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Okx Exchange Announces Plans to Compensate Users After OKB Token Flash Crash
25.1.2024
Following a sudden plunge in the value of its native token OKB, which fell over 50% in a matter of minutes, Okx exchange has committed to developing a compensation plan for users caught in the resultant wave of automatic liquidations. Okx Exchange to Roll Out Compensation After Unexpected OKB Token...
WEF Davos 2024: Digital Assets and the Tokenization Debate
19.1.2024
It’s the final day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos-Klosters between 14-19 January 2024 – a global event bringing together the most influential players in politics and business to discuss the upcoming trends in business. It was only a matter of time before the topic...
Protocol Village: Matter Labs, iCandy Plan New 'Hyperchain'
18.1.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 18-24
Coinbase Faces a Crucial Week: Potential 30% Revenue Drop Looms – Here’s Why
16.1.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase risks losing one-third of its total revenue due to ongoing legal pressure from federal regulators, according to several analysts familiar with the matter. In comments shared with Finance Feeds, Mizuho Securities analyst Dan Dolev explained that a poor court ruling shortly...
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Says Bitcoin ETF Approval Is Inevitable
8.1.2024
Jay Clayton, former chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), believes it’s only a matter of time before a spot Bitcoin ETF is approved. “Approval’s inevitable” “I think approval’s inevitable,” Clayton shared during an appearance on Squawk Box Monday. “I think...
America’s Bitcoin Crossroads: Path to Leadership or Decline?
8.1.2024
In the rapidly evolving world of digital assets, the United States seems to be cautiously lagging behind, while other nations sprint ahead. This hesitance is not just a matter of policy inertia but reflects a deeper resistance. The establishment often views these emerging technologies as a threat...
SEC Meets with Seven Bitcoin ETF Applicants as 29 December Deadline Approaches: Reuters
25.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Backcountry Media Representatives from at least seven companies seeking to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to spot Bitcoin (BTC) have met with officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report by Reuters, the discussions, based...
Crypto Analyst: Bitcoin Could Hit $1 Million in Days to Weeks After Spot ETF Approval
16.12.2023
Bitcoin Logo / Source: Adobe Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to skyrocket to $1 million within a matter of days to weeks following the approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to Samson Mow, CEO of Jan3, the combination of limited Bitcoin supply on exchanges and a surge...
Bitcoin ‘Cash Creates’ Model ETFs are a “Done Deal” Says Expert – Here’s What You Need to Know
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Bitcoin spot ETF applicants will almost certainly be forced by regulators to adopt an “in-cash” redemption model for their fund’s shares, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. When asked how negotiations between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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
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
Former SEC Official Warns of the End of Binance — ‘It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Entire Binance Plea Deal Collapses’
12.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has warned that the newly unsealed Department of Justice (DOJ) filing should “signal the end of Binance.” Additionally, he noted that the SEC has heightened its legal action against the crypto exchange....
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on Uniswap – ODOGE, ORD, MATTER
5.12.2023
Uniswap logo The Bitcoin (BTC) melt-up has continued on Tuesday, with the BTC price briefly hitting $44,000 before pulling back to the upper $43,000s, taking its run of gains since last Friday to around 15%. Investors continue to panic buy amid bets that 1) spot Bitcoin ETFs will soon gain approval...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Remains Tight-Lipped on Future of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he would not “pre-judge” the future of spot Bitcoin ETFs when asked if the SEC would take any action soon regarding the matter. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Healthy Markets Association on Wednesday, Gensler...
Celo Developer Proposes Mid-January Timeline for Evaluating Closely Watched Layer-2 Move
30.11.2023
With hot competition between layer-2 technology providers like Optimism, Polygon and Matter Labs, Celo's choice is being closely watched by the blockchain industry
CFTC’s Request for Coinbase User Data Linked to Bybit Investigation – What’s Going On?
29.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Rafael Henrique Coinbase users are reportedly receiving emails notifying them that their customer information might be shared with the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following a subpoena served to Coinbase. While the exchange has not publicly commented on...
Kronos Research Enters Negotiations with Hacker After $25 Million Cryptocurrency Theft, Offers 10% Bounty
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Taipei-based cryptocurrency trading and investment firm Kronos Research has initiated negotiations with the hacker responsible for the recent theft of $25 million from the company’s treasury. In a public message addressed to the unknown attacker, Kronos...
Filmmaker Makes Millions After Risky Dogecoin Bet Pays Off — Faces Netflix Lawsuit
25.11.2023
A U.S. filmmaker reportedly made a profit of more than $20 million from a bet on the cryptocurrency dogecoin. Netflix accuses the filmmaker of using funds meant for the production of a TV series to place risky bets on a biotech company, the S&P 500, and dogecoin. Rinsch Lost $5.9 Million in...
Celsius’ Path to Recovery Hindered by SEC Challenges: Report
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Bankrupt cryptocurrency lending company Celsius’ recovery plan has hit a road block with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Coindesk reported on Monday that the SEC wants more information about the bankrupt crypto lender’s assets, citing a source familiar with the matter....
Wormhole to Become Separate Entity From Jump Trading
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Chicago-based trading firm Jump Trading has decoupled Wormhole, its cross-chain protocol. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Wormhole would be run as an independent entity by senior Wormhole employees. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg said that senior Wormhole...