stories about people getting their private keys hacked or stolen are nothing new, and users have reportedly lost their life savings because of these thefts. However, in quite an anti-climax scene, a crypto user managed...Continue Reading

Superhero assured its users that their funds are safe and that neither their personal data nor assets were provided to Swyftx. With more regulators eyeing the crypto space as the FTX debacle continues, the $1.5 billion merger of online investing platform Superhero with the Australian crypto exchange Swyftx was shelved.  In an email to its...Continue Reading

Core Scientific reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas owing to falling revenue and BTC prices. Just days after creditors offered to help Core Scientific — a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company — avoid possible bankruptcy, reports emerged confirming the business’ inevitable fate. Core Scientific reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas...Continue Reading

Huawei’s Middle East region’s chief strategist outlined that networks have issues with throughput, rendering and download speeds that need solving. Chinese telecom giant Huawei doesn’t believe current telecom infrastructure is enough to cope with the needs of the Metaverse, adding that 5G and 6G networks just might. The comments came from Huawei’s Middle East region’s...Continue Reading

Ice phishing is a type of scam that exists only in Web3 and is a “considerable threat” to the crypto community, said the firm. Blockchain security company CertiK has reminded the crypto community to stay alert over “ice phishing” scams — a unique type of phishing scam targeting Web3 users — first identified by Microsoft...Continue Reading