E-commerce Giant Ebay Files Trademark Applications Covering Wide Range of Metaverse, NFT Services

Post Views: 288 E-commerce giant Ebay has filed two trademark applications covering a wide range of products and services relating to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Ebay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) filed two trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week covering a wide range of products and services relating…

Risk of ‘Significant Drawdowns’ Pushes Cypherpunk Holdings to Sell Entire Stash of Bitcoin and Ethereum

Post Views: 1,891 On Tuesday, the Canada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. announced that the company has sold all of its bitcoin and ethereum due to the “risk of further significant drawdowns.” The company has transitioned its treasury to cash after selling 214.72 bitcoin and 205.82 ethereum as Cypherpunk Holdings continues “to see systemic risks…

Uzbekistan Presents Registration Requirements for Cryptocurrency Miners

Post Views: 431 Authorities in Uzbekistan have drafted and put forward for public consultations a set of rules for crypto miners operating in the country. Companies that want to mint digital currencies will have to register with the government and use renewable energy. The decree states that crypto mining is subject to mandatory registration while…

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Warns More Crypto Company Insolvencies Are Coming

Post Views: 396 In a recent interview, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the popular exchange FTX, warned that some crypto exchanges are “secretly insolvent” and may soon fail. Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Alameda Research have already helped Blockfi and Voyager Digital as the 30-year-old billionaire says sometimes you have to do “what it takes to sort…

Circle Partners With New York Community Bancorp — Bank to Custody USDC Reserves

Post Views: 264 Circle Internet Financial has revealed a usd coin custody partnership with the American bank holding company New York Community Bancorp (NYCB). Under the agreement, NYCB’s subsidiary, New York Community Bank, will become a custodian for the company’s stablecoin reserves. On Tuesday, Circle announced that it is collaborating with NYCB, the parent company…

Biggest Movers: AVAX, SOL Slip by 14% on Wednesday, as Prices Near 1-Week Low

Post Views: 266 SOL was down by as much as 14% on Wednesday, as prices fell close to a one-week low earlier today. In addition to this, AVAX saw a similar decline, as the token dropped for a fourth consecutive session, with prices moving below $20. SOL was lower in today’s session, as prices fell…

Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin After SEC Says BTC Is a Commodity — Company Now Hodls 129,699 Bitcoins

Post Views: 297 Microstrategy has purchased more bitcoin amid a heavy market sell-off. The announcement followed a clarification by the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, stating that bitcoin is a commodity. As of June 28, 2022, Microstrategy, together with its subsidiaries, held an aggregate of approximately 129,699 bitcoins. Overall,…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $20,000 as U.S. Consumer Confidence Plunges 

Post Views: 357 Bitcoin fell below $20,000 during Wednesday’s session, as markets reacted to yesterday’s weaker-than-expected consumer confidence report. The expectation for economic growth also fell to a nine-year low. This resulted in ETH also dropping, with prices hitting a six-day low. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell below $20,000 on hump day, as traders reacted…

Report: A British Virgin Islands Court Order Liquidates Crypto Firm Three Arrows Capital

Post Views: 255 According to a recent report from Sky News citing a source familiar with the matter, “cryptocurrency insiders” have said that the troubled crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has been formally liquidated by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) court. The report does not disclose what type of assets face liquidation, but…