Yana Popenkova

  • Previously worked in the arts, now specializes in covering crypto with an emphasis on DeFi, blockchain and mass adoption. Offers simple and clear writing, always looking for new ways to present information. Major in International Relations, minor in English, in a spare time reads postmodern literature, does yoga and watches movies.

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Robinhood to buy out shares acquired by Sam Bankman-Fried
Crypto Industry News
Robinhood to buy out shares acquired by Sam Bankman-Fried

Big Robinhood News Alert!💰 Board gives green light to buy back shares from SBF🔥 Talks with DOJ heating up, but timing uncertain.

09.02.2023 09:042 min read
Binance re-enters South Korea with acquisition of GOPAX
Crypto Industry News
Binance re-enters South Korea with acquisition of GOPAX

🚀Binance is back in S. Korea after 2 years! They just acquired a majority stake in GOPAX, a struggling crypto exchange 💰.

03.02.2023 14:152 min read
Bitcoin breaks $24K celling after 25 basis point rate hike
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin breaks $24K ceiling after 25 basis point rate hike

🚀 Bitcoin jumps past $24k after Fed’s interest rate hike! Crypto market up 3.81% in 24 hrs. Powell says disinflation process has started. 💥💸

02.02.2023 08:452 min read
DOJ requests communication ban for Sam Bankman-Fried
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DOJ requests communication ban for Sam Bankman-Fried

💥 Feds want ban on SBF’s private comms with FTX/Alameda crew. He tried swaying testimony. Ex-CEO testified he used self-destructing msgs to hide evidence. 👊

30.01.2023 09:212 min read
Binance stablecoin circulating supply continues to decrease
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Binance stablecoin circulating supply continues to decrease

The market capitalization of the Binance USD stablecoin (BUSD) has declined over the past two months. According to CoinGecko, the circulating supply fell to $15.4 billion on Wednesday, losing $1 billion in a week and $2 billion in a month. In early December, BUSD’s market capitalization exceeded $22 billion. Immediately after the temporary halt in […]

26.01.2023 09:163 min read
Bitcoin and Ethereum turn bullish, data indicates
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Bitcoin and Ethereum turn bullish, data indicates

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price almost surpassed a 10-year record, and Ethereum (ETH) will reach some milestones in the second quarter of 2023 due to the upcoming mainnet update. If the price of bitcoin (BTC) continues to rise, which it has been doing daily for the past 15 days, it will overturn the record set by the […]

18.01.2023 10:522 min read
Meta/Web 3.0 News
Seoul government presents Metaverse Seoul to the public

The Seoul Metropolitan Government launched the first phase of the Metaverse Seoul project, which allows the public to access the civil services in the metaverse: from tax returns to official documents. Following the test of the beta version of the virtual environment, the mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, announced the opening of the first phase […]

17.01.2023 14:562 min read
Skybridge founder invests in former FTX.US president's firm
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Skybridge founder invests in former FTX.US president’s firm

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Skybridge Capital, is investing his personal money in the new software company founded by Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX.US. After leaving FTX.US in September, Brett Harrison planned to remain with the company as an advisory member. However, in the weeks following FTX’s collapse, Harrison announced that he was […]

16.01.2023 10:552 min read
Nexo experiences massive withdrawals, users leave platform
Crypto Industry News
Nexo experiences massive withdrawals, users leave platform

Following the troubling news of the open investigation into Nexo in Bulgaria and yesterday’s raid on the lender’s offices, blockchain analysts have witnessed a “flood of withdrawals” from the platform. Still, Nexo says it’s all business as usual. Related: Nexo is under money laundering investigation in Bulgaria Crypto intelligence team Arkham spotted an abnormal activity […]

13.01.2023 10:312 min read
Coinbase scales back most of operations in Japan
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Coinbase scales back most of operations in Japan

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase will close most programs in Japan, leaving only a security team to protect customers’ assets. According to the official announcement of Nana Murugesan, the company’s vice president of business and international development, Coinbase’s decision to cut its operations in Japan is related to global layoffs. Recently, Coinbase reported cutting 20% of […]

12.01.2023 14:252 min read
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