Markets: Bitcoin rises, Ether gains on potential Visa integration, BNB rebounds
Bitcoin prices rose Wednesday morning in Asia amid a week of volatile price movements in end-of-year trading.
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Bitcoin miner Greenidge strikes deal with NYDIG to restructure debt
Troubled U.S.-based Bitcoin mining firm Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has entered a debt restructuring agreement with NYDIG, a cryptocurrency service provider to which Greenidge owes US$74 million.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried set to return to the U.S. on Wednesday
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, has signed documents in the Bahamas for extradition and is scheduled to the U.S. on Wednesday.
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Regulatory issues ‘still challenging’ as CBDCs gain popularity globally, says German tech firm Giesecke+Devrient’s Chief Evangelist Lars Hupel
Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) development and interest are growing rapidly worldwide but regulatory issues remain a challenge, especially for cross-border CBDC transactions. But German technology company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) – winner of Best Technology Award in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Global Fast Track CBDC 2022 competition during the city’s FinTech Week in November –…
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South Korea freezes US$93 mln in assets of former Terra-Luna associates
A S.Korean court has approved prosecutors’ request to freeze assets of US$93.3 million belonging to seven former associates of Terraform Labs.
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Visa explores auto payments on Ethereum
Visa is researching ways to introduce recurring, automatic payments for self-custodial Ethereum wallets.
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Markets: Bitcoin, Ether gain; Dogecoin is biggest loser in top 10 cryptos
Bitcoin and Ether gained in Asian trading on Tuesday afternoon, with Dogecoin leading declines across the top 10 non-stablecoin cryptos
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S. Korea’s Busan city crypto exchange moves ahead without global partners
Busan announced the steering committee for its flagship exchange, but it didn’t include global partners earlier linked to the project.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty rises 3.27% in latest adjustment
The latest Bitcoin mining difficulty level rose 3.27%, as miners continue to face cash shortages due to low Bitcoin prices and high energy costs.
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What the FTX collapse means for the future of crypto
Centralized exchanges releasing ‘proof of reserves’ is not enough to win back users, while improving user experience will be key, writes Holger Arians of Banxa.