The Central Bank of Nigeria announced on Jan. 31 that it had removed caps on naira payout rates that international money transfer operators are allowed to quote. The central bank said the policy change is an effort aimed at further liberalizing the foreign exchange market. The naira’s Feb.1 gain versus major currencies has been attributed…

A Denver pastor, accused of crypto-fraud, has been spotted in the Zambian capital just days after he reportedly failed to appear in court. The pastor, Eligio Regalado, said about half of the misappropriated $1.3 million went to the IRS. Denver Pastor’s Assets Frozen The Denver pastor accused of misappropriating $1.3 million raised from members of…

The United States Department of Justice has charged three individuals accused of masterminding the SIM-swapping attack that siphoned over $400 million from FTX. The indictment of the trio appears to undercut claims that incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind the hack. FTX’s Lax Security The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has leveled…

Asset management firm Ark Invest has highlighted four major catalysts that will drive the price of bitcoin this year. “Bitcoin has emerged as an independent asset class worthy of a strategic allocation in institutional portfolios,” Ark described in its Big Ideas 2024 publication. “The shift in perception of bitcoin — from a speculative instrument to…

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has renewed his warning that the stock and bond markets are about to crash. “The stock market is climbing higher and higher. Suckers actually believe the economy is strong. Don’t be fooled,” Kiyosaki stressed. Recently, he cautioned that the next crash may turn into a depression. Robert Kiyosaki’s…

El Salvador has reaffirmed its commitment to embracing bitcoin despite the International Monetary Fund’s repeated calls for the country to drop the cryptocurrency as legal tender. The Salvadoran vice president emphasized that not only will El Salvador’s bitcoin law be maintained but at this moment the cryptocurrency also “enjoys the greatest credibility in the entire…

In a new interview, Jim Rogers, who helms Rogers Holdings Inc. and was a co-creator of the Quantum Fund alongside George Soros in the 1970s, shared his observation of “various signs that something is going to go wrong soon” within the U.S. economy, predicting an impending recession. Additionally, Rogers discussed the leading crypto asset bitcoin,…

NFT sales have experienced a 3.74% increase compared to the previous week, totaling $236,234,800 over the past seven days. The latest rise defies the pattern of consecutive weeks marked by declining NFT sales. NFT Sales Climb Higher, Defying Recent 2-Week Downtrend The top-performing NFT collection in terms of sales this week was Bitcoin’s “Uncategorized Ordinals,”…

At the time of writing, we are now less than 80 days away from Bitcoin’s fourth halving event, where the block reward will decrease from 6.25 bitcoins per block to 3.125 bitcoins per block post-halving. As is customary, market expectations have swelled, fueling speculation about whether the 2024 halving will diverge from its predecessors. Anticipation…

According to data, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, GBTC, recently released another batch of bitcoin valued at $184.19 million. GBTC’s holdings decreased from 482,592.18 bitcoin to the current 478,337.43 bitcoin in just one day, marking a reduction of 4,254.75 coins. Since Jan. 12, 2024, GBTC has offloaded a total of 138,742.56 bitcoin, valued at slightly over $6…