Crypto retail trading should be regulated as gambling — UK lawmakersThe volatility and purported lack of intrinsic value of most crypto assets make it particularly risky for consumers, the politicians claimed.May 17, 2023Felix Ng
Lightning Labs launches updated protocol to help solve Bitcoin’s BRC-20 issuesLightning Labs has unveiled a new solution to the clunky process of minting new assets on the Bitcoin network.May 17, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Airdrops are great, but be aware of the risksAirdrops can be a great way to engage communities, but they also come with risks — from Sybil attacks to potential regulatory liability.May 16, 2023Christos Makridis
Breaking: Court victory for Ripple as judge denies SEC motion to seal Hinman docsUnited States District Judge Analisa Torres made the order on May 16 in a win for Ripple.May 16, 2023Felix Ng
Bancor DAO hit with class-action suit over impermanent loss protection promisesThe pioneering DAO allegedly offered “risk-free” products that cost American retail investors tens of millions of dollars in losses.May 16, 2023Derek Andersen
CoinShares posts highest quarterly earnings since Q1 2022Crypto investment firm CoinShares posted its most profitable quarter in a year, according to its latest quarterly earnings report.May 16, 2023Tristan Greene
3 reasons why Ethereum price could struggle at the $1.9K levelThe ETH price could come under short-term pressure due to a downtrend in deposits, reduced DEX volume market share and futures data showing traders with a bearish bias.May 16, 2023Marcel Pechman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies in ‘historic’ Senate hearing on AI safetyAltman appeared alongside NYU professor Gary Marcus and IBM chief of trust Christina Montgomery to discuss how the U.S. government should regulate the AI industry.May 16, 2023Tristan Greene
Can you recover stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams?Recovering stolen Bitcoin from crypto scams is challenging due to the anonymous nature of blockchain transactions and jurisdictional issues.May 16, 2023Alice Ivey
Crypto community reacts to Ledger wallet’s secret recovery phrase service Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger’s latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea.May 16, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Updated European tax directive requires reporting on all crypto asset transfersDAC8 extends tax reporting procedures to crypto transfers in line with the OECD crypto reporting framework and EU AML rules.May 16, 2023Derek Andersen
‘Trusted’ marketplace sold fake Trezor wallets stealing crypto — KasperskyCryptocurrency users are once again reminded about the importance of using only authentic hardware wallets.May 16, 2023Helen Partz
3 reasons why Lido DAO price jumped 40% in a week — Outperforming Bitcoin, EthereumLDO’s price is well-positioned to gain another 50% by June based on a classic bullish reversal setup after Lido DAO rebounds 40%.May 16, 2023Yashu Gola
Bitcoin Lightning company River raises $35M amid new wave of institutional adoption“We’re seeing another wave of Bitcoin interest, largely driven by business and institutional adoption,” says River CEO Alex Leishman. “It’s not fueled by hype.”May 16, 2023Joe Hall
The role of central limit order book DEXs in decentralized financeA look at the role of central limit order book DEXs in DeFi and how they can make markets more efficient.May 16, 2023Anthony Clarke
Libra-related Sui blockchain fixes critical bug that put ‘billions’ at riskThe vulnerability was located in a file that translates human-readable code into machine language for storage.May 16, 2023Tom Blackstone
Crypto community responds to US Democrats backing SEC’s crypto authorityOne community member expressed their decision to part ways with the party, arguing that the Democratic Party is playing god with the “future of American innovation.“May 16, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Ordinals turned Bitcoin into a worse version of Ethereum: Can we fix it?No one expected the Taproot upgrade would lead to a surge of NFTs and memecoins on Bitcoin. Are they here to stay, or can the problems they’re causing be fixed?May 16, 2023Andrew Fenton
Bitcoin trader eyes CME gap with $24K BTC price dip target in playBitcoin may be in line for a final trip lower before recovery, analysis forecasts, with BTC price still lacking direction.May 16, 2023William Suberg
BlockFi used customer money to buy $30M insurance, creditors claimBlockFi said selling its cryptocurrency lending platform might not generate value for creditors.May 16, 2023Helen Partz
EU finance ministers approve MiCA crypto regulationEuropean Union finance ministers vote unanimously to adopt the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.May 16, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Crypto bank runs in 2022 catalyzed by institutional withdrawals: ResearchResearch suggests the lack of insurance for depositors on crypto platforms induced fear among retail and institutional clients, leading to heavy withdrawals and a liquidity crunch.May 16, 2023Prashant Jha
Bitcoin Cash enables CashTokens upgrade on its networkBitcoin Cash developer Jason Dreyzehner states that the latest upgrade incorporates support for CashTokens, which he considers a “tool for expanding financial access.”May 16, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Signature Bank failed to understand risks associated with crypto — FDIC chairA related report by the FDIC’s chief risk officer cited poor management as “the root cause of Signature Bank’s failure.”May 16, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Optimism’s major ‘Bedrock’ upgrade set for June 6 The much-needed upgrade will provide a number of improvements across the network, and come at a time when competition in the layer 2 space has been heating up.May 16, 2023Brian Quarmby
Apple’s new headset could put a rocket under metaverse tokensMetaverse tokens surged earlier this year amid rumors about Apple's new virtual reality headset, will this time be different?May 16, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Celsius moves $781M in stETH just as Lido withdrawals openThe bankrupt crypto lender has been moving its massive stash of staked Ethereum.May 16, 2023Martin Young
SEC seeks denial of Coinbase petition for imminent crypto rulesCoinbase’s chief legal officer Paul Grewal expressed his concerns over the SEC's response, asserting that they will happily continue overseeing the sector via regulation as enforcement.May 16, 2023Brian Quarmby
SEC Chair Gensler claps back at Coinbase, says crypto rules already existSpeaking at the Financial Markets Conference, the SEC chair asserted that the rules for crypto are already in place and that the crypto sector has been largely non-compliant.May 16, 2023Brian Quarmby
Secret Service owns crypto, loves blockchain and has an NFT collection: Reddit AMAIn a crypto-themed AMA session on Reddit on May 15, the U.S. Secret Service answered a wide range of questions and revealed their little-known NFT collection.May 16, 2023Tom Mitchelhill