Bitcoin Price Below $80,000 At Halving Could Trigger Miner Losses – Fidelity
16.2.2024
Fidelity Digital Assets speculates losses for some miners if the Bitcoin price remains under $80,000 after the upcoming halving in April. The company released its 2024 market outlook, highlighting the growth recorded so far in Bitcoin, the state of miners, and possible perspectives for the near...
ZK Proofs Enable Defi Platforms to Meet Regulatory Requirements Without Compromising User Data, Says Ex-FCA Regulator
16.2.2024
Diana Tlupova, Head of Compliance at Nexera ID, has argued players in the decentralized finance (defi) space can stay ahead of regulators who might want to impose stringent Know-Your-Customer (KYC) rules by using zero-knowledge (zk) proofs to authenticate user credentials. Tlupova contends that,...
Jupiter’s Compliance Team Blocks Crypto ETP Investment: Report
16.2.2024
Jupiter Asset Management’s compliance team blocked its team from having any exposure to a cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) in one of its Irish UCITs funds, according to a Financial Times report. The reason for blocking investment was due to, “divergent regulatory approaches in the EU.”...
Ledn Co-Founder Anticipates Future ETFs to Include Bitcoin-Ether Mix
16.2.2024
The traditional structure of Spot Bitcoin ETFs may be reaching its peak. Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Ledn, anticipates a shift beyond vanilla ETFs. He expects these to incorporate a wider range of crypto assets within single investment vehicles in the coming...
Swell to join Chainlink BUILD for Oracle services and support
16.2.2024
Swell is set to join the Chainlink BUILD program to enjoy access to Chainlink’s technical support and Oracle services. The announcement was shared on the official X/Twitter account of Chainlink. The tweet read that the integration will support the use and security of liquid staking. Swell will make...
Chainlink and Telefónica use GSMA Open Gateway to secure Web3
16.2.2024
Telefónica announced that it has partnered with Chainlink. The objective of the partnership is to drive strength in Web3 security. They will leverage the potential of the GSMA Open Gateway. This marks the first-ever use case for the GSMA Open Gateway SIM Swap API. Also, Telefónica Brazil became...
USD-Pegged Stablecoins Could Boost Dollar Dominance: Fed Governor
16.2.2024
The US Fed Governor Christopher Waller, who previously voiced cryptos are “risky,” now throws a positive stance on dollar-pegged stablecoins. Speaking at a conference in Nassau, Bahamas on Thursday, Waller said that decentralized finance (DeFi) could actually boost dollar dominance. He stressed...
U.S. Regulators Do Have Some Control Over Stablecoin Tether: JPMorgan
16.2.2024
USDT's appeal relative to other stablecoins will likely diminish as regulations will require more transparency and compliance with new anti-money laundering standards, the report said
Law Firm Handling FTX’s Bankruptcy Case Expected to Become Binance’s Independent Monitor
16.2.2024
New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, which is currently handling FTX’s bankruptcy case, is expected to be appointed as the independent monitor for Binance Holdings. The move comes after Binance reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the US government. As part of...
TRON announces its new Bitcoin Layer 2 Solution and roadmap
16.2.2024
TRON recently announced its new Bitcoin Layer 2 solution and roadmap on X/Twitter. The solution will decentralize and intertwine various tokens on the TRON network. The tokens will include stablecoins, merging TRON with the BTC network, and related L2s, like Bitcoin Ordinals. The integration will...
Chainalysis Report: Crypto Value Sent From Illicit Addresses Dropped by Nearly $10 Billion in 2023
16.2.2024
According to Chainalysis’ report on money laundering trends, the value of crypto transferred by illicit addresses in 2023 fell by nearly $10 billion from $31.5 billion to the latest $22 billion. The report attributes the drop to the overall decline in both legitimate and illicit crypto...
Lava Network Raises $15 Million in Seed Funding, Introducing Magma
16.2.2024
Lava Network has successfully secured $15 million in a seed funding round, introducing the next phase of the mainnet. According to a recent blog post by Lava Network, the seed funding round was co-led by Tribe Capital, Jump Capital, and Hashkey Capital. Alliance DAO, Node Capital, North Island...