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Wyre imposes up to a 90% withdrawal limit for all users

Wyre imposed a daily withdrawal limit on its platform subject, citing “the best interest of our community.” Crypto payment platform Wyre modified its withdrawal policy to limit users from cashing out up to 90% of their assets just days after two former employees allegedly hinted the possibility of a shutdown. On Jan. 7, 2023, Wyre…
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Bank of France Governor Calls for Mandatory Licensing for Crypto Companies

France has to adopt a licensing regime for crypto service providers, the head of the country’s central bank has suggested. According to the executive, the need to tighten regulatory oversight stems from the “disorder” in the industry throughout the past year. Licensing Should Replace Registration for Crypto Firms in France, Governor Galhau Says Banque de…
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Romania Carries Out Raids as Part of Crypto Tax Evasion Probe

Authorities in Romania have conducted more than a dozen raids against people suspected of hiding income from cryptocurrency operations. The searches took place in late 2022 following an earlier investigation which established that crypto traders had failed to report digital assets exceeding $50 million in value. Law Enforcement and Tax Authorities in Romania Go After…
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Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Start Paying Higher Electricity Fees

Since the beginning of 2023, cryptocurrency miners operating in Kazakhstan are obliged to pay new fees for the power they need to mint digital coins. A surcharge introduced in 2021 now depends on the price of electricity consumed by bitcoin farms and can be much higher than the original levy. New Year Brings Higher Costs…
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Huobi net outflows crossed over 60M within the past 24 hours: Report

According to a report by Nansen, approximately $94.2 million has flowed out of the exchange within the past week. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has seen over $94.2 million dollars in net outflows within the past week. Within the past 24 hours alone, approximately $60 million has flowed out of the exchange, according to crypto analytics company…
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December DeFi exploits were the lowest in 2022: Finance Redefined

The DeFi market didn’t see much change in its first week of new year compared to the last week of 2022 as the price momentum remained in a similar zone. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last…
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Macroeconomic data points toward intensifying pain for crypto investors in 2023

Chances of a crypto bull market in 2023 decrease as the Fed maintains a hawkish stance and threats of a recession in the U.S. economy continue to appear. Undoubtedly, 2022 was one of the worst years for Bitcoin (BTC) buyers, primarily because the asset’s price dropped by 65%. While there were some explicit reasons for…
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$3.9 billion lost in the cryptocurrency market in 2022: Report

The report from Immunefi revealed hacks to have been the main cause of related losses. Immunefi, a bug bounty and security services platform for the Web3 ecosystem, published a report on Jan. 6 revealing that the crypto industry lost a total of 3.9 billion dollars in 2022.  According to the report, hacks were found to…
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NFT project accepted $3M to move its collection to Polygon

The team had previously announced the move, but had not revealed the cash deal. The team behind y00ts and DeGods were paid $3m to move their collections off Solana and onto Polygon, according to a January 6 announcement from the company. The statement was made on Discord and copied to Twitter by Frank III, founder…
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Marathon Digital experiments with overclocking to increase competitive advantage

According to the company, it produced 475 BTC in December 2022, bringing its total mined Bitcoin in the fiscal year of 2022 to 4,144 BTC. One of the largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations in North America, Marathon Digital Holdings, has shared in an update that it has been experimenting with overclocking to increase its competitive…
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