Metallicus secures FedNow transaction certification

As the new year rapidly approaches, people are thinking about what they can do to make 2022 even better than 2021. With so much anticipation for cryptocurrency in the coming year from government policymakers and market action, it’s no wonder that some in the crypto industry have ambitious resolutions for the new year with how…

After launching trading of gold-pegged stablecoin Tether Gold (XAU₮) last week, Bitfinex now allows users to trade Tether Gold against Bitcoin (BTC).On Jan. 30, Bitfinex has rolled out three margin trading pairs for Tether Gold, a digital asset backed by physical gold, which was introduced by Bitfinex’s affiliate firm Tether on Jan. 23.The crypto exchange…

Ether (ETH) options implied volatility, a measure of the expected price swings as per the options markets premium, has dropped below Bitcoin’s (BTC) for the first time ever. This could signal that investors have given up expectations of a price decoupling, or they simply expect ETH price moves to mirror Bitcoin. In the case of potential catalysts…

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) is seeking access to Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.Zcash’s shielded addresses on the Ethereum networkOn Oct. 13, Coindesk reported that the topic of interoperability was the theme of the now concluded Devcon 5 developer conference in Osaka, Japan, where a number of smaller cryptocurrency projects displayed interest in accessing Ethereum’s…

A Bitcoin price reversal may be incoming if the historically accurate metric calls the top like in 2019. 762 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is all but guaranteed a price drop if one sentiment metric is right about the state of the market. On Nov. 19, with BTC/USD lingering at $17,500, the Crypto Fear…

According to Judge Jia Cobb, having Kalshi offer contracts on “whether a chamber of Congress will be controlled by a specific party in a given term” was not unlawful.

A lot has happened in the Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency markets since our last edition of VC Roundup. The monumental collapse of the Terra ecosystem spilled over into other segments of the digital asset market, exposing over-leveraged traders, lending platforms and venture capital funds. In the process, Bitcoin’s price plumbed new lows, falling below the…

Blockchain security firm Halborn has warned users of the latest phishing emails doing the rounds. 275 Total views 2 Total shares A cybersecurity firm has issued warnings over a new phishing campaign targeting users of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask.In a July 28 post written by Halborn's technical education specialist Luis Lubeck, the active phishing…

The bank facilitated $142 billion worth of transfers between crypto exchanges and financial institutions in Q1. 233 Total views 5 Total shares On Tuesday, Silvergate Bank, a crypto-fiat gateway network designed for financial institutions, announced its results for the first quarter of 2022. During this period, its revenue and net income grew by 93% and…