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Satoshi Fund CEO Warns Ethereum And Points Towards Vitalik Failure | Bitcoinist.com

The top two cryptocurrencies have remained strict competitors for each other. Bitcoin and Ethereum have always been at the neck of each other through narrative wars from their respective proponents. Several issues have been highlighted in the battle, ranging from the mode of operation to prices and past performance.

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Ethereum: Overview and Use Cases – CryptoMode

What Is Ethereum? Ethereum is both a cryptocurrency and a functional blockchain in one guise. Ethereum is an open universal platform for developing decentralized applications based on blockchain and smart contracts. Ethereum raised the potential of blockchain technology in the financial industry to a new level.

SEC finally catching on to Ethereum centralization, according to new enforcement action

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be warming up to the notion that Ethereum is a highly centralized network, according to a lawsuit filed against crypto promoter Ian Balina. The change in tone is likely to have serious implications for the SEC’s attitude toward whether digital asset networks like BTC and ETH constitute securities offerings.

Deutsche Telekom will validate the now eco-friendly Ethereum blockchain

Ryan is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience covering the latest technology and interviewing leading industry figures. He can often be sighted at tech conferences with a strong coffee in one hand and a laptop in the other. If it’s geeky, he’s probably into it.

Ethereum Co-Founder Reveals He Is Amassing Cardano, Polkadot and One Additional Smart Contract Altcoin – Here’s Why – The Daily Hodl

Ethereum ( ETH) co-founder Anthony Di lorio says that besides Bitcoin ( BTC) and Ethereum, he is also keeping his eyes on Cardano ( ADA), Polkadot ( DOT) and Cosmos ( ATOM). In a new interview on Kitco News, Di lorio says he is stocking up on the three smart contract altcoins because of the people working on these projects.

$ADA: Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio ‘Enthused With Seeing What Cardano Can Do’

On Wednesday (September 28), Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio told Michelle Makori, Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor at Kitco News why he has been investing in $ADA, $DOT, and $ATOM. Di Iorio started with Bitcoin (BTC) early in 2012, at a time when it was trading under $10; that is when he started the Toronto Bitcoin Group.

Big Adoption: Trillion-dollar company to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and crypto for payments

Telefonica now accepts crypto payments for products on its tech marketplace. Several other popular brands have been diversifying their payments system to embrace new technologies. As crypto adoption keeps rising, several companies globally have started embracing crypto payments as an additional payment method.

Ethereum Maxi Calls ADA Zombiechain, Here’s Why

Arman Shirinyan Evan Van Ness, a popular Ethereum maxi, has once again mentioned Cardano blockchain in one of his tweets, calling it a “zombiechain,” referring to a new low number of transactions on the network and even comparing it to Uniswap, which, according to him, does substantially more transactions than Cardano.

Stock Market Falls On Rising Inflation, Lower Consumer Sentiment; Nike Plunges After Inventory Report

The stock market continued to book losses Friday after a key inflation measure rose. Nike ( NKE) skidded 12% after it shocked investors by announcing excess inventory on its books. The S&P 500 was down 1% in late afternoon trading while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%.

Bitcoin’s modest Q3 gain bucks stock, bond slump (Cryptocurrency:BTC-USD)

While bitcoin ( BTC-USD) remains around 70% below its November 2021 peak, the cryptocurrency still fared better than both stocks and bonds during the third quarter, in a sign that token prices could have stabilized and possibly formed a bottom.

Pumpkin Spice Shows up in a Really Unexpected Place

There must’ve been some time in history when we didn’t know anything about pumpkin spice. It just doesn’t feel that way. As autumn leaves tumble, the presence of pumpkin spice in our lives takes off. The fact that the chatter starts in August and builds exponentially might turn some people off to the aromatic blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and sometimes allspice.

Crypto Lender Celsius Shouldn’t Reopen Custody Withdrawals, US Trustee Says

Cheyenne Ligon is a CoinDesk news reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She has no significant crypto holdings. The trustee tasked with overseeing Celsius Network’s bankruptcy proceedings has asked a federal court judge in New York to deny the failed crypto lender’s recent motions to reopen customer withdrawals and sell off its $23 million in stablecoin holdings, calling the actions impulsive and premature.

