Tokenization could bring mass adoption to crypto — or trigger disaster: Opinion

Tokenization is having a breakout year, but providers must learn from the past to prevent another FTX or Celsius-level crisis, writes Philipp Pieper of Swarm.

• 2023-08-02
• crypto regulation mainstream adoption blockchain financial market tokenization digital tokens mass adoption market access market participants

Bitcoin Won’t Be Stuck Below $30K for Long, Crypto Options Traders Bet

BTC losing the significant price level after a month is likely just a short-term deviation based on derivatives trading data, SynFutures CEO said.

• 2023-07-29
• Rachel Lin market participants bullish trend

3 Crypto Stocks to Watch on Bitcoin's Expected Long-Term Gains

Bitcoin is likely to continue its rally in the second half of the year, helping stocks like HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (HIVE), Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (SDIG) and Bitfarms Ltd. (BITF).

• 2023-07-27
• Bitcoin price macroeconomic conditions Bitcoin mining market participants The Fed interest rate HIVE cryptocurrency market Bitcoin

South Korea Rolls Out Interagency Investigation Unit to Tackle Crypto Crime

South Korea is ramping up fight against crypto crime with the launch of multi-agency virtual asset crime investigation unit.

• 2023-07-26
• South Korea Joint Investigation Centre for Crypto Crimes market participants crime investigation National Tax Service criminal cases Financial Supervisory Service Prosecutors Korea Customs Service criminal activities

DeFi Unfazed by SEC's Classification of Tokens as Securities

These forces will likely only drive “more financial activity to DeFi,” one trader said.

• 2023-06-08
• the SEC Polygon network market participants BNB SEC decentralized finance

Frog-Based Memecoin Pepe Is the New Crypto Craze. Move Over, Dogecoin.

Launched a month ago, the memecoin has captured the attention of major market participants and soared in value. It doesn't make sense—or does it?

• 2023-05-18
• Pepe the Frog market participants Pepe meme price of Bitcoin Dogecoin Elon Musk digital asset

Bitcoin Drops to $27.3K, Ether Edges Toward $1.8K Amid Investors' Interest Rate Concerns

BTC’s recent price drop can be interpreted as “a period of consolidation and a healthy correction after an explosive move upwards past $30,000 over the last several months,” one analyst says.

• 2023-04-25
• Sam Callahan CoinDesk Market participants Bitcoin market capitalization

U.S. Banking Crisis Could Present an Opportunity for Some Crypto Exchanges: JPMorgan

Stablecoin trading volumes have increased following the run of bank collapses in the U.S., the report said.

• 2023-03-24
• Silicon Valley Bank Silvergate Bank Signature Bank JPMorgan offshore banks market participants

Replacing Silvergate’s Network Is a Challenge for Crypto Industry: JPMorgan

Some of the services provided by Silvergate will migrate to other banks such as Signature Bank, Provident Bancorp, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Customers Bancorp, the report said.

• 2023-03-10
• Silvergate Exchange Network Silvergate Signature Bank market participants JPMorgan Metropolitan Commercial Bank Provident Bancorp

Bitcoin May Have Hit Its Peak. Brace for a Bumpy Ride.

Recent crypto market dynamics suggest that Bitcoin and its peers may have hit their near-term peak with range-bound volatility ahead.

• 2023-03-07
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