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UK yields skyrocket to levels echoing last year’s pension crisis
[ad_1] Quick Take Last October, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss introduced a “mini-budget” that triggered a pension fund crisis. The mini-budget episode sent shock waves around the UK markets and the GBP to 1.11 against USD. In the wake of new inflation numbers yesterday, U.K. government yields have soared even higher. As yields soared across…
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Lawsuit against U.S. Treasury argues the government overreached by sanctioning Tornado Cash
[ad_1] Six individuals seeking to lift the ban against cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, the platform that enhanced privacy by mixing transactions, put forth four major arguments in a filing on May 24. The filing supports the Coinbase-backed lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury filed on Sept. 8, 2022. In the latest filing, the plaintiffs argued that…
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Ripple CEO expects court ruling on SEC’s case in ‘weeks’
[ad_1] Ripple (XRP) CEO Brad Garlinghouse has predicted that the Court would issue a decision to its case with the U.S. SEC “in weeks and not months” while speaking at the ReDEFiNe Tomorrow 2023 conference. “I feel very confident that we’ll see a decision from the Court in this year. In fact, I will guess…
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Fed forecasts ‘mild recession’ in 2023
[ad_1] Quick Take The FOMC minutes were released Thursday, showing a split among members over further rate hikes. However, it was clear that rate cuts will not be happening in the near future. In the staff economic outlook, it was stated a “mild recession” could occur later this year. Two years ago, the term “transitory…
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Coinbase and Bitpanda reveal EU partnership
[ad_1] Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has partnered with the Austrian fintech firm Bitpanda, Fintech Finance said on May 23. Bitpanda and Coinbase will work together The partnership will allow the two companies to offer institutional trading services outside of the United States. It will also see Bitpanda make use of Coinbase’s liquidity services and Coinbase Prime’s…
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How crypto derivatives boost trading strategies and provide insight into market sentiment
[ad_1] There are many ways to decipher market trends. From technical and fundamental analysis to social media monitoring, many metrics provide a foundation from which traders use to gauge market sentiment—and time trades. Technical analysis can become pretty complex. Fundamental analysis requires a significant amount of time to conduct the proper research. But—there’s a bit…
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Mastercard’s crypto head stresses security, simplicity for blockchain’s full potential
[ad_1] Mastercard firmly believes that crypto and blockchain technology can bring much more value to financial industries once it can solve the key issues of security and simplicity, Tech Crunch reported, citing the company’s EVP and head of crypto and blockchain Raj Dhamodharan. Dhamodharan made the comments during a blockchain-focused panel at Mastercard’s North America…
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Dogecoin is still Elon Musk’s ‘favorite’ crypto, but he’s careful not to endorse it
[ad_1] Elon Musk is still a fan of Dogecoin, even if he is choosing to be much more careful in how he expresses it. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit in London, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO reaffirmed his affinity for Dogecoin while being careful not to promote it explicitly. When asked if…
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North Korean crypto wallets sanctioned; Binance says it helped Treasury seize $4.4M
[ad_1] The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned several addresses linked to North Korean cybercrime on May 23. Six wallets sanctioned OFAC sanctioned six crypto addresses belonging to North Korean national Kim Sang Man, who was involved in cyber activities and fraudulent IT worker job placements that generated revenue for North Korea’s…
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AEW ventures into NFT space despite WWE Moonsault’s declining engagement
[ad_1] The battle for professional wrestling dominance between All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has spilled over into the web3 arena as AEW has decided to enter the NFT space with the launch of their “AEW Sensations” digital tokenized collectibles. This move comes despite the declining engagement and interest in WWE’s Moonsault…