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Dogecoin may be a lighthearted joke, but it's no laughing matter when your money is involved. Jim Cramer – host of “Mad Money” on CNBC – recently claimed that Dogecoin is security eventually regulated. Is Doge A Security? Cramer issued a warning about the meme coin in a tweet on Thursday. Were the SEC to agree with his assessment, he suspects exchanges will come under fire for making money from newly “created” Dogecoin. “Please be careful with Dogecoin...It is a…

While some market participants are panicking amid the recent crash, the most fervent HODLers buy the dip. For example, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele just announced a purchase of another 410 Bitcoin for $15 million. A Nation-State Buys The Dip Bukele announced his recent purchase in a tweet moments ago, faking out some of his followers. The president – known for trading the nation’s Bitcoin from his phone – last purchased Bitcoin in December. After bagging 21 Bitcoin for $1…

The Federal Reserve recently released its discussion paper examining the costs and benefits of CBDC implementation in the United States. While inviting questions from the public, it marks the first official discussion from the central bank on how such a technology could improve domestic payments. A United States CBDC As released on the Fed’s website yesterday, the paper does not favour any particular policy outcome. Instead, it simply weighs existing payment infrastructure against the emerging cryptocurrency sphere and analyzes how…

Crypto markets collapsed after a global sell-off in risk assets and as Russia's proposed a ban on all cryptos. Bitcoin fell 9% to $38,500, breaking key support at $40,000, as global markets saw a 1% decline. Other major cryptos fell as well. Ethereum dropped by almost 12% to $2,793. Binance's native coin BNB dropped 10%. Smart contract blockchain Cardano lost 13%, dropping to $1.19, while Solana dropped by 15%, to $117. Almost all the major cryptos were in the red,…

A new report published by the blockchain data platform Chainanalysis estimated crypto-based criminal activity at $14 billion in 2021. The Crypto Crime Report is a yearly analysis shared by the company to provide insight into the darker side of this industry. Blockchain users’ anonymity generally provides a safer payment network, but some exploit data encryption for malicious purposes. This article will highlight the primary evidence anticipated by Chainanalysis to the market, compared to past numbers. How do criminals exploit cryptocurrencies?…

NFTs and jpegs are about to become a bit more distinct – at least on Twitter. The social media platform is rolling out a new feature to register Ethereum NFTs as their profile pictures. As a result, these NFTs appear hexagonal rather than traditional PFPs that use a circle. Twitter Embraces NFTs Twitter Blue – the microblogger’s subscription service – announced its NFT integration on Thursday. It stated that due to popular demand, NFT Profile Pictures had begun rollout in…

A crypto exchange Crypto.com confirmed that hackers stole nearly $34 million during Monday's hack. In a Tuesday update, the exchange revealed that hackers stole 443.93 bitcoin ($18.7 million), 4835.25 ether ($15.2 million) and approximately $66,200 in USD. The company faced criticism over its communication after the incident. The company's CEO only confirmed the hack on Wednesday, three days after it took place. In total, the hack affected 483 users. However, Crypto.com said that they fully reimbursed all of them. The…

The Multichain hack has cost users $3 million so far. However, one victim managed to get back most of their money - by talking to the hacker directly. A "white hat" hacker returned about 800k in Ether to a hacking victim. However, the hacker kept $150,000 as a "tip" for keeping the funds safe. The CTO of crypto wallet ZenGo Tal Beery highlighted the conversation between the hacker and his victim on the blockchain. The hacker presented himself as a…

In the pre-covid era, the gaming giant GameStop experienced a slow decline in its sales, surpassed by the online market and the success of streaming gaming platforms. Luck would have it that a group of willing to do anything traders brought this company back into fashion via a popular group on Reddit. Many have seen a parallel between the retail investing community that boosted GameStop's share price and that which invests in cryptocurrencies. Today, the paths of the crypto world…