FTX snaps up beleaguered crypto lender Voyager Digital assets for $51M – report

After cryptocurrency exchange FTX won a $1.4B bid for beleaguered crypto lender Voyager Digital (VYGVQ) earlier this week, the cash paid to buy the firm itself stood at just $51M,…

BTC Fear & Greed Index Languishes in Extreme Fear of the Fed

On Thursday, bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.88%. Following a 1.69% gain on Wednesday, BTC ended the day at $19,589. It was another choppy session, with a Court ruling from the SEC v Ripple case delivering late support. However, the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index slipped from 22/100 to 21/100.

MicroStrategy on Hiring Hunt for Bitcoin Lightning Network Engineer – Decrypt

MicroStrategy, the Virginia-based provider of software solutions known for using large amounts of company cash and debt financing to buy Bitcoin (BTC), is now seeking an engineer for Lightning Network-based products. The firm published the vacancy notice for the position on its website earlier this week.

Bitcoin: Big dump coming that pushes BTC to $14K after rising over $20K first

If Bitcoin falls under the June lows of $17,500 it could further trigger a downside to $14,000. Bitcoin miners have been selling throughout September, as a result, miners have sold around 8000 BTC this month. After a short pullback above $20,000 earlier this week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) continues to face selling pressure as well.

Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, September 30: BTC May Go Below $19,500

The Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction loses traction as the king coin may revisit the south; losses are likely to continue should it break additional supports.

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Celsius Mining claims hosting provider Core Scientific violated bankruptcy terms

The company accused Core Scientific of breaching their agreement by failing to deploy mining machines on time and unjustly trying to pass on power charges.

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook Deliver Very Bad News

Meta Platforms (META ) is not doing well. The social-media giant, parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been sending alarming signals for several months. It was ejected from the world’s top 10 most valuable companies, and this year its market capitalization has fallen by nearly $545 billion.

CFTC Charges Digitex Founder Adam Todd With Running Illegal Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform

Cheyenne Ligon is a CoinDesk news reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She has no significant crypto holdings. Adam Todd, founder of crypto futures and spot market exchange Digitex, has been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

Ford, Rivian, GM: Concern About Outlook for Carmakers Piles Up

Life for the car manufacturers is becoming tougher as the economic slowdown worsens. A perfect storm of prepandemic difficulties made worse by covid-19 appears to be forming. Demand for cars is likely to sharply slow as consumers delay buying a new vehicles. At the same time, producing the vehicles is expected to rise further as supply-chains remain disrupted.

Amber Group reproduces Wintermute exploit in 48 hours using an Apple MacBook

Amber Group said it reproduced the recent Wintermute hack by calculating the market maker’s private key.

Barclays Securities Case Ends In Multi-Million Settlement

Simply staggering. Those were the words that regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission used when announcing a $361 million settlement with Barclays to resolve charges the financial services giant offered and sold about $17.7 billion of securities in unregistered transactions.

Bitcoin is even less sustainable than beef farming and fossil fuels, research reveals

To bring Bitcoin under the sustainable banner, the researchers suggest that cryptocurrency’s climate damages need to reduce over a period of time and as the technology matures. Currently, the Proof of Work (PoW) system that Bitcoin uses relies on exponential use of computing power which in turn makes it energy intensive.

Key Reason Why Bitcoin Just Reclaimed $20,000

Alex Dovbnya Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has managed to reclaim the $20,000 at 2:57 p.m. UTC on the Bitstamp exchange. The cryptocurrency has so far peaked at $20,177, spiking nearly 3% on the day. Its recent recovery has coincided with U.S. stocks moving into the green territory because of lower Treasury yields.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Holds Ground in Q3 Despite Global Financial Turmoil

Bitcoin (BTC) managed to hold its ground in Q3 of 2022, posting a neutral performance despite overwhelmingly negative sentiment in traditional markets, created by another interest rate hike, increasing inflation and the partial mobilization of Russia in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

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Investors ditch the euro and pound for Bitcoin in record numbers as their value plummets

In the midst of the collapse of multiple fiat currencies worldwide, the cryptocurrency market seems to be going strong, leading investors to turn their gaze to digital assets like Bitcoin ( BTC) and Ethereum ( ETH) instead.

