Over the weekend, the total trading volume on Friend.tech exceeded $10 million, the highest for several weeks. However, industry analyst Colin Wu said, “This may be exit behavior.” Ethereum is being withdrawn from the platform as keys are being redeemed at a faster rate than they are being minted, according to Dune Analytics. Friend.tech ETH...Read More
The downward trend in 2023 has failed to deter the steady pace of deals and investments in the digital market space. Binance Research’s latest report revealed that a substantial share of this sustained growth came from gaming and infrastructure projects. While the traditional VC share surged to 45% since the beginning of the year, the...Read More
United States prosecutors arrested three people for allegedly stealing $10 million from financial institutions and laundering the stolen funds using cryptocurrency exchanges. The individuals could each get up to over 80 years in prison if found guilty of the allegations. Defrauding Banks and Channeling Proceeds to Crypto Exchanges A press release by the U.S. Attorney’s...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its latest report revealed that the number of enforcement actions filed in the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) increased by three percent from the previous record in the financial year of 2022. Some of the enforcement actions involved heavyweights in the crypto industry, with various accusations against cryptocurrency...Read More
Unstoppable Domains is currently facing criticism for allegedly appropriating the open-source advancements of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) through the filing of a patent named “Resolving Blockchain Domain Names” in January this year. In an open letter, Nick Johnson, the lead developer of ENS, expressed significant concerns about Unstoppable Domains’ patent applications related to blockchain...Read More
Ripple Labs and the SEC are in discovery for the remedies phase of the Ripple case until February. Meanwhile, Gary Gensler recently gave a speech in which he quoted the first SEC chair, Joseph P. Kennedy. That’s what started the X skirmish between the Commission and members of the crypto industry. Gary Gensler’s SEC Remarks...Read More
The United States has persistently stumbled in delivering clear regulatory guidance for digital assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presides over instruments and assets deemed as securities, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates the trading of derivatives on commodities. This landscape leaves a regulatory gap for digital assets that defy the categorization...Read More
The Dogecoin team made an exciting announcement on X this week, revealing that Astrobotic has scheduled the launch of a physical DOGE to the moon. Notably, the coin will be included in the DHL Moonbox and transported via ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket on December 23, 2023. Dogecoin to the Moon The initiative traces back to...Read More
XRP token prices pared back profits the week ending Sat, Nov 18. After a wild mid-October run-up from $0.49 to $0.72, XRP fell to $0.61 by Sunday morning Tokyo time. Meanwhile, the notorious XRP case attorney John Deaton took to X to remind readers that “XRP is a utility token at its core.” Amicus Lawyer...Read More
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The futurist investment management firm is one of several awaiting SEC approval for a spot Bitcoin ETF product. In a recent interview, CEO Cathie Wood said “something has changed” at the agency as they handle her fund’s application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. Bitcoin price has whipsawed this week, pumping as high as $37,900 from...Read More
Kazakhstan officially introduced its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge, on November 15th, operating within a “limited environment with real users.” The National Bank of Kazakhstan initiated the pilot phase in collaboration with second-tier banks and their clients. While the Central Asian country’s plans for a CBDC date back to 2021, it wasn’t...Read More
Research conducted by TRM Labs reveals that the growth rate of crypto-denominated fentanyl sales has slowed down in 2023. The first three quarters of the year saw an increase of just under 60% in these sales, a sharp decline from the 155% average growth rate recorded since 2019. TRM Labs Study Shows Slowdown in Crypto...Read More
The crypto space is constantly evolving, with new ideas and projects emerging now and then. The steady growth is attracting more people and, in turn, giving top names in the industry more influence. Crypto tax software firm CoinLedger has compiled a list of the most popular personalities in the digital asset industry using their respective...Read More
Crypto cybersecurity firm Unciphered has unearthed a decade-old crypto wallet bug affecting browser-based wallets generated between 2011 and 2015. The bug may allow nefarious actors to steal up to $2.1 billion from wallets on various networks, including Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Zcash (ZEC). Discovering An Ancient Bug In an interview with the...Read More
The native token of the Yearn Finance ecosystem has plummeted by 40% overnight, which led to certain speculations within the community of a potential exit scam. Yearn Finance is among the most popular and prominent DeFi players, and it just recently hinted about an upcoming launch of its platform’s newest version, which questions the exit...Read More
