Day: July 14, 2023

Filecoin storage utilization surpasses 7% in Q2: Report

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According to a July 13 report by Messari, Filecoin currently averages 954.2 pebibytes (1.07 billion gigabytes) worth of storage deals on its network, compared with 12.2 exbibytes (14.1 billion gigabytes) worth of raw storage capacity. Until recently, uptake had been sluggish due to high storage costs compared with centralized alternatives such as Amazon Web Services. During the most recent quarter, the protocol generated 2.5 million of its own Filecoin (FIL) in revenue, amounting to $11.5 million, representing a decline of 40.7% compared to last year’s second quarter in dollar terms.…

Ripple’s Legal Win Means It’s Time for Crypto to Stand Up to the SEC

Gensler’s tough cop routine, which to some extent is precisely the point of this crusade against crypto, cannot be abandoned. That would signal weakness, and weakness is political death. The more likely play of a masterful political operator, which the chair undoubtedly is, is to double down on enforcement and, by doing so, demonstrate strength to all those who might otherwise question whether his strategy and style might be the problem. Source

Ripple’s XRP Token Ruling a ‘Milestone Win’ for Crypto Industry, Says J.P. Morgan

“Large capital pools have been reticent to engage in the industry with unclear rules of the road, while the related overhang has also slowed innovation, adoption, and just overall crypto ecosystem valuation, in our opinion — accelerating as regulatory actions heated up over the past year,” analysts wrote. Source CryptoindustryJ.PMilestoneMorganRipplesrulingTokenwinXRP CryptoX Portal

Crypto lender Geist Finance shuts down permanently over Multichain hack

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Lending protocol Geist Finance is shutting down permanently due to losses from the Multichain exploit, according to a July 14 social media post from the app’s development team. Geist contracts were been paused on July 6, then resumed in “withdraw and repay only” mode on July 9. The latest post confirms the team does not plan to reopen lending and borrowing on Geist. 1/2 After confirmation from Multichain that the funds will not be recovered, we are announcing that Geist will not reopen. Because Chainlink oracles are tracking the value…

Price analysis 7/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, LTC, MATIC, DOT

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Bitcoin and several altcoins are taking a breather after the sharp rally of the past two days, but the general trend remains bullish. Ripple Labs’ victory in the case against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission gives a significant boost to the crypto industry. In addition to benefitting Ripple and XRP (XRP), analysts believe that the ruling will weaken the regulator’s case against Binance and Coinbase. In another positive event for the crypto space, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) completed a bearish head-and-shoulders pattern on July 12 and followed…

Binance headcount reduction hits 1,000 employees: Report

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Binance is celebrating its sixth anniversary, with over 1,000 people reportedly laid off in recent weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to former employees, cuts were global and customer service workers were heavily affected, particularly in India. Including this week’s layoffs, over 1,000 employees have lost their jobs at the exchange. Before the slash, Binance’s global headcount was estimated at 8,000. Binance could lose more than a third of its staff due to the ongoing reorganization. Binance announced a 20% reduction in staff on May 31, claiming it was not…