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2022-04-16 14:03:01 Visits to cryptocurrency exchange sites in March increased by 6%

While in February the figure was 339.4 million visits, last month exchange sites were visited 360 million times.

We are talking about both spot sites and cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges.

Binance remains the market leader - 31.7% of visits accounted for the site is this site.

The U.S. exchange Coinbase is in second place with 15.6%.

The third position is occupied by Bybit exchange that attracts more and more clients: it had 12.1% of visits in March, while the daily trading volume reached $10 billion.

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2022-04-15 21:03:00 XRP on PancakeSwap instantly skyrocketed 31,019,296

The price of the coin reached $239,000, then it dropped back down to the market average of about $0.76.

Unfortunately one user bought 0.0.0000178 XRP.
The transaction went through at an altcoin rate of $239k.

This happened because the DEX pricing mechanism was flawed.

On such platforms, the buy or sell price depends on the volume of the transaction. If the value is too small, the deal may pass at inadequate quotes.

So always double-check before you click buy.

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2022-04-15 14:03:00 Binance announced large-scale technical works

The work is scheduled for April 14 at 8:30 (Moscow time zone) and will last for about three hours.

For the duration of the technical work, the exchange will stop the withdrawal of cryptocurrencies from 8:25 (MSC) on more than 50 blockchain networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Ripple and Polygon.

What exactly is the nature of the updates, the exchange did not disclose.

Previously, Binance suspended solana (SOL) withdrawals due to difficulties with the token's network. It is not clear what exactly caused the problems, because representatives of Solana did not officially comment on reports of problems with the network at the time of the announcement of the exchange.

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2022-04-14 21:09:00 Shiba Inu token burn rate up 26,000%

Defense Breed aims to increase SHIB's transparency and "protect the ecosystem from any malicious projects or individuals trying to take advantage of the community's strengths.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is now being burned at an extremely high rate, much faster than Ethereum.

Statistics from shibburn.com show that 1.4 billion SHIBs were burned in the last day, a rate of 26,592%.

As of March 14, the SHIB burn rate has increased by 6,700% or to 745 million SHIB per day. By comparison, the Ethereum blockchain destroyed 4,098 Ethers in the same 24 hours.

The value of Ethereum burned in 24 hours is much higher - $13.2 million, while 1.4 billion SHIB burned was worth only $34,554.

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2022-04-14 14:09:00 $1.6 million stolen from fake cryptocurrency and NFT giveaways

According to researchers, attackers on behalf of celebrity entrepreneurs (like Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin) launch fake YouTube broadcasts.

They steal cryptocurrency under the pretext of doubling investments.

As calculated by Group-IB, about 300 transactions from deceived crypto-investors "brought the swindlers more than $1.6 million."

More than 580 domain names associated with fraudulent giveaways have been registered in the past three months.

Analysts urged to always verify information about investment terms. Also, owners of cryptocurrency wallets should under no circumstances disclose the seed phrase to third parties.

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2022-04-13 21:13:00 Australians can now buy luxury cars with cryptocurrency

In Australia, citizens can pay for part or all of a luxury car, such as a Porsche, using bitcoin, Etherium or any of the other 30 cryptocurrencies on CoinSpot.

That’s became possible thanks a partnership between the CoinSpot cryptocurrency exchange and Dutton Garage, a luxury car retailer.

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2022-04-13 17:13:00 U.S. regulator requires banks to report crypto activity

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a letter on its official website asking banks under its jurisdiction to provide any information "that would allow the agency to assess the safety and soundness, consumer protection and financial stability implications of such activities."

By "such activities" the regulator is referring to the purchase/sale of cryptocurrencies or any other transactions involving digital assets.

In addition to providing details of the planned activities, the FDIC also asked banks for preliminary timelines for such transactions.

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2022-04-13 14:13:24 Tesla, Block and Blockstream to mine bitcoin with solar power

Tesla has teamed up with Jack Dorsey's Block (formerly Square) and infrastructure company Blockstream to build a bitcoin mining data center.

The $12 million pilot project will be launched in Texas (Block and Blockstream each invested $6 million).

The facility will feature a 3.8 MW photovoltaic solar array and a 12 MWh Megapack energy storage unit from Tesla. The hash rate will be 30 PH/s.

Blockstream co-founder Adam Beck said the new facility is designed as a proof of concept for 100% renewable energy for mining the first cryptocurrency.

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2022-04-12 17:10:01 Creation of digital dollar could take years - head of U.S. Treasury

Now the U.S. authorities have not yet decided whether to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

However, even if they are in favor of creating such a currency, its development will take years, said Yellen. For now, the U.S. Treasury chief said, authorities are studying the impact of issuing a digital dollar on monetary policy, national security, and international trade.

According to the head of the U.S. Treasury Department, authorities must make existing payment systems cheaper, faster and more accessible.

The push for modernization is driven by the risks of Americans leaving for private lenders, as the payroll system is already severely outdated.

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2022-04-12 14:09:00 Filecoin Foundation (Filecoin) announced a partnership with Electric Coin Co. (Zcash).

A joint $9 million grant pool will be created. Plans include projects to pay confidentially in Zcash for storing content in Filecoin, as well as implementing the ability to attach media files or NFTs in a Zcash encrypted memo

The zero-disclosure proof system "Halo 2" will be distributed under a free MIT or Apache 2.0 license, allowing the technology to become more accessible

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