Coinbase Asks US Supreme Court to Halt Lawsuits Connected to Scams and Dogecoin
4.8.2022
The company seeks to send the cases to arbitration after Federal trial judges earlier rejected such requests
Bitcoin and Ethereum Look for Direction, BNB Accelerates
4.8.2022
Bitcoin price climbed higher and broke the USD 23,200 level, but struggled to clear the USD 23,500 resistance and corrected lower. BTC is currently (03:52 UTC) trading just below USD 23,100 and is up almost 1% in a day and a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are eyeing more upsides. ETH climbed...
$2B in crypto stolen from cross-chain bridges this year: Chainalysis
4.8.2022
The $190 million Nomad Bridge exploit is just the latest out of 13 separate bridge attacks in 2022 so far
Winnipeg police get provincial funding to beef blockchain forensics unit
4.8.2022
The Winnipeg police service received money from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund to provide training through the Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner course
Slope wallets blamed for Solana-based wallet attack
4.8.2022
Web3 wallet provider Slope has been connected to the recent hack of Solana-based wallets
Mastercard Views Crypto More as Asset Class Than Form of Payment
4.8.2022
Mastercard sees cryptocurrency as more of an asset class than a means of payment, according to the payments giant’s chief financial officer. Mastercard’s crypto strategy “has been fairly successful ever since crypto environments came up,” he added. Mastercard’s...
Victorian police to get 'greater power' to seize crypto assets from criminals
4.8.2022
The new bill will also compel cryptocurrency exchanges to hand over information that could assist police in criminal investigations
South Korean Banks May Be in Trouble as Regulator Probes Kimchi Premium Bitcoin ‘Irregularities’
4.8.2022
South Korean banks could find themselves in the firing line after the government, media outlets, and regulators stepped up the scrutiny of the banks' role in enabling kimchi premium traders to make fast money when trading volumes rise....
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Snaps Losing Streak as Pelosi Taiwan Trip Passes Without Incident
4.8.2022
Solana's SOL token slides after wallet hack and Sam Reynolds provides an on-the-ground assessment of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip
Microstrategy Outperforms Every Asset Class and Big Tech Stock Since Adopting Bitcoin Strategy, Says CEO
4.8.2022
Microstrategy (MSTR) has “outperformed every asset class and big tech stock” since the company adopted a bitcoin strategy and started accumulating the cryptocurrency in its corporate treasury, says CEO Michael Saylor. The pro-bitcoin executive will be stepping down as the CEO...
Robinhood CEO Shuts Down FTX M&A Chatter, Says He Has Money to Do His Own Deals
4.8.2022
Robinhood has $6 billion in cash in the event the brokerage wanted to explore potential acquisitions, CEO Vlad Tenev said Wednesday
US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much
3.8.2022
The latest U.S. legislative effort to steer most crypto oversight into the hands of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has bipartisan support, though the new bill does little to answer the industry's top question: What makes a token a security or a commodity?