Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues
Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.
COP28 and Bitcoin: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?
COP28 kicks off in the UAE this week. While it is likely to deliver the usual ineffective hand-wringing, at significant cost, this year there is a twist: the presence of Bitcoin delegates shows just how far the industry has come, says Noelle Acheson.
Hong Kong Chief Says Regulators May Get Powers to Crack Down on Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges: Report
The Securities and Futures Commission said it does not have the power to close unlicensed crypto exchanges.
U.S. Treatment of CZ, Binance Is ‘Absurd:’ Arthur Hayes
The former BitMEX CEO said the record-breaking penalties against Binance represent an institutional bias against the transformative impact of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Dogecoin Now Held at 5M Crypto Addresses, Though Concentration Remains a Concern
DOGE’s market value has risen 14% to almost $11 billion this month.
TRM Labs Partners With Aussie Crypto Exchange Swyftx to Combat Scams
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has partnered with Australian cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx in an effort to combat scams in the nation.
Crypto Trading Firm Kronos Research Offers 10% Bounty to Hacker
Kronos Research was hacked in mid-November via stolen API keys, with the attacker making off with $25 million
Altcoin Rally Cools as Massive $650M Worth of Token Unlocks Loom Over Crypto Market
Several major alternative cryptocurrencies including DYDX, Optimism (OP) and SUI dropped sharply as massive token unlocks weighed on prices.
Breaking Down the Bankless Backlash
David Hoffman, cofounder, responds to criticism surrounding the media brand’s DAO. Should he have been more hands-on?
Coinbase Is Dominating a Key Bitcoin ETF Service. Can Anyone Else Join the Race?
The race to provide a key bit of infrastructure for bitcoin [BTC] ETFs – custody services – hasn’t actually been much of a race so far. Crypto exchange Coinbase has dominated so far, winning the job from the majority of applications from the likes of BlackRock, WisdomTree and Valkyrie.