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Crypto Chaos

Despite the second-largest bank failure in US history, the Federal Reserve continued its interest rate hike strategy last week. This caused markets to react by pricing in continued monetary tightening, pushing back their expectations of rate decreases to 2024. Some have perceived this move as necessary to combat inflation, even if it comes at the cost of breaking the banking sector. Unfortunately, this sober outlook suggests that the rest of the year may be marked by more sideways action in the markets rather than a steady recovery. Meanwhile, in the

XBO.com covers the bases FTX didn’t, all assets held 1:1 and always accessible to users

XBO.com affirms its users come first by working on its Proof-of-Reserves protocol, promising crypto assets are safe at all time XBO.com, the cryptocurrency exchange making the benefits of crypto more accessible to everyone, reassures its users their funds are safe with the exchange, promising no mishandling of funds is possible. XBO.com is working on a proof-of-reserves protocol and is holding all assets of their users 1:1 in segregated accounts through its collaboration with Fireblocks, on its recently launched platform, which merges gaming-inspired UI and top security solutions to offer traders

A DeFi Drought Crisis

Just when we thought it was safe to breathe a sigh of relief from all the crypto liquidity contagion, another one started to appear last week with BendDAO, an NFT borrowing, and lending platform. Due to structural faults in the way the protocol had been created there came a point when it was perched on the brink of insolvency. What we’ve witnessed over the past few months has been a clash between the overconfidence of some project founders and the realities of the emerging crypto market. It’s an unusual dynamic

Mushe (XMU) Will Create Stiff Competition for Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND)

Mushe (XMU) is currently planning its launch and will bring forth some stiff competition for Decentraland (MANA) and Sandbox (SAND). The futuristic token will be interoperable while offering compatibility with multiple metaverses to provide investors with an exciting and diverse experience. However, the competition is failing to keep up. Failure to keep up with Mushe's offerings could lead to a significant loss in value for MANA and SAND as XMU hits the crypto scene. Sandbox and Decentraland have both experienced rocky starts to 2022 with massive drops in the value

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Slides 15% in 10 Days, Price and Difficulty Puts Pressure on BTC Miners

The price of bitcoin has been on a long losing streak since November 10, 2021, when the leading crypto asset tapped an all-time high at $69K per unit. During the last two weeks, bitcoin has shed more than 19% in value, and the network’s hashrate has dropped from over 200 exahash per second (EH/s) to 174 EH/s losing roughly 15% in ten days. Civil Unrest in Kazakhstan Leads to Hashrate Loss Speculation, Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin Miners Say Issues Did Not Affect Them This week the civil unrest in Kazakhstan caused a

NFT-Collateralizing South African Startup Raises $5 Million in Latest Seed Round

A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business of collateralizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Cryptocurrency Loan Marketplace According to a Techcrunch report, NFTfi’s $5 million capital raise was led by U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures. The other investors that participated in the funding round include Maven 11, Scalar Capital, and Kleiner Perkins. The company, which was founded by Stephen Young in February 2020, already acts as a marketplace where users can get a cryptocurrency loan

VeChain subverts market expectations, but what does it mean

Until a few weeks ago, VeChain’s price, amid anticipation for POA 2.0 Phase 1, seemed to register an independent rally. On 16 November, as VeChain’s first phase of the Proof of Authority (PoA) 2.0 SURFACE consensus algorithm went live, the market expected a similar upswing in price. However, exposed by the broader market’s weakness, VET had some other plans.  Opposite expectations  The latest consensus mechanism upgrade is set to improve several aspects of the network’s security and key operations. It will also make the blockchain more environment-friendly. Notably, a week

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Fail to Sustain Recent Rallies, Lose Strength on Bear Market

Nov 17, 2021 at 11:00 // News Cryptocurrencies failed to continue recent rallies as altcoins fell back to their previous lows. OMG Network lost all of October's bullish gains and became the biggest loser of the last 7 days. OMG Network Since October 4, OMG Network (OMG) has been trading below the overhead resistance of $18. On November 4, buyers pushed the altcoin to retest the overhead resistance. The cryptocurrency formed a bearish double top that led to a downside move. The selling pressure erased the bullish gains from October.

Bitcoin price drops nearly 10% in 24 hours, dips below $60,000

Quick Take The price of bitcoin has declined nearly 10% in the last 24 hours. It fell below $59,000 but has since rebounded slightly. advertisement The price of bitcoin has declined nearly 10% in the last 24 hours, dipping significantly below $60,000 before bouncing back. The drop seems to be triggered by the infrastructure bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday, Darius Sit, co-founder of crypto trading firm QCP Capital told The Block. The bill includes tax reporting provisions that require crypto exchanges to report information to both the

VeChain prepares for much-awaited hard fork after exchanges announce support

It might be a slow day for the crypto-market, but one blockchain community is gearing up for a major upgrade. One that has been in the works for some time now. Not chained to the past Several exchanges have announced that they will be supporting the VeChain [VET] network upgrade and hard fork. This is due to take place today, on 16 November, at around 8:00 UTC or a block height of 10,653,500. The upgrade is part of VeChainThor v1.6.0, which activated POA2.0 Phase 1 on the blockchain’s testnet on

Litecoin Is in a Deadlock, Unable to Breach $200 High

Nov 02, 2021 at 11:43 // News Litecoin (LTC) price is trading above the moving average but faces a rejection of the $200 high. Today, the LTC price has fallen to a low of $196. Buyers have been desperately trying to break above the resistance level since October 21. On the breakout on October 20, buyers pushed the altcoin to the high of $210, but were rejected. The LTC price dropped to $187 and corrected to the upside. The upward correction led to another decline on the downside. The market

The Squid Game Cryptocurrency Scam – What Happened?

You may have heard of a new Netflix series making headlines, Squid Game took the world by storm and was quickly recognized as the most-watched show after hitting 111 million views in a month. The show is based within Korean culture and features a covert game show run for and by the elite. People who are deeply in debt are sourced and offered an opportunity to make billions, but when they arrive not all is as it seemed. The game features 6 rounds, each round is based on kids’ Korean