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This week’s headlines from Japan included GMO Coin exchange polling customers on their view of digital assets, Lisk opening a base in Japan, Bitflyer showing 2019 net losses, blockchain startup LayerX securing significant funding, and two entities reported successful collaborative blockchain-based securities experiments. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by…

"His girlfriend will tell you how they stole money together," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Thane Rehn in an opening statement about the former FTX CEO, according to reports. 724 Total views 3 Total shares Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the criminal case of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, painted a very

The Australia Securities Exchange says crypto investors in the country need to be mindful of the dangers of holding their cryptocurrencies on exchange platforms. 327 Total views 2 Total shares The Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) has weighed in on the issue of crypto custody amid the ongoing discussions within the country’s Senate Select Committee on…

Bitcoin (BTC) may not crash below $30,000 and instead jump to $100,000 before sweeping its lows.That was the opinion of popular trader Credible Crypto, who on May 2 shared an updated view of how BTC price action might unfold.Trader prepares for lows to be "left untapped"As more and more voices call for a fresh major…

Volatility and funding rates surge, but large BTC holders continue to accumulate. 4199 Total views 15 Total shares As the institutional investment narrative continues to play out, on-chain metrics show the continued accumulation of BTC in large addresses is still ongoing, with an increase of 9% during the previous 30 days alone. This was slightly…

The total amount of Ether (ETH) held by all the crypto exchanges fell to its lowest levels, just as its prices rose back above $3,000 per token on Sept. 23.Data collected by CryptoQuant, a blockchain analytics platform, showed that exchanges' net Ethereum token reserves dropped to 18.533 million ETH, compared to 23.92 million ETH a…

Lack of clarity on digital assets could have significant consequences for banks navigating higher interest rates, according to Fed Governor Michelle Bowman. 326 Total views 3 Total shares During a speech at the Salzburg Global Seminar on bank regulation and supervision, Bowman called for attention from global regulators to the current supervision of novel banking…

Junior Minister for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation in the Government of Malta Silvio Schembri announced that the nation’s business registry (MBR) will employ blockchain, local financial service firm Zeta reports on July 31.First blockchain-based government agency?Per the report, when making his remarks at the Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muscat’s inauguration of the new…

This year, Oct. 31 marked the 14th anniversary of the issuance of one of this century’s most consequential white papers — Satoshi Nakamoto’s “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” Its 2008 publication set off a “revolution in finance” and “heralded a new era for money, one that did not derive its value from governmental edict…