Month: February 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Edges Toward $25K During Slow Economic Day
PLUS: Organizers of last year’s trucker-themed “Freedom Convoy” openly flaunted a court-ordered Mareva injunction used to freeze fundraised crypto. A Canadian judge said cryptocurrencies required more study, but declined to suggest stronger rules for the country.
FTX poked the bear and the bear is pissed — O’Leary on the crypto crackdown
Kevin O’Leary believes U.S. Senators are “fatigued” and “pissed” at the cryptocurrency industry for having to deal with one blowup after another.
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Composable Finance CEO denies legal violations as CTO steps down
The CTO stepped down from the DeFi-focused infrastructure firm on Feb. 20, but not without some allegations aimed at his former company and its CEO.
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Huobi crypto exchange aims to expand to Hong Kong amid regulatory changes
The cryptocurrency exchange recently cut 20% of its staff, but now it will increase personnel in Hong Kong from 50 to 200.
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Modular blockchains could be the next hot crypto market trend in 2023
As the crypto industry recovers, a new generation of modular blockchains could replace centralized bridges and exchanges.
Trading on major exchanges spiked following collapse of Terra, FTX: BIS report
The report suggested that whales with Binance, FTX, and Coinbase “probably cashed out at the expense of smaller holders” by reducing their BTC stockpiles as retail investors bought.
The fate of dollar-pegged stablecoins in question: Law Decoded, Feb. 13–20
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Paxos Trust to stop issuing Binance USD. That could affect the whole stablecoins ecosystem.
HBO’s The Last of Us is skipping to the cut scenes, and it’s for the best
This was a great moment adapted from a cutscene from the video game—and I didn’t have to fight a single zombie to see it. | Image: HBO Sometimes you don’t need violence and zombies. Sometimes you just need human beings hanging out at the end of the world. Continue reading…
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Cryptocurrency miners are leading the next stage of AI
A globally distributed AI network that relies on mining rigs will be difficult for governments to control, according to Dr. Ben Goertzel.
Bitcoin bulls ignore the recent regulatory FUD by aiming to flip $25K to support
Bitcoin’s upward momentum could continue according to Asian stablecoin demand and the BTC futures premium.