Celsius founder Alexander Mashinsky, who was responsible for the $4.7 billion 2022 crypto crash, has been banned from crypto. This forms part of a $10 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) while the crypto founder continues to serve a 12-year sentence. Celsius Founder Banned From Crypto As Part of $10 Million FTC Settlement …
Crypto pundit Star has highlighted that crypto decentralization is a myth, noting that crypto networks and firms can freeze funds. The pundit specifically alluded to the Tether freeze and Arbitrum’s move to freeze the crypto assets stolen by the Kelp DAO exploiter. Pundit Highlights Crypto Decentralization Myth In an X post, Star stated that centralization…
Despite still having a market cap in the billions, Avalanche (AVAX) has struggled significantly over the last few years. The coin had seen its shine back in the DeFi summer of 2021-2022, but since then, it has essentially been downhill from there, save for a few recoveries over the years. Now, though, as the market…
Bitcoin saw its price crash toward $60,000 last week, and naturally, investor sentiment took a plunge with it. Now, while the sentiment has been in a decline for the better part of five months, what stands out this time is how low the score on the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has gotten. In fact,…
There’s been a major shift in profitability since the Bitcoin price crashed from $126,000, and altcoins have borne the brunt of it. With major altcoins down between 30% and 80% from their all-time high values, calls for an altcoin season have gone down drastically. This has been reflected in the performance of the Altcoin Season…
Crypto trader the White Whale, who had offered to serve as an advisor to crypto exchange MEXC, has retracted his offer. This came as he highlighted a ‘structural rot’ within the exchange, which puts customers at risk of losing their coins. Crypto Advisor Exposes ‘Structural Rot’ Within MEXC In an the crypto exchange. He further…
The next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is fast approaching, and the bets are already pouring in as to what it would mean for the Bitcoin and crypto industry. The last FOMC meeting took place in September, when the Federal Reserve ended up cutting rates down to 4-4.25% after months of no rate cuts.…
Over the years, a number of indicators have emerged that have often helped to pinpoint the Bitcoin bull market peak. These indicators have been triggered in previous cycles, and their triggers have often been a signal that it was time to get out of the market, as a new bear market is underway. However, this…
Expectations surrounding possible rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in September are nearing peak levels, especially among crypto investors. Historically, Fed rate cuts have often meant the start of a bull run since it signals to investors to take more positions in risk assets such as Bitcoin and crypto. Thus, with only two weeks left…
The Bitcoin price has once again pushed above the $100,000 level after three consecutive days of price increases. Particularly, Bitcoin’s return above $100,000 comes on the back of a 12.5% increase after it bounced off the $90,000 support level on Monday, January 13. As expected, this positive momentum with Bitcoin has flowed into other cryptocurrencies.…
