Bitcoin (BTC) brushed off fresh United States macro data into the Nov. 30 Wall Street open as traders focused on the monthly close. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView PCE keeps Fed pivot pressure alive Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price movements sticking to a narrow intraday range below $38,000. After a … Read more

Celsius, the cryptocurrency lending platform that declared bankruptcy in July 2022, has initiated withdrawals for select users. This development signifies a crucial juncture for the company and its clients amid financial instability and legal issues. According to the filing, participants in the Custody Program falling under “Class 6A General Custody Claims” and “Class 6B Withdrawable … Read more

Cryptocurrency payment platform Alchemy Pay is scaling its payment options by integrating new on-ramps — or new ways to buy crypto — in Europe and the United Kingdom. Alchemy Pay has introduced new deposit options, including the Euro Instant solution, Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant, and the U.K. fast money transfer option, Faster Payments. … Read more

Digital asset investment platform Fasset was granted an operational license on Nov. 29, according to a listing on the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) website. The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Licence granted to Fasset allows it to perform broker-dealer services legally in Dubai. The conditions of the license say that the platform is … Read more

A consultation paper on a new framework for addressing consumer and business scams proposed by Australia’s Department of the Treasury considers applying sector-specific codes and standards to banking and cryptocurrency scams, among others. The paper adds to the efforts of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to combat scams via the annual Scams Awareness … Read more

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is making the headlines again, this time for an expletive-laden outburst on live TV at an annual conference hosted by The New York Times. Speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Nov. 29, Elon Musk, the owner of micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter), lashed out at advertisers leaving … Read more

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has been given the green light to sell around $873 million of trust assets, with proceeds used to repay creditors impacted by the exchange’s collapse in 2022, according to a Nov. 29 filing in a Delaware bankruptcy court. The $873 million in assets will be sourced from FTX’s stakes in various … Read more