Bahamian-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX released a list of principles and proposals to help policymakers build the regulatory framework. The policy recommends the market-structure choices made by several leading crypto exchanges and suggests its implementation across all jurisdictions. FTX shared the “FTX’s Key Principles for Market Regulation” blog after Maxine Waters, the chair of the House …
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The Republic of El Salvador has procured 150 Bitcoin (BTC) amid the biggest bear market since Bitcoin attained an all-time high of nearly $68,000 back in the first week of November. Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced the purchase of 150 BTC as the market price momentarily slipped below $50,000 after losing over 15% in market …
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The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a massive sell-off that started during the New York midnight trading session. The crypto market has lost as over $350 billion worth of investors’ wealth in the last 24-hours Bitcoin price is down 17% to trade just above $47,000 taking its market cap below the $1 trillion mark. The cryptocurrency …
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Bitcoin (BTC) has suddenly fallen below $47,000 on Dec. 4, losing nearly 20% in the past 24 hours. This makes this the biggest one-day drop since May 15, when Bitcoin price momentarily came down to nearly $33,000. The market price of BTC fell down 26.4% from week-long support of $57,206 to go down to $42,268 …
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Bitcoin DeFi tool BadgerDAO suffered a major attack earlier this week, and according to the current speculation, one of the most affected addresses that lost nearly 900 Bitcoin could be owned by Celsius. The popular lending platform that enables users to earn interest on deposited crypto hasn’t confirmed the claims, but on-chain data gives credence …
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Binance Smart Chain (BSC) has finally activated its BEP-95 upgrade which would lead to the phase out of the old manual burning method to an automatic burning mechanism. Though the burning mechanism shares a few similar features with that of Ethereum’s EIP-1559, there are quite a number of differences in both burning methods. Binance’s BEP-95 …
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During a historic discussion on the evolution of the decentralized internet at the BlockDown: DeData Conference, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood, who himself coined the term ‘Web3,’ said that Edward Snowden’s revelations helped bring to light the urgency for creating a whole new platform that would “eclipse” the traditional authority based technologies. Acknowledging that the 2013 …
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized bitcoin worth more than $2.2 million tied to ransomware payments. The cryptocurrency allegedly belongs to an affiliate of Gandcrab and Revil/Sodinokibi ransomware. US Seizes Bitcoin Worth Over $2 Million The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized almost 40 bitcoins from a Russian resident tied to Revil …
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The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a ‘know your customer’ monitoring system “needs to be implemented.” RUSI: ‘NFT Technology Can Raise …
By Catherine Shyu Sullivan, Senior Product Manager, Coinbase The month of December normally consists of a scramble to find the perfect gifts for coworkers, hosts, friends, and family. You either brave the long lines in stores or navigate supply chain delays online, and frequently end up settling on another generic candle. This holiday season, we’re introducing a …
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The ledger IOTA aims to become “a fully decentralized, feeless multi-asset ledger” by launching Assembly in 2022, a governance layer one for permissionless smart contracts, along with the native token ASMB that will open the doors for the network’s main stakeholders, who would be democratizing Assembly. IOTA’s founders say the ledger is a “public permission-less backbone …
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Bitcoin mining energy consumption has been one of the most addressed issues in the crypto space. Concerns over its energy consumption and environmental impact had been reasons cited during the China crackdown that saw miners exit out of the region en masse. The once bitcoin mining capital of the world had seen its hashrate crumble …
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The Ethereum 2.0 upgrades of the consensus layer built by multiple teams in the ecosystem promise to bring a “more scalabe, more secure, and more sustainable Ethereum”, and now Vitalik Buterin celebrates 1 year since the proof-of-stake Beacon Chain went live. Eth2 or Serenity aims to “support 1000s of transactions per second” so the high …
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Data reveals that mostly mid-to-long term holders were selling their Bitcoin during November, thus being responsible for the correction. Bitcoin UTXO Age Shows Mid-Term Holders Sold Their Coins In November As per the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, mid-term holders seem to be behind the decline in BTC’s price during the month of November. …
Registration for the BUMP Public Token Sale opened on December 2nd Although Wall St has long been invested in the cryptocurrency markets, the two are still very different when it comes to market volatility; the wild price swings of crypto assets are enough to chill even the most successful Forex trading professionals to the bone. …