Bitcoin Falls Back to Support; Will BTC Make a U-Shaped Recovery?

Bitcoin has been reeling under massive volatile price action, with the outlook of this token seemingly negative in the short term. From a broader perspective, things look dimmer, but dip buyers are happy to add more BTC to their holdings.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Continue to Consolidate Ahead of US Consumer Sentiment Data

Bitcoin continued to trade below $20,000 on Friday, as market sentiment remained mostly unchanged heading into the weekend. The world’s largest cryptocurrency attempted to climb towards this milestone, but declined as it encountered a hurdle on the relative strength index (RSI). Ethereum was also largely unchanged, as markets prepared for the release of U.S.

Cryptocurrency Prices Today: Crypto Market Down As BTC, ETH Fall Below 1%

Cryptocurrency prices fell in the last 24 hours, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The global crypto market capitalisation rose by 0.42 per cent to $945.22 billion, and the total crypto market volume decreased by 6.67 per cent to $68.61 billion in the last 24 hours, according to Coinmarketcap.com, as of 4:58 pm.

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Bitcoin price due ‘big dump’ after passing $20K, warns trader

Bitcoin ( BTC) returned to intraday resistance on Sept. 30 as analysis predicted that $20,000 could break before a new comedown. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it circled $19,600 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin trading with the pound surged after sterling crash

Trading between the pound and Bitcoin saw a massive surge as the value of sterling plummeted following the chancellor’s mini-budget, according to new research. Market data firm Kaiko Research found that the uncertainty and volatility of the British pound caused a record-high boost in Bitcoin trading with the currency.

Huge Bullish Momentum Pushes Bitcoin Above 20k – Bitcoin (BTC/USD)

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price has increased 3.4% over the past hour to $20,171. Over the past week, BTC has experienced an uptick of over 6.0%, moving from $18,783.83 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin's all-time high is $69,045.

Bitcoin’s price up 0.57%

he Bitcoin (BTC) price today, as of 9:11am, is £17,513, according to CoinMarketCap. It’s up 0.57% on yesterday’s figure of £17,413, down 0.85% on last week and down 3.53% on one month ago. The 24-hour trading volume is around £35.4 billion, and it has a market cap of about £335.6 billion.

The IRS Is Cracking Down on Unpaid Crypto Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service is going after unpaid taxes on cryptocurrency. The agency obtained a court order to go after taxpayer records related to unreported cryptocurrency earnings and unpaid crypto taxes. The increased pressure on crypto taxes comes after the IRS received a ten-year, $80 billion budget.

Apple NFTs: Everything You Need to Know | The Motley Fool

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KE Holdings among financials gainers, Granite Point Mortgage Trust in losers pack

Sep. 30, 2022 11:54 AM ET , By: APLD, MCVT, Mary Christine Joy, SA News Editor FGF GPMT, SQFT, BEKE, CIFR, SAI, CHG Gainers: SAI.TECH Global (SAI) +15%. Cipher Mining (CIFR) +11%. Applied Blockchain (APLD) +9%. FG Financial Group (FGF) +8%. KE Holdings (BEKE) +8%. Losers: Mill City Ventures III (MCVT) -10%.

Don’t Penalize Crypto in Banking Rules, Futures Industry Group Says

Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He doesn’t own any crypto. Plans to cap banks’ holdings of bitcoin (BTC) could undermine the goal of financial reforms aimed a preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis, an influential group representing the futures industry intends to tell the international standard-setters at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

SEC Accuses 2 Firms of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme

Nelson Wang is CoinDesk’s news editor for the East Coast. He holds BTC and ETH above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Bermuda-based Arbitrade Ltd and Canada-based Cryptobontix, as well as their principals, for carrying out an alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving a crypto asset called “Dignity” or “DIG,” according to a press release.

