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SEC Accepts ShapeShift’s $275,000 Settlement Over Crypto Securities Charges
6.3.2024
The U.S. SEC concludes its cease-and-desist action against ShapeShift with a $275,000 settlement, addressing charges of the firm selling crypto securities without proper registration.
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Virginia Senate Passes Blockchain Bill to Foster Crypto Adoption
6.3.2024
Virginia's Senate Bill No. 339 aims to create a research group to study blockchain and cryptos.
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Grayscale Launches Crypto Staking Fund – Here’s What You Need to Know
5.3.2024
Grayscale recently announced the launch of the Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund, which will own tokens on nine blockchains: Aptos, Celestia, Coinbase Staked Ethereum, Cosmos, Near, Osmosis, Polkadot, SEI Network, and Solana.
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Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order
5.3.2024
In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an “emergency” request for mining energy metrics
Stanford University Endowment Ventures into Bitcoin with BlackRock ETF Investment
5.3.2024
Stanford University recently dedicated 7% of its endowment to Bitcoin investments. Leader of the Stanford Blockchain Club, Kole Lee, announced on March 5 that the university's student-run Blyth Fund had allocated 7% of its portfolio to Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Soared to an All-Time High. So Why Aren't Miners Blasting Off, Too?
5.3.2024
Investors are pouring money into spot ETFs while avoiding miners due to risks related to Bitcoin's halving event
Why Blockchain Payments Are Misunderstood
5.3.2024
Crypto Lender Nexo Receives Initial Approval for Dubai License from VARA
5.3.2024
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has awarded a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license to Bulgarian decentralized lending platform Nexo.
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Terraform Labs Pushes Back Against SEC Over Special Counsel Payment
5.3.2024
Crypto firm Terraform Labs has filed a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit addresses the recent objection from the regulator over a $166M retainer paid to special litigation counsel Dentons. The SEC’s argument lies in the fact that the crypto firm’s lavish spending...
Terra’s Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro, Avoids U.S. Charges
5.3.2024
Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, has received a legal reprieve as a Montenegro court overturned a previous ruling for his extradition to the U.S.
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Bitcoin ETF Giant Grayscale Introduces a Crypto Staking Fund
5.3.2024
The Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund initially includes APT, TIA, CBETH, ATOM, NEAR, OSMO, DOT, SEI and SOL
Osprey Bitcoin Trust Looking for a Buyer or Possible Merger with Bitcoin ETF
5.3.2024
Matty Taylor, Co-founder of Colosseum, on Solana, Hackathons, and Growing the Solana Ecosystem | Ep. 314
5.3.2024
Matty Taylor discusses Colosseum, growing the Solana ecosystem, accelerating its adoption, how the Solana Foundation hackathons help accomplish just that, and more.
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Wormhole’s W Token Pre-Market Surge Indicates Massive Airdrop Worth Almost $3 Billion
5.3.2024
Wormhole might just be gearing up for one of the biggest airdrops in history. Wormhole is currently trading at around $2.5 in pre-market over the counter (OTC) trades. According to the protocol’s tokenomics paper, there are 1.1 billion W tokens available for immediate trading on listing....
Bitcoin Bridge OrdiZK Suffers Apparent $1.4M Rug Pull, Token Crashes to Zero: CertiK
5.3.2024
OrdiZK, a project that set out to become a bridge between the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana blockchains, appears to have pulled an exit scam, according to blockchain security firm CertiK
Simplified KYC Means DeFi Compliance Without Compromising On Privacy
5.3.2024
It’s almost impossible to remain anonymous in the traditional financial world because banks and other financial institutions will always demand some form of identity before they do business with anyone. That’s in stark contrast to crypto and decentralized finance, where users interact via their...
Institutional Crypto Wallet Provider Utila Raises $11.5M, Aims to Facilitate Tokenization Boom
5.3.2024
Utila's self-custodial wallet offers a simplified user interface, fast onboarding process and recently added enhanced tokenization capabilities to better serve token issuers, co-founder and CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview
Blockchain Advocacy Group Says Nigerian Government’s Actions Could Drive Crypto Activities Underground
5.3.2024
Nigerian blockchain lobby group has said the government’s decision to block access to crypto trading like Binance, Kraken and Coinbase will not “help Nigeria build the much-needed trust and confidence in the financial system.” The advocacy group also said the Nigerian...
WIF Rebounds on Binance Listing Plan as Other Meme Coins Run Out of Steam
5.3.2024
Crypto exchange Binance said it will add dogwifhat (WIF) to its listings, lifting the Solana-based meme coin's price back into the black for the day despite a sell-off in the wider meme-coin market
DWF Labs Invests $10M in TokenFi for AI-Push, TOKEN Crosses All-Time High
5.3.2024
The purchase will be done over a two-year period, developers told CoinDesk