Celsius files lawsuit to recover $150M from staking platform StakeHoundCelsius aims to claw back 40 million MATIC, 66,000 DOT, 25,000 staked native ETH and 35,000 ETH from liquid staking platform StakeHound.Jul 12, 2023Ezra Reguerra
US GAO explores blockchain for SBA’s small business programs oversightThe Government Accountability Office highlighted blockchain’s ability to streamline and improve annual reporting, facilitate safe loans and monitor business development progress.Jul 12, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Cathie Wood’s ARK sells 135K Coinbase shares as price hits $90Cathie Wood is taking profits from ARK Invest’s Coinbase holdings by selling a small portion of its stash.Jul 12, 2023Helen Partz
Bad news for Ripple? LBRY judge passes ruling on if secondary crypto sales are securitiesIn January, lawyer John Deaton persuaded the Judge in the SEC vs. LBRY case that secondary LBC token sales don’t constitute a securities offering.Jul 12, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Grayscale CEO: BlackRock ETF filing a ‘moment of validation’ for BitcoinBlackRock’s commitment to advancing its crypto efforts only lends to the validity of Bitcoin as an asset class, said Michael Sonnenshein.Jul 12, 2023Felix Ng
New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchangeA skilled computer security engineer has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to an attack on a decentralized exchange.Jul 12, 2023Martin Young
Arkham CEO rebuts claims of ‘snitch-to-earn’ program, says it’s to find bad actorsArkham CEO Miguel Morel said public blockchains are “probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private.”Jul 12, 2023Martin Young
EU Commission pushing for world leadership in Web4 and metaverse, lays out strategyThe European Commission has laid out its plans for becoming a “world leader” in Web4 and the metaverse.Jul 12, 2023Felix Ng
Cboe refiles 5 Bitcoin ETFs to include Coinbase surveillance agreementsThe surveillance-sharing agreements are a measure recommended by the SEC in March, which says they can prevent fraud and protect investors.Jul 12, 2023Brayden Lindrea
US Senate Finance Committee asks digital asset community how to tax it in open letterCommunity members may want to read up on the intricacies of tax law before they respond, but they have two months to do so.Jul 11, 2023Derek Andersen
Grayscale resolves lawsuit with Fir Tree over proposed changes to Bitcoin TrustFir Tree hinted at potential additional litigation against Grayscale and parent company Digital Currency Group based on what its GBTC documentation may reveal.Jul 11, 2023Turner Wright
BIS gives CBDCs a thumbs up, crypto the middle finger in reports to G20 ministersG20 finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting this month, and the Bank for International Settlements has findings to present.Jul 11, 2023Derek Andersen
IMF sees climate change, DAOs, CBDC as threats to Marshall Islands, urges reformsEntering the crypto economy is not a good idea for a country with “capacity constraints” and no central bank, the IMF thinks.Jul 11, 2023Derek Andersen
Anthropic launches Claude 2 amid continuing AI hullabalooThe new model demonstrates measurable improvements across numerous categories, including near-instant query response times and the ability to parse inputs up to 100K tokens in size.Jul 11, 2023Tristan Greene
Multichain Executor has been ‘draining’ AnySwap tokens: ReportThe contract has used an “anySwapFeeTo” function to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tokens to itself, which on-chain sleuth Spreek suspected may have been malicious.Jul 11, 2023Tom Blackstone
FTX claims portal becomes unavailable shortly after going liveUsers affected by the bankruptcy of FTX or certain subsidiaries have the option of filing a proof-of-claim through Kroll’s online customer form or via U.S. mail.Jul 11, 2023Turner Wright
Cardano network activity and ADA’s oversold price action hint at a powerful breakoutOn-chain growth, a surge in DeFi use and a positive technical outlook could signal a breakout in the ADA price.Jul 11, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Bitcoin continues dominance as 3rd week of fund inflows correct previous months’ outflowsBlockchain equities inflows reached a recent high of $15 million as well. However, total trading volume dropped.Jul 11, 2023Tristan Greene
UK Treasury plans to exclude derivatives and ‘unbacked’ tokens from regulatory sandbox“Until there is more certainty in these frameworks, we are intending to utilise existing regulatory initiatives to develop policy and regulation for this asset class,” said Treasury.Jul 11, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin ETF hopium fades as on-chain and futures data reflect traders’ muted activityBTC’s price soared on investors’ ETF hopes, but on-chain and derivatives metrics indicate a limited inflow of new investorsJul 11, 2023Marcel Pechman
Algorand decentralized lending protocol Algofi to shut down by end of yearDevelopers say building the borrowing and lending protocol is "no longer a viable path" for Algorand.Jul 11, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF could unlock $30 trillion worth of wealth, Bloomberg analyst says Following the Blackrock application, a Bitcoin spot ETF was never so close to being approved and it could be a game changer for the crypto industry, explains ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.Jul 11, 2023Giovanni Pigni
US authorities are investigating former FTX exec for potential campaign finance violations: ReportFTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame was the individual who first reported FTX to Bahmanian authorities, but he reportedly may face charges of his own in the United States.Jul 11, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin exchanges now hold the same BTC supply share as in late 2017BTC supply dynamics are pointing firmly in Bitcoin bulls’ favor, as an analyst says that “true price discovery” may come as a result.Jul 11, 2023William Suberg
Near Foundation treasury drops to $900M as token price plungesThe $200 million decline was mostly due to a drop in the price of Near tokens, in line with the crypto bear market.Jul 11, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
ConsenSys launches Linea zkEVM to further scale Ethereum ConsenSys rolls scaling network Linea, which delivered faster throughput and 15 times lower transaction costs than Ethereum’s layer 1.Jul 11, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Bug bounties can help secure blockchain networks, but have mixed resultsHow bug bounties can improve security by using talent from the blockchain community.Jul 11, 2023Anthony Clarke
US senators to have classified AI briefing at the White House U.S. senators will take part in the country’s first-ever classified Senate briefing on AI, which will place in conjunction with the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.Jul 11, 2023Savannah Fortis
Axelar partners with Microsoft for hybrid blockchain solutionsThrough the collaboration, Axelar will be the first cross-chain protocol to join Microsoft’s Azure marketplace.Jul 11, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Arbitrum-based Rodeo Finance exploited for second time, $1.5M stolenThe exploiter manipulated price oracles to gain the upper hand on trades executed using the manipulated price.Jul 11, 2023Prashant Jha