Kwon left South Korea in April for Singapore, and went to Dubai in October, from where he went to Serbia, CoinDesk Korea reported. Authorities are concerned that he might have already moved to another country; his passport has already been invalidated, so authorities cannot check official records, according to the report. Source
UST crashed in May, destroying billions in investor wealth. However, before the crash, UST’s market capitalization was $18 billion – or 18 times bigger than UST’s going market value of less than $1 billion. In other words, the fallout from a potential USDD collapse might be less severe than UST. Source
The case for self-custody grows stronger as investors demand evidence of their assets over crypto exchanges. While some CEOs chose to double down on assuring the funds’ safety on their platforms, Ray Youssef, the CEO of crypto exchange Paxful, sided with the idea of self-custody as he took responsibility for over 11 million users. The fall of FTX was an eye-opener for investors who predominantly entrusted crypto exchanges with safeguarding their assets. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, however, broke this trust by misappropriating users’ funds via Alameda Research. Ever since, numerous…
Several small investors have manifested that the constant blackouts in several parts of Cuba have made cryptocurrency mining unsustainable, leaving them unable to operate their rigs. The blackouts also affect telecommunications, leaving some of these operations that rely on off-grid power plants without the internet needed to complete mining tasks. Cryptocurrency Mining in Cuba Not Feasible Under Current Conditions Cryptocurrency has reached a notable level of functionality in Cuba, as citizens use it as an alternative to getting services that they would be unable to get otherwise, including international shopping,…
SUSHI is having a hard time gaining some ground as the market declines again. Today, SUSHI has lost more than 5% of its value, following the trend of other major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Here’s a quick glance at how SUSHI is performing: Optimism manifested itself as an acceleration in development activity and an increase in whale demand for SUSHI Technicals and metrics imply significant bearishness SUSHI could wrap up 2022 in a bumpy ride The token’s dismal showing is in contrast to some positive trends, such as…
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto derivatives platform BitMEX, thinks the worst might be over for Bitcoin (BTC) this cycle as the “largest most irresponsible entities” have run out of BTC to sell. “Looking forward, pretty much everyone who could go bankrupt has gone bankrupt,” he said in the Dec. 11 interview with crypto advocate and podcaster Scott Melker. Hayes elaborates on his stance by explaining that when centralized lending firms (CELs) have financial troubles, they will often call in loans first, then sell BTC first because it operates as…
Minnesota Senator Tom Emmer has slammed United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler for his flawed “crypto information-gathering efforts” and insisted Gensler should appear before Congress to explain the cost of his “regulatory failures.” Emmer’s comments came from a Dec. 10 tweet to his 67,500 Twitter followers, where he made reference to a bipartisan Blockchain Caucus letter he co-authored to the SEC Chairman on Mar. 16. Emmer said, “we now know Gensler’s crypto information-gathering efforts were ineffective” citing the collapses of the Terra ecosystem and bankrupt crypto platforms…
Dogecoin reacted to the downside from the $0.1120 resistance against the US Dollar. DOGE must stay above the $0.080 support to start a fresh increase. DOGE started a fresh decline from the $0.1120 resistance against the US dollar. The price is trading below the $0.0950 zone and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.102 on the 4-hours chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair must stay above the $0.0800 support zone to start…
Popular entrepreneur and NFT proponent Gary Vaynerchuck — also known as Gary Vee — has argued that oversupply, greed and subpar projects are the main reasons the NFT market fell so hard over the past year. On Dec.12, Vaynerchuck highlighted his latest blog post via Twitter which explores the NFT sector’s current issues and where he thinks it’s headed next year. Hope this article can help some of you, the feedback has been humbling …. Why I Said 97-99% of NFTs Would Go to Zero – Gary Vaynerchuk https://t.co/BmhO7OUGdH —…
Place/Date: – December 12th, 2022 at 5:21 am UTC · 3 min read Source: Orbeon Protocol So far, 2022 has not been a good year for crypto; many cryptocurrencies lost more than 70% of their value. Fortunately, this is good news for analysts and investors who want to rearrange their portfolios and include coins with high profitability. How can investors find the best cryptocurrencies available now? Analysts predict Orbeon Protocol and Dash 2 Trade will soar soon. This article will cover why these two cryptocurrencies are set to make massive…