Indeed, as of December 30, the number of installed crypto ATMs globally stood at 38,597, representing an addition of about 4,239 machines from the 34,358 recorded in January 2022, according to data by CoinATMRadar. Notably, the growth of crypto ATMs comes after a previous Finbold report indicated that the number of installed machines stalled for the first time in September. Similarly, despite the volatile market, another report stated that the crypto ATM market will likely grow over 60% by 2030....

However, the widespread practice of wash trading, which is a kind of phony or fake volume, and the lack of adequate oversight across crypto exchanges are two of the most prevalent criticisms leveled against Bitcoin. An investigation on 157 cryptocurrency exchanges came to the conclusion that around 51% of the daily trade activity recorded for Bitcoin was most likely fake, Forbes reported in its analysis on August 26. Indeed, 51% of all reported trade volume is probably fictitious or non-economic....

It is worth noting that DOT is mentioned in 17% of talks connected to the top 100 ranked cryptocurrency assets by market capitalization, making the discussion rate dedicated to the token the highest it’s been in two months, according to on-chain data provided by Santiment. As per the prominent crypto data platform: Polkadot continues to grow Thanks to the highly anticipated parachain auctions for the Polkadot blockchain, the native token of the network, DOT, reached a new all-time high of $54....

New and established QAnon groups on Facebook are growing rapidly and helping spread the unverified and dangerous conspiracy theory to new countries globally. Over 170 QAnon pages, groups, and accounts are active across Instagram and Facebook with over 4.5m aggregate followers. Also, Guardian researchers discovered dedicated communities for QAnon followers in more than 15 countries on Facebook. The growth of these communities on Facebook has come as Twitter launched a widespread crackdown on accounts and content dedicated to the conspiracy theory....

According to Kiyosaki, the end to fake dollars is highlighted by the alleged scarcity of gold and silver coins. In a tweet on September 20, Kiyosaki suggested that investors can stay safe by investing in silver which he noted is likely to rally towards $500. Kiyosaki bullish on silver Kiyosaki’s bullish stand on silver comes after he previously stated that gold is expensive, making it an undesirable investment asset in the current market conditions....

In this line, defense lawyer and a popular commentator on the case John Deaton, has shared his prediction on the outcome. In a tweet on January 13, the attorney pointed out that the case will likely end in a settlement after the presiding judge makes the final ruling. However, the prediction was not received well by the majority of the XRP community regarding the aspect of the judge making a ruling before a settlement is reached....

In particular, the mutual trade between China and Russia has risen by 30% as business with the EU is slowing down, as reported by RT.com. The news comes on the heels of earlier reports that China apparently bought Russian coal using their own currency, the Chinese Yuan, with further shipments of commodities bought with the Yuan set to be delivered later in April. Meanwhile, Finbold reported just last week that the Chinese economy is slowing down to various factors and that they’re in need of the EU as a trading partner now more than ever....

For instance, EXMO reported increased activity by 15-20% on their platform, according to rbc.ru. The most notable trend was a surge in the Bitcoin Futures trading activity. Bitcoin Futures operate similarly to Futures Trading on the traditional assets. Bitcoin Futures let traders speculate on the future BTC price without owning any bitcoin. Binance Russia announced that the figures in April and May 2020 are twice the numbers they got in March....

The ban on cryptocurrencies comes from a paper published Thursday, January 20, presented on an online news conference with the head of the Bank of Russia’s Financial Stability Department, Elizaveta Danilova, during which she discussed the study, “Cryptocurrencies: Trends, Risks, Measures,” CoinDesk reports. According to the paper, cryptocurrencies are volatile and are commonly employed in criminal operations such as fraud and money laundering. It is stated in the report that by providing an avenue for individuals to withdraw their money from the national economy, they run the risk of weakening it and making the regulator’s work of maintaining optimum monetary policies more difficult....

