CFTC Commissioner Opposes Regulation by Enforcement, Says Crypto Needs Clearer Rules
9.12.2021
A commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Dawn Stump, has voiced concerns about cryptocurrency regulation through enforcement — the approach taken by both the CFTC and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CFTC Commissioner Stump on Crypto Regulation...
Data shows pro traders are currently more bullish on Ethereum than Bitcoin
9.12.2021
ETH has outperformed BTC by more than 230% this year and derivatives data suggests traders believe the altcoin has a lot more upside
WisdomTree amends Bitcoin ETF application, naming US Bank as custodian
9.12.2021
U.S. Bank launched crypto custody services for institutional investors in October as part of a partnership with New York Digital Investment Group
Volatility, hyperinflation and uncertainty: How everyday Venezuelans are using stablecoins to protect their livelihoods
9.12.2021
Customers of stablecoin payment app Reserve express their dependency on technology for everyday transactions
Stacks’ Mitchell Cuevas talks building integrated DeFi bridges for Bitcoin users
9.12.2021
“It’s unlikely that a native on-chain solution will supersede [layer-one] solutions like Stacks,” said Mitchell Cuevas, head of growth at the Stacks Foundation
Microsoft leads startup Palm NFT Studio’s $27M series B round
9.12.2021
M12 adds early-stage Palm NFT Studio to its portfolio with participation from venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners
Analysts say Bitcoin’s behavior at $47.5K mirrors the pre-breakout 2017 market
9.12.2021
Bitcoin price succumbed to another wave of selling, but analysts say the current market structure at $47,500 mirrors the early bull-market from 2017
Reddit Introduces ETH-Based Community Points Beta Program With Custom Tokens for Subreddits
9.12.2021
The popular forum and news aggregation web portal Reddit has revealed the firm’s Community Points beta program where Reddit users can “own a piece” of their community with “custom tokens” for subreddits. Blockchain-Backed Reddit Community Points: ‘The First...
Crypto Biz: Smart money ignores BTC price correction as $800M set to flow into blockchain startups, Dec. 9
9.12.2021
Crypto- and blockchain-focused capital raises continue to make headlines as venture funds look to support the emergence of Web 3.0
Ross Ulbricht’s debut NFT sold for $6.2M at auction
9.12.2021
FreeRossDAO buys the Silk Founder's NFT created from prison and auctioned off via SuperRare to fund future efforts to free Ulbricht
Lack of Transparency Blighting El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption, Critics Say
9.12.2021
Media outlets claim that bitcoin (BTC) adoption has been a damp squib thus far in El Salvador – and have bemoaned the fact that the government has failed to produce any explanation of how it has spent the money it has forked out on token purchases....
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Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....