Advocates call for Hong Kong govt stablecoin to compete with Tether and USD Coin“Issuing a stablecoin pegged to the Hong Kong dollar not only helps to solidify Hong Kong’s leadership in the blockchain sector but also propels the progress of the digital Hong Kong dollar," said the report.Jul 4, 2023Turner Wright
UK government moves forward on bill aimed at empowering authorities to seize cryptoFollowing a third reading in the House of Lords, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will return to lawmakers to consider changes before being signed into law.Jul 4, 2023Turner Wright
Lido, Rocket Pool team members argue over decentralizationA Lido team member claimed Rocket Pool is not really governed by its DAO, but Rocket Pool community members pushed back, claiming the protocol is becoming more decentralized.Jul 4, 2023Tom Blackstone
Researchers demonstrate ‘unconditionally secure’ quantum digital paymentsThe research represents a possible breakthrough in quantum communications and, potentially, the onset of the era of quantum fintech.Jul 4, 2023Tristan Greene
Bitcoin ETFs: Even worse for crypto than central exchangesWant some worthless “paper” Bitcoin? With the rise of Bitcoin ETFs, you might soon have the chance to invest in something as worthless as the U.S. dollar.Jul 4, 2023Josef Tetek
UK financial watchdog reminds crypto firms of October deadline for marketing complianceCompanies operating in the U.K. will have only “four routes to lawfully communicate cryptoasset promotions” in order to be in compliance with the FCA’s regime.Jul 4, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin futures premium hits 18-month high — Time to flip bullish?The Bitcoin futures premium surge is having traders ask whether this is excitement or a return to the average after a multimonth bear market.Jul 4, 2023Marcel Pechman
Google updates its privacy policy to allow data scraping for AI training The latest updates to Google’s privacy policy reveal that Google may use any public information available to train its various AI products and services.Jul 4, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin ETF race begins: Has institutional trust returned to crypto?Seven institutional firms have filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S., including the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, driving optimism and higher Bitcoin prices.Jul 4, 2023Prashant Jha
Venture capital’s ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded — Adam BackVenture capitalists have favored ICOs in recent years, but Bitcoin-related startups are seeing renewed interest from investors.Jul 4, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Bitcoin analyst flags $32.5K launchpad zone for BTC priceBitcoin is enjoying “good consolidation,” a popular analyst says, as bets on further BTC price upside coming next multiply.Jul 4, 2023William Suberg
China to tighten control on exports of AI chip-making materialsThe Chinese government has announced that it plans to control the export of gallium and germanium products heavily used to produce semiconductors.Jul 4, 2023Savannah Fortis
Creditors for bankrupt Voyager Digital billed $5.1M in legal feesVoyager is not the only crypto firm incurring hefty legal fees; FTX, for example, has been billed over $120 million in fees.Jul 4, 2023Prashant Jha
US crypto regulatory uncertainty could be Hong Kong’s gain — Yat SiuAnimoca Brands founder Yat Siu believes Hong Kong’s efforts to foster the Web3 ecosystem are in stark contrast to regulatory uncertainty hampering development in the United States.Jul 4, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Chinese city of Jinan accepts CBDC payments for bus ridesThe Chinese city of Jinan is pushing for CBDC adoption by implementing digital yuan payments across its entire bus network.Jul 4, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Crypto firms won’t leave US despite apparent hostility: Merkle Science CEOMerkle Science CEO Mriganka Pattnaik has offered a “contrarian” take, explaining that crypto firms won’t vanish from the United States anytime soon.Jul 4, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Winklevoss slams DCG’s Silbert — Not even SBF was ‘capable of such delusion’In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss slammed DCG’s Barry Silbert for allegedly playing the victim card while owing $1.2 billion to Gemini’s 232,000 Earn customers.Jul 4, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Nifty News: Blue chip NFT prices wobble, Credit Suisse tries tokens and moreThe floor prices for some of the largest NFT collections sunk to nearly two-year lows, but have started to edge up in the past 24 hours.Jul 4, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Bitcoin remains ‘primary focus’ for investors amid year highs: CoinSharesBitcoin investment products have experienced $310.6 million in inflows over the last two weeks.Jul 4, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Kyle Davies to donate future OPNX earnings to 3AC creditors for ‘karma’Three Arrows Capital co-founder Kyle Davies called it a “shadow recovery process” during a July 3 Twitter Spaces.Jul 4, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
TON blockchain launches on-chain encrypted messaging featureThe network previously allowed users to post on-chain messages but only in an unencrypted, completely public way.Jul 3, 2023Tom Blackstone
HK crypto ETFs on fire, Binance warns on Maverick FOMO, Poly hack: Asia ExpressHong Kong crypto ETFs surpass $1.5 billion in AUM, Binance’s co-founder warns against leverage-trading MAV, Poly Network is hacked again, and more.Jul 3, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF filing names Coinbase as ‘surveillance-sharing’ partnerThe application included a Nasdaq-Coinbase agreement “intended to supplement the exchange’s market surveillance program” following the SEC reportedly saying the filing was unclear.Jul 3, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 7/3: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, LTCThe bulls are trying to nudge Bitcoin above the critical resistance of $31,000, which may start a broad-based crypto rally.Jul 3, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
EU finalizes Data Act with a kill switch for smart contracts: Law Decoded, June 27–July 3European Union lawmakers have agreed to move ahead with the controversial European Data Act, which has previously drawn criticism from the crypto community.Jul 3, 2023David Attlee
‘A lot of the bad actors have been shaken out of the market’ — Bitvo CEOBitvo president and CEO Pamela Draper spoke with Cointelegraph at the Collision conference in Toronto on the firm almost being acquired by FTX and Canada’s regulatory environment.Jul 3, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin traders torn between breakout and $28K dip as BTC price stallsBTC price action keeps everyone guessing, while Bitcoin casually marks a major achievement on monthly timeframes.Jul 3, 2023William Suberg
Twitter rival Mastodon’s active user base increases by 100K+A day after Twitter implemented new restrictions on the number of posts users can view, rival platform Mastodon reported a major increase in traffic.Jul 3, 2023Savannah Fortis
UK Law Commission recommends ‘distinct’ legal category for cryptoThe U.K.’s Law Commission highlights four major recommendations to reform laws relating to cryptocurrency use and ownership.Jul 3, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Chibi Finance $1M alleged rug pull: How it happenedThe exploiter used a “panic” function buried within eight different smart contracts to remove $1 million worth of users’ funds without their permission.Jul 3, 2023Tom Blackstone