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Three United States senators have written to Fidelity Investments CEO Abigail Johnson demanding an explanation for the financial services company’s decision to include Bitcoin-exposed funds in its 401(k) retirement plans. “This decision is immensely troubling,” they wrote. Democrats Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith sent their letter Tuesday. The letter, which is around a

Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed revenue and earnings expectations, with Meta seeing its first quarterly sales decline ever recorded. Economic Slowdown Due to the current global economic slowdown, markets had

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been stuck in a descending channel since July 20 and it is currently heading toward the $20,000 support by the end of July. Adding to this bearish price action, BTC is down 50% year-to-date, while U.S. listed tech stocks, as measured by the Nasdaq-100 index, accumulated a 24% loss. As the

press release PRESS RELEASE. Sango, the Central African Republic’s crypto-initiative, has set off a wave of excitement in the crypto space, fuelling curiosity and anticipation. Supported by a comprehensive Legal Framework, Sango will enable the creation of both the digital and physical infrastructure that would aid its development. SANGO will be partially backed by Bitcoin,

On Thursday, Foundry Digital LLC, the mining company and subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), announced the launch of Foundry Logistics in order to advance standards in the cryptocurrency mining industry. The newly launched arm of the company plans to “bridge the gap between hardware manufacturers and buyers by providing an all-in-one solution for mining

The proliferation of cryptocurrencies around the world has been driven by different use-cases, with key differences becoming apparent between developed and emerging market environments. Lou Yu, who heads up KuCoin Labs, tackled the subject after a keynote address during the second day of Blockchain Economy Istanbul in Turkey. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Yu

Uniswap was trading over 20% higher in Thursday’s session as the token rose to its highest point since April. This comes as crypto markets surged on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the Fed rate decision. Bitcoin cash moved to a six week high on the news. The global crypto market cap is 6.51% higher as

The U.S. economy has declined for the second-straight quarter as the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.9% in Q2. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s summary of the U.S. GDP follows the recent debate over the technical definition of a recession. America’s Q2 GDP Data Points to a Recession One of the principal agencies

According to the Law Commission, the United Kingdom statutory body, digital assets play an increasingly important role in modern society and as such, the law relating to these must be reviewed. Reforming the laws will not only protect the rights of users and maximize the potential of digital assets but can potentially position England and

Crypto prices surged in today’s session, as markets continued to react to the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike. The Fed opted to raise rates by 75 basis points (bps) for a second consecutive meeting. Bitcoin briefly rose above the $23K mark earlier in the day, with ethereum rallying to a fresh six-week high over

Located in Europe, on the southern tip of Spain, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a bubbling hotbed of cryptocurrency adoption.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Albert Isola, Minister for Digital and Financial Services for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, explained the territory’s approach to crypto and shed some light on his own investment

press release PRESS RELEASE. ROLA, a community-driven platform for the crypto industry, allows users to participate in AI-based predictions on all market aspects while leveraging real-time market insights on top of professional analysts’ knowledge. The ROLA app enables users to consume market insights while improving from the users’ votes. The algorithm thus improves from the

Major cryptocurrency tracking website CoinGecko is open to acquisitions, but not right now, according to a co-founder of the platform. CoinGecko has been hit by the current crypto bear market, but the firm is far from selling off, CoinGecko chief operating officer Bobby Ong told Cointelegraph. Ong believes that all crypto-related companies are affected by

The British National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that it has seized £26.894 million ($32.75 million) in cryptocurrency. “Criminals increasingly exploited financial technology and crypto assets” that could harm “the U.K.’s economy and institutions,” said the agency. NCA Seizes Crypto Worth $33 Million The British National Crime Agency (NCA) published its annual report 2021-22 this

Sympathizers of the terror group, the Islamic State (IS) are allegedly using South Africa’s financial system to channel funds to the group’s affiliates and networks in Africa. The United States government has so far sanctioned four South Africa-based individuals it accused of facilitating the transfer of funds to African terror groups. Millions of Dollars Laundered

The Law Commission of England and Wales is proposing a number of law reforms to provide wider recognition and legal protections for cryptocurrency and digital asset users. The institution is reviewing existing legislation on digital assets at the request of the British government in an effort to accommodate the space as it continues to grow

Europe’s banking sector regulator is worried it won’t manage to find the specialized personnel needed for the oversight of the EU’s attempt to regulate the crypto market. The authority is also concerned over the lack of clarity regarding which digital assets it’s supposed to supervise. Banking Watchdog Faces Staffing Problems Threatening Its Ability to Regulate

A panel of crypto industry experts “sees a fairly bright future ahead” for Binance coin, predicting bnb to rise to $781 by 2025 and $1,814 by the end of 2030. One expert explained that “Since the bnb chain ecosystem continues to grow, the price may reach as high as $3,000 in 2030.” BNB’s Price Predictions

sponsored A crypto winter has come. With BitCoin (BTC) falling over 70% from its all time high along with Ethereum, and a steady drumbeat of news involving crypto-related funds, companies, and projects collapsing, it is clear that the last round of cryptomania has come to a close. Even juggernauts of GameFi such as Axie Infinity

Roughly six years ago in July 2016, an Ethereum hard fork was used to address the infamous DAO hack. This specific fork saw the chain split into two factions, and a new crypto asset called ethereum classic was introduced to the crypto community. For years now both chains have co-existed using the same proof-of-work (PoW)