English News
Cyberattacks target French government websites: Report
(Coin Telegraph)-28/08/2024Multiple French government websites have gone offline in a denial of service (DDoS) attack believed to be linked to a Russian hacker group, according to multiple reports.The affected websites included the Administrative Court of Paris, the French Health Department’s ansm.sante.fr site, and the Court of Cassation’s page. Cointelegraph was unable to access the sites […]
Bitcoin exchanges are witnessing 3rd-biggest net daily outflow of 2024
(Coin Telegraph)-28/08/2024Bitcoin is seeing a fresh round of exchange withdrawals as its price action shifts toward $60,000.Data from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant shows preliminary net outflows of 45,000 Bitcoin from exchanges on Aug. 27.Bitcoin exchanges see major withdrawal spikeBitcoin bulls may have temporarily run out of steam, but behind the scenes, there is already interest in “buying the […]
Australia’s central bank faces crunch time in resistance to rate cuts
(Reuters)-21/08/2024Australia’s central bank is set to come under intense pressure to ease policy in coming weeks as government giveaways to alleviate the cost of living pull consumer prices sharply lower, even as core inflation stays stubbornly sticky.Data for July next week will likely show headline inflation diving back into the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) […]
Chinese bank profits continue to slow as loan rates decline, regulator says
(Reuters)-21/08/2024Chinese commercial banks’ net profit growth is continuing to slow mainly due to a decline in loan interest rates and narrowing net interest margin, a National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) official said on Wednesday.The average interest rate of new issued corporate loans in the first seven months this year fell by 39 basis points compared […]
Turkish Crypto Market Heats Up as Coinbase and KuCoin Apply for Licenses
(Crypto News)-21/08/2024Turkey’s cryptocurrency market is heating up as major players, including Coinbase and KuCoin, vie for business licenses in the country.The wave of new applications comes after recent regulatory changes introduced by the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CMB), which requires crypto companies eager to establish operations in the country to apply for licenses.On August 9, […]
3 reasons why Bitcoin won’t be ‘boring’ in September
(Coin Telegraph)-21/08/2024Bitcoin’s price closed below its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA) for the second week in a row, but over the past 24 hours, it has rebounded above $60,000. Several charts indicate that long-term holders remain unfazed by the current price action. Is a bullish breakout possible after August?Bitcoin long-term holder realized cap hits $3 […]
China supreme court revises Anti-Money Laundering law to include ‘virtual assets’
(Coin Telegraph)-21/08/2024China’s supreme court and public prosecutor have revised their interpretation of the country’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws to recognize “virtual asset” transactions for the first time.The country adopted its existing AML law on Jan. 1, 2007, making the latest revision its first significant update in almost two decades.In an Aug. 19 conference, the Supreme People’s Court and […]
Hong Kong issues generative AI guidelines for consumer protection
(Coin Telegraph)-21/08/2024The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued guiding principles for generative artificial intelligence use in consumer-facing applications to safeguard end-users. The HKMA, Hong Kong’s central banking institution, introduced reforms to its preexisting four pillars of guidance on the use of generative AI in a circular issued to authorized institutions mainly comprised of banks.The new […]
Why Bitcoin is still poised to break $74K before end of year
(Coin Telegraph)-14/08/2024Bitcoin’s price dropped by over 25% during the Aug. 5 global market rout. However, emerging signals suggest that this decline could be a bear trap, and the price may return to its course toward a new record high in 2024.Bitcoin downward momentum weakeningThe Bitcoin price shows signs of bullish divergence on the weekly charts.More specifically, BTC’s price […]
Bitcoin price may need 3 months to copy gold bull run — Analyst
(Coin Telegraph)-14/08/2024Bitcoin may need a matter of months to stage a rebound and follow gold, one analyst argues.In an X post on Aug. 13, Charles Edwards, the founder of quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole Investments, said BTC price action still looks “promising.”“Rough rule of thumb” sees Bitcoin lagging goldBitcoin has disappointed on a macro level in recent […]
Texas Blockchain Council endorses Ted Cruz for US Senate
(Coin Telegraph)-14/08/2024The cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy organization Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) announced it endorsed incumbent Ted Cruz for reelection in the United States Senate.In an Aug. 12 X post, president Lee Bratcher said the TBC would endorse the junior senator as Cruz addressed a crowd at a Core Scientific mining facility in Denton, Texas. Bratcher hinted the […]
DBS Bank launches blockchain-powered treasury tokens pilot
(Coin Telegraph)-14/08/2024Multinational banking and financial services company DBS Bank collaborated with digital payment provider Ant International on a new blockchain-based treasury and liquidity management solution. On Aug. 13, DBS Bank announced the pilot launch of DBS Treasury Tokens, which Ant International will use for instant and multicurrency treasury and liquidity management.The new DBS Treasury Tokens to […]
New York regulator hunts crypto and AI specialist for policy unit
(Coin Telegraph)-14/08/2024The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) is seeking a specialist to help develop policies on cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi) and artificial intelligence, among other related fields. The New York financial regulator is seeking candidates for a position within its Innovation Policy Unit, who will be specially tasked with tackling “cutting-edge policy issues” […]
Over $1B wiped out in crypto liquidations as global markets suffer
(Crypto News)-07/08/2024Crypto investors and traders lost approximately $1.08 billion in total liquidations amid uncontrolled falling prices of prominent cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.On Aug. 5, crypto market prices saw a significant decline owing to the weakening global economy, which was catalyzed further by the sudden crash of Japan’s stock market. In the process, nearly […]