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El Salvador’s $425 million bitcoin experiment isn’t saving the country’s finances
A bystander uses a Bitcoin ATM in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 16, 2022. Alex Pena | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images El Salvador bet its economic salvation on bitcoin, but so far the gamble isn’t paying off like President Nayib Bukele hoped it would. The government’s crypto coffers have been cut in half, […]
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South Korea puts crypto company Terraform Labs’ staff on no-fly list
The collapse of the Terra ecosystem will go down as one of the most painful and devastating chapters in crypto history. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg via Getty Images Several employees of South Korea-based Terraform labs, the company behind the stablecoin TerraUSD, which collapsed last month and roiled cryptocurrency markets, cannot leave the country, prosecutors said. […]
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Crypto start-up MoonPay launches NFT platform with Universal, Fox
MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. MoonPay Crypto start-up MoonPay said Tuesday that it’s partnering with Universal Pictures, Fox Corporation and Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records, among other brands, to launch a new NFT platform called HyperMint. The new platform enables large brands, agencies, and enterprises to mint […]
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Bitcoin drops below $18,300 as sell-off accelerates — here’s what happened
Bitcoin plunged to $18,248, and ether fell to $944 as of mid-afternoon on Saturday, as the sell-off in the crypto market accelerates. The world’s two most popular cryptocurrencies are down more than 35% in the past week, as both breach symbolic price barriers. Carnage in the crypto market is partly to do with pressure from […]
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Why the $2 trillion crypto market crash won’t kill the economy
Francesco Carta Fotografo | Moment | Getty Images Carnage in the crypto market won’t let up, as token prices plummet, companies lay off employees in waves, and some of the most popular names in the industry go belly up. The chaos has spooked investors, erasing more than $2 trillion in value in a matter of […]
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New crypto fundraising start-up will take political donations in digital currencies as 2022 midterms heat up
With more than 19,000 virtual currencies in existence, the cryptocurrency industry has likened the current state of the market to the early years of the internet. Industry players said however that most of these coins will collapse. Nurphoto | Getty Images Candidates running for election in the 2022 midterms could see a boost to their […]
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Fund manager reveals his crypto shorts — and one is already down more than 25% this week
Crypto had a brutal start to the week. One crypto lender halted withdrawals, another announced job cuts , and the market cap of the beleaguered sector fell below $1 trillion, down from $3 trillion at its peak in November . Bitcoin plunged 15% to fall below $23,000 — an 18-month low. Ethereum , widely seen […]
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Bitcoin drops below $21,000 briefly as crypto sell-off continues
Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins with a green background. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin briefly dropped below $21,000 on Tuesday in Asia before bouncing back slightly, continuing its plunge as investors sold off risk assets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell nearly 14% in the past 24 hours, while ethereum tumbled more than […]
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The crypto industry just had one of its worst days ever — Here’s what happened
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply as investors dump risk assets. A crypto lending company called Celsius is pausing withdrawals for its customers, sparking fears of contagion into the broader market. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Crypto has had a brutal first half of 2022, but few days have been this bad for the […]
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Coinbase plunges more than 20% as bitcoin dives
The logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron and others at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Coinbase shares are down more than 20% in pre-market trading Monday. Coinbase makes a commission when people buy and sell cryptocurrencies. […]
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