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ConsenSys Acquires Hal - Notifications & Web3 ConsenSys Acquires Hal - Notifications & Web3 By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 28, 2023. 1 min read. ConsenSys continues to make moves. On February 21, ConsenSys announced the acquisition of HAL &mdash...
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San Francisco FED Seeking CBDC Developer By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 28, 2023. 1 min read.
Stablecoins arrived, governments saw the potential, and now everyone wants a CBDC. The most recent case is the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on the lookout? On February 18, the San Francisco Fed posted a job opening for a Senior Applications Architect in digital currency. The Senior Applications Architect hired will be vital i...
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Kraken Reaches $30M Settlement with SEC By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 21, 2023. 1 min read.
  The United States is tightening its grip on crypto regulation more than ever. Kraken fell earlier this month over a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. While Kraken agreed to cease offering staking to U.S. customers, the IRS now wants to review its paperwork. Will there be another settlement, or will Kraken have a hard time? In early February, the SEC fil...
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Paxos Under Investigation for BUSD By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 21, 2023. 1 min read.
Paxos Under Investigation for BUSD — Is The Stablecoin War Here?   The war on stablecoins has just begun. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is investigating stablecoin issuer Paxos, known for issuing the Binance coin, BUSD.  Paxos Trust Company is the company behind Binance USD (BUSD). The Binance stablecoin is the third largest in the mar...
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Polygon Labs Launching zkEVM Mainnet Beta By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 21, 2023. 1 min read.
  Polygon Labs just said: enough testnet, let's bring the zkEVM Mainnet. Late March is the date to look at for the Beta launch of Polygon's zkEVM. Is this the start of a new revolution? Last year, Polygon Labs offered the world its first glimpse of seamless scaling for Ethereum when the Polygon zkEVM Testnet went online. After the resounding success of the testnet, it's ...
Polygon Labs Launching zkEVM Mainnet Beta
CFTC Chair Promises Big Crypto Regulation By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 14, 2023. 1 min read.
  Futures and Commodities Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Rostin Behnam promises changes. Benham assures that 2023 will be a milestone for regulatory enforcement. The chairman assures the law will come down on all non-compliant crypto projects. Yet, this clashes with the SEC's position. Is there war in sight? Speaking at the American Bar Association, Behnam praised hi...
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UK FCA to Get Tougher with Crypto By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 14, 2023. 1 min read.
  The UK's Financial Conduct Authority will tighten rules on unauthorized cryptocurrency promotions. The government proposed several measures to regulate these businesses like traditional financial firms. The financial watchdog announced Monday that firms that fail to follow the new regime would face prison sentences. This goes hand in hand with the news that US companie...
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The Biggest Year In Crypto Hacking - 2022 By Degen Researcher on Feb 07, 2023. 3 mins read.
                  The recently released report by Chainalysis on crypto hacking makes for genuinely scary reading.  A record amount of US$3.8 billion was stolen from crypto businesses during 2022; a year dubbed “the biggest year ever in crypto hacking”.  This brings new meaning to the crypto term &ldquo...
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Why Open Edition NFTs Are Trending By Degen Researcher on Feb 07, 2023. 2 mins read.
by The Degen Researcher A new trend in NFTs has been on the rise with Open Edition NFT drops becoming immensely popular. Although not entirely new, the OE NFTs trend is heating up exponentially, bringing unprecedented levels of volume to the NFT space. Before we take a look at why they have become so popular, we need to understand what Open Edition NFTs act...
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Cardano Djed Stablecoin Goes Live By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 06, 2023. 1 min read.
  Cardano has finally taken a significant step toward adoption. After so much anticipation, Djed, its stablecoin, is here. Will Djed change the future of the ADA ecosystem? Let's find out. Djed, the highly anticipated Cardano stablecoin, finally went live. Djed is a stablecoin pegged to the USD dollar backed by Cardano native cryptocurrency, ADA. They also use SHEN as a ...
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FTX Owns $1.4B Cash At End of 2022 By Olumide Adesina on Feb 06, 2023. 1 min read.
  FTX had around $1.4 billion in cash reserves at the end of 2022, according to an interim financial statement provided by its legal team on Tuesday. In comparison to the US$1.2 billion that was disclosed on November 11 when FTX filed for bankruptcy, the new cash level is around 20% greater. Liquidators stated in court testimony at the time that at least $8 billion in cli...
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Facebook's Meta Loses $14 Billion in 2022 By Olumide Adesina on Feb 06, 2023. 2 mins read.
  Meta shares increased considerably in after-hours trading following the release of better-than-anticipated quarter earnings on Wednesday. However, the struggling metaverse division of the tech giant could not be saved by rising metaverse tides. Reality Labs, the company's metaverse-focused division, lost a staggering $4.28 billion in the final fiscal quarter of 2022, a...
