Andrew Griffith, economic secretary to the UK Treasury, said that equating crypto assets as a form of gambling would risk creating misalignment with international standards and approaches from other major jurisdictions, including the European Union. Responding to a Treasury Committee’s report on regulating crypto, Griffith said that such a move would potentially create unclear and...Read More
Binance’s venture capital and incubation arm, Binance Labs, has announced investing $10 million in LayerZero Labs-based lending and borrowing protocol, Radiant Capital. The capital raised in the strategic funding round will be deployed to tech and product development to expand on oracle support, collateral expansion, Ethereum mainnet deployment, cross-chain liquidations, dual-emissions support, abstracted repayments, and...Read More
With a swath of Bitcoin spot ETF applications knocking at the regulators’ doorsteps, it’s only a matter of time before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is forced to issue a decision on whether or not to approve them. Estimates show that the agency may approve the first application as early as August. First...Read More
The “BITCOIN” cryptocurrency has skyrocketed by over 300% in value over the past week – gains the world’s largest cryptocurrency could only hope to gain through a massive influx of investor capital. That said, a closer look shows that’s not exactly what happened. “BITCOIN” is actually the ticker symbol for a relatively new meme token,...Read More
Bitcoin is currently attempting to be the star of the recovery show. In recent hours, Bitcoin has once again caught the attention of investors and traders as it sparked a renewed surge toward the $30,000 mark from a critical support level that it touched yesterday. This surge has left many questioning whether it is the...Read More
The Solana network has not suffered any outages in the last five months and has been 100% uptime since February. The enhanced network performance marks a striking transformation from the previous year when layer-1 network outages caused severe disruptions. A new report released by Solana Foundation stated that the subsequent upgrades, including the rollout of...Read More
As the crypto market swiftly turned bearish from yesterday’s scarcely bullish outlook, top coins have found new support zones. Interestingly, amidst this downturn, MakerDao’s MKR stands strong as it recorded massive gains. Today, MKR soared higher with massive gains, adding nearly 20% to its value. Despite this impressive rally, MKR’s price has recently experienced a...Read More
The Department of Justice (DOJ) of the United States plans to reinforce its team responsible for investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes with more prosecutors. The unit will also have a new leader, with Claudia Quiroz replacing Eun Young Choi at the helm. The team has played a major role in many of the DOJ’s crypto cases, such...Read More
[Press Release – Seoul, South Korea, July 21st, 2023] Superblock, a contributor to Over Protocol, has raised $8 million from prominent companies and VCs in South Korea across two funding rounds. Investors included SK, Netmarble, DSC, E&Investment, Schmidt, SpringCamp, and NaverZ. Ben (Jae-Yun) Kim, the founder of Superblock, said: “We are deeply diving into the...Read More
The bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this week – titled the Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement (CANSEE) Act – that seeks to regulate the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has caused quite a stir. Cypto advocacy groups are voicing objection to the bill arguing that such an approach would stifle innovation in the United States. Coin Center, for...Read More
The stablecoin market witnessed a declining market capitalization for the 16th consecutive month. According to the latest crypto analytics platform, CCData, the figure fell by 0.82% to $127 billion in July, hitting the lowest level since August 2021. The market cap dominance of stablecoins also plummeted to 10.3% from 10.5% in July. On the brighter...Read More
FTX Trading has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the former CEO of the exchange Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), and some people from his inner cycle to recoup more than $1 billion, which they supposedly misappropriated before the company’s demise. Numerous regulators and fallen investors have accused the previous management team of the marketplace of orchestrating a...Read More
On July 21, prominent on-chain analyst Willy Woo said that there were early signs that Bitcoin consolidation is nearing completion. The asset has been very tightly range-bound for the past month. The longer-term view stretching back four months also shows sideways trading between larger boundaries. Futures demand is currently moving the market, said Woo before...Read More
[Press Release – Singapore, Singapore, July 20th, 2023] OpenEx Closed Funding Round to build an industry-unique hybrid exchange model that integrates centralization and decentralization, aiming to be the Hybrid,CEX+DEX, where certified partners can act as their own liquidity provider. OpenEx today announced it has its Pre-A close for a valuation of 50 Million USD. The...Read More
In a recent analysis, renowned crypto market technical analyst Ali Martinez has drawn attention to Bitcoin’s positive signals, indicating a potential uptrend for the world’s leading cryptocurrency. Martinez’s focus on the TD Sequential, a widely respected technical indicator, revealed a crucial buy signal on Bitcoin’s 12-hour chart. This buy signal coincided with the formation of...Read More
