Analysts from the European Commission showed an unexpected understanding of how decentralized finances (DeFi) actually function, having defined it as something different from the traditional financial system and acknowledged that it would require rethinking the approach to regulation. On Monday, May 2, a crypto venture advisor at Presight Capital and a long-term expert on European
Month: May 2022
Bitcoin (BTC) kept investors guessing on May 3 as markets awaited May 4’s Federal Reserve comments. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Tudor Jones says “no thanks” to stocks, bonds Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering just above $38,000 at May 3’s Wall Street open. The pair had stayed practically static
The crypto community and Wall Street converged last week in Nassau, Bahamas, to discuss the future of digital assets during SALT’s Crypto Bahamas conference. The SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT) was also co-hosted this year by FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange. Anthony Scaramucci, founder of the hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, kicked off Crypto Bahamas with a
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has nearly doubled the size of its Enforcement Division’s crypto unit. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said the regulator “will be better equipped to police wrongdoing in the crypto markets while continuing to identify disclosure and controls issues with respect to cybersecurity.” SEC Strengthens Enforcement Division’s Crypto Unit The
Gaming is now one of the most profitable sectors of the entertainment industry, with consumer spending in the United States growing 8% in 2021 to top $60.4 billion in revenue. Worldwide, the games market generated an estimated $180.3 billion in 2021, up 1.4%. Within that segment are the hugely popular play-to-earn blockchain-based games, which are
Florida-based ratings and research firm Weiss Ratings has fired out a warning over the risks of crypto mortgages amid the current economic climate in the United States. The company paid particular focus to Milo, a digital banking startup from Miami that offers 30-year mortgages backed by Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or stablecoins as collateral. The
VanEck, an investment firm with over $82 billion in assets under management, revealed its entrance into the Metaverse by releasing a collection of 1,000 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Monday. The VanEck Community NFT, which is based on the Ethereum network, features an illustration of Alexander Hamilton called “Hammy” as he journeys through time and space
On Saturday, April 30th, Bored Ape’s creators Yuga Labs broke Ethereum. Their new metaverse-inspired project, Otherside sold plots of virtual land to a roaring crowd of people yelling “Shut up and take my money!” In this case, the currency in question was the recently created ApeCoin. However, since Ethereum hosts ApeCoin and the land NFTs,
Two committees of the Hawaii State Legislature — Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) and Ways and Means (WAM) — unanimously approved the launch of a specialized task force to explore the use and regulation of the crypto ecosystem. In a letter addressed to the President of the Hawaii Senate, Ron Kouchi, legislative members Donovan Dela
The start of May has seen a continuation of the weakness in crypto and equities markets and at the moment, there is no indication of any short-term factors that could reverse the bearish trend. Equities markets are also in a downtrend and according to researcher Clara Medalie, the price of stocks from companies with exposure
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) faces the possibility of a 35% price correction in Q2 as it comes closer to breaking below its “ascending triangle” pattern. ETH price breakdown ahead? Ether’s price swung between profits and losses on May 2 while trading around $2,825, showing indecisiveness among traders about their next bias. Interestingly, the Ethereum
A bill was proposed in Rhode Island’s House of Representatives that would credit a house builder in a “green coin” cryptocurrency for reducing the project’s carbon footprint. The Green Housing Public-Private Partnership Act would oblige the state’s public utility commission to issue annual reports on the utility costs and carbon emissions of a housing project.
The last time Bitcoin (BTC) traded above $50,000 was Dec. 27, 2021. Since then, four months have passed, but traders seem somewhat optimistic that inflation has hit the necessary threshold to trigger cryptocurrency adoption. In theory, the 8.5% inflation in the United States means that every five years, the prices increase by 50%. This essentially
press release PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland – 2nd May 2022. UniX Gaming is delighted to announce that they are now officially listed on MEXC, a top 20 exchange, following the announcement of their Final Round launchpad. This is the second CEX on which UniX has been listed, with several more planned for later this year.
Bitcoin (BTC) may continue its “bear market,” one trader says amid hope that a U.S. dollar reversal could soon improve BTC price action. In his latest YouTube update on May 2, Cointelegraph contributor Michaël van de Poppe argued that USD’s current surge would not last long. Dollar strength reversal “close” Bitcoin is still under pressure
The U.S. equity markets opened on a tentative note on May 2 but a minor positive is that the crypto markets led by Bitcoin (BTC) are holding above their immediate support levels. The price action over the next few days will be dictated by the outcome of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) on May