Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

The U.S. Federal Reserve has revealed that 722 banks reported unrealized losses exceeding 50% of their capital at the end of the third quarter of 2022. “Rising interest rates are creating significant unrealized losses in investment securities and in some cases depressing tangible equity,” according to the Fed’s Division of Supervision and Regulation. 722 Banks Reported Unrealized Losses of More Than 50% of Capital The U.S. Federal Reserve has revealed in a board presentation by the Division of Supervision and Regulation that 722 banks reported unrealized losses exceeding 50% of their capital at the end of the third quarter of 2022. The presentation, released to the public in April, is dated Feb. 14. It highlights the impact of raising interest rates on certain banks and the Fed’s supervisory approach to address issues at these banks. “Rising interest rates are creating significant unrealized losses in investment securities and in some cases depressing tangible equity,” the Fed pres...

A high court in the United Kingdom recently set aside a proprietary injunction that was issued against the crypto exchange Binance. In its application challenging the injunction, Binance said the action had been taken without notice. Binance also said it could not comply with the injunction since it was granted after the fraudulently acquired crypto assets in question were moved. Claimant Proceeded Against Binance Without Notice A United Kingdom high court recently ruled to set aside an interim proprietary injunction against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The interim injunction, which required Binance to preserve a certain amount of cryptocurrency, was issued after a victim of cryptocurrency fraud claimed to have traced the stolen funds to the crypto exchange. According to a recent post on the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills’ blog , the discharge of an injunction against Binance is one of the first known cases where a cryptocurrency exchange has challenged granting a proprie...

In the past week, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increased by 1.46%, raking in a total of $149,312,180. However, while the number of NFT buyers has risen by 22.48%, the number of NFT transactions has decreased by 8.78% compared to the previous week. Azuki Emerges as Top-Performing NFT Collection This Week With 504.96% Sales Surge Over the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have experienced a modest uptick, rising by 1.46% compared to the previous week. In total, NFT sales amounted to $149.31 million, with Ethereum-based NFT sales accounting for $108,272,701 of that figure. Ethereum NFT sales made up 72.5% of all digital collectibles sold in the past week. The latest statistics reveal that Ethereum NFT sales have surged by 22.79% this week. This week, Solana-based NFT sales made up $12,225,000 of the total sales, however, this marks a 56.64% decrease from the previous week. Ethereum and Solana sales still lead the pack, followed by Mythos, Polygon, and Immutable X...

Efforts to transition to trade in national currencies in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can no longer be stopped, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During a meeting with his colleagues in India, Moscow’s top diplomat also discussed the similar initiative within BRICS. Sergey Lavrov Convinced SCO Countries Will Switch to National Currencies, Won’t Rule Out Single Fiat There is understanding about increasing the use of national currencies in settlements between the member states of the SCO, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said after conferring with counterparts in Panaji, capital of the Indian state of Goa. To achieve that, Lavrov believes participants can apply practices that are being formed in the Eurasian Development Bank, the Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the New Development Bank established by the BRICS bloc. “All this was discussed. All of this is very relevant. All this is now being considered by the rele...

Following Binance’s withdrawal from the Voyager Digital deal on April 25, the now-defunct crypto lender has recently informed creditors that they can expect to receive their initial cash and crypto distributions “within the next few weeks.” This update comes nine days after Binance’s decision to back away from the deal. Voyager Digital Expects Initial Distributions to Creditors ‘Within the Next Few Weeks’ Voyager Digital has published an update for creditors. According to a tweet from the firm on May 4, 2023, they may be able to expect some cash or crypto back “in a few weeks.” This update comes after a long and difficult journey for the TSX-listed crypto lender. Last year on July 1, 2022, Voyager Digital halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy just days later. Since then, the defunct business has been navigating the bankruptcy process after it was almost acquired by Binance US. After Binance US backed out of the deal , the crypto lender has been left to navigate the bankrup...

Texas has taken its first steps in order to approve a bill that would issue a 100% gold-backed digital currency. If enacted as law, the bill, which is being discussed by a Texas House committee, would create an electronic system for users to transact and pay with this digital currency and would also allow them […]