Price analysis 5/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, TON, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, SHIB

Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly worried for his safety during his pre-trial detention time at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center and even considered paying another inmate for “protection,” according to a former inmate. New York mob enforcer-turned-informant Gene Borrello told crypto blogger Tiffany Fong in a Nov. 30 interview that he spent time with Bankman-Fried in the

Currently facing multiple lawsuits, cryptocurrency stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) received a request from prosecutors asking for consolidation, combining three lawsuits into one, which Tether has not denied.“We did not oppose the plaintiffs’ requests to combine these frivolous claims, originally filed, respectively, in October in New York, in November in Washington and in January in New…

Crypto wealth management and lending company BlockFi has lowered the interest rates for their biggest cryptocurrency deposit accounts, according to an official blog post on March 22.BlockFi launched the BlockFi Interest Accounts (BIA), cryptocurrency accounts supporting Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), earlier in March. The accounts initially offered a 6.2 percent annual interest paid monthly…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekAnonymous hacker served with restraining order via NFTIn what’s perhaps an industry…

On Jan. 20, the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the U.S. Congress House Energy and Commerce Committee convened a hearing to investigate the environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining. Despite the narrow focus, the conversation that ensued — which many industry experts appraised as a meaningful educational experience for the lawmakers — touched upon a range…

Nik Bougalis primarily worked on open-source code projects for the payments-focused XRP Ledger, with the recent push to introduce NFTs being a key implementation of note. 427 Total views 3 Total shares Ripple Labs’ director of engineering Nik Bougalis is exiting the firm after nearly 10 years, becoming the latest of crypto's long-time serving executives…

The narrative surrounding Ether (ETH) of it fast transforming into an independent asset has been around for some time now. However, the last few months have seen this notion gain an increasing amount of mainstream traction, as is best highlighted by the fact that, since Oct. 1, ETH has showcased substantial northbound movement against Bitcoin…

The British government may impose tighter freedom of speech protections on banking permits following a public dispute between Nigel Farage and Coutts bank. 547 Total views 7 Total shares The British government is reportedly set to announce measures that could see banks stripped of their license if they choose to debank customers due to their…

As Bitcoin hovers around $30,000, fund managers are pressing ahead in an effort to get the first American Bitcoin ETF approved. 94 Total views 3 Total shares New York-headquartered fund manager Global X Digital Assets has filed an application for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Global…