Month: October 2022

According to a report, the embattled crypto lender Hodlnaut saw a significant loss from the Terra blockchain collapse last May. The report notes that Hodlnaut downplayed the company’s exposure to the Terra ecosystem and allegedly lost $190 million from the incident. Report Says Hodlnaut Downplayed Terra Exposure Following the Collapse More than 1,000 deleted documents
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Municipals were steady to slightly firmer in spots to kick off a lighter new-issue calendar due to the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. U.S. Treasuries extended Friday’s losses on the short end, while equities ended down. Triple-A municipal yields fell one to two basis points while UST saw losses of eight on the short end
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With a 75 basis point rate hike expected, analysts will focus on clues about the Federal Open Market Committee’s thought about slowing future increases. “We expect the Federal Reserve to raise the fed funds rate by another 75 basis points at the November meeting, followed by a 50 basis points hike in December,” noted Scott
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UK home secretary Suella Braverman used her personal email address to handle official documents on seven occasions, an internal Home Office inquiry has found. Braverman, who is under mounting pressure over security breaches leading up to her resignation under Liz Truss’s shortlived government, apologised for her actions on Monday. She is due to answer MPs’
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BNB (formerly known as Binance Coin) has hit new all-time highs against Bitcoin (BTC) as excitement grows over the cryptocurrency’s future role on Twitter. BNB/BTC 1-month candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView BNB sets new record against BTC Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirms that BNB/BTC briefly spiked above 0.15 BTC to a record 0.15267 BTC
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed a nail-biting victory in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating incumbent rightwing leader Jair Bolsonaro by less than two percentage points and setting the stage for a return to leftwing governance in Latin America’s largest nation. The tight result tops off a dramatic comeback for the 77-year-old opposition leader,
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Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Twitter’s top brass gutted as Elon Musk’s takeover begins Elon
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The Argentine Tax Authority (AFIP) is ramping up its fight against cryptocurrency-related tax evasion. On Oct. 28, the organization informed it had sent notifications to 3,997 taxpayers about incongruencies between their tax statements and reports on their cryptocurrency holdings. These statements being reviewed correspond to reports of operations happening in 2020. Argentine Tax Authority AFIP
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Bitcoin (BTC) continued consolidating into the Oct. 30 weekly close as concerns over a deeper retracement became vocal. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader avoids new longs below $21,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling levels just below $21,000 on the day. Weekend trading had produced an early return
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Amid the chaotic economy, plagued with central bank tinkering, supply chain issues, and red-hot inflation, the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke believes a “pretty big recession” will take place in 2023. Speaking in an interview on Oct. 28, Hanke said that he updated the probability of a U.S. recession to
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Issuers of transportation infrastructure debt now need to manage risks from cyber-attacks on multiple fronts, as potential targets for hackers include mass transit systems, airports, ports, toll roads and even parking facilities. That’s the warning sounded by S&P Globl Ratings, which recently issued a report entitled, “Cyber Risk in A New Era: U.S. Transportation Infrastructure
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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has approved a request for comment on Rule G-3 on professional qualifications that would add an exemption for municipal advisors forced to requalify their registration with a municipal advisor firm after a two year lapse in their Series 50 exams. That was approved during the MSRB’s quarterly board meeting that
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The cryptocurrency market is incredibly volatile, which can be both good and bad for investors and traders. Volatility creates opportunities for making profits, but it can also lead to losses. Passive income strategies, however, could be handy in offsetting these losses.  Passive income strategies offer investors and traders opportunities to earn profits, even during challenging
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A mechanic works on a motorcycle at a Harley-Davidson showroom and repair shop in Lindon, Utah, on Monday, April 19, 2021. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Harley-Davidson — Shares of the motorcycle company climbed 13% after Harley reported quarterly earnings beat top- and bottom
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The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), Vitalik Buterin, believes that the crypto ecosystem needs to mature and be in tune with the regulatory policies that allow crypto projects to operate internally freely. Sharing his opinion around crypto regulations, Buterin spoke against the regulations that have an impact on the inner workings of a crypto ecosystem. Considering
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Vaxholm, a municipality made up of several islands in Sweden’s Stockholm archipelago, became a popular spa town and summertime destination in the late 19th century, filled with second homes and small cottages. The getaway draw continues today among those seeking an undisturbed place to enjoy the water and the great outdoors. This archetypal villa, characteristic
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Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty Images Becoming a homeowner can be challenging enough under good circumstances. Add in higher mortgage rates, elevated home prices and unrelenting high inflation — i.e., the current home-buying environment — and it may feel decidedly unattainable. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been trending above 7% for
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