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Rulematch, a Swiss Crypto Exchange for Banks, Goes Live With Spain's BBVA
14.12.2023
The institutional crypto platform uses Nasdaq’s trading tech, and comes out the gates with seven banks and securities firms
Global Banking Regulator Proposes Changes to Criteria That Give Stablecoins Preferential Risk Treatment
14.12.2023
The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision wants to tighten requirements that allow stablecoins to qualify as less risky than unbacked cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
Crypto Exchange CoinList Settles OFAC's Russian Sanctions Allegations for $1.2M
14.12.2023
CoinList did not detect users who claimed to be from non-embargoed countries, but provided addresses in Crimea, OFAC said
Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs
14.12.2023
The new "Cronos zkEVM chain" is launching initially as a test network, based on Matter Labs’ software tools, which can be used to spin up new layer 2 and layer 3 “hyperchains” atop Ethereum
JPMorgan Is Cautious About Crypto Markets Into 2024
14.12.2023
Ether is expected to outperform bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies next year due to the Ethereum blockchain’s EIP-4844 upgrade, the report said
ARK Sells $42.6M Coinbase Shares as COIN Hits 20-Month High
14.12.2023
The firm has sold over $150 million worth of stake in COIN since Dec. 5
Total Value of Cardano DeFi Ecosystem Nears $450M Amid Layer 1 Push; ADA Rockets 17%
14.12.2023
The total value locked (TVL) of all Cardano-based tokens jumped to over $440 million late earlier this week, crossing a previous peak of $330 million set in April
Bitcoin's Bull Run Has Plenty of Steam Left, These Indicators Suggest
14.12.2023
Key indicators tracking Bitcoin's blockchain activity, miner flows and the 200-day moving average suggest bitcoin is far from being overvalued and could continue to rally in 2024
In Search of the Elusive Crypto Voter
14.12.2023
On Monday, a New Hampshire state representative asked a mostly-filled room at an industry campaign event to raise their hands if they were visiting from another state. More than half the people in the room raised their hands. These visitors had come to hear from industry representatives, state...
Meme Coin BONK Spikes 40% on Coinbase Listing
14.12.2023
BONK prices reversed nearly all losses from last week following the announcement. Prices traded at $0.000014 on Thursday morning with a trading volume of over $235 million since Wednesday
FTX Bankruptcy Judge Takes Step to Shorten Timeline for Customers' Recoveries
14.12.2023
A federal judge took steps to end a protracted dispute between FTX and its largest creditor at a bankruptcy hearing, signaling the court could try to speed up efforts to recover FTX customer's funds from the failed crypto firm's estate
Justin Sun Says Customer Assets Are 100% Safe Despite $200 Million Hacked From Exchanges
14.12.2023
Source: YouTube / CNBC Customer deposits at sibling crypto exchanges HTX and Poloniex are “100% safe” despite multiple recent hacks, according to Justin Sun – the owner of both platforms. In conversation with CoinDesk, said that both platforms have recovered from the hack, and have already resumed...
Bitcoin Bounces Over $43K, Altcoins, Crypto Stocks Burst Higher as Fed Projects Rate Cuts Next Year
13.12.2023
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CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money
13.12.2023
Anonymous Crypto Interests Bombard Key Senator Sherrod Brown With Political Ads
13.12.2023
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is arguably the most important lawmaker currently standing in the way of a crypto regulation bill, and industry interests have paid for a new campaign in his own back yard to nudge him
Protocol Village: Immutable zkEVM Will Allow Developers to 'Abstract' Transaction Fees
13.12.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 14-Dec. 20, with live updates throughout
The Tether Killer? A True Stablecoin Would Enhance Banking and Crypto
13.12.2023
U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application
13.12.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted crypto derivatives company Bitnomial approval to register as a derivatives clearing organization in the U.S., letting it settle margined futures and options contracts
Ethereum's Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
13.12.2023
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's executive board, once pushed "layer-2" networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he's got ideas for "enshrining" some of those functions on the main chain
The Protocol: Crypto Spring Is Airdrop Season With Tokens From Starknet, LayerZero
13.12.2023
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're covering Worldcoin's latest update, airdrop season, the new Bitcoin wallet from Jack Dorsey's company and the "data availability" network Celestia's market-moving plan to plug into Polygon's blockchain development kit