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18 May 2022, 11:43

Here are the top cryptos losers that have reported the highest decline in the last 7 days

Here are the top 10 crypto losers in the last 7 days....

18 May 2022, 10:50

WazirX receives 1023 requests for data from law enforcement in October-March 2022

WazirX receives almost three times more requests for data from law enforcement in October-March 2022 vs the previous period of April-Oct 2021WazirX is among the largest crypto exchanges in India in terms of trading volumes All the requests received from Indian as well as Foreign Enforcement Agencies were related to inquiries that were criminal in nature and WazirX had 100% compliance on these requestsOver 95% of crypto-associated frauds are based outside of the Blockchain ecosystem

18 May 2022, 09:59

Rush Gaming Universe announces whitepaper with a roadmap to create new economic opportunities for Indians

Hike’s Rush Gaming Universe unveiled its whitepaper today. The roadmap includes the launch of the RUSH token and an array of...

18 May 2022, 02:41

Dow surges 431 points as investors digest fresh Powell comments on inflation and rates

The Dow gained over 400 points Tuesday, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he would back interest rate hikes until inflation is tamed.

18 May 2022, 02:27

Tether investors have pulled $7 billion from the stablecoin since it lost then regained its dollar peg; 'We can keep going if the market wants'

"We can keep going if the market wants, we have all the liquidity to handle big redemptions and pay 1:1," Tether's chief technology officer said.

17 May 2022, 22:40

Bitcoin could fall another 40% if it fails to hold the key support level of $27,000, Fairlead's Katie Stockton says

"The recent breakdown below the weekly cloud [support] reflected negative intermediate-term momentum," Katie Stockton said.

17 May 2022, 22:39

Investors ploughed $300 million into bitcoin last week as Terra's stablecoin went into meltdown

It was a "strong signal that investors saw the recent UST stablecoin de-peg and its associated broad sell-off as a buying opportunity," CoinShares said.

17 May 2022, 22:09

The founder of collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD wants to build another blockchain from its network's ashes

Do Kwon wants to hard fork the Terra blockchain to create "classic" and new versions, with 1 billion of new luna tokens distributed to holders.

17 May 2022, 19:27

Circle CEO says Terra's implosion has given lawmakers the impetus to speed up crypto regulation

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the collapse of Terra has accelerated the need for the federal government to regulate the crypto industry.

17 May 2022, 12:00

Ethereum owners have lost cryptocurrency worth $1.6 billion since its "presale"

Researchers recently discovered that nearly 7 per cent of the Ethereum bought during the 'presale' has never moved from its original wallets, likely meaning that the owners have lost control of their private keys.

16 May 2022, 19:39

I moved my crypto from Coinbase Wallet to a USB-like hardware device to have more control over my money. Here's how to do it.

After Coinbase disclosed this week that it could absorb users' crypto if it ever went bankrupt, I wanted to try storing my holdings offline.

16 May 2022, 18:04

Tether losing its one-to-one US dollar peg exposed its vulnerability — but also showed how the stablecoin can build confidence in the future

Tether has regained its US dollar peg. But experts say losing it earlier could be a wakeup call for the largest stablecoin by market capitalization.

16 May 2022, 16:39

FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried believes bitcoin has no future as a payments network, because its 'proof of work' system means it can't scale up

The billionaire founder of crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, told the FT that bitcoin won't be able to handle millions of transactions.

15 May 2022, 19:39

I spent $483 on hotel day rooms to combat long connections and jet lag before a big conference. Take a peek inside JFK's wacky 1960s-inspired hotel — and a hidden oasis within Heathrow's terminals

Entrance to TWA Hotel, a short walk from JFK's Terminal 5.Kari McMahon/Insider.

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14 May 2022, 21:44

Crypto crashed this week as 2 stablecoins broke the buck. Here's what that means, and where the market goes next.

Bitcoin showed signs of stabilizing above $30,000 on Friday, but experts say this week's crash felt different than past meltdowns.

13 May 2022, 22:46

Crypto regulation needs to allow for 'trial and error' in the market and account for variations between stablecoins, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says

"With experimentation ... we need to allow room for there to be failure as well because that obviously is part of trying new things out," she said.

13 May 2022, 21:39

Customers sue Coinbase over 'untold millions' of losses from a stablecoin's loss of a yen peg

Customers who invested in gyen have alleged crypto exchange Coinbase mislead them about the stablecoin's stability and its peg to the Japanese yen.

13 May 2022, 20:55

Coinbase's CEO assured investors this week there was no question of bankruptcy — but its junk bonds are now worth almost as little as Russia's

Coinbase's 10-year bonds got slammed after the company's first-quarter results, and now yield almost as much as Russia's.

13 May 2022, 20:25

US stocks jump as crypto and other risk assets rebound after massive rout

US stocks and major cryptocurrencies regained some losses Friday, though each of the three major indexes remain on track for weekly losses.

13 May 2022, 20:25

Binance suspends trading of Terra and Luna as CEO says he is 'very disappointed' with how the stablecoin creators handled the massive collapse

"[We] felt suspending trading is the best way to protect our users at this time," Binance's CEO said about the cryptocurrencies.

13 May 2022, 15:25

WazirX, CoinDCX and CoinSwitch Kuber delist Terra's stablecoins from their platforms

Terra has two tokens, calle UST and Luna. The UST token is a stablecoin whose price is maintained using the Luna token. The value of these tokens have fallen massively in the past month, with Luna approaching zero. The Terra crypto token was trading at around $80 on May 5, according to Coinmarketcap, but its value had dropped by 99.98% to around 5 cents at the time of writing.

13 May 2022, 13:44

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest snagged nearly $30 million in Coinbase shares as the crypto exchange's stock tumbled as much as 28%

The purchase of more than half a million Coinbase shares comes after the cryptocurrency exchange platform's stock tanked after weak Q1 results.

13 May 2022, 10:12

Coinbase reports outages as Terra Luna's fall causes mayhem in the market

Leading crypto exchange Coinbase suffered a major outage amid crypto mayhem especially with the cryptocurrency Terra Luna, h...

13 May 2022, 09:39

Robinhood shares surged over 30% after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the trading platform

Sam Bankman-Fried acquired about 56.3 million shares in Robinhood Markets through his firm, Emergent Fidelity Technologies, according to an SEC filing.