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Bithumb Owner Arrested in South Korea By Olumide Adesina on Feb 06, 2023. 1 min read.
  Bithumb, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is believed to have a real owner who has been detained on theft-related charges. Kang Jong-hyun was detained on February 2 in connection with the claims of embezzlement, according to local media reports. A warrant for the businessman's arrest was issued by the Seoul Southern District Court on January 25 with a num...
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Gary Gensler’s Three Rules to Avoid Crypto Scams By Gabriel Negrin on Feb 01, 2023. 1 min read.
  2022 showed us that many bad actors are looking to scam cryptocurrencies out of people's wallets. While these scams are becoming more sophisticated, there are many ways to detect them and avoid becoming a victim. According to Gary Gensler, chairman of the SEC, there are three ways to spot scams. On January 27, Gensler and SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw participated...
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New York State Proposes Accepting Crypto Payments By Olumide Adesina on Jan 30, 2023. 1 min read.
  State entities in the American state of New York will now be able to accept payments made in cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and bitcoin cash. The proposed law would permit the use of cryptocurrency as "a means of payment of fines, civil penalties, rent, rates, taxes, fees, charges," among other things. Enactment of a Bill Authorizing State Agencie...
New York State Proposes Accepting Crypto Payments
EU to Impose Stricter Crypto Regulations For Banks By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 30, 2023. 1 min read.
  The European Union continues to work day by day on crypto regulation. This past week, the Economic Affairs Committee approved the project that obliges banks to back their crypto holdings with fiduciary capital. Following this approval, the bill will now go to the European Parliament. The European Union plans to impose strict capital requirements on banks holding crypto...
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USA to Combat Crypto Fraud and Protect Investors By Olumide Adesina on Jan 30, 2023. 2 mins read.
The White House recently announced a plan to reduce the risks associated with the crypto market. The U.S. administration provided a great deal of legislative advice to Congress. The statement presented a two-pronged strategy for moving forward.” We have spent the last year assessing the hazards associated with cryptocurrencies and taking steps to reduce them by utilizing...
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Nuclear Bitcoin Mining Center Opening in USA By Olumide Adesina on Jan 30, 2023. 1 min read.
  The United States will debut its first Bitcoin mining-powered data center in the first quarter of this year. The Talen Energy subsidiary Cumulus Data has finished building the Cumulus Susquehanna data center in Pennsylvania. According to World Nuclear News, the data center will launch hosting nuclear-powered cloud computing and Bitcoin mining services in the first quar...
Nuclear Bitcoin Mining Center Opening in USA
Circle: USDC Is a Dollar With Superpowers By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 26, 2023. 1 min read.
  Every creator thinks their creation is the best — and Circle, the USD Coin (USDC) issuer, is no exception. At the last World Economic Forum (WEF), Circle claimed that USDC is a dollar with superpowers. Will any of these superpowers allow it to dethrone Tether (USDT)? Let's find out. The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place January 16-20 in Davos, Switzerland. At...
Circle: USDC Is a Dollar With Superpowers
Arizona Legislators Push For Tax-Free Crypto By Olumide Adesina on Jan 26, 2023. 1 min read.
  Arizona State Senate lawmakers are considering an initiative to let voters decide whether virtual money should be exempt from property taxes. Senators Wendy Rogers, Sonny Borrelli, and Justine Wadsack suggested letting Arizonans vote on whether to change the state's constitution to include a provision regarding property taxes in legislation that was submitted in the ina...
Arizona Legislators Push For Tax-Free Crypto
Blockstream Raises $125M as Bitcoin Mining Stabilizes By Olumide Adesina on Jan 26, 2023. 1 min read.
  Blockchain technology startup Blockstream secured $125 million to expand its operations into the Bitcoin mining market, where its major competitors are struggling to stay afloat. Bitcoin mining is a means of securing the blockchain that is financially motivated by Bitcoin users. Miners build Bitcoin blocks by using power-hungry, specialized technology, and they receive...
Blockstream Raises $125M as Bitcoin Mining Stabilizes
Bank of America Bullish on Digital Currencies By Olumide Adesina on Jan 26, 2023. 1 min read.
  Bank of America made a bold prediction: digital currencies seem inevitable. Is the future of digital banking tokenized and on the blockchain? It seems so, but there is a caveat. Bank of America's global research team recently released a report in which they study cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and central bank digital currencies. The report is quite clear about the ...
Bank of America Bullish on Digital Currencies
Two Thirds of Retail Investors Unfazed by Bear Market By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 23, 2023. 1 min read.
