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Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules
10.5.2023
The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February
Crypto Whales Accumulate Millions in Pepecoin as Trading Volume Shifts to Binance
10.5.2023
Larger market participants are buying up the meme coin even as prices dunk, suggesting another leg up might be on the cards soon
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Ticks Up as Congestion Wanes and Investors Ponder the Next Price Spur
10.5.2023
ALSO: SAM Bankman-Fried's motion to dismiss most charges against him raises questions about the reach of the Commodities Exchange Act
US Authorities Extradite UK Citizen Behind 2020 Twitter Hack, SIM Swap Crypto Theft
10.5.2023
Twenty-three-year-old Joseph O’Connor, known by his handle PlugWalkJoe, was arrested in Spain in 2021
Bitcoin Moves Sideways at $27.5K as Investors Await CPI Inflation Reading
10.5.2023
Equities slid. Investors will be watching Wednesday's release of the April Consumer Price Index for clues about the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy decision
Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing
10.5.2023
Over the past several weeks, Congress – particularly the House Financial Services Committee – has held a number of hearings on crypto and its role in the world. Even a hearing supposedly focused on overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission instead mostly saw questions on crypto...
SEC Blasted on Custody Proposal by JPMorgan, Crypto Firms and a Fellow Agency
9.5.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went too far when it proposed a new rule demanding investment firms safeguard all of their clients’ assets – including crypto – with approved custodians, according to an array of critics not often in alignment. The proposal drew loud objections from...
Market Makers Jane Street, Jump Retreating From U.S. Crypto Trading: Bloomberg
9.5.2023
The move comes as U.S. regulatory scrutiny of the crypto industry has intensified, Bloomberg reported
Aragon Cancels Planned Community Control of $200M Treasury Amid Battle With Activist Investors
9.5.2023
The Swiss organization alleged investors including Arca were mounting a 51% attack
Marathon Teams Up With Abu Dhabi's Zero Two for Middle East's First Large-Scale Liquid Cooled Bitcoin Mining
9.5.2023
The U.S.-based miner is teaming with Zero Two, a digital assets infrastructure development company focused on supporting the power grid of Abu Dhabi
Litecoin Transactions Hit Record High as Bitcoin Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
9.5.2023
Transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have hit a two-year high due to the growing popularity of so-called BRC-20 tokens
Coinbase Works to Fix Wallet Support for Ethereum Staking Withdrawals Stuck in Limbo
9.5.2023
According to Coinbase’s customer support, “Our systems currently do not support deposits to Coinbase ETH addresses from external validators… Funds may be stuck until we are able to support these transactions.”
A Eulogy for a Day Trader's Exchange
9.5.2023
Bittrex, a popular exchange during the initial coin offering (ICO) boom, offered users and the crypto industry invaluable lessons in economics and regulatory affairs
Bitcoin Cash Rises 11% but Gains Could Be Short-Lived
9.5.2023
The token was up 11% on the day, but analysts think the cryptocurrency will not be able to sustain its gains
Heavyweight Hedge Fund Arca Joins Activist Fight Against DAO Builder Aragon
9.5.2023
The crypto investment fund sent a letter demanding Aragon conduct buybacks of its ANT token
There's No Such Thing as High Fees on Bitcoin
9.5.2023
Bitcoin’s BRC-20 debate is a re-run of the 2015-17 blocksize wars, except this time some of the combatants have changed sides, says Nic Carter
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading
9.5.2023
A former Coinbase employee was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday weeks after pleading guilty to insider trading charges, according to a report from Reuters
Crypto Media Outlet Blockworks Raises $12M at $135M Valuation
9.5.2023
The 10T Holdings-led round had a $135 million post-money valuation
DeFi Broker Prime Protocol Introduces Bridgeless Cross-Chain Token Transfers
9.5.2023
The protocol aims to eliminate the need for token bridges, wraps and swaps to make moving crypto tokens between blockchains safer
Africa Moves to Lightning, Stablecoins as Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar
9.5.2023
Those already using stablecoins and lightning transactions are not affected, but for many in Africa, higher bitcoin fees are a problem