The industry is likely to see “further attempts from hackers targeting bridges in 2023,” while users are urged to be warier of their private keys. The new year is a fresh start for malicious actors in the crypto space and 2023 won’t likely see a slowdown in scams, exploits and hacks, according to CertiK. The...Continue Reading

Turmoil in the crypto sector in 2022 will see the tech change hands to “more regulated and established institutions,” said Circle’s chief strategy officer. Circle’s chief strategy officer and head of global policy, Dante Disparte, believes that the turmoil in the crypto sector over the last year could mark the handover of crypto technology to...Continue Reading

The company behind the Final Fantasy franchise says blockchain games will be a major focus of its strategy going forward. Final Fantasy creator Square Enix is set to double down on blockchain game development despite turbulence in the crypto market, according to a Jan. 1 letter from the company’s president, Yosuke Matsuda. The letter, titled...Continue Reading

Want to keep the government from snooping on your transactional history? Start studying the forensics of crime and privacy on the blockchain. On its surface, Andy Greenburg’s new book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, is a standard crime story. Fans of true crime podcasts will enjoy the...Continue Reading

The rapidly evolving cryptocurrency ecosystem is entering a new phase in 2023, with incoming regulations in the U.S. and European Union. Bitcoin (BTC) had a bumpy ride throughout 2022, along with the rest of the digital asset market. The cryptocurrency began the year exchanging hands around $46,700 and is currently trading over 64% down at...Continue Reading

Having been granted the opportunity to enjoy Christmas and the New Year with his family, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has very few reasons for optimism in 2023. Although having been granted the opportunity to enjoy Christmas and the New Year with his family, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has very few reasons for optimism...Continue Reading

All members of Congress are already required to report most investments in stocks and cryptocurrency, but many have pointed to potential conflicts of interest. Many United States lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have at one point expressed support for legislation banning members from investing in stocks or cryptocurrencies — an initiative the 118th...Continue Reading

DeFi had several key moments through 2022, but how is it expected to evolve in 2023? Decentralized finance (DeFi) is defined as any product or service offered by the Web3 world that helps users conduct financial activities such as payments, borrowing, lending, investing, trading and staking.  Several Web3 use cases, including DeFi, GameFi, SocialFi and...Continue Reading

The DXY has turned bearish and that could prove to be a boon for SPX, cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. The S&P 500 index (SPX) fell 19.4% and the Nasdaq nosedived 33.1% in 2022, recording the worst performance since 2008. The crypto markets also had a horrendous year with Bitcoin (BTC) falling roughly 65% in 2022. In...Continue Reading

The Italian Senate approved the new tax rate for crypto trading as part of the budget legislation for 2023. On Dec. 29, 2022, days before the year’s end, Italy’s Senate approved its budget for 2023, which included an increase in taxation for crypto investors — a 26% tax on capital gains on crypto-asset trading over 2,000...Continue Reading