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Grayscale Officially Launches Bitcoin Mini Trust on NYSE Arca

Grayscale Investments has officially launched its Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), which began trading at 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday on NYSE Arca. This development follows the SEC’s approval of the 19b-4 form for the new product last week. The BTC Trust is designed to be a “spin-off” of Grayscale’s

July 31, 2024 2 mins read

Terra Chain Resumes Operations After Emergency Upgrade Following Exploit

A series of security breaches has recently escalated in the crypto market. The well-known Terra blockchain has now been added to the list of victims. The Terra blockchain has suffered a significant security breach, resulting in the theft of tokens valued approximately $5.54 million at current prices. Their official X

July 31, 2024 2 mins read

England Law Commission Proposes New Classification for Crypto Assets

The UK’s Law Commission announced that it has initiated a new bill to evaluate the current classification of crypto assets. This announcement comes amid an increasing probability of the Bank of England initiating an interest rate-cut cycle on Wednesday. The Commission has stated that digital assets must be categorized in

July 31, 2024 2 mins read

StarkNet-Based ZKX Protocol Shuts Down Due to Economic Instability

The past few months saw the launch of several new blockchain projects within the sector. Amid a spur of activity, Ethereum L2 witnessed the launch of its safety protocol ZKX. The protocol drew market attention during its funding stages with investments from prominent community members. However, recently the protocol announced

July 31, 2024 2 mins read

Artists File Lawsuit Against SEC Over Uncertain NFT Regulations

The legal battle of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with other firms and personalities are resurfacing to the mainstream. Two renowned artists have filed a legal suit against the SEC due to the uncertain classification of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as securities. On July 29, songwriter Jonathan Mann, popularly

July 30, 2024 2 mins read

21Shares Integrates Chainlink’s PoR for Enhanced Transparency of Ether ETF

To improve transparency regarding Ethereum reserves supporting the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF (CETH), 21Shares U.S. LLC, an affiliate of 21Shares AG, has integrated Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve on the Ethereum mainnet. This also affirms CETH as a legitimate holder of Ether. 21Shares selected Chainlink as its decentralized computing platform because

July 29, 2024 2 mins read

BlackRock Addresses Rise in Bitcoin and Ether ETF Scams

US-based ETF giant BlackRock recently announced that there has been a notable rise in scammers targeting its ETF investors. The asset management firm has issued several ETP products including a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ethereum ETF, launched in 2024.  Notably, the asset management firm announced in its X

July 29, 2024 2 mins read

Casper Network Temporarily Suspends Operations After Security Breach

A security vulnerability forced the temporary suspension of all activities on the Casper Network, a blockchain platform known for its decentralized applications. After discovering the hack, the Casper Network team quickly worked with validators to put the network on suspension. In order to lessen the blow of the security compromise

July 29, 2024 2 mins read

Investors Anticipate Steady Interest Rates Amid Mixed PCE Inflation Data

The crypto community was anticipating today’s Core PCE inflation report with much anticipation. Inflation dipped to 2.5% in June from 2.6% in May, as reported most recently. Importantly, it has also been consistent with what the market was expecting, while June’s core inflation rate was flat. After cooling to 2.6%

July 27, 2024 2 mins read

Federal Reserve Ends Enforcement Actions Against Silvergate Bank

On July 26, 2024, the Federal Reserve Board stated that Silvergate Bank and the Silvergate Capital Corporation would not be subject to any further enforcement actions. The notice states that the board’s enforcement action was halted since Silvergate was able to wind down its activities, reimburse clients, and cease to

July 26, 2024 1 min read