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Chainlink Staking v0.2 to go live on November 28, 2023
22.11.2023
Chainlink has announced that its Staking v0.2 mechanism will go live on November 28, 2023, at 12 p.m. ET. The process will begin with Priority Migration followed by Early Access and General Access. Staking v0.1 successfully launched with a pool of 25 million LINK tokens, forming the foundation...
Binance Will Retain Its International Dominance After U.S. Settlement: Bernstein
22.11.2023
The deal also removes the final hurdle before approval of a spot bitcoin ETF, the report said
Digital Ruble Pilot to Expand to Execute Budget Expenditures Next Year
22.11.2023
Anton Siluanov, the finance minister of Russia, has announced that the Central Bank of Russia will expand the pilot phase of the digital ruble next year to include the execution of still undefined targeted budget expenditures. Digital Ruble to Be Leveraged for Budget Expenditures The digital ruble...
Binance Processes Nearly $1B in Net Outflows as Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Resigns
22.11.2023
Data shows the exchange sits on over $67 billion worth of tokens, easing concerns of a possible bank run
Genesis Sues Gemini to Recover 'Preferential Transfers' Worth $689M
22.11.2023
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has sued cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust, its former business partner, to recover more than $689 million
Crypto Traders Load Up on Bitcoin Topside Option Plays After Binance's Gulity Plea
22.11.2023
We have seen interest in loading up more topside with strong demand for the March 2024 expiry calls, one OTC desk said
Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei ‘No Anarcho-Capitalist’ Says Former Greek Finance Minister
22.11.2023
According to Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is “no anarcho-capitalist.” The former finance minister said Milei’s plan to fight inflation with dollarization “is like nuking a country to get rid...
Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle Agreement
22.11.2023
"I’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft (Microsoft)," Altman said in a post early Wednesday
Over $200M in Crypto Futures Bets Liquidated as Bitcoin Slumped Under $36K on Binance Settlement
22.11.2023
The overnight price volatility in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies washed out a notable chunk of leverage from the market, with bitcoin alone seeing more than $65 million worth of liquidations in futures markets
Mastercard and Feedzai Collaborate to Increase Crypto Fraud Protection for 900 Million Consumers Globally
22.11.2023
Mastercard is collaborating with Feedzai to “increase crypto fraud protection for hundreds of millions of consumers.” In pairing the technologies offered by the two companies, “Feedzai’s customers, who collectively protect over 900 million consumers globally, will now be able...
Bitcoin and BNB Recovery as Binance Plea Seen Boosting Spot ETF Odds
22.11.2023
Some observers believe Binance's downfall has boosted the spot-ETF approval odds
SEC Identifies 16 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Kraken Lawsuit
22.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 16 crypto tokens as securities in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. Some of the alleged crypto securities were the same as those highlighted in the SEC’s lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. Kraken’s...
Is Binance Big Enough to Survive a $4.3B Fine and Founder CZ’s Ousting?
22.11.2023
Binance's Busy Day, Kraken's Second SEC Fight
22.11.2023
Binance is paying one of the largest fines in corporate history to the U.S. Department of Justice, while its founder and CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, stepped down from his role running the platform as part of a settlement with multiple federal agencies. Meanwhile, Kraken is facing a lawsuit from...
Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Released on $175M Bond, Will Be Sentenced in February
22.11.2023
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has been released from custody on a $175 million personal recognizance bond
Robert Kiyosaki Says Prepare for Hyperinflation — Sees Bitcoin as the ‘Best Protection’
22.11.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to prepare for hyperinflation, emphasizing that bitcoin is “your best protection.” He perceives the cryptocurrency as “people’s money,” the value of which cannot be controlled by governments. Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin...
Binance's CZ and the End of the 'Borderless' Crypto Company
22.11.2023
We probably will never see another company quite like Binance. Crypto itself might be borderless, but crypto companies are not beyond the reach of US law
Analysis Claims Discovery of Selective Transaction Filtering in Bitcoin Mining Pools
21.11.2023
A recent analysis by 0xB10C, a developer and onchain analyst, has uncovered intriguing findings in the Bitcoin network. The study, which focuses on the mining pools’ transaction selection processes, revealed that certain transactions from U.S. Treasury-sanctioned addresses were missing from...
Binance, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao to Pay $2.85B Fine in CFTC Settlement
21.11.2023
Crypto exchange Binance and its founder, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao will pay nearly $3 billion in fines to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settling the regulator's lawsuit against it. The company is also settling with the U.S. Department of Justice and Treasury Department in parallel actions...
What's Next for Ex-Binance CEO CZ? Passive Investing, DeFi
21.11.2023
The former Binance CEO will remain a shareholder and a consultant for the company