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Should the government agency follow through with its Wells notice, the outcome could lead to more rules of the road for crypto, Brett Quick, head of government affairs at the global alliance firm, said.Read More

When the new boss of FTX, John J. Ray III, told The Wall Street Journal in January that he was thinking of rebooting the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange, the comment made a splash in the industry. But interviews with major trading firms who once did business at FTX raise questions about whether there’s really anything worth…Read More

Virtual land trading spiked this past quarter with 147,000 trades generating $311 million in trading volume, according to a new report.Read More

Quasar is optimized for managing DeFi investments across multiple blockchains.Read More

By taking aim at high-profile targets including Coinbase, Justin Sun and Lindsey Lohan, the SEC showed it doesn’t have the resources to effectively police the crypto industry.Read More

The decision follows a turbulent period during which USDC temporarily lost its dollar peg when key banking partner SVB collapsed.Read More

Much of the asset manager’s Sushi trove was deposited at Binance in the last 24 hours.Read More

Political attacks on CBDCs gives a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions, says Christopher Giancarlo, cofounder of the Digital Dollar Project.Read More

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The funding round was led by market maker and investment firm DWF Labs and gives the firm a valuation of $400 million.Read More

DRPC developers say Ethereum remains dependent on a few major centralized RPC players, which undermines ecosystem sustainability and security.Read More

Users likely claimed the tokens by interacting with the smart contract directly as blockchain scanners and the website were temporarily down.Read More

SVB’s epic failure occurred “at a bank that happened to deal with crypto customers” but “was not a crypto-induced problem,” said Mick Mulvaney. In the United States, crypto reform legislation isn’t the province of a single political party, and that’s why a former U.S. Congressman, who also played a prominent role in the Trump administration,…Read More

By taking control of one’s own digital assets and private keys, individuals and institutions can ensure the security and flexibility of their assets. Staking on centralized exchanges and staking in decentralized finance (DeFi) are two distinct methods of participating in blockchain networks and earning rewards. While both involve holding onto and “staking” assets, the way…Read More

A group of Web3 professionals took the stage at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 to discuss how current innovations will shape the future of ethics in Web3. Web3’s pervasiveness into mainstream industries has begun to raise questions about the ethics needed to operate in the space. During the second day of Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) 2023,…Read More

1inch Network co-founder Sergej Kunz highlighted that mass adoption means people understand “the noncustodial way.“ Sergej Kunz, the co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 1inch Network, sat down with Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall at Paris Blockchain Week 2023. The duo discussed various topics, including the limitations of investing for ordinary people, what mass adoption looks…Read More

Eche Emole, the co-founder of Afropolitan, explains how the nation-state experiment has failed, especially in Africa, and how blockchain can be used to reimagine a new state. On episode 12 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan, explains what it means to build a country on the blockchain.From an event and media…Read More

Ethereum price has turned oversold against Bitcoin, raising the possibility of a rebound in the coming weeks. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues its multimonth downtrend against Bitcoin (BTC) in March, rising 5.5% versus the latter’s 19.5% gains on a month-to-date timeframe.Bitcoin overshadows Ethereum amid banking crisisAs of March 23, the ETH/BTC pair was down…Read More

Joining the Silvergate Exchange Network in 2019, Kraken is now looking for new ACH funding options. Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is experiencing difficulties with the withdrawal and deposit channel related to the automated clearing house (ACH) via Silvergate.Kraken has reportedly notified its users that it will be unable to support ACH deposits and withdrawals starting…Read More

As crypto traders became wary of making investment decisions amid the Terra collapse in 2022, scammers shifted to free giveaways and romance scams. While scammers can also feel the chill of the crypto winter as scam revenue drops by 46%, some continue to adapt and thrive despite the bear market. In a crypto crime webinar focusing…Read More

After an eventful opening day that saw discussions around the impact of Web3 and the growing adoption of the tech, Cointelegraph is all set to bring the key updates from the second day of the Summit at PBW 2023. Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) kicked off its fourth year as one of the world’s largest conferences…Read More

The CEO of Independent Reserve says Hong Kong’s “friendly” licensing regime makes it a worthy destination to set up shop, but there are other factors to consider. Australia-based crypto exchange Independent Reserve is looking at opportunities to set up shop in Hong Kong as the city continues efforts to become a cryptocurrency hub. Set to take…Read More

Brian Armstrong made the interesting analogy when asked to explain the firm’s recent “Wells notice” in “NFL terms.“ Brian Armstrong, the co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, has compared the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “soccer refs” in a game of pickleball, criticizing U.S. regulators for not being able to “agree…Read More

DeFi was on the agenda at the CFTC’s tech committee meeting, with crypto execs explaining and discussing the space with the regulator. The United States commodities regulator received a crash course on decentralized finance (DeFi) on March 22. Crypto executives briefed the regulator on key issues affecting the space, including exploits, decentralization and digital identities.As…Read More