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US Bank collapse — Was crypto being targeted?
17.3.2023
The latest episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph unpacks whether U.S. regulators are targeting the crypto ecosystem through closure of SVB and Signature Bank
Former Belgian Finance Minister Calls for Crypto Ban in Wake of Banking Crisis
17.3.2023
Johan van Overtveldt, economic spokesperson for the right-wing ECR political party in the European Parliament, compared crypto to drugs
Tokenized Diamond Market Booms Amid Crypto Banking Crisis as Investors Seek Hard Assets – Here's What You Need to Know
17.3.2023
At the time when banks were collapsing last weekend and a major stablecoin depegged, tokenized diamond sales jumped 300%.
Investors turned their focus to digitized diamonds in search of safe haven amid high market volatility brought on by the collapse of no less than three banks in the United...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Set to Renew Banking Deals
17.3.2023
South Korea’s leading crypto exchanges are ready to renew their banking deals – in a sign that relations between the “big four” trading platforms and the traditional financial sector remain strong.
Per Business Post, Bithumb is close to sealing an agreement with NongHyup Bank (NH Bank)....
What is the impact of the SEC’s crypto regulations on TMS Network, SingularityNET, and Ankr Network?
17.3.2023
Coinbase’s chief legal officer left a derisive criticism of the US Securities Exchange Commission, accusing their crypto policy of being “pretty broken.” While some see the SEC as overzealous and overreaching their mandate, others call for even stricter regulations. SingularityNET (AGIX), Ankr...
Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport
17.3.2023
Investors are shifting into bitcoin from stablecoins as well as more volatile cryptocurrencies, the report said
Crypto Speculators Betting on ‘No Airdrop’ for Arbitrum Lose 95% of Capital
17.3.2023
Claims of “no airdrop” on a popular prediction market fell steeply in a single day after Arbitrum confirmed its airdrop on Thursday
Crypto assets to become a separate category in the UK tax forms
17.3.2023
The recent national budget, published by His Majesty's Treasury, announces the amendment of the self-assessment forms for crypto assets
International Operation Takes Down Crypto Mixer Chipmixer — Creator Could Face 40 Years in Prison
17.3.2023
An international operation has taken down Chipmixer, a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly laundered more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The operation involved national authorities in the U.S., Germany, Belgium, Poland,...
Moscow City Crypto Exchanges Ready to Send Cash to London, Report
17.3.2023
An investigation into digital asset exchanges in the Russian capital has established that some of them are ready to buy digital coins and deliver paper money in the U.K. The transfer of funds does not usually involve the identification of the clients, Transparency International Russia reveals in...
Crypto Twitter Thinks the Fed's $297B Balance Sheet Expansion is 'QE', But It's Not
17.3.2023
According to some observers, the latest expansion in the Fed's balance sheet is not outrightly stimulative like the one seen following the coronavirus-induced crash of 2020
Bitcoin is beating Warren Buffett’s 'crypto bet' in 2023
17.3.2023
Bitcoin's rebound in 2023 has also seen Coinbase stock gaining over 100% year-to-date, boosting Cathie Wood's ARK portfolio
Open Zeppelin Reveals Top 10 Blockchain Hacking Techniques in 2022
17.3.2023
The first and second place bugs involved layer 2 scaling solution Optimism and vanity address generator Profanity
Crypto users turned to DEXs, loaded up on USDC after Silicon Valley Bank crash
17.3.2023
The collapse of FTX led to a similar exodus from centralized exchanges, as users worried they may lose access to funds during crises
US Senator: Signature Bank Collapsed Because It Embraced Crypto Customers Without Sufficient Safeguards
17.3.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren alleges that Signature Bank failed because it “bought into its get-rich-quick narrative” and “embraced crypto customers with insufficient safeguards.” Emphasizing that the bank took “excessive risk,” the senator demanded answers from...
FDIC Denies Report Signature Bank Purchaser Must Divest Crypto
17.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation denied it would require any purchaser of Signature Bank to divest its crypto activities
Is Ether a Security?
17.3.2023
Last Thursday morning, I wondered whether I needed to write a follow-up piece about Silvergate Bank. On Thursday evening, I wondered whether my main topic should instead be about ether potentially being a security. And then, obviously, some things happened
Collapse of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank represent a challenge for crypto
16.3.2023
The fire lit by Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank will make it harder for crypto to find financial partners
US lawmaker suggests Signature's collapse was tied to instability of crypto
16.3.2023
Senator Michael Bennet said crypto was not “even as stable as the marijuana industry,” questioning Signature Bank's ability to service digital asset firms but not dispensaries
Republican Congressman Tom Emmer Queries FDIC on Alleged Efforts to Purge Crypto Activity from US
16.3.2023
On Wednesday, Tom Emmer, the U.S. Republican congressman from Minnesota, revealed he sent a letter to Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), regarding reports that the FDIC is “weaponizing recent instability” in the U.S. banking industry to “purge legal...