Ken Moelis’ Investment Bank Creates Group to Focus on Blockchain Deals: Report

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FTX Attempting To Purchase South Korea’s Second-Largest Crypto Exchange: Report

A new report claims an FTX deal to buy the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is currently in “advance talks.” According to a new report from Bloomberg, a person familiar with the matter says the two exchanges have been working on the deal for months. Bithumb is South Korea’s second-largest crypto exchange, according to Statista. The exchange’s offices were raided earlier this week by South Korean prosecutors investigating the collapse of Terra (LUNA) and its stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), according to the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency. Bloomberg also reports that FTX…

Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Highlights Terra’s Collapse and Capital Exiting the Crypto Ecosystem – Bitcoin News

On July 13, the dedicated crypto price tracking, volume, and market capitalization web portal Coingecko published the company’s “Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report” which discusses the last quarter’s crypto market action and insights. The 46-page report explains how the Terra UST and LUNA fallout wreaked havoc on the entire crypto ecosystem and the stablecoin economy. Moreover, Coingecko researchers say “a decrease in the stablecoin market share suggests that a certain amount of capital has completely exited the crypto ecosystem.” Coingecko’s Data Suggests Q2 Investors Exited Stablecoins Rather Than De-Risking Into Them…

Board urges Bank of Central African States to introduce common digital currency: Report

The Bank of Central African States, or Banque des États de l’Afrique, which serves Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo, could be closer to releasing a central bank digital currency reportedly at the urging of its board. According to a Friday report from Bloomberg, the board sent an email calling for the regional bank to introduce a digital currency in an effort to modernize payment structures and promote regional financial inclusion. The Central African Republic, or CAR, passed legislation adopting Bitcoin…

Bank of Central African States Urged to Introduce Common Digital Currency: Report

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Crypto to reach 1 billion users in 2030: BCG Report

It’s a very common sentiment for people outside of the crypto community to look at Bitcoin (BTC) prices and make a conclusion that it’s too late to get into crypto. However, a report shows that the industry is still at the beginning phase of the adoption curve.  In a joint report published by BCG, Bitget and Foresight Ventures, data shows that compared to traditional investment assets, crypto adoption is still very low. According to BCG, only 0.3% of individual wealth is invested in crypto. The report shows that it’s incomparable…