Day: January 30, 2023

Elon Musk’s Payments Vision for Twitter Takes Shape, Small Team Tasked to Build Infrastructure – Bitcoin News

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Seven months ago, current Twitter owner Elon Musk said, prior to acquiring the social media giant, he would integrate cryptocurrency payments. According to sources, a team is working on the infrastructure for a payment platform, and Twitter is proceeding with regulatory approvals and registrations. Elon Musk’s Plan for Twitter Payment System Advances, Adding Cryptocurrency Later Elon Musk appears to be proceeding with plans to integrate a payment system into Twitter. According to sources cited by the Financial Times (FT), Elon’s lieutenant, Esther Crawford, is working on logistics and has formed…

Price analysis 1/30: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT

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Bitcoin and altcoins started the week in the red, but if this week’s FOMC meeting aligns with investors’ general expectations, the wider crypto market could quickly rebound. Traders tend to lighten up positions before important events because they hate uncertainty. The United States Federal Reserve’s policy decision is on Feb. 1, where the central bank is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points. Market observers will keenly watch for any hints about how high the rates could go. That could be one of the reasons for the profit-booking in…

Bridge Platform LayerZero Denies Allegations It Kept ‘Backdoor’ Secret

“A trusted-party vulnerability (also called a ’backdoor’) is an undisclosed capability of a trusted party, that can compromise the function of the system,” Prestwich explained in a tweet outlining his findings. According to Prestwich, LayerZero has the ability to unilaterally steal or move around funds locked up with platforms that use its bridging services with default settings. Source

Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland Can Trade Crypto With Canadian Dollars

“It’s not unexpected” for Cumberland to announce support for crypto transactions denominated in Canadian dollars, said Alex McDougall, president and CEO of Stablecorp, a fintech firm that created QCAD, a stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar. “It will be interesting to see if the entry of a major global player like this impacts Canadian dollar pricing out to end retail customers as we still pay a significant spread in Canada,” he added. Source

Arizona senator doubles down on crypto amid the winter of discontent: Law Decoded, Jan. 23-30

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Even though this winter continues to stress test the case for Bitcoin (BTC) advocation, some lawmakers strive to put their names on the crypto hot list among the likes of United States Senators Cynthia Lummis and Pat Toomey. State Senator Wendy Rogers, 68, introduced two bold bills in the Arizona legislature. One focuses on making BTC legal tender in the U.S. state. If passed into law, BTC will have the same status as the U.S. dollar, becoming an accepted medium of exchange for debt payment, public charges, taxes and dues…

New York financial regulator investigates Gemini over FDIC claims: Report

New York State’s Department of Financial Services is reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange Gemini over claims the firm made in regards to assets under its Earn lending program. According to a Jan. 30 report from Axios, the “New York State agency that regulates Gemini” — the Department of Financial Services handles firms falling under the states’ BitLicense regime, including the crypto exchange — was investigating following reports many users believed assets in their Earn accounts had been protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. The government agency previously issued…

Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears

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Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of January. The move accompanied improvements in the stock market, which also rallied after China dropped COVID-19 restrictions after three years of strict pandemic controls. E-commerce and entertainment companies lead as the year-to-date market performers. Warner Bros (WBD) added 54%, Shopify (SHOP) 42%, MercadoLibre (MELI) 41%, Carnival Corp (CCL) 35% and Paramount Global (PARA) managed a gain 35% so far. Corporate earnings continue to attract…

Secret Blockchain Suffers Departures as Foundation Founder Tor Bair’s $2M-Plus Dividend Sparks Outcry

“Instead of paying out my vested tokens in December 2021, I converted my vested portion of tokens to USD at the OTC price and Secret Foundation distributed these funds as a dividend,” Bair wrote. OTC stands for over-the-counter, referring to the off-exchange market price. “The amount of tokens vested was 375,000 SCRT. The amount of the dividend distribution was $2.625M, which is the OTC price of $7 multiplied by the tokens vested.” Source link

Sandbox’s SAND Surges 90% Since Start of Year Ahead of Token Unlock

Token unlocks, which are usually considered bearish events, appear to be having little effect on the price of Sandbox’s SAND token in the lead-up to releasing more supply. The project will be releasing 12% of the token’s supply, equivalent to around $273 million worth of SAND, to seed and strategic investors, according to Token Unlock, with half of the 12% going to investors, according to a report from Kaiko Research. Source