Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin ‘coin days destroyed’ metric jumps to 2-month highs
A large transfer of Bitcoin associated with U.S. law enforcement likely caused a spike in…
Month: March 2023
Hexa Raises $20.5 Million to Take Real Objects to the Metaverse
Hexa, a 3D modeling company, has raised $20.5 million in its latest funding round to…
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial,…
Compass Mining Alerts Bitcoin Miners of Changes in Bitmain’s ASIC Design
Compass Mining, a bitcoin mining firm, published a blog post stating that Bitmain, the company…
India subjects crypto transactions to anti-money laundering law
The operators face an obligation to store the transactions’ data for ten years and pass…
Silk Road Bitcoin for sale? US government-linked addresses transfer $1B in BTC
US law enforcement agencies have confiscated thousands of BTC from Silk Road over the years…
How blockchain empowers women in developing economies
Blockchain technology is empowering women in developing countries with financial freedom and improved access to…
European Commission to ensure ‘healthy competition’ in the metaverse
Margrethe Vestager, the competition commissioner, stressed the need to anticipate and plan for changes in…
89% still trust centralized custodians despite 2022’s collapses: Survey
A January survey from Paxos found that 89% of respondents still trusted “intermediaries” to hold…
Debate over 2FA using SMS after sim-swapping victim sues Coinbase
While members of the crypto community are doubtful the lawsuit against Coinbase will be successful,…
Lawyers picnic: FTX counsel and advisors rake in $34M in January
Millions have been invoiced from a host of law firms, investment bankers, consultants and financial…
Jack Dorsey’s Block asks for input on proposed ‘mining development kit’
Block’s mining hardware product lead, Naoise Irwin, has asked for pointers on a proposed hardware…
Russian Crypto Industry Association Asks Putin to Help With Regulations
The organization representing Russia’s crypto and blockchain sector has urged Vladimir Putin to spur regulatory…
North Macedonia Says Bomb Threats Come From Russia, Crypto Used to Hide Origin
The government of North Macedonia believes that an ongoing wave of false bomb threats against…
Fed Chair Powell on Crypto: We See Turmoil, Fraud, Lack of Transparency, Run Risk
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has outlined several risks related to crypto activities during a…