$80 Billion Wiped Off Crypto Market As Binance And FTX Wage War
The crypto market has seen more than $50 billion wiped off its total market cap in the space of 24 hours. It comes hot on the heels of the market decline triggered by Binance’s massive planned FTT dump. Bitcoin, as well as other digital assets in the space, have all seen significant declines during this […]
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The crypto exchange wars were short-lived; Binance and its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao emerged victorious after a couple of days of uncertainty, carnage, and unexpected announcements. Via his Twitter account, CZ announced that it entered a deal to acquire its competitor FTX. Related Reading: $80 Billion Wiped Off Crypto Market As Binance And FTX Wage […]
According to statistics on Friday, May 13, the top stablecoins by market capitalization are currently worth $163.7 billion after the stablecoin economy was valued at close to $200 billion just last week. Of course, the climactic terrausd (UST) failure wiped out billions from the stablecoin economy, and Binance’s stablecoin BUSD has recently entered the top ten crypto market capitalization positions. Just as it caused carnage in the crypto economy, Terra’s recent downfall has caused a great shift within the stablecoin ecosystem.
The Stablecoin Economy’s Great Shift....
The current minimum wage in Venezuela is still just US$12.84. Hyperinflation has been plaguing the Venezuelan economy for quite some time now. It is also one of the reasons why the government decided to mint new coins and banknotes. The next step in the long recovery process is hiking the minimum wage by 50%. An intriguing decision that can affect Bitcoin adoption in the country. President Nicolas Maduro shocked the world by hiking Venezuela’s minimum wage all of a sudden. It is not the first time this happens, although the latest 50% increase seems rather steep. In fact, it is the fifth....
The new decree that makes official the recently announced Venezuelan minimum monthly wage rise has been revealed in the Official Gazette, with no mention of its supposed peg to the petro, the national cryptocurrency. The law published mentions that the wage will be 130 VES, using the national fiat currency as a unit of account, something that contradicts statements of the Venezuelan president.
Official Gazette Reveals Real Salary Raise for Venezuelans
The recent publication of the Oficial Venezuelan Gazette, a magazine where laws and decrees are published when approved, revealed....
Sam Bankman-Fried no longer ranks in the top 500 on Bloomberg’s billionaire index, but CZ remains at rank 87. Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried may not be able to claim the "billionaire" accolade anymore after an estimated 94% plummet in his personal wealth overnight, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Bankman-Fried was once a high rider in Bloomberg’s wealth index with an estimated net worth of $26 billion at his peak. However, the crypto entrepreneur is now no longer appears in the top 500.On Nov. 9, the outlet reported that his personal fortune is "likely" to be....