BlackRock’s competition has heightened as Fidelity – a renowned financial giant with $4.5 trillion in assets under management – has filed for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). Fidelity Goes for Ethereum ETF In a filing submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 17, Fidelity outlined its plans to list and...Read More
Despite unfavorable economic conditions and the persistent bear market, institutional cryptocurrency adoption has been on the rise. Investors have remained resilient and expressed optimism and strong sentiment about crypto’s role in the future of financial settlements. A recent survey conducted by leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase found that 64% of institutional investors currently investing in...Read More
Stani Kulechov – the founder of Aave Companies – has announced that the network of blockchain entities and ventures that he created has rebranded as Avara. Rebranding to Reflect New Priorities According to Kulechov, the name change reflects Avara’s new mission to go beyond DeFi by bringing Web3 to “all users globally with different kinds...Read More
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a new protocol for on-chain payments. The new open-source Onchain Payment Protocol is an update to Coinbase’s Commerce product. According to a blog post, the new protocol will simplify and standardize on-chain payments for currencies available on Base, Polygon, and other Ethereum Virtual Machine networks, offering volatility-free payments...Read More
Digital asset manager CoinShares announced securing an exclusive option to acquire Valkyrie Funds – the exchange-traded fund (ETF) division of Valkyrie Investments. The strategic acquisition option represents the next phase of CoinShares’ penetration into the US market, following the launch of CoinShares Hedge Fund Solutions in September this year. The option for CoinShares to acquire...Read More
Mastercard’s blockchain and digital assets lead for Asia-Pacific, Ashok Venkateswaran, has expressed skepticism about the wide adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This comes as countries globally explore CBDCs, with only 11 having adopted them, 53 in advanced planning stages, and 46 researching the topic as of June, according to data from the Atlantic...Read More
14 Ukrainian officials underwent specialized training in the investigation of modern financial crimes during a course held in Vienna, Austria, from November 14 to 17. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSEC) reported that a group of supervisory and law enforcement officials from Ukraine was exposed to advanced methods and tools essential for...Read More
Joana Cotar, a German Bundestag (federal parliament) representative, has publicly endorsed Bitcoin as a legal tender in Germany. This endorsement surfaced in a recent interview, where Cotar shared her aspirations to integrate Bitcoin into the mainstream financial landscape of Germany. Further, Cotar unveiled plans to initiate a “preliminary examination” to formulate a legal framework for...Read More
Crypto startup investment company Republic has selected Avalanche as the blockchain to launch its native token, the Republic Note, as part of its mission to democratize private market investing. According to an announcement seen by CryptoPotato, Republic chose Avalanche for the launch due to the network’s scale, speed, and customizability, with intentions to expand its...Read More
Bitcoin has demonstrated remarkable market strength recently, as evidenced by on-chain analysis revealing a surge in BTC whale activity for transactions over $10 million. This increase now constitutes 30% of the recent transaction volume, matching a peak observed only once in 2023. This resurgence indicates renewed market confidence, driven by Bitcoin’s price movements and anticipation...Read More
Major stablecoin issuer Tether is looking to inject $500 million into bitcoin mining operations as part of the company’s plans to become one of the largest miners in the world. With the firm currently building bitcoin mining facilities in South America and Central America, the USDT issuer also has ambitious plans to contribute one percent...Read More
Avalanche (AVAX) has surged to its highest price since August 2022, topping $24 today. Furthermore, the layer-1 blockchain token is the market’s top performer at the moment with nearly every other high-cap coin taking losses. AVAX has doubled in price over the past fortnight and made a whopping 166% over the last month, but what...Read More
Traders in Asia, especially South Korea, have played a major role in driving the unexpected surge in digital asset market volume. Data from CCData reveals a significant rise in market share for South Korean-based exchanges. In November, their market share surged to 12.9%, a significant increase from the 5.2% recorded in January. This rise aligns...Read More
With U.S. spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs now a realistic prospect, some experts are questioning whether their approval will impact the market as much as a Bitcoin (BTC) equivalent. Bitwise – the world’s largest crypto index fund manager – says they won’t be. In conversation with CryptoPotato, the firm’s analyst Juan Leon explained why. Ignorance Of...Read More
