Megan Crowell, the chief people officer at crypto lending firm BlockFi, has petitioned a court to allow bonuses for “key employees” amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. In a Jan. 23 declaration for United State Bankruptcy Court in the District of New Jersey, Crowell said without giving certain financial incentives, BlockFi might be unable to retain…
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Bitcoin’s mining industry has been relatively stable compared to the bearish price action and the tumultuous fallout of exchanges and lending companies. The network’s hashrate dipped slightly toward the end of 2022, primarily due to an unprecedented blizzard in the U.S., and has since recovered strongly to surpass its previous peak above 270 EH/s. It…
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The rally in stocks could be giving Bitcoin price a boost, and the crypto market could see more fireworks if the Fed confirms investors’ expectation that rate hikes will slow down. Source link
The Bitcoin (BTC) logo lit up the night sky in Berlin this weekend, adorning Germany’s tallest building with a giant orange B. Source: Twitter On January 21, the Bitcoin logo illuminated the Berliner Fernsehturm tower–known as the TV Tower. German Bitcoiners took to Twitter and social media to share photos and videos of the illumination,…
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Bitcoin (BTC) refused to surrender gains at the Jan. 23 Wall Street open as United States equities opened higher. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Dollar sags as risk assets reject retracement Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD continuing to circle $22,800 at the time of writing. The pair had managed…
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The New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has released guidelines on how licensed crypto firms should handle customer assets should they face “insolvency or similar proceeding”. In a Jan. 23 announcement, NYDFS superintendent Adrienne Harris said crypto firms and exchanges operating under a BitLicense — required in New York state — should segregate…
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, has reported authorities took control of crypto wallets containing more than $19 million in cryptocurrency as part of enforcement actions against crypto firm Bitzlato. In a Jan. 23 announcement, Europol reported that roughly 46% of assets — 1 billion euro, or $1.09 billion at the…
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Japan’s new regulations allowing investors to trade using stablecoins like Tether (USDT) are expected to be adopted no later than in June 2023, according to a local financial authority. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan is working on lifting the ban on the domestic distribution of stablecoins, planning to allow certain stablecoins later this…
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Amid bullish action on cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Argo Blockchain has regained stock listing compliance with Nasdaq. Argo officially announced on Jan. 23 that the company regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule amid the share price recovery. The Nasdaq stock market listing qualifications department has informed Argo that it successfully met…
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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest offloaded a chunk of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares since November’s Bitcoin (BTC) price lows, the latest data shows. Cathie Wood’s Ark short-term cautious on GBTC Ark Invest added 450,272 GBTC shares worth $4.5 million to its ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) in November 2022. At the time, GBTC was trading…
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