March saw the most financing for cryptocurrency firms in 18 months, as a result of a deluge of early-stage investments into crypto and blockchain-related businesses. As per statistics, over $1.4 billion has been invested in cryptocurrency firms. March was the biggest month for the sector’s fundraising since September 2022, when
Custodia Bank, a digital asset bank, had its request for a declaratory judgment denied by the U.S District Court for the District of Wyoming, which also rejected the bank’s request for a master account with the U.S Federal Reserve. But Custodia insists it is not giving up and is looking
The U.S SEC has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that requested the disclosure of information pertaining to any conflicts of interest in the SEC’s enforcement actions regarding crypto. The head of the government watchdog group Empower Oversight explained the reasoning for the decision to settle the case with the
In a post on X (previously Twitter) on Friday, Grayscale announced the establishment of a “dynamic income fund” that would invest in proof-of-stake tokens. The fund, which goes by the ticker symbol GDIF, is reserved for authorized investors who have a net worth of $2.2 million or more, according to
With its Initial Exchange Offering on Bybit, one of the top 2 exchanges in the world for derivatives volume and one of the top three exchanges globally by spot volume, Velar, the Bitcoin liquidity protocol that is bringing trillions of dollars in dormant capital to DeFi markets, is thrilled to
Unstable Protocol is working to revolutionize the rapidly growing Liquid Restaking Token Finance (LRTfi) space, having raised $2.5 million in its most recent seed investment round. Several ETH-aligned funds, including Lattice, Laser Digital (Nomura Group), Blockchain Founders Fund, Assouline Ventures, Agnostic Fund, Artichoke Capital, Black Edge Capital, NewTribe Capital, and
The U.S SEC has asked a New York court to consider the “severity” of Ripple Labs’ misbehavior as it seeks a settlement of almost $2 billion from the company. The SEC requested Judge Analisa Torres to authorize the fine. It comprises $876 million in disgorgement, $198 million in prejudgment interest,
Regulators in Portugal have spoken out against Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s artificial intelligence (AI) cryptocurrency project, and are investigating its data collecting efforts throughout the country. This is a major setback for the project. This setback experienced by a prominent AI-based cryptocurrency project quickly captured the attention of the whole globe,
First steps toward a central bank digital currency (CBDC) strategy are being developed by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE). Both retail and wholesale applications of CBDC are being considered. On March 23, the CBUAE and R3 and G42 Cloud, a division of the UAE-based AI holding
As a penultimate step toward creating a well-structured and secure ecosystem for crypto assets in the EU, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its final report on Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation. Along with the release of this important report, ESMA will launch its third consultation
