Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia’s biggest cyber attack
The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data...
Coinbase wins $470K restitution in insider trading case
The brother of a former Coinbase employee has agreed to pay the cryptocurrency exchange nearly $470,000 for his role in an insider trading scheme.According to...
Circle and BlockFi questioned on banking with SVB by Warren and AOC
Executives at the stablecoin issuer Circle and the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi have been questioned by two members of Congress investigating the so-called “mutual backscratching...
The feds must rein in crypto-financed terrorism
While regulators and policymakers dither and try to decide if cryptocurrencies have a future in the economy, early adopters, including terrorists and violent extremists, are...
What is the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade?
Key takeaways Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade is slated for April 12th For the first time, users will be able to unstake their ETH There is currently...
Wyoming defends crypto-friendly bank charter regime in Custodia Bank’s lawsuit with Fed
The U.S. state of Wyoming has requested to intervene in the case between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve System, seeking to defend its framework...
Bitcoin miner stock CleanSpark has upside to $12, analyst say
H.C. Wainwright reiterates CleanSpark Inc its top pick for 2023. Analyst Mike Colonnese explained why in a research note today. CleanSpark stock is already up...
French central bank looks at certification, incorporation as part of DeFi regulation
The Banque de France has contributed to the discussion of European crypto asset regulation with a close examination of decentralized finance (DeFi) and potential approaches...
Bitcoin holds $30K, but some pro traders are skeptical about BTC price continuation
Bitcoin (BTC) price has finally broken the $30,000 level after the key price zone lasted as a ten months resistance level. BTC price rallied 6.5%...
OKX to temporarily halt deposits and withdrawals of some tokens on April 12
The temporary halt is planned to take only one hour. The halt is related to tomorrow’s Ethereum Shapella upgrade. The affected tokens are mainly ERC-20...