In just eight days, Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade, also known as the Shapella hard fork, will let users withdraw their “staked ether.” However, despite the benefits this development is expected to bring, there are growing concerns that it could trigger a sell-off of unstaked ether, leading to uncertainty in the market.
As Ottawa tightens its regulatory monitoring of the volatile crypto sector. The Canadian federal government said that federally regulated pension plans in the country would be required to report their exposure to crypto assets to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). Under the proposed 2023 budget proposal.
The DAI stablecoin’s issuing body, MakerDAO, has voted in favor of increasing its allocation to existing US Treasury holdings. DAI’s stablecoin liquid backing is being diversified by exposure to real-world assets (RWAs). Such as an increase in investments in government treasury bonds. Last year, MakerDAO’s RWA strategy kicked off with
According to a report by Bloomberg, Babel Finance, a crypto lending platform located in Hong Kong, wants to develop a decentralized stablecoin that will be used to repay the firm’s debtors. Babel co-founder Yang Zho is now the company’s sole director. He is at the heart of the restructuring efforts.
After facing the two major collapses in the year 2022, many thought the crypto industry might not see the daylight ever again. But this present year 2023, gave a great start for the assets in blockchain technology. The cryptocurrency idols, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are sailing in the better
Cloud mining firm BitFuFu has launched a voucher marketplace for Bitmain’s Antminer-branded rigs. Bitmain is the major provider of cryptocurrency mining hardware. Sales of cryptocurrency mining hardware dropped last year, so Bitmain responded by offering discounts on its Antminers to loyal customers. However, many of them are still sitting idle
On Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged ex-NBA star Paul Pierce with crypto breaches. The charges against him center on his promotion of EthereumMax (EMAX) coins on social media without providing the necessary context. The SEC said the ex-player made deceptive claims in a promotion for EMAX.
Executives of cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO have received a letter from the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Notifying them that they may have broken federal law by making false and misleading claims regarding the exchange’s insurance status. The regulatory body has given the exchange 15 days to make the
Having emerged as a significant player in the crypto space, Qi is leaving no stone unturned to achieve every possible milestone. The blockchain has developed an advanced ecosystem around it, which not just facilitates the entire flow of data but also makes it more seamless than ever. Employing the PoW
The protracted bear market in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies led to a dramatic decrease in the value of WisdomTree’s digital asset holdings in the fourth quarter of 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the total value of the cryptocurrency funds managed by WisdomTree was $136 million. Down from $163 million
