Bitcoin is still down 60% from its November 2021 all-time high, so many traders wonder if the BTC price could crash further in the coming months. Bitcoin (BTC) is still in a bullish reversal when looking at this year’s price chart. The BTC price has gained 70% after bottoming out at around $16,800 in November...Continue Reading

According to the central bank’s data, from January to August 2023, imports of crypto rose by 44.2% compared with the same period in 2022. The governor of Banco Central do Brasil, Brazil’s central bank, said the bank has noted a significant surge in crypto adoption in the country and intends to react by tightening the...Continue Reading

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission chief was asked whether the purchase of Pokemon trading cards is a security transaction and whether Bitcoin is a commodity. Blamed for “kneecapping” the U.S. capital markets and slammed for dodging questions around Bitcoin and Pokemon cards, Gary Gensler appears to have had one hell of a grilling...Continue Reading

Binance’s European debanking woes continue as it urges Paysafe users to convert their Euros to digital dollars. Crypto exchange Binance has urged users to convert their Euros into Tether (USDT) before the end of October, after losing the support of its banking partner. On Sept. 28, Binance urged European Paysafe users to convert their EUR balances...Continue Reading

The new AI assistant, Meta AI will be initially available from Sept. 27 for a limited group of U.S.-based users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled his firm’s new AI-powered assistant  — Meta AI —  his answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which will integrate with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and eventually, its mixed reality devices. Speaking at...Continue Reading

An impending U.S. government shutdown may be accelerating the launch of Ethereum futures ETFs, analysts suggest. Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could start trading for the first time in the United States as early as next week, according to Bloomberg analysts. On Sept. 28, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart said it was “looking like the...Continue Reading

The Terraform Labs co-founder has pushed back against the SEC’s request to question him in the United States. Lawyers for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon have requested a federal court to reject the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) request to question him in the U.S. over the collapse of the Terra Money ecosystem....Continue Reading

Marathon said the bug emanated from its experimental mining pool used to research ways to optimize operations. Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has confirmed it mined an invalid  Bitcoin (BTC) block during an “experiment” aimed at optimizing the firm’s operations. In a Sept. 27 post, Marathon said it utilizes a small percentage of the firm’s hashrate...Continue Reading

Microsoft bans play-to-earn Bitcoin Minecraft server Satlantis, iPhone 15 has big potential for crypto gaming, Formula E preview, and more. Pull your sats out of Minecraft now Back in our July edition, we announced Satlantis, an independent Minecraft server run by the game’s fans, enabled players to earn Bitcoin by completing in-game quests using play-to-earn...Continue Reading

Former IcomTech head Marco Ochoa is the latest crypto fraudster to face charges, while the CFTC charged another company and its head. Marco Ruiz Ochoa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District Court of New York on Sept. 27 in relation to Ponzi scheme perpetrated by the...Continue Reading