Recently released records indicate that London-based crypto lending firm Nexo has completed the necessary procedures to have its subsidiaries, Nexo Financial Services Ltd. and Nexo Clearing and Custody Ltd., removed from the United Kingdom’s companies register. Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev was quoted in a recent Bloomberg article as saying the
May 12, 2023 1 min read
At least one state in the United States has proposed laws that would have far-reaching effects on the world of digital assets. In particular, a bill has been introduced in New York that would allow stablecoins to be used as payment for bail. If passed, Assembly Bill 7024 will update
May 11, 2023 1 min read
The newest development involves allegations of securities law breaches at the Montana Data Center. Which has led to a subpoena being issued to Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings by the U.S SEC. Marathon Digital said on Wednesday, May 10th, in filings: “The Company received an additional subpoena from the SEC
May 11, 2023 1 min read
Over $6 million worth of the stablecoin DEI used by the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol DEUS Finance was stolen. PeckShield, a blockchain security company, claims that on May 5 a hacker took advantage of a flaw in the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). More than $1.3 million was stolen in a
May 7, 2023 2 mins read
Local media outlets indicate that in 2022 after a new rule was passed to regulate the financial burden of cryptocurrency mining, the government of Kazakhstan collected 3.07 billion tenge (about $7 million) in tax payments from crypto mining businesses. As of April 27th, 2023, the government has earned 240 million
May 7, 2023 1 min read
The Ethereum Foundation dumped 15,000 ETH to a cryptocurrency exchange on Friday, one day after Ethereum developer Vitalik Buterin dropped 200 ETH. To cover overhead costs, the Ethereum Foundation sometimes sells a few Ether (ETH), and Vitalik Buterin often trades in the meme coins that accumulate in his wallet for
May 6, 2023 1 min read
FTX’s loss-making sale of the derivatives trading platform LedgerX was approved by a U.S. court today. On Thursday, Judge John Dorsey swiftly approved the sale to M7 Holdings, a private equity firm. When the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved a motion to allow the sale. LedgerX CEO Zach
May 5, 2023 2 mins read
On Thursday, Western Alliance Bank, the latest bank to be alleged to be approaching collapse amid mounting pressure on the US banking system, released a statement. Bank executives denied seeking buyers and claimed they had no plans to employ an outside consultant to evaluate strategic alternatives. The announcement was made
May 5, 2023 2 mins read
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has recently announced that it would no longer be granting new loans via its borrowing service Coinbase Borrow. According to a statement released by Coinbase on May 3, the service will be shut down permanently as of May 10. The crypto exchange, however, assured its clients
May 4, 2023 1 min read
NexeraID, the revolutionary self-sovereign identity issuance and verification solution from AllianceBlock, has joined the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the leading global Web standards body. By employing self-custodial or custodial wallets, NexeraID’s self-sovereign identity issuance and verification technology enables businesses to onboard customers to Web3 in an effortless manner. It
May 3, 2023 2 mins read