FTX and CFTC agree to $12.7B settlement, subject to court approval

At 2 A.M. (UTC) time Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped 5.11% to $9,256 before recovering to trade in the $9,500 range. This followed a previous sudden drop on Thursday after BTC briefly touched $10K to fill the CME futures gap.  Crypto market weekly price chart. Source: Coin360Data from CoinMarketCap shows that earlier in the day the…

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance newsletter.For many years, Ethereum and XRP held the second and third-ranking spots in the crypto market. Read on to discover how wXRP will integrate into Ethereum to expand its utility to smart contracts.What you’re about to read is the smaller version of this newsletter. For the…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.After the recent rally in crypto markets, most analysts believe that…

The rollout of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s TAT Coin is coming closer to fruition, and is now awaiting government approval according to local figures. 1380 Total views 41 Total shares A push in Thailand to boost gross domestic product (GPD) by targeting crypto digital nomads is coming closer to fruition according to local media.…

Bitcoin (BTC) held $49,000 on Aug. 28 after the United States Federal Reserve sparked a run-up toward critical resistance.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewAll eyes on $49,300 on the weekly chartData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling at higher levels after cracking the $49,000 mark late Friday.The end of the working week…

United States-based coffee chain Starbucks will implement tech giant Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain Service to track coffee production, tech news site GeekWire reports on May 6.Starbucks first announced its “bean to cup” initiative in 2018, stating that it would work with farmers in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Rwanda to pilot a blockchain-based coffee-tracking system. The system…

Tech startup Nebula Genomics is launching DNA sequencing using blockchain, which eliminates the need for customers to reveal personal information.Per a blog post published on Sept. 19, Nebula has rolled out anonymous genetic testing, enabling clients to purchase whole-genome sequencing and provide their saliva samples without the need to share their personal data such as…

XRP scammers hacked the Supreme Court of India’s YouTube account, and although it was recovered, it lost its subscriber base.

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Spain, has integrated into the TradeLens platform, a blockchain ecosystem jointly developed by IBM and shipping giant Maersk, according to an official announcement published Nov. 5.Launched in August 2018, the TradeLens platform applies blockchain technology to global supply chains. The product aims to improve trade efficiency and security, wherein…