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Anonymous – the infamous global hacking collective – recently posted a video message targeted at Terra ecosystem co-founder Do Kwon. The group promised to work with worldwide governments in exposing the founders’ entire criminal history since entering the industry. Terra’s Meltdown In Sunday’s message, Anonymous began by acknowledging the poor present state of the crypto market, and the broader economy. “We were likely going to experience some pain in the crypto industry because of the macro environment, regardless of what…

Russia’s apex bank, the central bank of Russia is currently undergoing a test for its proposed digital Ruble with 12 different commercial banks. There are suggestions that Russia could be fast-tracking the development of a virtual currency to evade sanctions. The latest move signals the intention of the major bank to start the pilot phase in 2023, rather than the 2024 initial date.  Evading SWIFT Sanctions The state-controlled news agency CBR reports that the central bank's digital currency (CBDC) may…

During the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona yesterday, the Innovation minister for Catalonia suggested that Catalonia could soon launch its own metaverse. This is amidst a gradual digital revolution going on in the autonomous community.  At the event, the Catalonian director-general of innovation Daniel Macro disclosed some strategies the government is exploring to ensure Catalonia becomes a digital powerhouse. He mentioned that one of the benefits of the COVID19 pandemic over the past two years was digitalizing the economy. The…

Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The Crypto Market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $957 billion. Bitcoin has increased by nearly 9% this week. Ethereum gained almost 16% over the past seven days. XRP surged by nearly 17% this past week. Almost all altcoins are trading in the green, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector added over $2 billion to the total value protocols (TVL), now standing…

Popular cryptocurrency enthusiast and YouTube investigator, Coffeezilla recently expressed doubts about the new stablecoin's legitimacy.  Stephen Findseisen, a.k.a. Coffeezilla, has called into question some of the working principles backing the newly-instituted stablecoin, USDD. Findseisen, with more than 1.1 million subscribers, describes himself as a “crypto scam investigator.” Also, he has increasingly received media attention in the past months. USDD vs. UST According to Findseisen, Justin Sun’s dealings and parallels with the almost defunct UST could be “suspicious.” Findseisen noted that…

The increasing pressure for Bitcoin (BTC) miners to sell their holdings could further exacerbate the bear market. American multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase strategists said in a note on June 24. Led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the strategists believe miners are selling their BTC holdings to cover operations costs. According to the strategists: Offloading of Bitcoins by miners, in order to meet ongoing costs or to deliver, could continue into Q3 if their profitability fails to improve. Panigirtzoglou and his team…

Banking giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly raising $2 billion to buy the assets of Celsius – the troubled crypto lending platform. The news comes from two sources familiar with the matter, according to a report from CoinDesk. The bank is ready to buy the lending firm’s assets at a steep discount in the event of a bankruptcy. And, it will do so using commitments from investors. The move is part of Goldman’s effort to draw commitments and gauge interest from…

The electricity consumption of Bitcoin mining companies has plunged significantly in the wake of the intensifying crypto winter. Crypto analyst Digiconomist revealed this news in its Energy Consumption Indices for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). According to the BTC index, the electricity consumption of Proof-of-Work (PoW) miners has plunged nearly 36% in under two weeks. Specifically, BTC’s energy use fell from 204.50 TWh on June 11 to 131.68 TWh on June 23. Despite declining by over a third, BTC’s energy…

Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, formerly FairX, is preparing to launch its first listed crypto derivatives product on June 27. Coinbase announced on June 24, noting that the product is dubbed Nano Bitcoin Futures (BIT). The exchange has lowered the barrier to entry by setting the size of eachBIT contract to 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC). According to the announcement, BIT futures will be available for trading through several intermediaries. These include brokerage firms like EdgeClear, Ironbeam, NinjaTrader, Optimus Futures, Stage 5, and Tradovate.…