SEC Derailed Circle’s Plans to Go Public via SPAC Deal: Report

“The business combination could not be consummated before the expiration of the transaction agreement because the SEC had not yet declared our S-4 registration ‘effective’,” the group said. An S-4 registration is a registration document that companies have to file with the SEC seeking permission to offer new shares, the report added. Source

‘Probably a Good Idea’ – News Bitcoin News

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla, has given his opinion about the latest reports on the creation of a common currency in Latam, to be initially worked on by Argentina and Brazil. Musk stated that this move would be “probably a good idea,” commenting on the topic on social media. Elon Musk Gives His Take on Latam Common Currency The latest reports that Brazil and Argentina will start to study the issuance of a common currency for Latam have already caused reactions all over the world. Elon Musk,…

Number of New Smart Contracts Falls 60% in 2023

Ethereum prices might be solid, and bulls are looking to drive the coin toward $1,700, but on-chain data points to dropping activity from developers judging from the number of new smart contracts deployed in the first three weeks of January. Number Of Smart Contracts Deployed On Ethereum Falling The number of new smart contracts deployed over the past few weeks, since the beginning of 2023, has fallen by more than half. The number of new smart contracts deployed on January 1, 2023, stood at 139,699. However, a total of 56,370 smart…

Crypto exchange Digital Surge emerges as a rare survivor of FTX fallout

Australian cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge appears to have narrowly avoided collapse, despite having millions of dollars in digital assets tied up in the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange. On Jan. 24 local time, Digital Surge creditors approved a five-year bailout plan, which aims to eventually refund its 22,545 customers who had their digital assets frozen on the platform since Nov. 16, while allowing the exchange to continue operating. The rescue plan was first floated to customers by the exchanges’ directors via email on Dec. 8, the same day the company fell…

Porsche ends ‘low effort’ NFT mint early, Oreo dunks into the Metaverse and more

Porsche criticized for ‘low effort’ NFTs, ends mint early Car manufacturer Porsche had to cut short a nonfungible token (NFT) mint of its famous white 911 model only two days after the public mint started, saying its “holders have spoken.” The Jan. 23 launch was seen by some as a huge flop for Porsche with just 2,040 of the 7,500 NFTs available having been sold at the time of writing. Our holders have spoken. We’re going to cut our supply and stop the mint to move forward with creating the…

Six on-chain metrics suggesting Bitcoin is a ‘generational buying opportunity’

Several on-chain metrics from the Bitcoin (BTC) network are flashing buy signals following this year’s rally. Bitcoin has broken out of its torpor to notch up a 37% gain since the beginning of 2023. However, on-chain data is still signaling it could be a “generational buying opportunity” according to analysts. On Jan. 24, researcher and technical analyst “Game of Trades” identified six on-chain metrics for his 71,000 Twitter followers. The first metric is an accumulation trend score highlighting zones of heavy accumulation in terms of entity size and the number…

DOT Price (Polkadot) Indicators Suggest Strong Case For Fresh Rally

Polkadot’s DOT started a fresh increase from the $5.60 support against the US Dollar. It correcting gains, but indicators suggest high chances of a fresh increase. DOT is holding the ground above the $6.00 and $5.80 levels against the US dollar. The price is trading nicely above the $6.00 support and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $6.05 on the 4-hours chart of the DOT/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start a strong rally once it…