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U.S. SEC Clears 'Dealer' Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi
6.2.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) widened its definition of a dealer today to pull many more financial operations into its jurisdiction – including, as it warned in a footnote of its original proposal – those dealing in crypto securities
Madden's Super Bowl Predictions Are More Accurate Than You Think
6.2.2024
Super Bowl LVIII week is upon us, as we’re merely days away from the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. For a couple of decades now, we’ve had Super Bowl simulations played out via EA Sports’ John Madden Football video game. It’s been a crapshoot, in large part, with...
Can We All Stop Pretending That Solana Is in Beta?
6.2.2024
The phrase is only rolled out when things break on the popular blockchain
Bitcoin Miner Selling Ahead of Halving Is Capping Prices: Bitfinex
6.2.2024
Miner reserves saw continued net outflows since bitcoin ETF debut, falling to its lowest level since June 2021, CryptoQuant data shows
Solana Mobile’s ‘Chapter 2’ Crypto Phone Surpasses 60,000 Preorders
6.2.2024
The crypto community has shown remarkable support for Solana Mobile’s upcoming “Chapter 2” smartphone, amassing over 60,000 preorders after its announcement, as the company gears up for a launch in 2025. Solana Mobile’s ‘Chapter 2’ Phone Hits 60K Preorders Ahead...
Trump-Related Tokens Surge 100% Amid Widespread Appeal Amongst Americans
6.2.2024
Several Donald Trump-related tokens have experienced a 100% surge in price in the past 24 hours across various blockchains, following a February 6 announcement by Mechanism Capital. Mechanism Capital, an investment firm in the cryptocurrency industry focusing on decentralized finance, declared...
The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe
6.2.2024
The EU's comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms existing rules that many current issuers are not yet following
Monero’s Market Plummets 32% as Binance Announces Delisting, Sparking XMR’s Turbulence
6.2.2024
The leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency by market valuation, monero, experienced a sharp 32% decline within the last day after news broke that Binance intends to remove the coin from its platform. Citing non-compliance with its listing criteria, Binance announced that monero, along with three...
Bankruptcy Was Crypto Winter’s Circuit Breaker
6.2.2024
Societies have often frowned on bankruptcy, viewing it in moral terms as a breach of trust. But, in the wake of 2022's scandals, the process helped relaunch the crypto industry, says Michael Casey
Enhancing DeFi: Equalizer Introduces New Meta Aggregator and Airdrop Explorer Services
6.2.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Road Town, British Virgin Islands, February 6th, 2024, Chainwire. Equalizer Elevates Their DeFi Platform with Launch of DEX & Bridge Aggregator and Airdrop Explorer Features In a significant leap forward for decentralized finance, Equalizer is proud to announce the launch of...
Cleanspark Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations to Mississippi With $19.8 Million Acquisition
6.2.2024
The publicly traded bitcoin mining entity Cleanspark has unveiled plans to broaden its operational footprint into Mississippi through the purchase of three fully operational bitcoin mining sites in the area. Alongside these Mississippi locations, the firm also secured a site in Dalton, Georgia...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says U.S. Needs Better Stablecoin Regulation
6.2.2024
"A federal regulator should have the ability to decide if a stablecoin issuer should be barred from issuing such an asset," she told lawmakers on Tuesday
Bitcoin ETFs Mean 'Substitution' From Gold Into BTC Will Continue, Says Cathie Wood
6.2.2024
While bitcoin's price is often denominated against fiat currencies, Wood pointed out that even relative to gold, BTC has risen consistently since its early days
Solana Faces First Outage of the Year; Engineers Deploy Fix as SOL Dips 3%
6.2.2024
The Solana layer one (L1) blockchain is currently experiencing a service disruption, with the Solana Status website revealing that engineers are actively probing the cause. Validators on mainnet have received instructions to implement an upgrade to version 1.17.20 and to initiate a system reboot....
Filecoin's Liquid Staker Glif Raises $4.5M, Hints at Token Airdrop
6.2.2024
Glif's "liquid leasing" gives FIL holders a way to earn yield on their assets
Solana’s Jupiter Airdrop Allegedly Leaked: A User Received Almost $1 Million Using 9,246 Wallets
6.2.2024
The recent airdrop of JUP, the token of the Solana native Jupiter exchange, was allegedly gamed by an individual who avoided established controls. An unknown airdrop hunter received 1.85 million JUP (almost $1 million) using over 9,000 wallets for this task, with some users presuming an insider...
MetaMask Deal With Robinhood Broadens Crypto Access
6.2.2024
On-ramps like the one used in this partnership are a key piece of infrastructure serving as a bridge between traditional banking rails and blockchain-based crypto economy
Long-term investors set their eyes from Ethereum (ETH) & Binance Coin (BNB) to DeeStream (DST) Presale which is set to soar
6.2.2024
Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Coin (BNB) are the world’s second and fourth-largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, respectively. However, they aren’t exactly the best cryptos to buy into for crypto investors looking for major gains in 2024. At most, investors could expect a 2x to 3x...
A Quick Look at Last Month's U.S. Crypto Crime Log
6.2.2024
While our attention was focused on exchange-traded funds earlier this month, federal regulators in the U.S. announced charges or sentences for various crypto parties
A Crypto Carbon Credits Exchange Is Created in Germany
6.2.2024
Neutral and DLT Finance are betting on regulation as the pathway to institutional investor adoption