Germany seizes 47 crypto exchanges tied to ‘underground economy’

The greatest empires over the course of history have come and gone — the Romans, Greeks, Babylonians, Mongols, Persians, Egyptians, Ottomans and, most recently, the British. Much in the same way that history has recycled the powers of the world, so do cultural and economic institutions around us fall to the same fate. Like these empires…

Major exchanges scramble to disassociate themselves with XRP as Ripple tries to regain control of the narrative. 3071 Total views 25 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex announced on Dec. 29 that it will be removing all XRP markets starting from Jan. 15, 2021. Trading pairs affected are BTC/XRP, ETH/XRP, USDT/XRP and USD/XRP.The announcement comes just…

Deutsche Telekom has become the first telecom firm to join the Celo Alliance for Prosperity. 3209 Total views 18 Total shares Deutsche Telekom, one of the largest telecom providers in Europe, has invested in blockchain payments platform Celo to support the development of decentralized finance.The telecom giant has made a “significant purchase” of Celo’s native…

Bitcoin sold off to $92,910 after GDP data showed the negative impact of Trump’s trade war and the heightened chance of a US recession. Will traders buy the dip? 356 Total views 1 Total shares Key points:  US GDP shrank in Q1, raising recession alarms while also prompting calls for Fed rate cuts. Bitcoin dropped

The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency crossed the $4,700 mark following Bitcoin's rally. 680 Total views 21 Total shares Ethereum blockchain’s native asset, Ether (ETH), touched a new record high on Nov. 8, supported by a rally across the top cryptocurrencies ahead of a key United Stat inflation report this week.ETH’s price rose by 3.30% in the…

A community member questioned why Poloniex needed to send an on-chain message in 15 different languages if the hacker’s identity was truly confirmed. 242 Total views 1 Total shares Crypto exchange Poloniex recently posted a message to the hacker responsible for stealing over $100 million in digital assets from one of its wallets, saying that

In one year, the total value of Ether (ETH) locked in DeFi markets has increased from $317 million to over $1 billion. With the increasing level of activity in the market sector, the next logical progression appears to be focused on making DeFi solutions more mainstream.However, like other decentralized apps, DeFi protocols still have issues…

While there are many challenges for a new stock exchange in the U.S., many observers are optimistic about what it could mean for the crypto industry.

Should people who purchase nonfungible tokens (NFT) be entitled to refunds if they decide they don’t like their digital pictures? Some Europeans are beginning to make that case under a 25-year-old law.Unhappy buyers have claimed that their right to a refund is protected by a 1997 European Union law that requires any person or business…