Canadian regulator explains stance on crypto staking, lending for investment fundsStaking is still allowed, while the lending opportunities are limited and the proportion of “illiquid” assets is restricted.Jul 7, 2023David Attlee
Privacy is not the core feature of Bitcoin — KuCoin CEOKYC is an important measure for crypto exchanges to protect and recover user funds in the case of theft or hacking, KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu said.Jul 7, 2023Helen Partz
BTC price remains ‘undoubtedly bullish’ as $30K Bitcoin buyers emergeBitcoin may be back in a familiar range after snap volatility, but the picture is “undoubtedly bullish” for BTC price, one trader says.Jul 7, 2023William Suberg
ETH DeFi ‘circuit breaker’ could cut hack losses by 70% — DeveloperDiyahir Campos, a smart contract developer behind the new ERC proposal, sought action after falling victim to the Euler Finance hack in March.Jul 7, 2023Felix Ng
Nifty News: Sega exec calls P2E games ‘boring,’ Tom Brady’s NFT firm switches it up and moreSega is still reportedly licensing its lesser-known properties for NFTs and blockchain games, but its best ones are being kept close.Jul 7, 2023Jesse Coghlan
BarnBridge DAO calls halt to ‘all work’ on DeFi protocol amid SEC probeSome DAO members joked about the situation, while others believed an ulterior motive might be at play.Jul 7, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Vitalik Buterin says Ordinals have revived ‘builder culture’ on BitcoinThe Ethereum co-founder said new developments on Bitcoin provide “good” pushback against “laser-eye” maximalists.Jul 7, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Lightning Labs releases tools letting AI transact and hold BitcoinAI models such as ChatGPT could soon be able to buy, sell and use Bitcoin on the Lightning Network.Jul 7, 2023Martin Young
FBI searched Kraken co-founder’s home in March: ReportElectronic devices were seized from former Kraken CEO Jesse Powell’s Los Angeles home in connection to a non-crypto-related investigation into alleged hacking and cyberstalking.Jul 7, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Multichain MPC bridge sees $100M+ outflows, sparking fears of exploitSome Multichain contracts on Ethereum experienced withdrawals of more than half of their deposits, causing on-chain sleuths to fear an exploit is underway.Jul 7, 2023Tom Blackstone
Binance’s top strategist confirms departure amid reports of US resignationsPatrick Hillmann confirmed in a tweet that he would be departing the company “on good terms” after a two-year stint. The departure comes during a trying time for Binance.Jul 6, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Gaining speed on tokenization is vital for UK’s financial future, banking group warnsUK Finance says it’s not too late for the United Kingdom to make up for other jurisdictions’ faster start to securities tokenization, and the country better do it if it wants to remain a global financial leader.Jul 6, 2023Derek Andersen
UK Law Commission report challenges Craig Wright’s suit against Bitcoin developers A report published by the U.K. Law Commission bolsters Bitcoin core developers’ defense that they are not liable for 111,000 BTC taken by hackers.Jul 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin mining stocks outperform BTC in 2023, but on-chain data points to a potential stallBitcoin mining stocks have been on a triple-digit tear in 2023, but an uptick in BTC sent to exchanges hints at waning momentum.Jul 6, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Binance refers users to Coinmerce as exchange exits the NetherlandsA reported hundreds of thousands of users based in the Netherlands will have the opportunity to move their assets to Coinmerce for free as Binance winds down operations.Jul 6, 2023Turner Wright
Scientists create a crypto portfolio management AI trained with on-chain dataAccording to the researchers, CryptoRLPM is the first reinforcement learning-based AI system using on-chain metrics for portfolio management.Jul 6, 2023Tristan Greene
Buckle up, Reddit: Closed APIs cost more than you’d expectOpen APIs are vital for healthy communities on social platforms. With Web2 companies beginning to reject that principle, Web3 could be poised to supplant them.Jul 6, 2023Rick Porter
Bitcoin forks BCH, BSV and XEC soared last month, but are the gains organic and sustainable?Bitcoin forks, BCH, BSV and XEC rallied over the last 30 days while KAS and FLEX led among altcoin gainers in June, but data questions the sustainability of their rallies.Jul 6, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Sam Bankman-Fried backed out of FTX sponsorship deal with Taylor Swift: ReportThe report contradicts the narrative from many media outlets that Taylor Swift’s team had done its due diligence in considering the FTX deal before pulling out.Jul 6, 2023Turner Wright
US Homeland Security returns $314K from 2016 Bitfinex hackThe funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing.Jul 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
DeSo offers $1M bounty for building decentralized RedditDevelopers pointed out the “monopolization of content and data” in centralized social media platforms as a reason to create a decentralized alternative.Jul 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Elon Musk calls for AI regulatory oversight: ReportIn a keynote address at a Chinese government-backed AI conference, Musk noted that governments should be concerned about deep intelligence.Jul 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Is Web3 messaging going to replace WhatsApp and iMessage? Co-founder of XMTP explainsThe co-founder of XMTP, Shane Mac, is optimistic that Web3 messaging will play a critical role in bringing the masses to the industry.Jul 6, 2023Elisha Owusu Akyaw
Bittrex may still face enforcement action in Florida amid bankruptcyA filing in bankruptcy court from Florida’s Office of Financial Regulation suggested the regulator still had the “administrative discretion” to charge Bittrex.Jul 6, 2023Turner Wright
BTC price abruptly dips below $30K as Bitcoin daily candle turns sourBitcoin bulls’ joy does not last long as new yearly highs get swapped out for a trip to new July lows.Jul 6, 2023William Suberg
What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCsAs an emerging technology, how can zero-knowledge proofs remedy many issues across the crypto space?Jul 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
4 reasons why the Ether price can’t break $1,970The Ethereum network has faced withdrawals from its smart contract applications, putting the recent ETH price rally in check.Jul 6, 2023Marcel Pechman
Mastercard AI-powered tool to help banks fight fraud Mastercard revealed a new AI-driven tool available to banks for collecting insights to predict scams and frauds involving real-time payments.Jul 6, 2023Savannah Fortis
Animoca still bullish on blockchain games, awaits license for metaverse fund Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu expects a number of its blockchain gaming investments to come to market by the end of 2023.Jul 6, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Namibia passes bill to regulate crypto and digital assetsThe legislation aims to establish a framework for licensing and regulating virtual asset service providers.Jul 6, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha