Bitcoin now at its pre-FTX collapse level
At press time, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $21,507.97. Bitcoin price has surpassed where it stood on November 5 just prior to the FTX collapse....
SEC’s fines in crypto enforcement actions hit $2.6B in 2022
The SEC’s first crypto-related enforcement action was in July 2013. The agency has brought 127 such actions since, with 30 of these in 2022 representing...
WEF 2023: CBDCs need to find a ‘real problem’ to solve, says SARB governor
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago highlighted issues surrounding the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at the World Economic Forum (WEF)...
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood says XCM v3 merged
XCM works across chains, smart contracts and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It also supports communication between networks with different consensus mechanisms, like between Bitcoin and Polkadot....
Coinbase halts operations in Japan, customers to withdraw assets
Coinbase has announced that it has stopped its operations in Japan. The exchange has cited “market conditions” for the move. Customers are advised to withdraw...
EU postpones final vote on MiCA for the second time in two months
The final vote on the European Union’s (EU) much-awaited set of crypto rules, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA), was deferred to...
CFTC commissioner calls for global industry standards in crypto regulation
Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner, has recently called on regulators to provide clearer guidance on crypto assets in 2023. In an interview with...
Shiba Inu makes 20% jump after listing on Upbit
At press time, Shiba Inu was trading at $0.00001233. Upbit now allows users to trade SHIB against won. Upbit is the most popular crypto exchange...
WEF panel discusses the coming tokenized economy
In a wide-ranging discussion, a panel of blockchain industry personalities at the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded that the economy will become increasingly tokenized in...
SEC leaked crypto miners’ personal information during investigation: Report
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has reportedly leaked the names and email addresses of many crypto miners connected to blockchain firm...