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Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, warned Monday that regulators may need to introduce limits on the use of stablecoins in payments to prevent potential threats to financi… Read More

The European Union has approved the world's first comprehensive package of rules aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry, with the aim of protecting consumers from potential risks. T… Read More

Crypto billionaire Arthur Hayes believes that the average user of crypto attributes greater importance to ease of use over decentralization, raising questions over how this factor could impa… Read More

Standard Chartered predicts that bitcoin's value could jump to $100,000 by the end of 2024, based on the current stress in the traditional banking sector. Bitcoin has seen a rise in price in… Read More

ALSO: Although Do Kwon is in a lot of trouble, his lawyers have raised a legitimate issue about crypto regulation in the U.S, and the SEC’s quest for unlimited jurisdiction over the as… Read More

The cryptocurrency market has been facing headwinds today, with Bitcoin (BTC) experiencing a decline below $27,500 and Ether (ETH) approaching the $1,800 mark. Concerns regarding interest r… Read More

Users in Russia report they once again can use locally issued Mastercard and Visa cards to deposit money on the crypto exchange more than a year following a wartime prohibition on such trans… Read More

Patrick McHenry is seeking to push his own stablecoin bill through Congress but faces Democrat skepticism via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

The startup provides technological infrastructure for institutional credit across centralized and decentralized finance. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

Several of the largest creditors of troubled Singaporean crypto exchange Holdnaut have indicated that the want the company to be placed in liquidation as opposed to a restructuring, accordin… Read More

The firm issued IOU tokens to its users after it froze withdrawals in September. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

The initiative will come with technical and monetary support for early-stage Web3 developers. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

Intimate group discussions at Consensus 2023 will seek solutions to the crypto industry’s thorniest challenges. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Source Read More

Decentralized Finance protocol DFlow would bring a controversial practice in the equities market into the world of decentralized finance. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Pri… Read More

South Korea is edging closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) launch, with a new draft law set to create legal terminology for CBDCs. Herald Kyungjae reported that a new bill will… Read More

The investment arm of the Web3 infrastructure giant, last valued at $10 billion, continues to find new ways to back early-stage founders. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Pri… Read More

ALSO: CoinDesk’s Pete Pachal and Daniel Kuhn outline important themes at Consensus 2023 conference, which opens Wednesday in Austin, Texas. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News… Read More

Santiment, a cryptocurrency analytics platform, is telling Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts to exercise caution as several on-chain metrics for the digital asset raise concerns. In a recent blog p… Read More

Funds structured as stablecoin issuer Circle’s Blackrock-managed USDC reserve fund “generally will be deemed ineligible” for the New York Federal Reserve’s reverse re… Read More

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has shrugged off concerns about sudden movements in long-term dormant wallets, as well as ongoing regulatory uncertainty with Coinbase now suing the US SEC for a lack… Read More

BTC climbed Tuesday afternoon as Google and Microsoft’s first-quarter earnings surpassed expectations. Both equities and Treasury yields were down on Tuesday, however. via CoinDesk: Bi… Read More

FTX.US last purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Et… Read More

Joseph Seibert, formerly head of its digital assets at Signature Bank, has brought over part of his risk and compliance team and a blockchain payments specialist. via CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethe… Read More

The co-founder and president of news site nft now, a speaker at this year’s Consensus, discusses why Web3 has a mental health problem and the future of tokenized media. via CoinDesk: B… Read More

As the “crypto winter” comes to an end, according to Standard Chartered, Bitcoin’s future looks increasingly promising. The bank’s optimistic outlook suggests that BT… Read More

The SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, has said that crypto exchanges must comply with existing regulations and treat cryptocurrencies like securities. This is in response to Coinbase's recent laws… Read More

Vijay Ayyar, a senior executive at cryptocurrency exchange Luno and one of its earliest employees, is leaving the company. Ayyar, who is Luno’s vice president of corporate development… Read More

The B.C. Securities Commission alleges a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud by diverting customer asset… Read More

The Importance of Preparing for a Financial Crisis The debt ceiling is being approached as two major banks close permanently in the same month. More and more countries no longer want the dol… Read More

Gold summary for April 2023. Having surged 7.6% higher in March, gold enjoyed momentum in early April from recession worries, and hopes that the US Federal Reserve may pause or slow its… Read More

Bitcoin fell to start the week, extending losses from a sharp drop over the weekend following reports by one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world about “congestion” on th… Read More

