Telegram to allow no-sim accounts via anon-blockchain-numbers
Telegram has increased its security features by enabling support from anonymous blockchain-based numbers that go for around $16.
Posts published by Cointelegraph.com News 568/594
Crypto lender Genesis has no solution yet for withdrawal halts
Genesis said it will take additional weeks to carve out a recovery path for its lending business.
Bankruptcy judge orders $44M in crypto to be returned to Celsius customers
The funds are made up crypto held within custody accounts on Celsius that had not been transferred from earn accounts.
Class action against Kim K, Mayweather over EMAX dismissed… for now
Despite dismissing the case, the judge acknowledged the lawsuit reflects a potentially dangerous trend of fraudulent-like promotional schemes.
FTX hires forensics team to find customers’ missing billions: Report
Lawyers have claimed FTX assets are either stolen or missing and now a team of financial forensic experts is attempting to trace the money trail.
Just 8% of Americans have a positive view of crypto: CNBC survey
CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey was conducted towards the end of November, just a few weeks after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
SBF subpoena is 'definitely on the table,' says Rep. Maxine Waters
The US lawmaker has refuted a report from CNBC that suggested that they weren't planning to subpoena the former FTX CEO.
Coinbase CEO says trading revenue has fallen to ‘roughly half’ what it was last year
The cryptocurrency exchange had previously reported that it expected losses of $500 million this year amid the bear market.
Blockchain is the only viable path to privacy and censorship resistance in the 21st century
Decentralized file-sharing services that Big Tech companies can’t control are the only way internet users will be able to maintain their freedom in the years ahead.
Buy the rumor, sell the news? Chainlink (LINK) price drops after staking launch
LINK marines pile in as Chainlink staking launches, but will the event turn out to be a buy the rumor and sell the news event for the altcoin’s price?
Crypto consumer protection, proof of reserves bills introduced into US Congress
New York Democrat Ritchie Torres introduced the short bills, which are meant to supplement more comprehensive legislation, earlier this month with little fanfare.
ECB official proposes ban on tokens with an 'excessive ecological footprint'
EU officials previously rejected an outright ban on crypto mining, but the Markets in Crypto Assets bill could require firms to report any potential environmental impact.
Price analysis 12/7: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
The current weakness in BTC and major altcoins shows that investor sentiment remains negative and that bears are active at higher levels.
Binance US eliminates trading fees for Ethereum
This announcement comes months after the crypto exchange removed all trading fees for Bitcoin transactions.
Meta ‘powering through’ metaverse plans: Nifty Newsletter, Nov. 30–Dec. 6
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted that the company is hopeful about the metaverse despite costing billions of dollars.
Cardano’s MuesliSwap introduces ‘organic APR,’ drawing praise, criticism
The new feature increases token emissions if more liquidity is put into the pool. Crypto Twitter is divided, to say the least.
Bitcoin options data shows bulls aiming for $17K BTC price by Friday’s expiry
BTC bulls could secure a $130 million profit in the Dec. 9 options expiry, but bears aim to balance the scales by keeping Bitcoin price below $17,000.
Rep. Torres asks US GAO to investigate SEC ‘failure’ to protect public against FTX
Torres is a crypto supporter who has questioned the performance of the SEC before; he has written new legislation on crypto companies’ proof of reserves and comingling of funds.
The blockchain trilemma: Can it ever be tackled?
Blockchain trilemma is arguably the hardest technical problem to solve within Web3. How are blockchain networks approaching this?
Taylor Swift had a $100M FTX sponsorship deal fall apart prior to its bankruptcy: Report
Celebrities in sports and entertainment including comedian Larry David, tennis star Naomi Osaka, NFL quarterback Tom Brady, and NBA point guard Stephen Curry promoted FTX.
Zodia Custody launches service to protect users’ crypto from exchange insolvency
The new service, Interchange, will provide an alternative to the pre-funding and margin models of cryptocurrency exchanges.
Ankr deploys $15M to make users whole as Helio stablecoin recovers after exploit
Helio protocol had a total value locked of approx. $90 million before the incident.
Mazars says users' BTC reserves on Binance are fully collateralized
The scope of the AUP was limited to users' BTC holdings on Binance.
Into the storm: The murky world of cryptocurrency mixers
A handful of obfuscation protocols are competing for the user base of OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash.
Security in crypto comes from liquidity or the lessons we learned after FTX
Following the FTX fiasco, retail and institutional investors alike are now looking to draw valuable conclusions.
Was the fall of FTX really crypto’s ‘Lehman moment?’
Lehman Brothers’ 2008 collapse nearly brought the world financial system to its knees. Does FTX really compare? Are such analogies even useful?
Proactive sanctions can help spare the ecosystem: Chainalysis exec
Andrew Fierman highlighted the nuances of sanctions depending on who is involved, what is at stake and where they’re coming from.
Institutional investors still eye crypto despite the FTX collapse
Data sent by crypto exchange Bitstamp shows that institutional registrations in the trading platform increased by 57% in November.
Bank of Russia wants to ban miners from selling crypto to Russians
The Russian central bank supports the idea of legalizing the crypto mining business, but only if miners sell their coins to non-residents of Russia.