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October 2022

Brazil police bust crypto group led by ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’

Gold bars, cash, jewelry, cars and luxury watches bought with defrauded funds are seized.

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Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new high after Ethereum ‘Merge’ makes space

Markets: Bitcoin price slides, Ether drops with rest of crypto top 10, XRP leads losses

Markets: Bitcoin rises but remains below US$20,000; Ether gains, XRP leads crypto top 10

Markets: Bitcoin dips; BNB drops on chain glitch; Ether, XRP little changed

Aussie laundered stolen retirement funds via Hong Kong using crypto, diamonds

Markets: Bitcoin dips but holds above US$20,000, Ether falls, XRP only gainer in top 10

Markets: Bitcoin holds above US$20K; Dogecoin gains 7.37%; Hang Seng Index jumps 6% in Hong Kong

Markets: Bitcoin rises above US$20,000, gaining with Ether and rest of crypto top 10 as U.S. equities surge

Markets: Bitcoin price holds above US$19,000; Ether rises, XRP biggest gainer

Markets: Bitcoin price rises above US$19,000, Ether and rest of crypto top 10 gain

Bitcoin miner reserves hit lowest level since Feb 2010

Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, XRP down, BNB only gainer in crypto top 10

October 2022

The US Dollar vs Crypto

The “dollar milkshake theory” suggests that the US Dollar would suck up liquidity from other currencies worldwide – but what does it mean for crypto?

Australia gears up for state-backed digital currency trials

Top blockchain and crypto news: Digital dollar didgeridoos. Bitcoin softens as sterling sinks. ‘World’s dumbest’ crypto criminals nabbed in China.

Cryptocurrencies much more than trading tools, says Caselin at AAX exchange 

Who will regulate the regulators is a time-honored question and one Bitcoin enthusiasts raise when talking about the benefits of the token’s fixed supply versus the tendency of central banks to switch the money spigots off and on.

Will Ethereum ever surpass Bitcoin? This is “The Flippening”

Many believe Ethereum is destined to overtake Bitcoin’s dominance in an event known as “The Flippening.” Find out if Ethereum’s reign is inevitable in this Forkast explainer.

US raises red flag on crypto mining with concerns over carbon emissions

White House says carbon footprint of crypto industry does not align with goals to decarbonize the economy.

Why the real Ethereum killer might just be Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the most secure blockchain, and Ethereum’s proof-of-stake move will expose it to more security risks, writes Jagdeep Sidhu of Syscoin Network.

Binance pushes out USDC in aggressive move to boost its own stablecoin

Top blockchain and crypto news: USDC gets the boot from Binance. MicroStrategy looks for Lightning strikes. STEPN heads to Hong Kong.

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Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, XRP down, BNB only gainer in crypto top 10

Markets: XRP jumps amid court ruling against SEC, Bitcoin gains, Ether sole loser in crypto top 10

Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 2% after reaching all-time high in last adjustment

Bitcoin ‘might double in price’ under CFTC regulation, its chairman says

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether rise; BNB leads gainers in top 10 crypto, followed by Solana

Markets: Bitcoin price back under US$20,000, Ether little changed, XRP falls, Uniswap gains

Markets: Bitcoin price rises above US$20,000, XRP rebounds, Ether rallies

Markets: XRP reverses gains, Bitcoin stuck under US$19,000, Ether trades lower

Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, ETH down, XRP continues to rise

Markets: XRP soars 23%, Bitcoin holds above US$19,000, Ether gains

Markets: Cryptocurrencies up amid Cardano’s Vasil hard fork, XRP leads gains

Markets: XRP bounces back, Bitcoin stuck under US$19,000, Ether loses more ground post-Merge

Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, Ether slumps, XRP drops on lawsuit delay

Bitcoin recovers from steep drop after Fed hikes rates by 75 basis points

Markets: XRP only gainer among top 10 cryptos as US rates decision looms

Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, XRP gains on SEC lawsuit developments, Ether post-Merge slide continues

Markets: Dogecoin reenters top 10 tokens by market cap, Bitcoin and Ethereum up

Markets: Bitcoin back above US$19,000 while Ether posts strongest gains since post-Merge

Markets: Bitcoin back below US$20,000 while Ether leads losses in crypto top 10

Markets: Bitcoin price holds under US$20,000; Ether falls nearly 10%

Markets: Bitcoin dips below US$20,000; Ether, ETC fall post-Merge

Markets: Prices rise as Ethereum Merge boosts ETH, linked tokens

Markets: Bitcoin little changed; Ether, Eth Classic lead gains ahead of the Merge

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether slide, crypto market cap drops under US$1 trillion

Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches all-time high, up 3.5% in latest adjustment

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether drop on CPI report, Solana biggest loser, Dogecoin back in top 10

Bitcoin drops 4% after U.S. August CPI rises 0.1% from July

Markets: Bitcoin, Solana continue rally, Ether slips in anticipation of Merge

Fidelity considers Bitcoin trading on brokerage platform: WSJ

Markets: Bitcoin, Solana lead gains in crypto top ten, Ether slips ahead of Merge

Markets: Bitcoin trades above US$22,000, Ether slips back, Solana rises

Markets: Bitcoin sole gainer in crypto top ten, Ether dips, Polkadot leads losers

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether little changed; Polkadot leaps Dogecoin into crypto top ten

Markets: Bitcoin, Ethereum hold gains, Terra Classic soars on Luna airdrop

Markets: Bitcoin climbs above $19,000, Ether bounces back, BNB gains on staking

Crypto influencer collects, then returns, US$100K from investors in fake scheme

Markets: Bitcoin slumps below US$19,000, Ether drops despite Merge progress

‘Doctor Bitcoin’ claims to be heading to prison for P2P BTC sale

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, Cardano, XRP extend gains on the day

Markets: Bitcoin rises slightly, Ether and Ethereum Classic gain amid price run for alternatives

Poolin pauses withdrawals from Pool Accounts, admits liquidity issues

Markets: Bitcoin stuck under US$20,000, Ether edges up, Cardano slides

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether edge up; Cardano, Solana lead gains in crypto top 10

Bitcoin gains as US unemployment rate rises to 3.7%, indicates inflation slowing

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano, Doge gain; Celsius token jumps amid refund reports

Bitcoin fluctuates, Ether gains, MATIC jumps on Robinhood inclusion

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether, Cardano slip; remnants of Terra – USTC and LUNC – jump

Markets: Bitcoin edges up; U.S. stocks, bonds post worst returns in 5 decades

September 2022

FastForkast headlines

Markets: Bitcoin edges up; U.S. stocks, bonds post worst returns in 5 decades

Bitcoin mining difficulty at its second highest on record, rises over 9%

Markets: Bitcoin dips back below US$20,000, Ether falls in boxed-in crypto market

Markets: Bitcoin holds gains; Ether, Avalanche surge; Solana jumps