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Aptos' APT Token Steady After $32M Token Unlock
The dollar value of the unlock amounted to 38% of the cryptocurrency's average 30-day trading volume and had potential to push prices lower, per one analyst.
A Second Round of the Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill Elevates CFTC, Defines DeFi
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would take a back seat in a crypto oversight bill being re-launched by Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), which would require that crypto exchanges be overseen by the…
Layer-2 Blockchain Starknet's ‘Quantum Leap’ Upgrade Goes Live, for Speedier Transactions
The upgrade went live following a community vote that overwhelmingly agreed to deploy it to mainnet.
Stablecoin Issuers Urged to Anticipate MiCA Rules by EU Banking Agency
Regulators can be notified of stablecoin-related operations now even though the rules don’t take effect until June 2024, the European Banking Authority said.
Stablecoins Pose 'Existential Threat' to Policy Sovereignty, Says India Central Bank Official: Report
"If large stablecoins are linked to some other currency, there is a risk of dollarization," RBI Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar has said.
EU Securities Agency Issues First Batch of Detailed Crypto Rules Under MiCA Law
Consultations cover authorization and conflict-of-interest rules for crypto companies under the landmark digital assets law
Bitcoin Liquidations Drop to Lowest Since April, Indicating Waning Interest Among Futures Traders
Trading volumes slumped 55% on Tuesday compared to Monday in a sudden market shift, data shows.
MicroStrategy Only Needs to Liquidate Bitcoin in Extreme Price Corrections: Bernstein
A more robust bitcoin price means the company has a stronger balance sheet, a higher share price and easier debt repayment without the need to sell down its cryptocurrency holdings, the report said.
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Asks Crypto Industry for Tax Guidance
The committee sought input from the cryptocurrency industry to better understand the tax challenges presented by digital assets.
South Korea Wants Companies to Disclose Crypto Holdings
Companies that issue or own crypto will have to make disclosures in their financial statements from next year onwards, say draft rules.
Crypto Traders Prepare for Bitcoin Volatility as Focus Shifts to U.S. CPI
Crypto traders anticipates a big move in bitcoin as Bollinger bands have tightened to the lowest level since early January.
Celsius Sues StakeHound for Failing to Return $150M Worth of Tokens
StakeHound has 55,000 ether, 50 million MATIC, and 66,000 DOT that Celsius wants back
Cathie Wood's ARK Sells $12M Coinbase Shares as COIN Nears Yearly High
ARK currently owns 11.03 million shares of Coinbase.
First Mover Asia: Crypto Market Is on ‘Standby’ as Release of June Inflation Data Nears
PLUS: A Freely Convertible Yuan is a Requirement for a CNY Stablecoin
Tokenized U.S. Treasurys Surpass $600M as Crypto Investors Capture TradFi Yield
Crypto investors now effectively lend $614 million to the U.S. government via different tokenized Treasury products, according to real-world asset data firm RWA.xyz.
Ether Staking Ratio Nears Key Milestone as Inflows Slow Amid Regulatory Pressures
Investors committed nearly 20% of all ETH tokens to lock up in staking contracts, according to blockchain data.
Coinbase Goes to Court Against the SEC
Coinbase (COIN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will meet in court this week. The hearing – the questions asked and the answers given – should provide some hints on how the case may go (for now, anyway).
Tim Draper Still Thinks Bitcoin Can Reach $250K – Just 2 Years Later Than He Expected
Even though billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper was clearly wrong when he predicted bitcoin (BTC) would reach $250,000 in June 2023, he said he still believes that it will happen eventually, maybe in 2025.
Aptos Voting to Enable Fungible Assets With Network Upgrade
Aptos is holding a vote on upgrades to its blockchain, its tokenomics and its ability to handle fungible assets.
Arkham CEO Defends ‘DOX-to-Earn’ Program, Says Public Blockchains ‘Worst’ for Privacy
“Publicly available blockchains are probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private,” said Arkham CEO Miguel Morel.
EthCC and Crypto's Latent Biases
A major Ethereum conference set for Paris is not drawing the same criticisms and concerns around last year's DevCon in Bogota, Colombia. If the industry wants to grow, it must take a truly global perspective.
The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.
U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft
The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
AI-Backed Web3 Security Firm Olympix Raises $4.3M
Boldstart Ventures led the round for the startup, which helps developers avoid vulnerabilities in smart contract code.
MATIC Surges 10% as Polygon's 2.0 Upgrade Draws Closer
Matic, the native token of layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has surged by 10% from Monday's low of $0.67 as traders anticipate the upcoming Polygon 2.0 upgrade.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Takes Surveillance to the Next Level
An Information-Sharing Agreement, which appears to be absent from public spot Bitcoin ETF filings, compels a crypto exchange to share trading data up to and including personal information such as a customer’s name and address.
Why Threads Got 100 Million Users When Other Twitter Rivals Could Not
Network effects and ease of use rule the day. And, a lot of people clearly don’t care about decentralization and privacy all that much, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.
Coinbase Soars After Reaching Cboe Surveillance Sharing Agreement for 5 Bitcoin ETF Applications
Shares of Coinbase jumped as much as 16% Tuesday after the crypto exchange reached an agreement with Cboe’s BZX Exchange to maintain a surveillance-sharing agreement for five of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications.
Brevan Howard Joins $12M Round for Liquid Staking Protocol Alluvial
Ethereal Ventures and Variant co-led the round for Alluvial, creator of the enterprise and institution-focused Liquid Collective.