Author: Crypto Insider

In the weeks leading up to November, nonfungible token (NFT) data showed a consistent upward leap in weekly sales. While the volume is still far from its peak in 2021, executives in the industry believe the upward trend will likely continue. On Nov. 6, data published by blockchain analytics firm Nansen showed that NFT sales volume leaped…

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued guidance on capital gains tax (CGT) treatment of decentralized finance (DeFi) and wrapping crypto tokens for individuals, clarifying its intent to continue taxing Australians on capital gains when wrapping and unwrapping tokens. In May 2022, the ATO outlined crypto capital gains as one of four key focus areas. Building on the initiative,…

On the evening of November 12th, the upgrade announcement about the v0.13.0 version of Starknet sparked wide discussions in the community. The reason behind this is that the upgrade specifically mentioned the STRK tokens generated by Starknet but not yet in circulation (temporarily only used by a few delegates for governance purposes). As a result,…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust product. However, even if the SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs…

While the United States Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates at its November meeting, they remain at their highest level since well before the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-09. The Federal Funds rate stands at 5.25-5.5%, similar to the United Kingdom’s 5.25%, while in the European Union it is at a record high…

Bitcoin will “most likely” see a serious price drawdown before a key date for institutional investors dawns, says gold bug Peter Schiff. In recent X activity, the longtime Bitcoin skeptic sounded the alarm over recent BTC price gains. Schiff bets on a BTC price “crash” before ETF launches Bitcoin is a favoirte topic of criticism for…