Deglobalization Is Happening. Crypto Is Part of the Answer

David Z. Morris is CoinDesk’s Chief Insights Columnist. He holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and small amounts of other crypto assets. We woke up this morning to two very different yet deeply related pieces of news. In the Baltics, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, signaling the continued intensity of the war there.

Arrested Tornado Cash developer to stay in jail after appeal rejected: Exclusive

Arrested Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev’s appeal has been dismissed and he will remain in jail until at least late November, his wife tells The Block.

What We Learned From Elon Musk’s Texts About Buying Twitter

Jack Dorsey envisioned the company being an open-source protocol like Signal, not a business; animosity between the Tesla billionaire and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal led to the deal’s collapse, and more. Read Musk’s text messages that were submitted into evidence this week which illustrate how his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter went sideways.

Fintech App Eco to Convert User Balances From US Dollars to USDC

Michael Bellusci is CoinDesk’s crypto reporter focused on public companies and digital asset firms. Fintech savings and spending app Eco plans to convert user account balances from U.S. dollars held at Prime Trust into USDC that will then be held at Zero Hash, a digital settlement service.

Binance enters New Zealand to offer crypto trading, NFTs, staking

In its push towards global expansion, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has registered in New Zealand and launched a local office dubbed Binance New Zealand, according to a Friday blog post. Binance registered with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as a financial service provider on September 10, allowing the company to offer an array of services such as spot trading, non-fungible tokens and staking.

Simplify ETFs unveils the Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (MAXI)

Simplify ETFs announced the launch of the Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF ( MAXI), which is the first fund to provide exposure to Bitcoin ( BTC-USD) while also including an income component. The fund is generally meant to track the price changes of Bitcoin, but also contains an income component generated by selling short-dated put or calls spreads on the most liquid global equity indices.

This Event Could Help Bitcoin Escape the Crypto Winter | The Motley Fool

It has been a long, dark crypto winter for Bitcoin , with the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency now down close to 60% this year. High inflation, which has led to aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, has largely led to cryptocurrencies acting much like tech stocks, which don’t fare well in the face of rising interest rates.

MicroStrategy making new bitcoin play, developing Lightning Network-based Saas platform

MicroStrategy appears to be moving beyond simply holding bitcoin as the firm searches for a Lightning Network engineer.

Paradigm leads crypto firewall provider Blowfish’s $11.8 million raise

Web3 firewall provider Blowfish emerges from stealth with $11.8 million in funding and a partnership with Solana wallet Phantom.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin to Post Sixth Straight September Loss, but LINK and UNI Manage Gains

Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets. Omkar Godbole was a senior reporter on CoinDesk’s Markets team. Price Point: September has been a historically bad month for bitcoin, which posted losses for the last five years.

Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Crypto Companies Effective Immediately

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. She previously worked as an intern for Business Insider and Bloomberg News. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects. Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy.

Central America’s first metaverse is off to a bad start

“Stay calm, your NFTs are still in your wallet,” said Rodrigo Blanco, smiling and seemingly unshaken on an Instagram video, to the tune of a cheerful background beat. Blanco, a Guatemalan, self-proclaimed Christian entrepreneur, was attempting damage control after his digital collection of 5,000 variations of one specific American house, selling for $500 each, was removed from the internet’s largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea.

Bitcoin whipsaws, heads toward $19,000 as U.S. PCE inflation data comes in hot

Bitcoin traded sharply down today following U.S. consumer spending data.

NFT lender BendDAO mulling creation of ApeCoin staking platform

BendDAO is considering a proposal for it to build a platform called BendEarn, which will allow staking of ApeCoin tokens and Yuga Labs NFTs.

Paradigm Leads $11.8M Funding Round Into Web3 Firewall Blowfish

Crypto investment firm Paradigm led an $11.8 million funding round into Blowfish, a firewall provider looking to help Web3 firms fight off the cyberattacks that can often plague their products and services. Blowfish will allow wallet providers and custodians to offer users real-time warnings and human-readable transaction context, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk.

