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Top US Treasury Official Says Leaders ‘Actively Evaluating’ Digital Dollar Question
1.3.2023
Nellie Liang, the U.S. Treasury Department's undersecretary for domestic finance, suggested that the federal government’s work on a potential digital dollar is accelerating, saying leaders from various agencies and White House offices are starting meetings in the “coming months.”
Crypto Long & Short: Decentralized Exchange Research Ramps up
1.3.2023
This week, Glenn Williams Jr. argues that decentralized exchanges (DEXes) have an intriguing road ahead amid the wreckage of FTX. Then, Kelly Chambers of THEIA8900 notes the digital-asset myopia among financial advisers focused on bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s ETH
Former Biden Advisor Reveals Administration's Drive Towards Digital Dollar – What's Going On?
1.3.2023
A former top economic adviser for President Joe Biden has revealed that the administration is pushing to launch a digital dollar in a bid to “crowd out” private cryptocurrencies.
During a Tuesday Senate Banking Committee hearing, Daleep Singh, a former deputy national security adviser...
Goldman Sachs’ Digital-Asset Team Ready to Expand with New Blockchain Platform – Is the Bear Market Over?
1.3.2023
The major Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has said it stands ready to bolster its digital asset team, as it promotes its new tokenization platform GS DAP for new users around the world.
The GS DAP platform – a private and centralized blockchain controlled by Goldman Sachs – was trialed...
Crypto Economy Swelled 80,466% Since 2013, Despite $1.5 Trillion Loss in 2022 Downturn
1.3.2023
Nine years and nine months ago, on May 9, 2013, coinmarketcap.com recorded 14 cryptocurrency assets, and bitcoin’s overall valuation was $1.24 billion, with 11.13 million bitcoins in circulation at the time. Today, the same website indicates that there are 22,709 crypto assets. Additionally...
Soulbound tokens power new identity solution on Celo blockchain
1.3.2023
Masa Finance announced its deployment on the Celo blockchain with its new “Prosperity Passport” identity solution for users
Voyager's Reward Program Lost $58M in 2022: Court Filing
1.3.2023
Rewards program included high-yield interest accounts, a refer-a-friend scheme, and a mechanism to share in the spread of trades should they execute at a lower asking price
Crypto Lender Voyager Received Single-Page Value Statement From Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital
1.3.2023
Court documents show the level of due diligence carried out by Voyager Digital with regard to its investment in 3AC
Zimbabwean Blockchain Startups Launch Service to Help Migrants Efficiently Move Funds Across Borders
1.3.2023
Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as the “first cross-chain collaboration between the...
US lagging on CBDCs could spell ‘trouble’ — Crypto Council policy head
1.3.2023
Fanusie doesn’t believe the Chinese-led CBDC movement on the global stage will replace the U.S. dollar, but it may cause a series of geopolitical headaches
Binance US restructuring plan favored by 97% of Voyager customers
1.3.2023
An overwhelming majority of Voyager account holders want Binance US to buy out the firm’s assets
United States CBDC would ‘crowd out’ crypto ecosystem: Ex-Biden advisor
1.3.2023
Daleep Singh argues that crowding out cryptocurrencies by establishing a CBDC in the United States would protect the country's national interests
Marathon Digital bungles crypto impairment sums, will reissue financials
1.3.2023
The Bitcoin miner received a letter from the SEC on Feb. 22 which highlighted accounting mistakes it made on multiple financial disclosures
First Mover Asia: NFTs Have a ‘Digital First Sale’ Problem
1.3.2023
ALSO: Short interest is rising on China tokens while bitcoin treads water just above $23,000
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Takes Steps to Allow Crypto Trading
1.3.2023
Israel’s public stock exchange is suggesting regulatory amendments that would permit some clients to trade crypto assets. The proposals, which have been put forward for public consultation, come at the backdrop of a growing number of regulated institutions getting involved in the digital asset...
Ex-Biden Adviser Said Administration Was Pushing for Digital Dollar
1.3.2023
A recent top economic advisor for President Joe Biden, Daleep Singh, told U.S. senators on Tuesday that the administration was in active pursuit of a digital dollar as a means to crowd out private cryptocurrencies that enable ransomware and sanctions violations
Goldman Sachs Says It’s Open to Adding Staff to Digital Assets Team: Bloomberg
28.2.2023
The investment bank’s private tokenization platform was used by Hong Kong to sell digital bonds last week
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital to Restate Some Results on Accounting Issues
28.2.2023
The disclosure comes ahead of this afternoon's fourth quarter earnings release
Today in Crypto: Casper Labs' Collab with Google Cloud, Yuga Labs' Experimental Collection, Robinhood's Subpoena, Trezor's Silicon Chips, UAE's Digital Asset Companies Free Zone
28.2.2023
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Bitcoin-Based NFTs Cross 200,000 Ordinal Inscriptions, Yuga Labs Launches Twelvefold Collection
28.2.2023
On Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain crossed 200,000 at 1:02 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition to the 200,000 inscriptions, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), revealed that the team had created...