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Stronghold Digital to restructure $18M debt with convertible preferred shares
[ad_1] Stronghold Digital Mining announced on Jan. 3 that it has reached an agreement with its noteholders to restructure $17.9 million of outstanding debt. Notes are like an IOU from a borrower to a lender and constitute an obligation to pay regular interest to the lender in addition to the repayment of the principal at…
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Only 150K Bitcoin remain in Future OI as switch to risk-off fast approaches
[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) began the year risk-off — as seen in the Futures Open Interest (OI) Crypto-Margined metric displayed below. Bitcoin: Percent Futures Open Interest crypto-Margined metric – Source: Glassnode.com The decline in BTC Futures OI percentage seen from July 2021 into 2022 portrayed a recovery into a risk-on narrative throughout 2022. However, starting at…
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Bahamas accuses FTX management of impeding investigation
[ad_1] The Bahamas Securities Commission (SCB) said FTX’s leadership was impeding its investigations by denying the court-appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPL) access to the bankrupt firm’s systems, according to a Jan. 2 press release. The SCB also accused FTX’s CEO John Ray III of false statements that could promote mistrust of public institutions in the…
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Crypto OG Erik Voorhees predicts bull market return by 2026
[ad_1] Crypto pioneer and CEO of ShapeShift, Erik Voorhees, predicted the bull market would return within six months to three years. Having been put on the spot for a call, an amused Voorhees told Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman of the Bankless Podcast that he often discusses this question with his OG crypto friends…
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South Korean court finds former Chairman of Bithumb ‘not guilty’ of fraud
[ad_1] Lee Jung-hoon, the former chairman of the crypto exchange Bithumb, was acquitted by a South Korean court on Jan. 3. The 34th Division of the Criminal Agreement of the Seoul Central District ruled that the evidence presented was insufficient to incriminate Jung-hoon, as per a local news report. Jung-Hoon was accused of violating the…
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Solana maintains positive start to 2023 with green trading
[ad_1] The cryptocurrency market cap saw minor net inflows of around $740 million over the past 24 hours and currently stands at $807.70 billion — up 0.07%. Bitcoin and Ethereum’s market caps decreased by 0.01% to $322.15 billion and 0.15% to $148.80 billion, respectively. The top 10 cryptocurrencies traded flat during the last 24 hours,…
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Bitcoin mining difficulty falls 3.6% following winter freeze
[ad_1] Bitcoin’s mining difficulty fell 3.6% at 3:49 a.m. UTC on Jan. 3. The difficulty change suggests that a fraction of Bitcoin (BTC) miners withdrew from the network — most likely due to reduced mining profitability, according to the latest data from Bitrawr. Fluctuations in the price of BTC are unlikely to be the reason…
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Gemini Earn users launch class arbitration against Genesis, DCG
[ad_1] Three users of Gemini Earn filed a class arbitration case against Genesis Global Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Genesis Global Trading, with the American Arbitration Association on Dec. 30. Winklevoss twins-owned crypto exchange Gemini offered an ‘Earn’ program where user assets were lent out to Genesis Global Capital, allowing users to earn interest.…
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VanEck forecasts BTC price to hit $10K to 12K in Q1 – $30K by Q3
[ad_1] Investment manager VanEck’s head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel predicts Bitcoin (BTC) will hit $10,000 to $12,000 in the first quarter, which will mark the bottom of the bear market. Sigel added that prices will fall to these levels “amid a wave of miner bankruptcies.” Energy crisis renders mining unprofitable In the company statement,…
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Dogecoin-rival Bonk records 380% gains since turn of year
[ad_1] Dogecoin-rival Bonk sees explosive growth to post 380% gains since the start of the new year. Buoyant price performance pushed the token to a new all-time high of $0.000000972799 in the early hours (UTC) of Jan. 3. Scant details are available on the token. For example, the whitepaper appears unlinked on the website as…