  2023 is here, and despite all the bearish events, expectations are high. According to eToro's Retail Investor Beat report, most retail investors feel indifferent or directly upbeat about the recession. Is this a sign that the worst is over? Let's see. In this annual report, eToro seeks to understand where retail investors stand. According to data collected by eToro, tw...
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ETH Annual CO2 Usage Drops 99.99% By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 23, 2023. 2 mins read.
  The energy consumption of cryptocurrencies continues to pose a problem for many. But what if one of the most significant projects on the market reduced almost 100% of its consumption in a matter of months? Well, that's just what happened with Ethereum post-merge. Ethereum reduced CO2 emissions from 21.95M tons to 8.82 tons. The Merge, after all, was a significant change...
ETH Annual CO2 Usage Drops 99.99%
Nexo Settles Fines with Regulators By Olumide Adesina on Jan 20, 2023. 1 min read.
  Genesis Global is the latest cryptocurrency lender to declare bankruptcy following the demise of FTX. Its estimated liabilities range from $1 billion to $10 billion. Genesis stated in a news release dated Jan. 19 that it has been in talks with its creditors' advisors and corporate parent Digital Currency Group (DCG) to determine the best course for asset preservation an...
Nexo Settles Fines with Regulators
Crypto Lender Genesis Files for Bankruptcy By Olumide Adesina on Jan 20, 2023. 1 min read.
  Genesis Global is the latest cryptocurrency lender to declare bankruptcy following the demise of FTX. Its estimated liabilities range from $1 billion to $10 billion. Genesis stated in a news release dated Jan. 19 that it has been in talks with its creditors' advisors and corporate parent Digital Currency Group (DCG) to determine the best course for asset preservation an...
Crypto Lender Genesis Files for Bankruptcy
Monex Seeks to Purchase FTX Japan By Olumide Adesina on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
  Monex Group, an online brokerage company based in Tokyo, took an interest in FTX Japan, one of the four assets put up for sale by FTX. Monex CEO Oki Matsumoto stated that they are interested and that it will be a "really beneficial thing" for them if there is less rivalry in the local market. The Japanese cryptocurrency industry, according to Matsumoto, has a lot of pr...
Monex Seeks to Purchase FTX Japan
3AC Founders Funding $25M for New CEX By Olumide Adesina on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
  Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the co-founders of the defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), are apparently attempting to gather money for a new crypto exchange in collaboration with Mark Lamb and Sudhu Arumugam, the co-founders of Coinflex. They want to raise $25 million, according to the pitch deck. According to the presentation, the new exchange bein...
3AC Founders Funding $25M for New CEX
Binance Offers Businesses Cold Crypto Storage By Olumide Adesina on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
  Binance is adding cold-custody options to its institutional trading services in response to the problem facing centralized cryptocurrency exchanges The official launch of Binance Mirror, an off-exchange settlement solution that enables institutional investors to invest and trade via cold custody, was announced by Binance on January 16. The recently released Mirror ser...
Binance Offers Businesses Cold Crypto Storage
FTX Has Recovered +$5B In Assets By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
  A new development in the FTX saga provides a light at the end of the tunnel. A bankruptcy attorney for the company announced Wednesday at a hearing that they had recovered more than $5 billion in assets. This amount does not include the $425M withheld by the Bahamas Securities Commission. Adam Landis, an attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell, appears to be the bearer o...
FTX Has Recovered +$5B In Assets
65% of USDC Reserve Held in U.S. Treasury Bills By Gabriel Negrin on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
  Circle and its USD Coin are doing their best to gain the general public's trust. According to the latest report, by the end of November, $43.23B were USDC in circulation. Circle claims to have $43.B in reserve backing. What's impressive about this? 65% of this reserve fund is held in U.S. Treasury bills.  We must go back in time a bit to understand the whole situa...
65% of USDC Reserve Held in U.S. Treasury Bills
Gemini Cuts Crypto Earn + Wants Silbert to Resign By Olumide Adesina on Jan 17, 2023. 1 min read.
Gemini has terminated its flagship Earn program as part of its ongoing public spat with cryptocurrency lender Genesis. The American-based crypto exchange said it was winding up the plan to get Genesis to pay back the $900 million it owes Gemini customers in an email addressed to customers on Tuesday  "We are writing to inform you that the Master Loan Agreement (MLA) betwe...
Gemini Cuts Crypto Earn + Wants Silbert to Resign
Ethereum Shanghai Public Test-Net Launching in February By Olumide Adesina on Jan 10, 2023. 1 min read.
  Ethereum developers continue their hustle and bustle. After much deliberation, they decided on a date for the release of Shanghai Testnet, the next major update. So, mark your calendars — late February will be a big deal for Ethereum. The Shanghai Update is the most important event for Ethereum since The Merge last September. And these two events are related. Wit...
Ethereum Shanghai Public Test-Net Launching in February
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