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The blockchain firm Ripple has acquired Swiss startup Metaco, which will help Ripple expand its international presence and widen its range of services. The acquisition comes as the crypto in… Read More

Introduction to Low-Cost Bitcoin Mining Strategies Bitcoin mining is the process of verifying and adding transaction records to the public ledger, known as the blockchain. I… Read More

Using the Heat From Bitcoin Miners (GPUs) for Home or Office Heating Bitcoin mining is a process that involves solving complex mathematical problems in order to verify transactions and add… Read More

BlackRock has filed an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the iShares Bitcoin Trust, taking the first steps towards launching a spot bitcoin exchange-traded… Read More

Bitcoin has risen more than 12% since the beginning of June and reached its highest level since April 14, with its price topping $30,000, according to Coin Metrics data. While the rise has b… Read More

Netflix has discontinued its basic plan in Canada, leaving a gap between its ad-supported plan and the standard plan. The IRL social app has shut down after an investigation revealed that 95… Read More

Chinese investors and a Samoan high chief have proposed the creation of a cryptocurrency and stock trading hub in Samoa, presenting their plans at an event in Hong Kong. However, the Samoan… Read More

Didi Taihuttu, the patriarch of the 'Bitcoin Family,' has developed a custom trading algorithm called the "Didi BAM BAM" that incorporates moon cycles to guide his investing decisions. Taihu… Read More

Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government (NUG) plans to launch an online bank, Spring Development Bank, that uses cryptocurrency to disrupt the flow of foreign currency to banks controlled… Read More

Crypto startup Worldcoin has faced a setback in Kenya as authorities suspended its iris-scanning activities over security and privacy concerns. The company is working with relevant authoriti… Read More

SoftBank's Vision Fund has filed a lawsuit against the founders of social media startup IRL, accusing them of inflating user metrics, deceiving the fund about performance, and defrauding it… Read More

The article discusses Prague's Institute of Crypto Anarchy, a retrofitted factory building called Paralelní Polis, where hackers and activists gather to promote decentralized technolo… Read More

Asia is positioning itself as a more attractive destination for cryptocurrency investors due to its clearer and faster regulatory framework compared to the United States. Hong Kong has opene… Read More

Two founders of Tornado Cash, a Russian cryptocurrency mixer, have been charged with laundering over $1 billion in criminal proceeds. Roman Storm was arrested in Washington state, while Roma… Read More

Cryptocurrency company Ripple has announced its acquisition of crypto infrastructure startup Fortress Trust. The deal will give Ripple a license in Nevada and allow it to expand beyond its c… Read More

Portugal has emerged as a popular crypto haven, with Lisbon being named the most important crypto hub in the world. The country's tax breaks and "profound DeFi scene" are cited as reasons fo… Read More

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin believes that "clear heads will prevail" in the legal battles between the SEC and crypto firms over whether crypto tokens are considered securities. Lubin st… Read More

JPMorgan's UK digital bank, Chase UK, has announced that it will block customers from purchasing cryptocurrency assets starting from October 16. The decision is aimed at protecting customers… Read More

Sam Bankman-Fried, the defendant in a criminal trial set to start on Tuesday, opposes allowing a Ukraine-based FTX customer to testify remotely. The customer, referred to as "FTX Customer-1… Read More

FTX customers who lost money in the bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency exchange remain optimistic about the industry and plan to continue investing, according to a new documentary. Despite not… Read More

Jury selection has begun in the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces the possibility of a long prison term if convicted. Prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried defrauded th… Read More

The crypto industry's "winter" phase in the US has led many projects and investors to turn to Asia for growth opportunities. The region's growing crypto adoption and favorable policy develop… Read More

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried told jurors in his criminal trial on Friday that he didn’t commit fraud, and that he thought the crypto exchange’s outside expenditures, like paying… Read More

Standard Chartered-owned crypto security firm Zodia Custody is launching its services in Hong Kong, as part of its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Zodia helps financial institutions… Read More

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, is facing potential life sentence if convicted on charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Prosecutors argued that $10 billion in cus… Read More

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, is entering its final stretch, with jurors being offered free pizza and Uber rides home. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has extended the cou… Read More

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against Manmohan Surendra Panda and other Pakistani intelligence operatives for their involvement in an espionage racket. Pan… Read More

The price of the Solana token has surged by nearly 18% to $65.65 amid a rally in altcoins and positive remarks from Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest. Wood praised Solana's performance and stat… Read More