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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Florida
13.5.2023
On Friday Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that bans the use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Following the bill SB 7054 being signed into law, Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) now explicitly forbids the use of a federally adopted CBDC as money....
Quadriga CX Bankruptcy Claimants to Get 13% on the Dollar
13.5.2023
The interim distribution to users will account for 87% of the funds the collapsed exchange’s Trustee is currently holding
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy
13.5.2023
On May 11, 2023, a long-inactive bitcoin wallet sprang to life and transferred a substantial 139.7 bitcoin worth $3.7 million. The address, established on June 19, 2011, has contributed to the year’s total of 1,125.37 bitcoin moved from dormant 2010 and 2011 wallets. 139.7 Bitcoin Worth $3.7...
Bakkt Mass Delists Tokens Including Aave, Avalanche, Compound, Filecoin, MakerDAO and Uniswap
12.5.2023
Intercontinental Exchange-owned Bakkt discontinued its consumer-facing app in February as it shifts away from retail
As Bitcoin Scales, We Need Better Custodial Solutions
12.5.2023
Do Kwon to Be Released on €400,000 Bail, Pleads Not Guilty in Montenegro
12.5.2023
Terraform founder Do Kwon will be released from jail but placed under police surveillance at a local residence, a Montenegrin court has decided. The trial against him and another Korean, on charges of travelling on false documents, opened on Thursday with both pleading not guilty. Court Grants Bail...
Kraken’s Top Lawyer Says Signs of Progress in U.S. Congress Put SEC in Legal Bind
12.5.2023
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to rain enforcement fire onto the crypto industry, Kraken’s chief legal officer, Marco Santori, says a specific legal doctrine could undermine the regulator’s authority
Lido Community Weighing On-Chain Vote to Deploy Version 2 on Ethereum
12.5.2023
If the governance vote passes, the latest iteration of Lido will come to the Ethereum blockchain, Lido’s biggest market
House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source
12.5.2023
House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee are considering a new version of proposed stablecoin bill weeks after Republicans on the committee introduced their own discussion draft
Binance Announces Exit from Canada, Citing Regulatory Tensions
12.5.2023
The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume said new guidance related to stablecoins and investor limits prompted the exit
Bitcoin Miner Riot Sues Peer Rhodium Enterprises for Alleged $26M in Unpaid Fees
12.5.2023
Participation in demand response programs in Texas are at the core of a disagreement between the two mining firms
Staking Platform Agility Soared After Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade, but It’s Suffered Ever Since
12.5.2023
Key metrics like total value locked (TVL) and the price of its AGI token have tumbled recently, following their post-Shapella runup
Ethereum Resumes Finalizing Blocks after Second Performance Hiccup in 24 Hours
12.5.2023
Finality refers to the guarantee that a block cannot be altered and removed from the Ethereum blockchain
Musk Hires New CEO for Twitter, ‘She Will Be Starting in 6 Weeks’
12.5.2023
Billionaire investor Elon Musk will be stepping down as chief executive of Twitter and taking on other roles in the company. The owner of the microblogging platform revealed he has hired a new CEO, media executive Linda Yaccarino, who should be at the helm of the social media giant in less than...
Litecoin Price Prediction as LTC Bounces Up 20% From Recent Bottom – Can LTC Reach $100 in 2023?
12.5.2023
As broader cryptocurrency markets come under pressure, Litecoin (LTC) is no exception.
As a result, near-term price predictions remain somewhat downbeat.
The cryptocurrency, which powers the payment’s focused Litecoin blockchain that was created back in 2011 out of a tweaked version of...
MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token
12.5.2023
Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance
Bitcoin Loses 10% on the Week as Memecoins Tumble
12.5.2023
Among the memecoins sliding was PEPE, which lost over 60% over the last 7 days
Frogs, Fevers and Fees: Bitcoin’s New Governance Challenge
12.5.2023
The creation of Bitcoin-based meme coins using the new BRC-20 standard has driven up Bitcoin fees as they use more data than a basic Bitcoin transaction. But while some developers in the Bitcoin community are proposing a filter to block Bitcoin NFT projects, such censorship could run counter...
BRC20 Token Economy Thrives Amidst Crypto Downturn, Surging 53% in Five Days
12.5.2023
Despite the broader crypto-economy experiencing a downward trajectory, dropping 1.59% in the past 24 hours and hovering around $1.11 trillion, the BRC20 token economy has bucked this trend, expanding from $279 million to over $427 million within five days. Impervious to Market Slump, BRC20 Tokens...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning
12.5.2023
The indicted congressman, who wildly embellished his background, received big donations from FTX executives. That was just one strand in Bankman-Fried's tangled influence-peddling web