Source: Paweł Michałowski/Adobe The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it wants to find the “dormant” owners of $206 million worth of coins, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP. Per Chosun Ilbo, Bithumb said it was launching a “campaign” to help remind users with seizable crypto holdings that their coins remain on the platform.…
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Source: Keitma/Adobe Chinese bank chiefs are looking to start 2024 by driving up “cross-border” digital yuan spending. Per the Haikou Municipal Commerce Bureau (via Hainan News), the tourism hub of Haikou has begun issuing over $706,000 worth of “offshore tax-free coupons” for digital yuan-paying customers. Haikou is also known as Coconut City and before the…
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In a recent update, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released an updated 2023 roadmap for the blockchain platform, detailing notable improvements and steadfast progress. Despite similarities to the previous year’s roadmap, the updated version underscores Ethereum’s evolving technical journey with goals aimed at improving scaling, security, and decentralization.
Ethereum Co-Founder Drops Updated Roadmap on Social Media…
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Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom and former CEO of Bitmex, discussed the eventual demise of Tether and other stablecoin companies. Hayes explained that Tether’s business model, which consists of taking dollars and investing in treasuries, will eventually be cannibalized by big banks like JPMorgan when they get allowed to issue fiat-backed stablecoins.
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In the ever-dynamic world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin continues to be a focal point of market activity. As of Sunday, Bitcoin is trading at $42,270, marking a slight increase of 0.52 percent. Amidst this fluctuating landscape, Nigeria’s Yellow Card projects a significant boom in cryptocurrency once the country’s central bank relaxes its current restrictions. Further stirring…
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The sizzling new meme coin Chimpzee ($CHMPZ) wrapped up its $2.7M presale a few weeks back. Now in the 30-day vesting period, the token is preparing for its inaugural exchange listing. As per the latest announcement, it is scheduled for January 11th. The much-awaited debut will be held on P2B centralized exchange, and followed by…
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Source: Pexels Charitable giving occurs year round, yet end of year donations especially tend to resonate with donors. Recent statistics from digital marketing agency Nonprofits Source found that 30 percent of annual giving occurs in December. Findings further show that 10 percent of annual giving occurs during the last three days of the year. Therefore,…
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The now-defunct crypto lender Celsius has received authorization to pivot to bitcoin mining, following approval from U.S. District Judge Martin Glenn of Manhattan for the firm’s revised strategy. This move comes after the company’s initial proposal encountered obstacles from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at November’s end. Celsius Wins Court Approval to Pivot…
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Source: X / @cz_binance Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, has been blocked from traveling again as his sentencing for criminal charges approaches in late February. On December 29, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Richard Jones issued a sealed order denying Zhao’s “request…
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Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek Bitcoin miner reserves have reached their lowest point since May, signaling increased selling pressure as the largest cryptocurrency records a December gain of more than 13%. Data from CryptoQuant indicates that Bitcoin miners’ reserves have been steadily decreasing since the beginning of December. In the past 24 hours alone, miners…
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