Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Key takeaways
CFTC chair Rostin Behnam believes that stablecoins and Ether are going to be commodities.
The CFTC has always maintained that Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies are commodities.
Behnam has called for a proper regulatory fr...
Cryptocoins News / CoinStats - 2 years ago
Public-key cryptography (PKC) is an asymmetric encryption technique that relies on a pair of keys to secure data communication. The public key is the encryption key shared with everyone to receive transactions, and the private key is the decryption...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
A recent survey by Paxos revealed that a majority of US crypto holders still trust banks, exchanges, and mobile payment apps for custody of their assets. Despite high-profile collapses and poor risk management practices, crypto owners continue to tru...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Over 50,000 Bitcoin, valued at $1 billion, were transferred from multiple wallets linked to US law enforcement seizures. Approximately 9,861 BTC was sent to Coinbase, while the rest were internal transfers. The BTC was seized from the Silk Road marke...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Indian government has imposed anti-money laundering (AML) standards on crypto, subjecting a range of crypto transactions to the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PLMA) 2002. The PLMA obliges financial institutions to maintain a record of all tr...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Russian Association of Crypto Industry and Blockchain (RACIB) has written an open letter to President Vladimir Putin urging him to address the risks of delayed cryptocurrency regulations in Russia. The letter argues that Russia has been too slow...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Binance NFT has expanded its marketplace by adding support for Polygon network, allowing users to trade NFTs using their Binance accounts. However, only selected ERC-721 NFT Collections on the Polygon network are currently available on the platform,...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Snark.art and OG.Art's Heterosis project has launched a collection of dynamic NFT flowers that can be bred and customized by users. The project creates two virtual flower markets and is housed in a metaverse greenhouse that can be accessed via variou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Given the difficulties with classification, BaFin highlights the freedom of nonfungible tokens from licensing demands. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of G...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Transform Ventures has co-invested in Alpha Transform Holdings, a new holding company aiming to support the blockchain ecosystem through investments via two new funds. The merger of select assets from Transform Ventures and Alpha Sigma Capital’s pare...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Bitcoin Ordinals, the ability to permanently store data on the Bitcoin blockchain, are a controversial topic within the cryptocurrency community. However, builders and CEOs of Bitcoin-focused companies see potential for the technology, despite concer...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
A European asset manager, Amundi, believes that the ongoing cryptocurrency industry collapse does not mean that digital assets like Bitcoin are doomed to fail. Despite BTC's inability to protect investors from rising inflation, its limited supply may...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Coinbase has introduced Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) to provide enterprises with a customizable on-chain wallet API for easier customer onboarding, loyalty programs, and in-game purchases. The WaaS infrastructure features multi-party computation (MPC)...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Mt. Gox creditors have another month to file for their claims as the registration deadline was pushed back by another month. The registration dates for Mt. Gox credito...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
A U.S. judge denied the request to consolidate, saying that the defendants had not had the opportunity to respond. A federal judge has refused to consolidate several p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The proposed stablecoin, the Satoshi Nakamoto Dollar, aims to be entirely free from any movements of the U.S. dollar, which require banking services. While United Stat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Bitcoin ordinals have been the most hyped-up Web3 trend of 2023 so far. How do ordinals compare to traditional NFTs, and what are the opportunities? Ordinals vs. tradi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Jimmy Fallon wants out of the BAYC trademark case, while Blur is responsible for the NFT market’s three-month high. Lawyers for Jimmy Fallon, star of NBC’s long-runnin...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
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Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The demise of the crypto-friendly bank has prompted discussion about who tipped the first domino, and where crypto firms can turn for their banking needs. The voluntar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they’re still waiting on evidence from federal prosecutors and may need more time to prepare a defense. Lawyers representing FTX found...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
In the tug-of-war between the United States regulators over control of crypto assets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair has tripled-down on his stance that Ether and stablec...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Co-founder Pablo Renato Rodriguez and three senior promoters all recently pled guilty to the charges, while the other founder pleaded guilty in October 2021. Six peop...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Silvergate Capital Corp says it has decided to wind down operations.
The crypto company will liquidate the Silvergate Bank as well.
Silvergate stock is now down close to 75% versus the start of 2023.
Shares of Silvergate Capital Corp (NYSE: SI) cra...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The CEO and chairman of the United Kingdom's financial regulator took a grim tone as they discussed crypto regulation but conceded that they’re the ones who have to do it....