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Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say
17.5.2023
The state-level campaign against a U.S. digital dollar made its first foray into established law with Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature on Florida’s effort to block the use of virtual government-backed money in business transactions
Fleeing U.S. Crypto Firms ‘Welcome,’ French Regulator Says
17.5.2023
100-odd companies could be registered in France as the just-agreed MiCA EU crypto legislation beds in, Financial Markets Authority officials said
Even Licensed Firms Say Opening Bank Accounts Is Hard in Hong Kong
17.5.2023
Hong Kong has said it wants to be a crypto hub but its banks are rejecting account opening applications
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
16.5.2023
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks
Bitcoin’s High Fees Brought Back Bull Market-Level Mining Revenue, But Not for Long
11.5.2023
The transaction fees debacle might be a short lived revenue bump for the miners but provides a glimpse of the future for the miners
Urbit, a Network Older and Weirder Than Bitcoin, Finally Turns Toward Growth
10.5.2023
The peer-to-peer network started in 2002 says it's taking on "MEGACORP," much in the same vein as many blockchain networks. A bit more fun are the "secret code names" that users are assigned
Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules
10.5.2023
The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February
Africa Moves to Lightning, Stablecoins as Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar
9.5.2023
Those already using stablecoins and lightning transactions are not affected, but for many in Africa, higher bitcoin fees are a problem
NFT Lending Platform Blend Sparks Concerns Over Ecosystem Liquidity
5.5.2023
Blend, the name of NFT marketplace Blur’s new lending platform, allows traders to lease NFTs to bolster liquidity. However, concerns have been raised about its impact on broader NFT markets
Binance, Coinbase Endure $700M in Staked Ether Outflows as Decentralized Liquid Staking Protocols Gain
3.5.2023
Investors are ditching the centralized exchange giants to stake their ETH holdings on decentralized alternatives amid regulatory concerns, and as they chase higher rewards, crypto analysts say
UK Crypto Tax Advisors Welcome Proposed Changes to DeFi Lending, Staking Treatment
2.5.2023
The country’s tax authority is consulting the public on new rules it said are aimed at reducing the burden on crypto users
How the Hunt for Yet-to-Exist Tokens Is Shaping Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape
26.4.2023
Token airdrops – and the prospect of them – have become a major customer acquisition strategy for Ethereum's layer 2 scaling projects. But is this strategy a sustainable one?
As Twitter Ends Legacy Blue Checks, Bluesky Emerges as Decentralized Alternative
25.4.2023
Twitter, a social network that once connected journalists, trusted public figures and Web3 natives, dropped its legacy verification program last week, leading some users to seek decentralized alternatives
With MiCA Past the Finish Line, UK's Crypto Industry Calls for Rules of Its Own
21.4.2023
The finalization of the landmark law puts “significant pressure” on the U.K. to deliver its own crypto rules, one industry group said
EU Crypto Industry Applauds MiCA – But Looks to What’s Next
21.4.2023
A Thursday vote sealed the deal on the long-awaited crypto law, but there’s still plenty of details to settle
Trump’s Second NFT Collection Sells Out While Prices On First Collection Plunge
19.4.2023
The former president released his second series of Trump Trading Cards on Tuesday, though it appears that the hype surrounding his Web3 debut is cooling off
CoinDesk Winds Down Ethereum Validator ‘Zelda,’ and We Now Wait for Money Back
19.4.2023
CoinDesk set up its own Ethereum validator, fondly nicknamed “Zelda,” in 2020 to witness firsthand the blockchain’s landmark shift to an energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus mechanism from its original proof-of-work – the same one used by Bitcoin
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) warning shot last week that decentralized finance (DeFi) could be thrown into its expanding definition of what makes a securities exchange is the latest move to formalize what Chairman Gary Gensler has been saying: Crypto belongs in the securities...
Ether, Dogecoin Lead Crypto Market Bounce; Lido's Staked Ether Breaks Into Top Ten
14.4.2023
Shapella’s stable rollout likely drove positive sentiment to Ethereum staking-based protocols
Exploit Involving Aave and Yearn Helped Users Make Money
13.4.2023
The exploiter paid back Aave users’ USDT debts on its V1 markets, making the total USDT borrowed stand at zero