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Explainer-Can Crypto Holders Recoup Losses in Court?

A downturn in cryptocurrency prices and crash of one stablecoin has led some investors to try to recover their losses in U.S. court. Here is how cryptocurrency litigation has fared so far and the challenges investors may face. Who is Being Sued? Companies that created cryptocurrencies, exchanges that facilitated their sale, and individuals who promoted […]

Factbox-How is Elon Musk Funding his $44 Billion Offer to Buy Twitter

Elon Musk has won the backing of some of the world’s wealthiest investors for his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N). From Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison, a self-proclaimed close friend of Musk, to Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who had earlier rejected the takeover bid, a bunch of investors had thrown their weight […]

Crypto Collapse Intensifies as Stablecoin Tether Slides Below Dollar Peg

The meltdown in TerraUSD, one of the world’s largest stablecoins, rippled through cryptocurrency markets on Thursday, pushing another major stablecoin Tether below its dollar peg and sending bitcoin to 16-month lows. Cryptocurrencies have been swept up in a sell-off in risk assets, which has picked up steam this week as data showed U.S. inflation running […]

Musk's New Twitter Funding Could Draw TikTok-Like U.S. Scrutiny - Analysis

Elon Musk’s decision to accept some foreign investors as part of his $44 billion buyout of Twitter Inc runs the risk of inviting the kind of regulatory scrutiny over U.S. national security that social media peer TikTok faced, legal experts say. Musk disclosed on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Qatar’s sovereign wealth […]

Beginners Guide to Crypto Lending: The Basics

The banking system has long been a catalyst for economic growth, especially in the second half of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. Nothing helps grow a country’s economy like giving an aspiring skilled citizen a loan to start a business, make their own money, and create jobs for others.   Many crypto lending […]

Crypto Industry on Defensive as Ukraine Crisis Spotlights Russia Sanctions Compliance

Cryptocurrency evangelists are on the defensive amid warnings from U.S. and European lawmakers that digital asset companies are not up to the task of complying with Western sanctions imposed on Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The criticism has seen the crypto industry scrambling to regain control of the narrative, with many executives frustrated […]

Ukraine, Russian Conflict Crashes Cryptocurrency Market

Russia’s probable invasion of its neighboring country, Ukraine, has reached the cryptocurrency market as decentralized assets’ valuation crashed with escalated tensions, resulting in cryptocurrency investors offloading their assets to safeguard their portfolios before any risky price fall. On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden revealed that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin decided to take control of Ukraine, […]

How to Buy Land in the Metaverse

Buying virtual land is a weird concept for many, and understandably so. How can pixels on a screen be worth thousands and sometimes millions of real-world fiat currency that can be used for real-world items. Well, it’s not that different from buying any digital piece given the value is in what people believe it lies […]

Artists, crypto exchanges use NFT to fund and promote gender equality

Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFT) fame is exponentially growing, with various artists and cryptocurrency exchanges adopting the decentralized innovation to release blockchain-based fundraising campaigns to promote gender equality. The hype around NFTs has taken a different turn, with artists worldwide adopting the technology to break the societal wealth gap – or at least try to – in […]

$600 million stolen in the largest cryptocurrency heist in history

More than $600 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen from the protocol PolyNetwork, in a scheme that’s regarded as one of the largest thefts in the history of cryptocurrency.  In a letter posted on Twitter, PolyNetwork, a decentralized platform that allows crypto coin holders to trade assets across a variety of blockchains, pleaded with hackers to return the haul on Tuesday.  “Dear Hackers,” the […]