Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its U.S. subsidiary, Binance U.S, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have negotiated a tentative settlement, which is awaiting approval from a federal court. The proposed agreement would restrict client money on the Binance.US crypto exchange to only the staff of
June 17, 2023 2 mins read
After almost a decade in business, San Francisco’s Wyre, a cryptocurrency payments startup, has announced shutdown, citing the problems of the crypto winter rather than any strong “regulatory agency direction” in the U.S. On June 16th, the firm said it will be shutting down in order to “protect the best
June 17, 2023 1 min read
On Thursday, Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block announced the launch of an open beta test for its Bitkey self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. To securely transfer Bitcoin from Coinbase or CashApp to the wallet “without the friction of standard ‘copy and paste,’” the beta already contains unique interfaces with both services. Block,
June 16, 2023 2 mins read
After a rough couple of weeks, the cryptocurrency market is starting to trend upward again. After the interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the price of Bitcoin dropped below $25,000. The statements made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell prompted the sell-off, even though a halt to rate rises
June 16, 2023 2 mins read
To build a regulatory framework and introduce clear regulations and standards for the crypto business. The US Financial Services Committee will vote in the coming weeks on a comprehensive digital asset bill. This comes after a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee on clarifying the framework and regulation
June 14, 2023 2 mins read
Adidas, one of the world’s largest apparel giants, collaborated with the well-known digital artist Fewocious to create a tangible shoe that will be sold with an NFT redemption pass. To further their exploration into the “art of play,” Fewocious and Adidas have collaborated on a limited-edition NFT mint pass titled
June 14, 2023 2 mins read
This month, under a regulatory sandbox, the Bank of Thailand will start a pilot project to test a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for use in retail transactions. Local media have reported that three payment processors would take part. Up to 10,000 participants will be a part of this August-long
June 13, 2023 2 mins read
Algorand (ALGO), Decentraland (MANA), Polygon (MATIC), and Dash (DASH) purchases on the retail trading platform eToro have been temporarily disabled for customers located in the United States as a result of a recent lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) designating these tokens as securities. A few days before,
June 13, 2023 2 mins read
Peter Schiff, an economist and gold obsessive, has returned with more dire predictions for the American economy. On Friday, he tweeted that the Federal Reserve had ruined the American financial system, pointing out that without government intervention, it would fail. As Schiff put it: “Bank of America pays just .05%
June 12, 2023 2 mins read
If President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party don’t stop their “war against crypto,” they’ll lose the support of young people, who are critical to their success in office, say the Winklevoss twins. Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, tweeted on June 10 that the Democrats’ anti-crypto position
June 12, 2023 2 mins read
