Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest has worrying implications for crypto

On this week’s episode of NFT Steez, hosts Alyssa Exposito and Ray Salmond meet with Web3 content writer Julie Plavnik to discuss the importance of self-sovereignty while building a digital identity in Web3. Plavnik referenced author Gavin Wood when describing Web3 and said that “communication” is a core tenant in the subsequent iteration of the internet.…

A recent paper from academics at Leiden Law School suggests that if a crypto exchange or crypto custodian goes bankrupt, investors could well lose control over their stored coins. This happened in Japan’s Mt. Gox exchange collapse, and more recently with the failure of Italy’s BitGrail exchange. Thus, it could happen again. Indeed, the paper implies…

bitFlyer Europe has added one more fiat deposit option. 1247 Total views 18 Total shares The European subsidiary of bitFlyer, one of the largest Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges,has integrated PayPal deposits to their platforms.The official announcement calls bitFlyer’s integration with the internet payment giant a significant move in bridging the gap between the fiat and cryptocurrency…

Solana (SOL) jumped past a critical resistance level that had limited its recovery attempts during the November 2021-March 2022 price correction multiple times, thus raising hopes of more upside in April.Solana flips key resistance to supportTo recap, SOL's price underwent extreme pullbacks upon testing its multi-month downward sloping trendline in recent history. For instance, the…

A brisk slowdown in GDP fails to offer any direction for crypto markets, with Bitcoin slowly claws back lost ground below $30,000. 662 Total views 11 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) stuck to $29,000 at the April 27 Wall Street open as United States GDP growth…

Ethereum derivatives metrics show increased activity, indicating higher interest but not necessarily a bullish trend.

The White House released its annual economic report on March 20, and it dedicated an entire section to digital assets. The authors should be commended for doing so. I largely agree with the report’s assessment that certain aspects of the digital asset ecosystem are causing problems for consumers, financial systems and the environment. However, as a…

Major U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq still intends to launch Bitcoin futures and could do so as soon as Q1 2019, Bloomberg reported Nov. 27.Quoting “two people familiar with the matter,” the publication said momentum was building towards a potential launch early next year.The move comes despite the downturn in Bitcoin (BTC) prices to 13-month lows,…