Mr. Park Mo, the vice president of Vidente, the largest shareholder of the South Korean Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, was reported dead in front of his home at 4 a.m. on the morning of December 30. Before his death, Mr. Mo…
This is an editorial opinion by Francois Moreau, fintech writer and financial risk analyst based in Paris. The Fed’s rate hikes have rattled markets, and speculative assets like bitcoin are among the hardest hit. Although it was once touted as…
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto will need until at least 2024 to “recover from the abuse of unscrupulous players,” says one of the industry’s most prominent names. In a blog post released on December 30, David Marcus, CEO and founder of…
On the evening of December 19, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it had increased the cap on the 10-year bond yield from 0.25% to 0.5%, while keeping short-term and long-term interest rates unchanged. The link to the tweet…
El Salvador, the first country to legalize Bitcoin (BTC), has been pushed down elsewhere in total crypto ATM installations as Australia recorded 216 ATMs entering 2023. As part of El Salvador’s drive to establish Bitcoin as legal tender, President Nayib…
This is an editorial opinion by Kal Kassa, an Ethiopian Bitcoiner. 2022 is an exciting year for the global Bitcoin community, and especially African Bitcoiners. With a much younger population than many other continents, Africa’s 54 countries are growing for…
2022 is supposed to be the year crypto goes mainstream, with many traditional venture capital firms betting heavily on the ecosystem in 2021. However, with one disaster after another, 2022 is a disaster year for the new crypto ecosystem. Some…
The chairman of the Russian Congressional finance committee, Anatoly Aksakov, said the country is moving to greenlight international trade in cryptocurrency next month, according to a report by the national news agency TASS. “In January, we want to legalize cryptocurrencies…
Legislators in the United States appear to be re-evaluating the crypto industry and the need for regulation due to the collapse of FTX. According to the Wall Street Journal, since the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in November, lawmakers have…
This is an editorial opinion by Frankie Wallace, a freelance writer from the Pacific Northwest. Medical tourism is on the rise. Every year millions of Americans save between 40-80% on their medical costs by crossing the border or taking a…