Joseph Branch

Joseph Branch

Coinbase to pay $50 million to New York regulator

Coinbase Exchange received a $50 million fine from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for violating customer identification procedures. The dispute with NYDFS relates to violations discovered in 2020 and 2021. At the time, the platform failed to properly verify customer identities and monitor transactions. The company

"DCG and FTX conspired to bring Terra down" - 3AC founder

Three Arrows Capital founder Zhu Su posted a series of tweets in which he shared his perspective on the collapse of Terra and DCG's role in it. According to him, DCG was in bad shape because of its close relationship with FTX. And the two companies worked together to "sink"

Iraq's income from oil exports in 2022 increased by half

The average daily volume of oil exports from Iraq at the end of last year was 3.320 million bpd, according to the report of the Ministry of Oil of the Republic. According to the results of 2021, this indicator amounted to 3.277 million bpd. Thus, it increased by

Binance has integrated payments through Google Pay and Apple Pay

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added the ability to buy cryptocurrencies through Google Pay and Apple Pay services. Thanks to this, iOS and Android owners will be able to top up their fiat deposits using these tools.

Analysts named Russia and China the largest buyers of gold for the year

Purchases of gold by central banks has become a record for 55 years, the leaders are Russia and China Only for the third quarter of the world's central banks have bought nearly 400 tons of gold, such interest in gold was not for decades. The last time increased demand was

A decade of sluggish growth predicted for the world economy

Tressis Gestion expert Lacalle predicted a decade of sluggish economic growth for the world A decade of sluggish growth awaits the world economy, and developed countries will be lucky if they can achieve even a one percent annual rise in their economies, Tressis Gestion chief economist Daniel Lacalle predicted on

Energy prices

The gas price in Europe momentarily fell below $850 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since February 22 However, the quotes immediately rebounded above $870. Now the prices for energy carriers on the European market are considerably lower because of the warm winter. It is expected that above-normal

Hackers hacked BitKeep cryptocurrency wallets and stole $8 million in assets

Allegedly, the malware download allowed attackers to withdraw about 4.3 thousand BNB, 5.4 million USDT, 196 thousand DAI and 1.2 thousand Ethereum. The project team promises to compensate users for losses, if it turns out that the loss of funds was the fault of the platform. The

Will there be a real recession after all?

According to the Center for Economic and Business Research, there will be a global recession in 2023. And while U.S. officials convince investors otherwise, expensive credit and still-high inflation will continue to squeeze major economies. The world economy surpassed $100 trillion for the first time in 2022, but there

In January, gas prices in Germany will rise by 112% on average

The forecast for an increase in the price of electricity is - +44% compared to the fall of 2021, the experts predict. For a family with annual consumption of 4,000 kWh, the electricity bill in 2023 will be €1,764. Handelsblatt notes that without the support of the authorities,