Thailand’s Oldest Lender Delays Bitkub Exchange Acquisition Amid Tighter Crypto Rules

Thailand’s Oldest Lender Delays Bitkub Exchange Acquisition Amid Tighter Crypto Rules

Post Views: 674 The company that owns Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank has postponed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Bitkub, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The decision comes amid tightening crypto regulations that limit growth in domestic crypto trading. The parent company of Siam Commercial Bank, SCB X, has delayed a 17.85-billion-baht…

Report: Blockchain.com Cuts Staff by 25%, Executive Salaries Reduced

Report: Blockchain.com Cuts Staff by 25%, Executive Salaries Reduced

Post Views: 313 According to a recent report, Blockchain.com has laid off a quarter of the company’s staff and it has closed the crypto company’s Argentina-based offices as well. The layoffs follow the report that noted Blockchain.com lost $270 million due to exposure to Three Arrows Capital (3AC). …

Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns Inflation May Lead to Greater Depression

Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns Inflation May Lead to Greater Depression

Post Views: 323 The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has warned that the current inflation may lead to a “Greater Depression.” He added that real estate is crashing and foreclosures are up 700% from last year. The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, voiced fresh concerns…

US Lawmaker Slams SEC for Not Regulating in Good Faith — ‘Under Chair Gensler, SEC Has Become Power-Hungry’

US Lawmaker Slams SEC for Not Regulating in Good Faith — ‘Under Chair Gensler, SEC Has Become Power-Hungry’

Post Views: 362 A U.S. congressman has slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler for cracking down on companies outside the SEC’s jurisdiction. The SEC “is not regulating in good faith,” he said, adding that “Under Chair Gensler, the SEC has become a power-hungry regulator.” The director of the Division…

Video Game Giant Square Enix Plans to Drop a Final Fantasy VII NFT Collection in 2023

Post Views: 300 According to the non-fungible token (NFT) company Enjin, the firm has inked a deal with the Japanese entertainment conglomerate and leading video game developer Square Enix. The partnership will produce the launch of Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary cards and figures on the cross-chain network platform Efinity. Enjin says that its…

Another 3 BTC Jackpot Won at Bitcoin.com Games, Over 15 Players 10x Their Deposits Just This Month

Another 3 BTC Jackpot Won at Bitcoin.com Games, Over 15 Players 10x Their Deposits Just This Month

Post Views: 325 A lucky player wins a 3 bitcoin jackpot on a newly released live casino game at Bitcoin.com’s crypto casino. And that’s what an average month looks like for our crypto casino. Players cashing out big winnings that would arguably be beyond what an average trader could make in a whole year. There…

Coinbase Confirms ‘No Financing Exposure’ to Bankrupt Crypto Firms Celsius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital

Coinbase Confirms ‘No Financing Exposure’ to Bankrupt Crypto Firms Celsius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital

Post Views: 287 Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that the company “had no financing exposure” to bankrupt firms, including Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and Three Arrows Capital (3AC). “The issues here were foreseeable and actually credit-specific, not crypto-specific in nature,” Coinbase stressed. The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase clarified its approach to cryptocurrency financing in a…

Biggest Movers: XMR Moves to 5-Week High, Despite Crypto Selloff

Biggest Movers: XMR Moves to 5-Week High, Despite Crypto Selloff

Post Views: 321 Monero moved to its highest level in five weeks on Thursday, despite crypto markets mainly trading in red. The token rose to its highest level since June 13 after extending recent gains. On the other hand, dogecoin dropped lower today, despite Elon Musk announcing that Tesla hasn’t sold any of the meme…

Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me Won’t Absorb 2gether Customers Due to Internal Discrepancies

Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me Won’t Absorb 2gether Customers Due to Internal Discrepancies

Post Views: 520 Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, announced that the deal it aimed to complete with 2gether, another Spanish exchange, fell through due to internal discrepancies. The company hoped to absorb the customers of 2gether after it blocked operations, forcing users to pay €20 to keep using the platform after having declared it could…

Nigerian Lenders Frustrating CBDC’s Adoption — Central Bank Governor

Nigerian Lenders Frustrating CBDC’s Adoption — Central Bank Governor

Post Views: 356 Apathetic Nigerian lenders are frustrating the e-naira’s adoption because they are worried this could deprive them of a key revenue source, Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, has said. Emefiele said the central bank is working on a channel that would enable Nigerians without bank accounts to open e-naira…