Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expressing concerns over the rising tide of suspicious cryptocurrency activities in West Africa. This worry comes just a few days after a report found that the area experienced $2.1 billion in suspicious crypto transactions in Q1 2024. To its credit, the SEC is...
Bitcoin jumped 2%, going over $11,600, and Ethereum was up 7% to around $3,800. That surge coincided with rising news that former President Donald Trump was about to sign an executive order. This executive order would help remove obstacles that currently prevent employees from adding these alternative assets to their...
Jaden Baxter, 24, a special assistant to the mayor of Cleveland, was among a group of young political leaders who came to the recent National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention. There, he had a profound change of heart about cryptocurrency. Today, Baxter is a recognized changemaker in his community....
Analyst Joao Wedson considers Bitcoin´s movement akin to the onset of a distribution phase. He thinks that altcoins are poised to break out first, then the whole market corrects. Wedson uses the 13-point Wyckoff distribution model to explain Bitcoin’s recent behavior. He thinks the present stagnation is indicative of a...
Succinct, a new zero-knowledge (ZK) proof infrastructure project, is quickly gaining traction as one of the hottest new projects in the blockchain space. The project recently surpassed $7.3 million in its presale, with over $1 million raised in the past week alone, demonstrating strong investor interest. Succinct’s primary goal is...
In December 2020, cryptocurrency whale LuBian was dealt a crushing blow. This meant that he lost $3.5 billion worth of Bitcoins, 127,426 of them to be precise. Today, those coins are valued at more than $14 billion. Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain research firm, had previously alleged they had uncovered the...
ZetaChain announced their connectivity with the Sui network, allowing direct native Bitcoin (BTC) utility with no wrapping or bridging. Sui holders have a new, frictionless way to swap their native SUI for native Bitcoin with one click. This integration allows them to earn yield for holding Bitcoin, all while staying...
Cryptocurrency is increasingly becoming a significant player in the travel industry, influencing how consumers book trips and how businesses handle transactions. Perhaps that’s why crypto is so alluring to so many—it promises lower cost transactions at lightning fast speeds, with instant confirmations. Plus, it provides 24/7 settlement, which actually answers...
Cryptocurrency payroll is gaining heightened attention from regulators around the world. Companies are looking to the ease, speed, and convenience of paying remote workers in digital currencies. They are largely guided by a complicated tangle of legal and financial requirements, which vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Germany already requires...