Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 1.5 Years Downtrend
Tether’s USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.
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UK Won’t Excuse Ignorance in the Hunt for Unpaid Crypto Taxes, Experts Say
The government could use a number of different ways to track down crypto tax evaders, CoinDesk was told.
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.
Binance Settlements Could End Death-Spiral Fears – And Might Be Good News
The crypto exchange Binance’s expensive deal with U.S. prosecutors this week bears harsh consequences, but could mean a positive outlook for the company in the long term.
UK’s Proposed Crypto Rules Could Drive Away Foreign Firms, Lawyers Say
The government has said it won’t extend certain regulatory exemptions reserved for foreign TradFi firms to crypto.
Market Sees 59% Odds Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty on All Charges – But There’s a Catch
Traders on crypto-powered Polymarket have bet a grand total of $4,512 on the question, underscoring the current limitations of prediction markets.
U.S. SEC’s Knock From Congressional Watchdog May Not Budge Crypto Accounting Policy
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair keeps chasing non-compliance in crypto, his agency was slammed by the watchdog Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its own compliance failure in issuing crypto accounting standards without treating the policy as a formal rule. So, what now? In practical terms, probably nothing much.
A Year After Sam Bankman-Fried’s Downfall, Solana and Other FTX Holdings Are Flying High
The value of FTX’s stake in Solana’s SOL token, for instance, has just added $1 billion in two weeks.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Post-Collapse Media Blitz Has Clearly Backfired
The FTX founder was grilled Monday by a prosecutor, who used the many words he said to journalists after his crypto company’s collapse against him.
Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Might Be Near, but Analysts Differ on Possible BTC Price Reaction
A fake report about BlackRock’s spot BTC ETF approval Monday spurred a short-lived bitcoin rally to $30,000.