Crypto Biz: Massive inflows to exchanges amid market turbulence
9.8.2024
This week’s Crypto Biz examines Hong Kong’s crypto ETF market, Morgan Stanley’s green light for Bitcoin funds, Xapo Bank license in the UK, and Core Scientific’s billionaire deal with CoreWeave
Increasing Ethereum network use strengthens the case for ETH price rally to $3K
9.8.2024
Surging Ethereum network activity and growing adoption of layer-2 scaling solutions pave the way for an ETH price rally to $3,000
City of Santa Monica launches Bitcoin Office, plans October festival
9.8.2024
The “Silicon Beach” wants to make sure Bitcoin has a place there, with help from a blue-collar-oriented nonprofit
Polymarket’s Integrity Questioned Over Venezuelan Presidential Election Bet Outcome
9.8.2024
Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market, has declared Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition candidate, the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election bet. The decision, made days after the election, ignores the official results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which...
Will the Harris-Walz presidential campaign prioritize crypto policy?
9.8.2024
With the US election in November and polls showing Harris in a dead heat with Donald Trump in battleground states, Democratic voices in the crypto industry are speaking up
Scientists illuminate a path to quantum AGI with new light-based chips
9.8.2024
Recent breakthroughs in photonic computing could finally make human-level AI possible
Coinbase Challenges CFTC Proposal, Advocates for Balanced Regulation of Event Contracts
9.8.2024
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has raised concerns on social media regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed rule to ban certain event contracts. Coinbase has also formally responded to the proposal, urging the CFTC to reconsider its stance, which...
Synthetix to add Chainlink when v3 exchange launches on Arbitrum
9.8.2024
It could be followed with deployments on Optimism and Base
Trump Jr. to launch DeFi platform, $510B sell-off wipes 2024 crypto gains: Finance Redefined
9.8.2024
The crypto industry could gain significant mainstream attention following Trump’s eldest son’s plans to launch a bank-rivalling DeFi platform
Kyrgyz Republic proposes digital som legislation, CBDC launch by 2027
9.8.2024
The small Central Asian country is currently taking public comments on its framework legislation
Ripple Starts Beta Testing of USD-Pegged Stablecoin on XRP Ledger and Ethereum
9.8.2024
Ripple Labs has initiated beta testing for ripple usd (RLUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum mainnets. The stablecoin is currently not available for public trading as it awaits regulatory approval. Ripple’s USD-Backed Stablecoin Enters Beta Phase...
IRS Shares New Crypto Tax Form, Invites Industry Input
9.8.2024
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an updated draft version of the tax form crypto brokers and investors will use to report proceeds from certain transactions, the 1099-DA