Bitcoin Under $20,000 Could Be Your Last Chance to Buy the Dip. Here’s Why. | The Motley Fool

For the past three months, Bitcoin has struggled to break out of a narrow trading range. Bitcoin has traded as low as $18,000 and as high as $25,000. With a recent surge over the past week, Bitcoin is now testing an important price level: $20,000. The stakes are high.

Elon Musk Sounds the Alarm at a Silicon Valley Giant

Elon Musk is one of the most influential personalities on social media. The billionaire CEO of Tesla (TSLA ) has understood that it is on these platforms that trends are made today and opinions are formed. For a large section of consumers and people, social networks are even the main source of information.

Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft and Meta Lost $260Bn in 24 Hours

Red, red, red: this was the color that prevailed on the stock display screens of Mega Tech on Wall Street on September 29th. Everywhere investors looked, everything was ugly because worries about the various challenges facing technology companies are only increasing.

This Recent Move by Amazon Could Be a Game-Changer for Crypto | The Motley Fool

The European Central Bank (ECB), just like dozens of other central banks around the world, is working on the rollout of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that will replace traditional cash. As part of the prototype phase of this rollout, the ECB announced that e-commerce powerhouse Amazon would be one of just five participants in the next phase of the trial.

2 High Growth Stocks That Are on Sale Now | The Motley Fool

The stock market has been brutal this year, especially if you’re interested in fast-and-furious growth stocks. With just a handful of exceptions, nearly every high-performance growth stock has taken a haircut in 2022. This rule of thumb applies even to top-shelf companies with tremendous business performance during this period.

Crypto Logs: ETH Merge Has Minor Impact On BTC-Focused Equities

About two weeks after the completion of the Ethereum Merge, investors have likely heard about several of its implications on Ether ( ETH-USD), Bitcoin ( BTC-USD), and the broader crypto industry. But what is less clear is if and how the Merge will affect the companies within the crypto ecosystem.

Cryptocurrencies XRP, MKR Shine as BTC, ETH Hold Steady Ahead of US Inflation Data

Omkar Godbole was a senior reporter on CoinDesk’s Markets team. Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP and MKR, the governance token of the peer-to-peer lending platform Maker, are rallying in an otherwise moribund crypto market awaiting the release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of U.S. inflation: core personal consumption expenditure (PCE).

Elon Musk Was Mulling Creating a Blockchain-Based Social Media Firm Before Offering to Buy Twitter

Sandali Handagama is a CoinDesk reporter with a focus on crypto regulation and policy. She does not own any crypto. “I think a new social media company is needed that is based on a blockchain and includes payments,” Elon Musk said in a text message just days before he offered to buy Twitter (TWTR) for $43 billion back in April.

MicroStrategy Looks to Hire Software Engineer for Building Bitcoin Lightning Network Infrastructure

Oliver Knight is a CoinDesk reporter based between London and Lisbon. He does not own any crypto. Technology company MicroStrategy (MSTR) is looking to recruit a software engineer to build a Lightning Network-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. The job listing states that the Lightning Network software will provide companies with security and e-commerce products.

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Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin above $19,000, Ethereum steady below $1,400

Cryptocurrencies extended gains on Friday, with Bitcoin maintaining ground above $19,000. The global crypto market cap stood at almost $948.2 billion, with a volume of $68.7 billion in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin | The world’s largest and most popular virtual currency, Bitcoin, rose to 0.2 percent to $19,505.2.

Banks’ Crypto Asset Holdings May Be Just 0.01% of Total Risk Exposure, Basel Study Finds

Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He doesn’t own any crypto. The world’s largest banks are exposed to about 9.4 billion euros (US$9 billion) of crypto assets, a study by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision found.

