The spot Bitcoin ETFs’ saw $4.93 billion in net inflow but where are the “new” investors? A record $2.45 billion inflow in digital asset products in the week ending Feb. 17, and Bitcoin’s (BTC) price appreciation, caused the industry’s assets under management to reclaim December 2021 levels at $67.1 billion. Most of the investment happened...Continue Reading

The SFC has granted multiple licenses since the city opened doors to retail crypto trading last August. Less than a year after Hong Kong regulators approved crypto exchanges, traditional financial institutions and brokerages alike have been keen to obtain their digital asset licenses for trading. In January, Chinese stock brokerage Tiger Brokers upgraded its Type...Continue Reading

Banks continue to raise objections that have already been accounted for in digital euro design, the authors say. The European Central Bank (ECB) has been producing plenty of informational material about the digital euro lately, much of it in the form of brochures, FAQs and other accessible formats. As they do so, the bankers’ frustration...Continue Reading

Asian nations are pushing hard for more consumer protection, more oversight and more technical abilities for regulators. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) — Japan’s principal financial regulator — has suggested several measures to protect users from “unlawful transfers” to crypto exchanges, and one might seriously complicate the peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions market. The regulator suggests “stopping...Continue Reading

Bitcoin price struggles to find support at the $52,000 level, but the next phase of consolidation could be beneficial to altcoins. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) snapped its five-week winning streak and fell by 0.42% last week as the United States Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index for January rose more than economists expected....Continue Reading

Centralized exchanges have largely shrugged off the contagion caused by FTX’s bankruptcy in November 2022. Crypto exchange tokens have largely shrugged off their FTX bankruptcy lows and recovered or reached new all-time highs as part of the ongoing bull market. At the time of publication, Binance’s native token, BNB, is currently trading at $352, representing...Continue Reading

The Hong Kong-owned magazine now owns virtual real-estate in the Sandbox Metaverse. Forbes, a business magazine founded in 1917, now has a distinguished, permanent Web3 presence on the Sandbox Metaverse.  Nestled to the west of “Dracula’s Castle” and a few plots north of “HODL Island,” within the virtual world, the new Forbes experience is currently...Continue Reading

The researchers came up with two algorithms based on social media sentiment, both showed consistent positive returns. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Europe and Asia recently conducted research to determine if it was possible to predict positive crypto trading outcomes using nothing but emoji sentiment on social media.  According to the team’s preprint research...Continue Reading

Crypto skeptic Elizabeth Warren suggested interest groups could “spend any amount of money needed” to attempt to stop her and Representative Katie Porter’s Senate runs. Senator Elizabeth Warren suggested potential attacks on hers and Representative Katie Porter’s 2024 campaigns could be funded by “corporate money” connected to crypto supporters. In an interview with Pod Save...Continue Reading

Belong, an app providing token-gated access to events, content and physical doors, has become the latest participant of Cointelegraph Accelerator. The event industry, vital for fostering connections, culture and education, faces ongoing challenges that impact its efficacy and reputation. Issues like ticket fraud remain to be solved while ticket-related scams double in 2023. Another pressing...Continue Reading