The cybersecurity firm predicted that crypto-related cybercrime won’t slow down in 2023, but it will move on from Bitcoin as a source of payment. Bitcoin (BTC) is forecasted to be a less enticing payment choice by cybercriminals as regulations and tracking technologies improve, thwarting their ability to safely move funds. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in a...Continue Reading

Oxford University has opened public voting for the first time with polls set to close on Dec. 2. The word “Metaverse” is one of three in the running to be crowned the Oxford “Word of the Year” (WOTY) in a competition run by the Oxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary....Continue Reading

Institutional investors continue to see the long-term potential of crypto and have been loading their bags throughout the year, according to a survey. A survey of institutional investors suggests that their cryptocurrency allocations have increased over the last year despite the industry going through a prolonged crypto winter. A Coinbase-sponsored survey released on Nov. 22...Continue Reading

The price of soccer fan tokens, designed for fan engagement, is seemingly impacted by the on-field performance of teams. Argentina’s shock 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup has plummeted the price of the Argentine Football Association Fan Token (ARG), in line with the hopes of the nation’s...Continue Reading

It is understood Moelis & Company has been brought on to help the troubled lending firm explore all possible options. Cryptocurrency lending firm Genesis Global Capital has reportedly hired a restructuring adviser to explore all possible options that include, but aren’t limited to, a potential bankruptcy.  It is understood that the firm has hired investment...Continue Reading

The Bitcoin miner warned its cash reserves may be depleted by the end of 2022 or sooner as it cuts back on spending, including not making loan repayments. Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific has warned of  “substantial doubt” they will be able to continue operations over the next 12 months given financial uncertainty. In its...Continue Reading

The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform. In an official blog post, Bitpanda announced that it has secured a crypto custody licence from the German financial authority, BaFin. Having obtained this licence, the Austrian-based crypto exchange can now legally market its services to residents of Germany. Bitpanda also...Continue Reading

According to the Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO, passing any kind of legislation — including bills on crypto and blockchain — will be “incredibly difficult” in a divided government. Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of blockchain advocacy group Chamber of Digital Commerce, placed the lack of approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the United...Continue Reading

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indirectly addressed CZ’s tweets as “FUD.” Coinbase was trending on Twitter on Nov. 22 after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known also as CZ, sent out a tweet that appeared to question Coinbase’s Bitcoin holdings. In the since deleted tweet, CZ referenced a yahoo finance article that alleged that “Coinbase Custody holds...Continue Reading

Shytoshi Kusama reported Shiba Inu could work alongside Facebook and Decentraland by working on metaverse global policy at the World Economic Forum. The volunteer project lead and developer for Shiba Inu known only as ‘Shytoshi Kusama’ has reported on social media that the World Economic Forum, or WEF, wants to work with the meme-based cryptocurrency...Continue Reading