Alex Jones’ Infowars Bankruptcy Turns Spotlight to Family, Friends

Far-right conspiracist Alex Jones is facing heightened scrutiny as the bankruptcy of his Infowars parent company reveals a complicated web of corporate entities tied to his family and associates. Jones’ parents and sister control companies that are now looking to be paid as creditors of the bankrupt debtor, Free Speech Systems LLC.

Alex Jones’ Infowars Bankruptcy Turns Spotlight to Family, Friends

Far-right conspiracist Alex Jones is facing heightened scrutiny as the bankruptcy of his Infowars parent company reveals a complicated web of corporate entities tied to his family and associates. Jones’ parents and sister control companies that are now looking to be paid as creditors of the bankrupt debtor, Free Speech Systems LLC.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-30/singapore-regulator-warns-crypto-firms-to-curb-their-enthusiasm

Markets: XRP jumps amid court ruling against SEC, Bitcoin gains, Ether sole loser in crypto top 10

Bitcoin edged higher to remain above US$19,000 in early Friday morning trading in Asia, after fluctuating around that resistance level all week. Ether dipped, while XRP led the gainers among the cryptocurrency top 10 by market capitalization. See related article: Markets: Bitcoin, Ether rise; BNB leads gainers in top 10 crypto, followed by Solana Fast […]

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Citadel’s Ken Griffin: Investors Leaving Bitcoin, NFTs and Meme Stocks Is Good for Economy – Decrypt

People moving on from the “speculative bubble” that is crypto, NFTs, and meme stocks is a positive sign for the U.S. economy, according to Wall Street heavyweight Ken Griffin. Miami-based trading firm Citadel Securities’ founder said in a Wednesday interview with CNBC that government handouts in 2020, in response to the COVID-19 lockdowns, led to investors pumping their cash into “speculative assets” like , crypto, and meme stocks.

Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin holds $19K; XRP, Solana, Polygon gain up to 9%

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 21.14 crore of online forex trading app OctaFX and related entities in various bank accounts after carrying out searches at their premises over allegations that the private firm’s activity was in contravention of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

D.C. sues bitcoin whale Michael Saylor for tax fraud – Virginia Business

MicroStrategy Inc. founder Michael Saylor was sued in August by the city of Washington, D.C., which alleges that he defrauded the nation’s capital of more than $25 million in income…

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How the Changing Economy and Midterm Elections Will Affect Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices

Bitcoin and ethereum have had three consecutive quarters of poor performance this year, and yet plenty of experts are surprised they remain as strong as they are. The tokens have been surprisingly – and relatively – resilient and stable over the last week while other assets have tanked.

ED freezes WazirX and Ethereum token Tether’s cryptocurrencies worth Rs 47.64 lakh

Indian law enforcement agency Directorate of Enforcement (ED), on Friday, froze the cryptocurrencies – WazirX’s utility token ‘WRX’ and an Ethereum token Tether ‘USDT’ – equivalent to Rs 47.64 lakhs under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Outlook is Not Looking Good

Last updated 30th Sep 2022 Ethereum price has moved sideways in the past few days as investors wait for the next catalyst after the Merge. ETH was trading at $1,340 on Friday, which was slightly above this month’s low of $1,221. This means that the coin has crashed by more than 64% this year.

Alex Jones’ Infowars Bankruptcy Turns Spotlight to Family, Friends

Far-right conspiracist Alex Jones is facing heightened scrutiny as the bankruptcy of his Infowars parent company reveals a complicated web of corporate entities tied to his family and associates. Jones’ parents and sister control companies that are now looking to be paid as creditors of the bankrupt debtor, Free Speech Systems LLC.

Japan to Introduce Travel Rule for Crypto to Track Illegal Transfers

The Japanese government has announced plans to introduce new rules to mitigate money laundering through crypto. Expected to take effect in May 2023, the regulations will provide Japanese authorities with additional monitoring capabilities to track virtual currency transfers.

Crypto exchange FTX moving U.S. headquarters out of Illinois

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced the cryptocurrency exchange is moving its U.S. headquarters to Miami. It’s the fifth major company to relocate its headquarters out of Illinois this year. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX will join Boeing, Caterpillar, Citadel and Highland Ventures as the fifth company to move its headquarters out of Illinois in 2022.