Meanwhile, the CEO of the state oil giant Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on September 20 that caps on energy bills and taxing energy companies are short-term solutions, which may not actually help solve the global energy crisis. Ukraine not the sole reason for energy crisis Additionally, the Saudi CEO claimed that the war in Ukraine is not the only reason why we are facing an energy crisis. Namely, according to him, years of underinvestment in the hydrocarbon sector and a lack of ready alternatives are the main culprits....

In this line, Shiba Inu has added at least 109,033 new holders in 2022. By leveraging the Wayback Machine, Finbold determined that on January 3, SHIB had amassed 1,114,483 holders representing a growth of about 9% to the 1,223,516 holders recorded on October 13, according to CoinMarketCap data. However, it is worth pointing out that SHIB holders have fluctuated across the year, mostly correlating with the asset price movement. SHIB holders increase despite fading interest The ability of SHIB to add more holders comes in the backdrop of what appeared to be a fading interest in meme coins after the rise in 2021....

Snoop Dogg whose real name is Calvin Broadus made the application for UNCLE SNOOP and UNCLE SNOOP’S with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 14. The application was revealed by licensed trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis in a tweet on June 20 and highlighted that the application will cover aspects such as clothing, headwear, footwear, virtual cannabis and smoking goods, marketplaces for NFTs, and digital collectables. Notably, if the application is approved, the musician will also be able to offer smoking articles, pre-rolled hemp cigarettes, energy drinks NFT tokens linking to digital or physical products....

Currently, Solana is trading at $13.37, up $2.22 or (19.89%) in the last 24 hours but still down 5.89% across the previous week, as per Finbold data at the time of publication. In the last 24 hours, Solana has added over $840 million to its market worth, climbing from $4 billion to $4.83 billion in less than a day, according to data retrieved from CoinMarketCap. Interestingly, the CoinMarketCap crypto community is bullish on the near-term price of SOL....

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In an interview with Kitco News anchor David Lin, when asked whether we “are going to have a broad market crash before the end of the year,” Barse stated: The Chief Executive Officer elaborated: Areas affected Companies in the utility or energy area, according to Barse, would struggle, but those in the digital and finance spaces will flourish; thus, the concept is ‘irrational’ to him. The CEO believes that when people talk about a crash, they’re talking about a single-digit correction weekly, which is possible, especially in volatile markets....

Inflation hitting 40-year highs and the Federal Reserve (Fed) hiking rates and promising to pile on more has seen market participants flee high-growth tech names, cementing the Nasdaq as one of the worst performing indices this year. It seems that utilities and energy are the only sectors that investors are finding some solace from the losses, which speaks volumes about the sour mood in the markets, while tech stocks seem rancid for investments....

Elsewhere, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) recorded the highest revenue growth at 45%, from $125.6 billion to $182.3 billion. Similarly, Meta (NASDAQ: FB), formerly Facebook, recorded a spike of 45% from $57.9 billion to $84.2 billion. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recorded a revenue growth rate of 39% while Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had the least rate at 21%. Cumulatively, the companies have recorded $986.5 billion in revenue. Data on the tech companies’ revenues if derived from their quarterly filings....

Recognizing the opportunity, Viacom International Inc., the owner of the franchise, has filed for two trademarks for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-related crypto-collectibles, NFTs and NFT-backed media, as well as NFT and crypto-collectible transfer software. Both filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on September 6 were revealed by licensed trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis in a tweet on September 12. The first of the two trademarks will allow the fans of anthropomorphic crime-fighting turtle brothers Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael to download multimedia files containing TMNT artwork, as well as virtual goods like crypto-collectibles and NFTs....

Terra Classic’s (LUNC) price has been on an extended correction after weeks of consistent rallying despite the existing bear market. Although LUNC, the original chain of the collapsed Terra (LUNA) ecosystem, still faces questions about its overall utility, the token’s community believes it’s likely to make a rebound in the coming weeks. In particular, the CoinMarketCap crypto community predicts that LUNC will potentially trade at an average price of $0....