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Amazon Faces UK Investigation For Suspected Anti-competitive Practices
Another probe. Busy week for the UK's CMA after it confirms investigation of Amazon over “suspected anti-competitive practices”
Central African Republic Pushes Crypto For Economic Inclusion
Central African Republic's cryptocurrency-based Sango plan aims to boost crypto adoption, tokenisation – and even includes metaverse platform
FBI Adds ‘Cryptoqueen’ To List Of Ten Most Wanted
FBI adds Ruja Ignatova, former leader of OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme, to list of ten most wanted over running 'one of largest Ponzi schemes in history'
Bitcoin Falls Below $19,000, But Recovers Slightly Friday
Ominous sign for crypto markets? The value of Bitcoin dropped over 6 percent to below the $19,000 mark on Thursday, but bounced back a bit on Friday
Taiwan Developing Own Digital Currency – Report
Central bank of Taiwan confirms it is still working on its digital currency, but has not revealed any timeframes as of yet
Bitcoin Recovers After Sinking Below $20,000
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies held on to Sunday gains after the biggest cryptocurrency dipped below $20,000 on Saturday, amidst industry gloom
Cryptocurrencies Plunge After Celsius Pauses Withdrawals
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall after $12bn crypto lender Celsius pauses withdrawals and transfers, citing 'extreme' market conditions
New York Signs Bill To Ban Certain Crypto Mining Operations
Lawmakers in New York have passed a bill to ban certain cryptocurrency mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources
Amazon Hits Out At US Congress Antitrust Bill
Online retail giant Amazon slams US antitrust bill for unfairly singling it out, while not targetting rival retailers such as Walmart and Target
Bitcoin Price Spikes After Weeks Of Declines
Bitcoin rises more than 7 percent to over $31,000 after eight weeks of declines, but crypto transaction volumes still low after collapse of Terra and Luna coins
Binance Registers In Italy Amidst Europe Push
Binance registers in Italy following France approval, almost a year after it was forced to scale back operations in Europe due to regulatory crackdown
BNP Paribas Joins JP Morgan Blockchain Trading Network
French bank BNP Paribas becomes first European bank to join JP Morgan's blockchain-based Onyx Digital Assets platform for repurchase trading
Crypto Investor Arrested After Visiting Home Of TerraUSD Founder
South Korean crypto investor under police investigation after visiting home of Do Kwon, creator of failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, to ask for apology
Davos Forum Sees Major Influx Of Crypto Firms
Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are major presence at this year's physical Davos economic summit, in spite of recent drop in crypto values
Crypto Executive Says Bitcoin Has ‘No Future’ As Payments Network
Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the digital asset exchange FTX, says Bitcoin tech cannot scale to meet demands of true payments network
TerraUSD Organisers ‘Spent $2bn’ In Bitcoin To Maintain Value
Organisers behind failed TerraUSD stablecoin say they spent more than $2bn in Bitcoin last week in vain attempt to keep virtual currency from crashing
Bitcoin Slide Continues As Regulators Weigh In
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to slide after spectacular collapse last week of 'stablecoin' TerraUSD and broader market jitters
Cryptocurrency Crash Continues As Ethereum, Luna Plummet
After Bitcoin suffers major crash this week, Ethereum, Luna, terraUSD and other cryptocurrencies plunge, wiping $200 billion off entire market
Funding Round Values Cryptocurrency Exchange KuCoin At $10bn
New $150m funding round values Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin at $10bn amidst soaring investment in 'web3' ventures
Bitcoin Falls 50 Percent From November High
Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies slump amidst broader stock market sell-off amidst central bank interest rate hike and economic uncertainty
Nvidia Charged By SEC For ‘Inadequate Disclosures’ About Crypto Mining
US financial regulator charges GPU giant Nvidia for “inadequate disclosures” concerning the impact of crypto mining on the company’s gaming business”
SEC Nearly Doubles Staff Of Crypto Enforcement Group
US financial regulator adds 20 full-time staff to cryptocurrency enforcement unit, also targets fraud in decentralised finance, NFTs, stablecoins
Bored Ape Start-Up Raises Millions In Virtual Land Sale
'Bored Ape Yacht Club' NFT creator, start-up Yuga Labs, raises more than $260m in sale of tokens representing land in upcoming virtual world 'Otherside'
Apple Profits Surge, As Firm Warns Of Trouble Ahead
No interruption for the Apple gravy train, as it shrugged off supply chain troubles. However it forecasted bigger problems ahead
US Says North Korean Lazarus Group Carried Out Huge Crypto Theft
US Treasury Department says notorious North Korean hackers, the Lazarus Group, was behind largest ever cryptocurrency heist last month
Amazon Adds Fuel, Inflation Surcharge To Sellers
US online shoppers could soon face high prices, after Amazon added a 5 percent “fuel and inflation surcharge” to the fees it charges third-party sellers
WhatsApp Gains Approval To Double Indian Payment Service – Report
Regulatory approval for Meta's WhatsApp, to more than double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million
Block, Blockstream, Tesla Build ‘Green’ Bitcoin Mine
Fintech giant Block (formerly Square) works with Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream on Bitcoin mining facility powered by Tesla solar products
EU Bans Crypto Services To Russia
New package of sanctions extends asset freeze to crypto-wallets amidst fears virtual assets could be used to get around existing measures