Millionaire under investigation for burning Frida Kahlo art in NFT stunt

At the end of July, art collector and crypto millionaire Martin Mobarak invited a select few to his Miami mansion. His party celebrated the launch of his ‘exclusive NFT collection’ in a way so provocative that Mexican authorities are now investigating the matter.

zkSync head of product: Ethereum learning to scale will be like ‘coming out of Plato’s cave’

In this episode of The Scoop, Matter Labs’ Chief Product Officer Steve Newcomb shares what he believes to be the key ingredients of a good ZK-rollup, and why he believes scaling solutions will herald a new wave of innovation.

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Opinion | Ethereum’s Founder on What Crypto Can – and Can’t – Do

ezra klein I’m Ezra Klein. This is “The Ezra Klein Show.” So forgive me, I’m going to take a moment to set this conversation up. It is a conversation about crypto, but it is not really about the part of crypto people are most familiar with. So I want to give some context.

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Brits are Turning to Bitcoin as the Pound Plummets Against the US Dollar

Bitcoin (BTC) has been winning the attention of British investors amid a plunge in the price of the British pound (GBP) against the dollar (USD). Data first pointed out by James Butterfill, head of research at Europe’s largest digital asset investment firm CoinShares, indicates that Bitcoin trading volumes have seen an explosion against GBP in the last few days.

Bitcoin For Retirement? This Bill Wants To Make It Happen

U.S. Citizens might be able to invest in Bitcoin and digital assets as part of their pension and retirement plans, according to the Retirement Savings Modernization Act. Introduced by U.S. Senators Pat Toomey, Tim Scott, and Representative Peter Meijer.

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Assigned Sell-Equivalent Stock Rating by Wells Fargo on Competition Risk

Coinbase Global (COIN) was assigned an underweight stock recommendation by Wells Fargo Thursday as the bank sees increased global competition eating into the crypto exchange’s market share and lower retail fees eroding profitability. The company’s path to sustainable profitability will be challenging given the above dynamics, and effects of the so-called crypto winter will remain, analyst Jeff Cantwell told clients in a research note.

Circle Acquires Elements to Drive Crypto Payments

Global FinTech , the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EUROC), has signed an acquisition deal for merchant and developer-first payments orchestration platform for undisclosed terms. The acquisition aligns with Circle’s plan to accelerate crypto payments, a roadmap it unveiled at the Converge22 technology conference it sponsored held Sept.

The Crypto Report: Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to fluctuate as the crypto markets post gains

Crypto market continued to fluctuate as the week draws to a close, with the global market capitalisation jumping more than 2% to US$937bn early Thursday, encouraged by strong performances in the large-cap space. Bitcoin added more than 3% to bring its price up to US$19,400, with long traders no doubt hoping for an imminent return above the key US$20,000 support line.

‘Plotting out a revolution’ to disrupt every industry: Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz explains his conviction for betting on crypto and shares the one thing required to successfully bet on the space

Mike Novogratz says he managed to flip an $8 million investment into billions of dollars in crypto. he believes having passion for the sector is important to successfully invest in digital assets. He looks at crypto in two ways, as either a store of value or being technology-driven.

Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao shares his vision of web3 opportunities at TC Sessions: Crypto

When it comes to the decentralized world of crypto, few single entities loom larger or carry more weight in the industry than exchange behemoth Binance.

Top Cryptocurrency Prices Today September 30: Bitcoin trades over Rs 16 lakh, Ethereum in green

September 30, 2022 / 07:44 AM IST Major cryptocurrencies were trading in the red early on September 30 as the global crypto market-cap decreased 0.25 percent to $944.01 billion, over the last day. The total crypto market volume increased 17.22 percent over the last 24 hours to $71.11 billion.

TA: Ethereum Price Momentum Above $1,320: Here’s Why Bulls Are Comfortable

Ethereum started a consolidation phase above the $1,300 level against the US Dollar. ETH could start a fresh increase if there is a clear move above $1,350.