Are crypto cards still a thing in 2024? Industry weighs in

There is an old Arabic proverb: “The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.” It could summarize the journey to date of Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin. Tether has been embroiled in legal and financial wrangling through much of its short history. There have been lawsuits over alleged market manipulation, charges by the New York…

The FTX founder said a knowledge test for derivative retail customers “could make sense” but it doesn’t need to be specific to crypto. 317 Total views 15 Total shares The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has backed the idea of knowledge tests and disclosures to protect retail investors but said it…

A familiar problem presents itself to BTC markets this week as $40,000 resistance proves too hard to even attempt. 244 Total views 3 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) fell further pre-Wall Street on Feb. 3 as analysis revealed old resistance levels had returned to haunt bulls.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView$38,600 is backData from Cointelegraph…

Iran is reportedly looking to unlock opportunities for importers and exporters to use crypto in international deals. 233 Total views 7 Total shares The Central Bank of Iran, or CBI, and the ministry of trade have reached an agreement to link the CBI’s payment platform to a trade system allowing businesses to settle payments using…

Data from Santiment indicates that the power behind Chainlink’s rally to new ATHs may be dwindling. Chainlink rallied another 4% today, maintaining its place as the fifth largest crypto asset by market cap — but are investors starting to become skittish? According to on-chain analytics resource Santiment, Chainlink (LINK) investors may be “becoming increasingly uncertain in…

The US Government is putting the squeeze on crypto. Recently they shut down two banks that were friendly to crypto and acting as bridges between trading exchanges and the real world. These were Silvergate and Signature Bank of NY. These closures follow some events that might appear coordinated to some people. This includes the shuttering…

Global spending on blockchain solutions will reach $2.9 billion in 2019, according to a recent report from advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) published on March. 4.The report dubbed “Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide” was prepared by market intelligence and advisory firm IDC. The report analyzes the emerging blockchain market evaluating spending data for…

A South Korean court ruled on Sept. 25 that the CoinOne cryptocurrency exchange must reimburse 25 million won ($20,800) to an investor after he was hacked. The attacker used the investor’s personal login and password to steal 45 million won, while a daily withdrawal limit of 20 million won was supposed to be in place.Stolen…

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) purportedly took advantage of the “crypto winter” to purchase crypto assets at a discount for its institutional cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt, Reuters reported on May 2.ICE’s chief executive officer Jeffrey Sprecher reportedly told Reuters that “It’s really been helpful that the cryptocurrency industry sort of went into what they call a…