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SEC Slaps Former Coinbase Manager With Insider Trading Charges — Identifies 9 Crypto Tokens as Securities
22.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced insider trading charges against a former Coinbase manager, who has been arrested and is also facing criminal charges. The regulator has identified nine crypto tokens as securities in the complaint. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams says...
Defi TVL and Smart Contract Platform Tokens Swell in Value With ETH, ETC Leading the Pack
22.7.2022
The top smart contract platform tokens by market capitalization and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) have swelled significantly in value during the last few days. Since the value locked in defi reached a 2022 low of $70 billion on June 19, the defi ecosystem’s...
SEC listing 9 tokens as securities in insider trading case 'could have broad implications' — CFTC
21.7.2022
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham took issue with the SEC labeling certain crypto assets as securities in an example of “regulation by enforcement."
Stablecoin Market Cap Slides, BUSD and DAI Valuations Jump, Fiat Tokens Represent 70% of All Crypto Trades
21.7.2022
During the last month, the stablecoin economy’s market valuation dropped from $155.23 billion to $153.34 billion on July 20, sliding roughly 1.21%. The top two stablecoins by valuation, tether and usd coin, have seen their market caps slide over the last 30 days, while BUSD and DAI have seen...
ENS Bidding 'Joke' Goes Wrong, NFT Whale Loses ETH 100
21.7.2022
A noted non-fungible token (NFT) collector has lost ETH 100 (USD 148,665) as a result of a "joke" bid on one of his own Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains.
The pseudonymous NFT whale Franklin, who holds a number of valuable Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs (among others), minted the ENS name...
Tron’s Justin Sun Eyes ‘Acquisition’ Move for Tencent’s NFT Division
21.7.2022
The Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun says that TronDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the Tron network’s development, wants to “acquire” a non-fungible token (NFT) arm of the Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent....
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Gamers Play Different Strategies: Minecraft Says No to NFTs, While Square Enix Unveils Its NFT Project
21.7.2022
The popular sandbox video game Minecraft has banned non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain innovations from integrating with its platform. On the other hand, Japanese entertainment conglomerate Square Enix has announced its NFT project.
Mojang Studios, the Microsoft-owned developer behind...
Consensys to Tokenize Smart Contract and Blockchain Audits via TURN Token Launch
20.7.2022
The Ethereum-centric and decentralized protocols software firm Consensys has announced the launch of TURN token, or “Time-Unit Representative NFTs.” Consensys details that TURN tokens will create a new market for tokenized security auditing via Consensys Diligence, the firm’s...
Bitgo Adds Near Protocol Support — Custodian to Store Near Foundation’s Treasury
20.7.2022
On July 19, the digital asset company Bitgo announced it has partnered with the Near Foundation and will be “the first qualified custodian to support the protocol and its assets, including its native token.” The collaboration will give institutions holding near protocol (NEAR) tokens...
NFT Hackers Attack: Influencer Zeneca and Platform PREMINT are the Latest Targets
20.7.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) influencer Zeneca and NFT registration platform PREMINT are the latest targets of hacking attempts against the NFT community.
Zeneca's social media accounts were compromised on late Tuesday and linked to a fake airdrop for the influencer’s “Zen Academy Founders Pass,”...
Digital Token Issued In Russia to Facilitate Investments in Palladium
20.7.2022
Transactions with digital assets backed by precious metals are beginning in Russia with the launch of a token for palladium. The rare metal, which is used in jewelry and has some high-tech applications, is not a publicly available asset in the Russian Federation. Atomyze and Rosbank Issue Digital...
Technicals suggest Bitcoin is still far from ideal for daily payments
19.7.2022
Even with the rise of layer-2 solutions, many experts believe Bitcoin may have missed the boat as a currency for day-to-day remittances go
THORChain Phases Out Support For Rune Tokens on Ethereum, BNB Chain
19.7.2022
The development comes weeks after THORChain’s native blockchain went live on seven supported networks in June
CryptoPunk Sales Top Monthly Charts as Other Blue-Chip NFT Collections Slump
19.7.2022
Popular non-fungible token (NFT) collection CryptoPunks has seen a significant increase in sales volume over the past month despite the downturn in the broader NFT market.
Over the past 30 days, CryptoPunks has recorded over USD 63m in sales volume, up by around 112%, according to NFT data...
RUNE Pumps 18% as THORChain deactivates non-native tokens
19.7.2022
The BEP-2 and ERC-20-based variants are being swapped out for the upgraded native RUNE token after THORChain's long-awaited mainnet late last month
Jed McCaleb’s ‘Tacostand’ XRP Wallet Is Near Empty, After the Ripple Co-Founder Transferred 9 Billion XRP Over the Years
18.7.2022
Last month, it was reported that the co-founder of Ripple, Jed McCaleb was close to emptying his xrp wallet that held 81 million tokens worth $26 million. Following a transaction that saw 3,898,451 xrp transferred out of the address, McCaleb’s wallet is now close to being empty...
Polygon, ApeCoin Tokens See Outsized Gains Amid Majors Recovery
18.7.2022
Crypto market capitalization regained the $1 trillion mark early on Monday, a recovery from June’s $800 billion level
‘Token will defeat cryptocurrency’: Russia debuts palladium-backed stablecoin
18.7.2022
Backed by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, Atomyze became Russia’s first legal digital asset manager, obtaining registration from the central bank in February 2022
XRP Fans Celebrate as Ripple Co-Founder Finally Dumps Remaining Tokens
18.7.2022
Jed McCaleb, the co-founder and ex-Chief Technical Officer of fintech firm Ripple, appears to have finished his infamous dumping of XRP tokens in the market, with a wallet he controls now showing a balance of just XRP 47.7, or just over 17 US dollars.
Per data from the blockchain explorer...
Australian Central Bank Chief Believes Regulated Private Tokens Could be Better Than CBDCs: Report
18.7.2022
Digital currencies focused on consumers and regulated could be better when privately issued rather than by central banks, according to Australian central bank governor