A group of five lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives has requested data on the diversity and inclusion practices of 20 major firms dealing with cryptocurrencies and Web3. In a Thursday notice, House Financial Services Committee chair Maxine Waters along with Representatives Joyce Beatty, Al Green, Bill Foster and Stephen Lynch penned a letter requesting U.S.-based crypto firms provide information on “how and whether the industry is working toward a more equitable environment for everyone.” The lawmakers sent letters to 20 companies including Aave, Binance.US, Coinbase, Crypto.com, FTX,…
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Portuguese Banks Terminate Service Provision to Crypto Exchanges
Several Portuguese banks have started closing accounts related to crypto exchanges as they believe that it would be too risky to continue. The country’s central bank seems to have approved the financial institutions’ decision. In recent years, Portugal has been renowned as a paradise of crypto as it does not impose a capital gains tax on crypto-related earnings. However, it appears that both the government and financial sector have been increasingly keen to regulate crypto in accordance with other EU countries in the past few months. According to media outlet…
Bitcoin Sends Mixed Signals At $23,000, Capped Upside Potential?
Bitcoin keeps on moving sideways as the weekend approaches and, with less trading volume on exchange platforms, the cryptocurrency hints at potential losses. BTC’s price has surrendered the gains from the past week but has been able to hold to its current levels as critical support. At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $23,000 with sideways movement over the past 24 hours and a 3% loss over the past week. The first cryptocurrency by market cap has been severely outperformed by Binance Coin (BNB) and Polkadot as risk…
Indian Government Raids Director of Binance-Owned Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.14M
“WazirX failed to give the crypto transactions of the suspect fintech APP companies and reveal the KYC. a search operation was conducted under PMLA on 3.8.2022 and it was found that Mr Sameer Mhatre, Director WazirX, has complete remote access to the database of WazirX, but despite that he is not providing the details of the transactions relating to the crypto assets, purchased from the proceeds of crime of Instant Loan APP fraud,” the press released continued. Source 814MBinanceOwnedCryptoDirectorExchangeFreezesGovernmentIndianraidsWazirX CryptoX Portal
Antminer S19 XP dropped in a bid to swing crypto miners back into profit
With the Bitcoin (BTC) price moving at a very steady pace during the crypto winter, the return on investment (ROI) on a new mining device seems like a shot in the dark. But a mining expert explained there may be hope for miners to make a comeback to profit. Phil Harvey, the CEO of crypto consultancy firm Sabre56, told Cointelegraph that there are factors to consider when checking the potential profit of mining devices. These are mining machine specifications, costs, real ROI and the economics of mining over time. Analyzing…
Indian Government Raids Director of Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.1M
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized bank assets belonging to crypto exchange WazirX in light of a government probe. Source
Bitcoin fails to beat $23.4K sellers as US payrolls upend inflation debate
Bitcoin (BTC) saw fresh rejection at $23,500 resistance on Aug. 5 as United States equities failed to embrace surprisingly strong payroll data. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Collapsing real wages” poke fun at payroll print Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as bears kept the market in its intraday trading range. Wall Street opened with a whimper despite U.S. payrolls for July coming in at twice estimated levels. The curious reaction had some analysts arguing that the numbers did not in fact show economic strength,…
Coinbase hit with 2 fresh lawsuits amid SEC probe
Coinbase is now facing increased scrutiny from regulators, with the company now becoming the target of multiple lawsuits. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, which is presently being investigated by the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), now faces two additional legal claims from two law firms. On Thursday, New York-based legal firm Bragar Eagel & Squire revealed that it would be suing Coinbase for making deceptive claims about its business practices. Pomerantz LLP has also filed a claim against the exchange, alleging that it is entitled to compensation for…
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Rally Loses Steam After US Jobs Report
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 5, 2022. Source