Equity markets soared on the news, led by the Nasdaq’s 4.5% advance. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied as well, briefly topping $17,000 from the mid-$16,000 area (it’s trading at $16,900 at press time). The rallies were somewhat surprising as bets on a smaller-than-usual rate hike in December barely changed after Powell’s comments on Wednesday. Source
MiCA, in contrast, requires EU-based cryptocurrency companies to register and have minimum governance norms, but carves out other Web 3 innovations such as NFTs. Total IT and other startup costs for implementing the measures will amount to hundreds of millions of euros, borne by crypto providers and tax administrations, the document said. Source
Non-fungible token (NFT) and gaming investor Animoca Brands plans to set up a fund worth as much as $2 billion to invest in metaverse businesses, the firm’s co-founder has said in an interview, Nikkei Asia reported Wednesday. Source
Up to $40 billion a year (AU$60 billion), could be added to Australia’s national GDP with the right regulatory framework and could lead to enormous cost savings for consumers and businesses according to a new report. The Nov. 29 Digital assets in Australia report was commissioned by the Tech Council of Australia (TCA), one of the country’s technology industry advocacy groups, and written by technology consulting firm Accenture, which outlined a number of potential benefits the growth of the digital assets sector in Australia could deliver, stating: “Digital assets (DA)…
Bankman-Fried personally donated $40 million to largely Democratic candidates, while other FTX executives, including co-CEO Ryan Salame, donated to Republicans. Some of those candidates, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who received at least $16,600 from Bankman-Fried, are rushing to wash their hands of the association with Bankman-Fried’s suspect money donations, promising to donate the money to charity. Source
On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the possibility of a $12,000–$14,000 Bitcoin (BTC) price and what that would mean for the rest of the crypto space. We start off this week’s show with the latest news in the markets: New BTC miner capitulation? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week Bitcoin prepares to exit a grim November just above $16,000 — what could be on the menu for BTC’s price this week? We discuss the protests in China, the possibility of Bitcoin miners being…
Ethereum rose back above $1,200 on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming consumer confidence report from the United States. The price comes following a breakout above a key resistance level of $1,180. Bitcoin also climbed higher in today’s session, ending a five-day losing streak. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) snapped a five-day losing streak on Tuesday, as prices moved away from a recent point of support. Following a low of $16,054.53 to start the week, BTC/USD surged to an intraday high of $16,522.26 earlier today. This surge saw bitcoin climb from its aforementioned…
Dunamu’s net profit dropped to 160 billion won ($120 million), hit by lower trading and crypto market declines, CoinDesk Korea reported Tuesday. Source
The fallout from the collapse of FTX spans beyond the Web3 and crypto ecosystem. Reports gathered by the Financial Times suggest that nightclubs in Miami have been negatively affected by the collapse of the once-reputable cryptocurrency exchange. According to nightclub owners, young, nerdy crypto bros went from lavishly spending on champagne showers and buying $50,000 tables at clubs to completely vanishing from the nightlife scene. Andrea Vimercati, director of food and beverage at the Moxy Hotel group, told the Financial Times: “They were ordering 12 or 24 bottles of the…
According to a tweet by Ryan Selkis, CEO of blockchain research firm Messari, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s (GBTC) controlling shareholders Genesis Global and Digital Currency Group cannot simply dump their holdings to raise more capital. Selkis explained that Rule 144A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 requires that issuers of OTC-traded entities give advance notice of proposed sales, and imposes a quarterly sales cap of either 1% of outstanding shares or weekly traded volume. 2/ DCG bought nearly $800mm worth of GBTC shares since the premium flipped to a discount…