Pi Network mainnet launch: What it means for pioneers

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is going to remove 23 trading pairs ostensibly due to low volume.In a tweet published on Aug. 15, Poloniex announced that it will be removing 23 trading pairs on August 16, 2019, due to low volume. After removing, each asset will continue to be independently tradable, the exchange notes. The list…

On Jan. 30 Litecoin (LTC) lit up the charts in both it’s USD and Bitcoin (BTC) pars by rallying more than 20% to secure a spot as the highest daily gainer amongst the top-10 cryptos ranked by market capitalization. Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360Investors will recall that in 2019, Litecoin front-ran the Ether (ETH)…

When the sentiment in the market turns bearish, every bit of negative news, however insignificant, pulls the price down as traders panic sell. This is what happened after China’s social media giant, Weibo, suspended a number of crypto-related accounts and triggered fears that a wider crackdown could occur.In other news, a note from Goldman Sachs…

Charities and donations have been a trending topic in the cryptocurrency realm as of late. And its not simply as an act of giving; in countries such as the U.S., the country's revenue authority provides generous tax deductions for those who donate their crypto to registered charities. One company, The Giving Block, provides such crypto-fundraising…

PBoC maintains its anti-crypto stance despite local players experimenting with digital yuan-pegged stablecoins. 881 Total views 41 Total shares The rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) poses a major challenge for the traditional financial system, an executive at the Chinese central bank has warned.Wen Xinxiang, director of the payment and settlement department at the…

A CryptoQuant contributor has indicated that a slight decrease in Bitcoin's Puell Multiple index could present a 'favorable buying opportunity.'

More than $208.5 million was lost initially, but approximately $4.5 million was recovered, making the total amount of unrecovered funds over $204 million. Over $204 million was lost in decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks and scams in the second quarter of 2023, according to a June 27 report from Web3 portfolio app De.Fi. The report, titled…

This is the second in a three-part series based on Gary Gensler's extensive prior public statements on crypto. Here is part 1. A link to part 3 will appear here when it is published. Gary Gensler will likely become chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in the coming days. A professor at…