Bitcoin price hits $61K, but investors still prefer stocks and bonds right now

The US securities regulator closed its probe into Crypto.com seven months after serving the crypto platform with a Wells notice in August. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, with no action taken against the crypto exchange, according to the firm’s CEO, Kris Marszalek. It comes seven months after

The Bank of Japan is keen to ensure seamless integration of its central bank digital currency with the existing payment architecture. 236 Total views 27 Total shares While Japan’s CBDC plans are still in the research stage, Shinichi Uchida, an executive of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has said simplicity will drive the central bank’s…

A 31% price surge was accompanied by a 77% rise in the cost of transacting on Ethereum. 1850 Total views 22 Total shares Ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, returned to an all-time high on April 2 when the spot price for each unit of ETH exceeded $2,000. Meanwhile, the ominous spectre…

An unknown wallet has accrued more than $3 billion worth of Bitcoin in the last three months, sparking a wave of theories about the potential owner. 1080 Total views 6 Total shares A mysterious Bitcoin wallet has surged up the ranks to become the third largest holder Bitcoin (BTC) in the world in just over…

A new play-to-earn (P2E) blockchain game that hopes to emulate the addictive success of 2013 mobile phenomenon Flappy Bird has drawn backing from some of DeFi's biggest names.Kain Warwick from Synthetix, Stani Kulechov from Aave, Tyler Ward from Barnbridge, angel investor Santiago Santos (ex-ParaFi Capital) and 0xmaki from Sushi joined a pre seed round this…

Losses to crypto scams, exploits and hacks totaled nearly $1.53 billion in February, with the $1.4 billion Bybit hack accounting for the lion’s share of losses, said blockchain security firm CertiK. The Feb. 21 attack on Bybit by North Korea’s Lazarus Group was the largest crypto hack ever, more than doubling the $650 million Ronin

Gensler was asked about the Ripple decision twice shortly after the ruling, and his main message was that he would rather not talk about it. 653 Total views 1 Total shares United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has commented publicly about the last week’s ruling on the agency’s suit against Ripple. Gensler…