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Canada Took Enforcement Actions Against KuCoin and Bybit

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Canadian monetary authority OSC (Ontario Securities Commission) published a release saying digital asset exchange platforms Bybit and KuCoin haven't complied with the securities laws. According to the publication, the platforms were not compliant with laws as they enabled Canadian residents to...

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eBay Buys NFT Platform KnownOrigin

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International e-commerce platform eBay revealed acquiring the NFT marketplace KnownOrigin, which provides artists an environment to create digital assets in the form of non-fungible tokens. The announcement about the acquisition said that with the purchase eBay is opening a new era of digital...

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Tether Is Releasing a British Pound-Pegged Stablecoin

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Tether introduced a new stablecoin. The digital asset will reflect the price of the UK’s official currency Pound Sterling. The GBP₮ coin will be brought to the market in July. According to a publication by Tether, the coin initially will be available on Ethereum. GBP₮ will be the fifth...

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Uniswap Revealed Acquiring NFT Aggregator Genie

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Uniswap Labs, the company behind the development of the Ethereum-based DEX Uniswap, revealed acquiring Genie, the first aggregator for NFT marketplaces. Genie enables discovering and trading NFTs across platforms. Uniswap’s announcement on the deal says the step is a part of the company's mission...

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NYDIG and Deloitte Collaborate to Help Companies Adopt Crypto

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Bitcoin-dedicated fin. services provider NYDIG built a collaboration with top business consulting and services company Deloitte to help firms of various sizes to include digital currencies in their operations. The two companies will work on different BTC products such as banking, consumer loyalty...

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Mining Company Bitfarms Sold Half of Its Bitcoins

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BTC mining company Bitfarms sold half of its Bitcoin holdings, which is 3,000 coins in the past week for around $62 M to reduce debt as the decline in the BTC price has had a negative impact on the business. The team wrote that it now holds around 3,349 Bitcoins, and daily BTC production of about...

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Elon Musk Mentioned He Had Never Said People Should Buy Crypto

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At the Qatar Economic Forum, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk noted that he had never said people should buy cryptocurrencies. To the question of what he thinks about the current crypto market conditions and whether he still finds people should invest in crypto, the businessman answered he hadn't...

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Solend Canceled the Decision to Take Control Over Whale's Account

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Solend, a decentralized lending protocol based on the Solana blockchain, recently voted to take control over a whale's account to mitigate risks related to liquidation. The network said if SOL drops and the whale gets liquidated, the platform may end up in debt. However, the next proposal...

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Bitcoin Bounces Back to $20,000, Ether to $1,100

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Most cryptos increased in price in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ethereum gained around 10% and 15%, surpassing $20,000 and $1,100 respectively. The total crypto market cap increased by about 9% and currently stands at above $894 billion. Before the rally, on June 19, Bitcoin dropped below $18,000...

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Elon Musk Said He Will Keep Supporting Dogecoin

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted on June 19 that he will continue to support Dogecoin, which is the first and most popular meme coin. One of the users replied to the post saying "Keep buying it then," to which Musk answered "I am". I will keep supporting Dogecoin—...

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FBI Warns About Crypto Scams on LinkedIn

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The US investigative agency warned about the presence of crypto scammers on the popular professional platform LinkedIn. During an interview with CNBC, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said crypto fraudsters on LinkedIn are an essential threat to user safety. He added that there are a lot of potential...

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Bitcoin Price Fell Below $20,000 First Time Since December 2020

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Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell below $20,000 and currently trades at around $19,400. In the last 24 hours, the price of the coin saw a 7% decline. The last time Bitcoin touched this level was in December 2020. Ether trades at around $1000. The global crypto market cap stands at $851 billion. ...

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Three Arrows Capital Faces Crisis, Considers Asset Sales

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Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3ac) faces a crisis. The company couldn't meet lender demands of margin calls and liquidates its crypto holdings, which increases pressure on the market. According to Wall Street Journal, the company considers asset sales, seeking a bail out. The...

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Vitalik Buterin Doesn't Believe Cryptocurrencies Will Replace Fiat

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At VivaTech 2022 Conference, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin predicted that fiat currencies will continue to be the dominant form of finance and not cryptocurrencies. He said it's unlikely for crypto to overtake traditional currencies. Despite some assumptions that the created global economy...

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Elon Musk Sued for $258 B Over Dogecoin Promotion

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Business magnate Elon Musk, and his companies Tesla and SpaceX were sued for $258 B by a Degecoin investor, who accused the businessman of operating a pyramid scheme to promote the meme coin. The class action complaint was submitted in federal court in Manhattan. Plaintiff Keith Johnson accused...

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BTC Number of Addresses With 1+ Coins Hit a New All-Time High

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Data from the blockchain analytics platform Glassnode shows that the number of addresses holding more than 1 Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of 858,647. This indicator shows that the current price decline is considered as an investment opportunity for many. In the last 7 days, the coin fell by...

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Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Posted About the Issues

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On June 12, crypto lending platform Celsius reported stopping all the withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between accounts because of extreme market conditions. The crypto market has experienced volatility and prices fell significantly. An announcement by the company said that the team was taking...

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Fed Raised Interest Rates By 3/4 Percentage Point, Crypto Responds

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Global economies continues to face challenges of price pressures. To bring inflation back down in the US, the Federal Reserve announced raising interest rates. Chair Jerome Powell said in a public report on Wednesday that the Fed raised its policy rate by 3/4 percentage point, which is the highest...

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