Month: April 2023

‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Warns of Looming Banking Crisis and Trilemma for Central Banks – Economics Bitcoin News

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Economist Nouriel Roubini has shared his opinion about bank problems in the United States in a recently published opinion editorial. In the article, Roubini insists that “most U.S. banks are technically near insolvency, and hundreds are already fully insolvent.” Roubini: ‘Liquidity Support Cannot Prevent This Systemic Doom Loop’ The renowned economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” shared an opinion editorial on April 1 via MarketWatch. The article discusses turmoil in the U.S. banking sector, and Roubini highlights how banks in America carry unrealized losses on securities amounting to…

Arbitrum to break up governance votes after community backlash

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Ethereum layer 2 solutions provider Arbitrum has backtracked on its governance voting system following community backlash from token holders. On April 2, the Arbitrum Foundation tweeted that its first governance proposal, AIP-1, “likely will not pass” and added its “committed to addressing the feedback received from the community.” The move will break up the debatable governance package into smaller segments. The team noted: “AIP-1 is too large and covers too many topics. We will follow the DAO’s advice and split the AIP into parts. This will allow the community to…

Bitcoin Ordinals daily inscriptions surge due to ‘BRC-20 tokens’

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A new daily all-time high (ATH) has been recorded for the number of Ordinals inscribed on the Bitcoin (BTC) network due to a recently launched “token standard” for the blockchain. Bitcoin Ordinals reached 58,179 inscriptions on April 2, smashing the previous all-time high (ATH) of 31,692 on March 9 by 83.5% according to Dune Analytics data. The surge is believed to be driven by the recent creation of “Bitcoin Request for Comment” (BRC-20) tokens on the Ordinals protocol by a pseudonymous on-chain analyst named Domo in early March. Daily count…

Allbridge offers bounty to exploiter who stole $573K in flash loan attack

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The attacker behind a $573,000 exploit on the multichain token bridge Allbridge has been offered a chance by the firm to come forward as a white hat and claim a bounty. Blockchain security firm Peckshield first identified the attack on April 1, warning Allbridge in a tweet that its BNB Chain pools swap price was being manipulated by an individual acting as a liquidity provider and swapper, who was able to drain the pool of $282,889 in Binance USD (BUSD) and $290,868 worth of Tether (USDT). In an April 1…

Allbridge offers bounty to exploiter who stole $570K in flashloan attack

The attacker behind a $573,000 exploit on the multi-chain token bridge, Allbridge, has been offered a chance by the firm to come forward as a white hat and claim a bounty. Blockchain security firm Peckshield first identified the attack on April 1, warning Allbridge in a tweet that its BNB Chain pools swap price was being manipulated by an individual acting as a liquidity provider and swapper, which allowed them to drain the pool of $282,889 in Binance USD (BUSD) and $290,868 worth of Tether (USDT). In an April 1…

Alchemy Pay Raises $10M at $400M to Push South Korean Expansion Plans

The company, which provides a way for crypto companies to access the fiat payment system, aims to capitalize on South Korea’s “high level of crypto acceptance” and assist local firms in achieving greater internationalization, according to a statement shared with CoinDesk. It has previously worked with the likes of Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay and Apple Pay to this end. Source

Bitcoin BTC Price Holds Above $28 as Investors Await Fresh Productivity, Jobs Data

This week, Investors will have a fresh set of employment and productivity data to gauge whether the U.S. economy is continuing to contract as recent signs have suggested or powering forward. The U.S. Census Bureau will release February durable goods orders on Tuesday, with expectations for a 1% month-over-month decline, and on Friday the U.S. Labor Department will announce March’s nonfarm payrolls, with expectations for a 225,000-job spike, and the monthly unemployment rate, which is expected to remain at its current 3.6%. A hot jobs market has figured prominently in…

BLUR Token Plummets Over 28% in March, Despite Blur’s Dominance in NFT Sales Market – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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While the non-fungible token marketplace Blur has captured a significant amount of the market share in terms of NFT sales, the market’s native token, BLUR, lost more than 28% in value last month. At present, BLUR tokens are down more than 88% since the crypto asset’s all-time high recorded on February 14, 2023. Blur’s Native Token Slides 28% Against the Greenback in 30 Days The NFT marketplace Blur has captured a majority of the NFT sales over the past month, according to metrics from dappradar.com. Additionally, according to data from…

Hindenburg Research and its damage to Jack Dorsey’s crypto empire

In the wake of a damning report by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research, Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. (SQ) faced its worst week in over three years. NEW FROM US: Block—How Inflated User Metrics and “Frictionless” Fraud Facilitation Enabled Insiders To Cash Out Over $1 Billionhttps://t.co/pScGE5QMnX $SQ (1/n) — Hindenburg Research (@HindenburgRes) March 23, 2023 Hindenburg’s allegations, centered around overstated user numbers and involvement in criminal activity, have sent shockwaves through the crypto community and raised questions about the future of Dorsey’s impact on cryptocurrency adoption. As a result, SQ shares plummeted…

Arbitrum Foundation Pledges New Votes, No ‘Near-Term” ARB Sales Amid Community Revolt

In the Discord post, Eli_DeFi said that 750 million ARB token allotment will now be subject to a standalone vote. “We’re working on options to add more accountability,” he said, noting Foundation tokens will not be used in votes. (The current vote treats the Foundation’s power over that sum as a foregone conclusion; it started spending and sending tokens even before passage). Source ARBArbitrumCommunityFoundationNeartermPledgesRevoltSalesVotes CryptoX Portal