The first day of Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) is bringing more thoughts on the ongoing crisis in the global banking system, with industry executives comparing the collapses of major cryptocurrency firms like FTX with the fall of banks like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). On March 22, PBW hosted a panel discussion titled “FTX, Luna, Celsius,
MetaMask Institutional is set to be an avenue for the creation of new Ethereum (ETH) validators after announcing a new staking marketplace for its institutional clients. Institutions that make use of MetaMask’s institutional-grade wallet and custody service will be able to manage ETH staking through four vendors, including ConsenSys Staking, Allnodes, Blockdaemon and Kiln. The
A legislative proposal has been introduced to support the bitcoin economy in the U.S. state of Texas. “The individuals who own bitcoin should be protected” under the Texas Constitution, the proposal describes. “No citizen of Texas shall ever be deprived of their right to own bitcoin and that all bitcoin owners will be protected as
Crypto exchange Coinbase said it received a ‘Wells Notice’ from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission recommending the regulator take enforcement action. In a March 22 blog post, Coinbase said the “legal threat” could potentially target the exchange’s staking program Coinbase Earn, listed digital assets, its wallet, or Coinbase Prime services. A Wells Notice
Bitcoin (BTC) saw heavy volatility on March 22 as the United States Federal Reserve hinted that it may stop interest rate hikes. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Powell on rates: “‘May’ and ‘some’ instead of ‘ongoing'” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed sharp moves both up and down for BTC/USD as the
Ether’s price (ETH) reached $1,400 on March 10, which proved to be a bargain as the cryptocurrency rallied 27.1% until March 21, at the time of writing. However, the three reasons that supported the price gain, including correlation with tech stocks, its increasing total value locked and its deflationary token economics, all suggest that the
Cardano (ADA) rallied to its best price level in a month as cryptocurrency investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s looming interest rate decision. Fed boosts appetite for cryptos like ADA On March 22, ADA’s price surged by as much as 4.58% to $0.388, its highest level since Feb. 24. This bucked the trend as the total
Arbitrum developers announced an airdrop of its governance token, ARB, to eligible users and DAOs on the Ethereum Layer-2 platform. An average user received around 625 ARB tokens, which corresponds to around $625 to $1,250, according to pre-launch trading prices and popular estimations. The prospect of earning free money has instilled excitement around users looking
Bitcoin (BTC) has been sustaining above the $25,000 level for the past few days, increasing the likelihood that the bear market may have ended. Generally, in the initial stages of a new bull phase, several analysts remain in a state of disbelief and expect the resumption of the downtrend. Another group of traders continue to
Following the fallout over the past two weeks in the U.S. banking industry, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, citing the need for the inflation rate to return to 2% over the long run. Fed Raises Rate Despite Calamity in the U.S. Banking Sector It’s been
The metaverse continues to be a hot topic in the Web3 space, as a group of industry professionals took to the Venus de Milo stage at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 to discuss the future of digital reality. In the panel “Metaverse Regulation: Dos and Don’ts,” the group discussed how regulators around the world might interpret
American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper took the master stage at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 to give his keynote speech on, “The Decentralization of Everything” which he ended with a self-composed Bitcoin song. The speech opened by touching on the general distrust of cryptocurrencies – primarily Bitcoin (BTC) – from centralized governments. “I
New York’s Emily Xie is exploring the new frontier of digital art by combining her skills and passion for computer science and generative art. In a little under two years, since she minted her first NFT in March 2021, she has caught the attention of prolific collectors, such as Punk6529, DC Investor and Bob Loukas,
Bitcoin (BTC) may “take out shorts” to crack $30,000 during the day’s key United States macroeconomic policy updates, analysis says. As bets pile up over how BTC price will react to the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, $30,000 is in sight — but a drop to below $20,000 is not off the table. Trader
The Central Bank of Venezuela is lagging when it comes to delivering economic data this year, failing to publish the inflation numbers for the last four months. Venezuelan economists believe this delay might mean that the country is starting to enter a new hyperinflation period, with the government trying to hide it by not offering
Lawyers representing a class-action lawsuit against “BitBoy Crypto” YouTuber Ben Armstrong and other crypto influencers for allegedly promoting crypto exchange FTX claimed Armstrong has made multiple threats against them. A March 20 court filing by the class action’s lawyers in a Florida District Court claimed Armstrong “began harassing” the lawyers after the suit was filed
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