Two EU citizens have been indicted for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea when they jointly planned a crypto conference there. A United States district court has charged two European citizens in connection to a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in North Korea which violated U.S. sanctions back in 2019.  According to the U.S. Department of...Continue Reading

As the U.S. dollar challenges March 2020 highs, all bets are off when it comes to fresh Bitcoin price strength. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed $39,000 on April 27 after another night of pain saw BTC/USD hit its lowest levels since mid-March. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “All assets suffer” at hands of rampant dollar...Continue Reading

Crossover Markets Group Inc. is being launched by two former Jefferies FX brokers, and aims to make a splash in the institutional crypto investment scene. Two former Jefferies Financial Group executives are set to launch a new cryptocurrency exchange designed for institutional investors.  Named Crossover Markets Group Inc. the exchange is set to debut in...Continue Reading

The bill will now be carried with support to the Senate for passing before a final sign-off into law by Governor Hochul. The New York State Assembly passed a bill late on Tuesday April 26 that would place a two-year ban on all new proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining facilities in the state that use a...Continue Reading

“We determined that making these reductions to Robinhood’s staff is the right decision to improve efficiency,” noted Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev. Popular retail trading platform Robinhood has fired 9% of its workforce amid a firesale of its stock that has seen HOOD plunge to all-time lows. In the past 30 days alone, HOOD...Continue Reading

An Austin resident is a proud homeowner after securing a loan denominated in USDC stablecoin over the Polygon network by using their credit score. A new homeowner has bought an apartment in Austin, Texas through a program that allows crypto holders to take out traditional uncollateralized mortgages based on their credit scores. The USDC.homes crypto...Continue Reading

Three cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) scheduled to launch on the Cboe Australia exchange today were delayed due to “checks” still being undertaken. The launch of Australia’s first three Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETF) scheduled for today, has been delayed as a result of further “checks” needing to be completed. The exchange listing...Continue Reading

It’s a historic day for cryptocurrencies in Brazil, as the Senate has finally approved the country’s first bill aimed at regulating the crypto market. The bill still needs to be approved in the Chamber of Deputies and then sanctioned by President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s Senate has passed the country’s first bill governing cryptocurrencies in a...Continue Reading

OpenSea’s NFT empire just got bigger with its latest acquisition, while virtual influencer Rae creates an NFT collection to advance girls’ education, and online chess players can now turn memorable matches into NFTs with chess.com. OpenSea buys NFT market aggregator Gem In a Monday Twitter post, OpenSea announced it had acquired NFT marketplace aggregator Gem for an...Continue Reading

A renewed focus on decentralization, the steady growth of DeFi’s liquid staking sector and investment from institutions could benefit LDO token in the long-term. Liquid staking has grown in popularity over the past year thanks in part to the launch of the Ethereum beacon chain and the inability of ETH stakers to withdraw their tokens until...Continue Reading