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Ethereum Shapella Upgrade Sets the Stage in Latest ProBit Global Trading Contest
2.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. ProBit Global has announced the native asset for the Ethereum network, ETH, as the next token for its series of trading competitions. The crypto trading contest, which allows ProBit Global users to win rewards based on their trading volume, gives traders a low-risk way to...
Mawson Infrastructure Group Expands to New Bitcoin Mining Site in Ohio, Plans to Boost Hashpower by 1 EH/s
2.5.2023
Mawson Infrastructure Group announced on Monday that the company has secured a new mining site in Corning, Ohio. The bitcoin mining firm, on May 1, 2023, unveiled its plans to set up its miners at the new location by Q3 of this year, with an aim to raise the operation’s hashpower by 1 exahash...
Injective incorporates Astar Network and Polkadot assets
1.5.2023
Injective has managed to successfully incorporate Astar Network, through which it will be made possible for the Injective ecosystem, as well as the Cosmos community, to get effectively connected with Astar’s assets. In this way, two of the biggest networks get incorporated inside of the Polkadot...
Nigeria's SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property But Not Crypto: Bloomberg
1.5.2023
The regulator is considering applications for digital asset exchanges on a trial basis
Paypal Upgrades Crypto Services to 60 Million Venmo Users, Allowing Transfers to External Wallets and Exchanges
30.4.2023
After the American financial technology giant Paypal rolled out crypto payments last year, the company is now introducing cryptocurrency transfer services to Venmo users. The firm detailed that Venmo customers will be able to send funds to an existing Paypal account, an external wallet, or a crypto...
Congressman McHenry announces joint hearings to address market structure around digital assets
29.4.2023
Patrick McHenry suggested that the hearings will look to add to the regulatory efforts being done on the bipartisan bill led by Senator Cynthia Lummis and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Bitcoin Blockchain Surpasses 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions Milestone in Just Over 4 Months
28.4.2023
As of April 28, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain has exceeded 2 million, according to current statistics. This milestone has been reached within just over four months since the first Ordinal inscription was minted on December 16, 2022, at block height 767,753....
Report: Hackers Breach AT&T Email Accounts, Steal Victims’ Crypto Funds
28.4.2023
Cybercriminals have reportedly breached AT&T email accounts and are using the access gained to steal crypto assets from their victims. While a spokesperson for AT&T has denied claims that hackers have gained access to the company’s internal systems, a report suggests that as much...
US House committees hear similar testimonies in simultaneous hearings on digital assets
27.4.2023
A range of speakers addressed issues of agency turf wars and regulator fitness in hearings on regulatory gaps
Bahamas Securities Commission Unveils Draft Digital Assets Act in Response to FTX Scandal – Here's the Latest
27.4.2023
The securities regulator in the Bahamas has unveiled a new piece of draft regulation developed as a response to the collapse of the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX.
The new bill, titled the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill 2023, is an update to the original DARE Act of 2020....
Tokenization of Real World Assets 'Changes How Value Is Transferred'
26.4.2023
Tokenization has been around for a while, but panelists at CoinDesk Consensus discussed how it changes the game
Bahamas securities watchdog presents comprehensive new draft digital assets act
26.4.2023
After the FTX scandal focused the international spotlight on it, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas completes its regulator overhaul
Alchemy Pay: Bridging the Global Economies of Fiat and Cryptocurrencies
26.4.2023
On April 20th, The European Parliament approved the first comprehensive crypto regulation EU-wide, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). In the same day, a separate law, the Transfer of Funds regulation, was passed, requiring crypto operators to confirm the identity of their customers in order...
Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad Among Witnesses for House Crypto Hearing
26.4.2023
Titled, "The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market Regulation," the hearing will take place on Thursday afternoon
Terra Co-Founder Among Ten Formally Charged in South Korea Following Months-Long Investigation – $185 Million Worth of Assets Frozen
26.4.2023
South Korean prosecutors have indicted Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin and nine others on several charges, including violations of capital markets law related to the failed Terra/Luna project.
Shin founded the company behind LUNA and UST digital currencies with the now-infamous...
Crypto Has Evolved From Being Seen as an ‘Anti-Establishment Rebellion Asset’ Says FCA Executive Director
26.4.2023
From being seen as a small “anti-establishment rebellion asset” more than ten years ago, crypto has grown to “become more widespread,” says Sarah Pritchard, an executive director at the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Pritchard said while the...
Report: Terraform Labs Co-Founder Indicted on Fraud Charges in South Korea
25.4.2023
Recent local reports have brought to light that Shin Hyun-seong, also known as Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been indicted by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office on charges of fraud. Along with nine others, Shin is suspected of deceiving investors and accumulating...
Tether Grows 2.3% as Stablecoin Economy Loses $2.4 Billion in Value Since March 31
25.4.2023
While several top digital assets have decreased in value against the U.S. dollar over the past month, the stablecoin economy has lost $2.4 billion in value since March 31, 2023. Four of the top five stablecoins experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, except for tether, which grew by 2.3%...
Coinbase Files Legal Action Against SEC Over Lack of Regulatory Clarity
25.4.2023
On April 24, 2023, Coinbase announced that it had filed an action in federal court requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to their petition. The petition, submitted in July 2022, requested the commission to propose and adopt rules governing the regulation of digital...
Ugandan High Court Rules to Uphold Central Bank’s Crypto Prohibition
25.4.2023
A Judge of a High Court in Uganda recently dismissed an application which sought to quash a Bank of Uganda directive that barred licensed entities and individuals from facilitating crypto transactions. In his ruling, Justice Musa Ssekaana insisted that the central bank’s crypto prohibition...