DefiLlama forked as internal dispute unfoldsA disagreement over the launch of a LLAMA token led core employees to fork DefiLlama blockchain on March 19.Mar 19, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
These 5 cryptocurrencies may continue to surprise to the upsideBitcoin, ETH, BNB, STX, and IMX remain strong on the charts, increasing the likelihood of more gains in the near term.Mar 19, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Credit Suisse rescue plan may include nationalization, bondholder lossesA bank rescue plan for Credit Suisse may impose losses on its bondholders and even result in a full or partial nationalization of Credit Suisse Group AG.Mar 19, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Top 7 ways to earn free crypto Learn how to earn free cryptocurrency with these seven methods, including faucets, bug bounties and more.Mar 19, 2023Alice Ivey
Bitcoin levels to watch as BTC price eyes highest weekly close in 9 monthsBTC price action continues to hold higher, with analysis also flagging the 200-week moving average potentially flipping to support.Mar 19, 2023William Suberg
SBF shilled FTX risk model to FDIC chairman Gruenberg prior to collapseThe invitation was mediated by former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen, who joined FTX US as the head of policy and regulatory strategy in November 2021.Mar 19, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Euler Finance hacker sends 100 ETH to red-flagged North Korean addressWhile Chainalysis suspected the involvement of North Korea in the Euler Finance hack, it highlighted the possibility of misdirection by other hackers.Mar 19, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Peter Schiff blames ‘too much gov’t regulation’ for worsening financial crisisFinding the right balance between regulations and banking institutions is important for Schiff, considering that Puerto Rico regulators closed down Schiff’s bank due to non-compliance.Mar 19, 2023Arijit Sarkar
SVB’s UK arm issues 15M pounds in bonuses after symbolic bailout: ReportInsider sources reportedly described the bonus pool as “modest,” adding that the stock held by senior execs had been “rendered worthless” following Silicon Valley Bank UK arm’s “near-collapse.”Mar 19, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Switzerland preparing emergency measures for UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse: ReportThe emergency preparation will allow the takeover to proceed without the usual “six-week consultation period” with shareholders, according to people familiar with the situation.Mar 19, 2023Ciaran Lyons
US midsize banks seek FDIC Insurance on ‘all deposits’ for 2 years: ReportThe banking coalition reportedly argued in a letter to federal regulators that it would bring stability to the banking industry and reduce the chances of “more bank failures.”Mar 18, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Former Coinbase CTO makes $2M bet on Bitcoin’s performanceBalaji Srinivasan has predicted that Bitcoin will reach $1 million within 90 days due to hyperinflation in the United States.Mar 18, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Binance’s response to U.S. Senators lacks financial information: ReportBinance’s Patrick Hillman answered a letter from United States Senators requesting information on its operations in the country and its relationship with Binance.US.Mar 18, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
What are the Howey test and its implications for cryptocurrency?The Howey test’s impact on cryptocurrency, explained — legal implications, compliance requirements and more.Mar 18, 2023Dr. Guneet Kaur
Sam Bankman-Fried to propose revised bail package ‘by next week’The move comes after a judge expressed displeasure about SBF’s use of encrypted-messaging apps and virtual private network services while on bail.Mar 18, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Euler Finance hacker starts returning stolen EtherChances that the hacker will return the entire loot of $197 million remain slim, as no more outbound transactions — other than the 3,000 ETH — were recorded at the time of writing.Mar 18, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin market cap grows 60% in 2023 as top Wall Street banks lose $100BBitcoin has decoupled from stocks and continues to rise 10 years after the Cyprus banking crisis coincided with a BTC price boom.Mar 18, 2023Yashu Gola
Diversified set of guardians required for safe self-custody: Vitalik ButerinIn a Reddit post, Buterin emphasized that having too much of a concentrated grasp on your self-custody wallets can be a bad thing if you get “hacked, coerced, or incapacitated or die.”Mar 18, 2023Brian Quarmby
More than 186 US banks well-positioned for collapse, SVB analysis revealsRising interest rates, which brought down the U.S. banking system’s asset market value by $2 trillion, combined with a large share of uninsured deposits at some U.S. banks, threaten banks’ stability.Mar 18, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Microsoft reportedly testing Edge browser Web3 wallet integration The supposed screenshots show a noncustodial crypto and NFT-friendly Microsoft Web3 wallet embedded into Edge.Mar 18, 2023Brian Quarmby
Real-world assets tokenization lacks infrastructure, not just regulationAssets tokenization has been held back by lack of infrastructure and regulatory standards worldwide.Mar 17, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Protego’s conditional national bank status expired without approval: ReportIn a week when the crypto industry — and the rest of the world — was beset by bad news about banking, one more banking setback has come to light.Mar 17, 2023Derek Andersen
Congress announces March 29 hearing into failures of SVB and Signature BankAccording to the House Financial Services Committee, it expects to hold multiple hearings on “getting to the bottom” of the banks’ failures.Mar 17, 2023Turner Wright
FTX debtors report $11.6B in claims, $4.8B in assets, with many crypto holdings ‘undetermined’The presentation reported $25 million in donations — political and otherwise — from three of the FTX silos, but added “limited information” was available on crypto donations.Mar 17, 2023Turner Wright
DeFi sees its biggest hack in 2023 as Euler loses $197M: Finance Redefined DeFi suffered its biggest attack this year with a flash loan attack on crypto lending platform Euler Finance and the hackers are belived to be same that exploited a BSC based protocol in February.Mar 17, 2023Prashant Jha
USDC depeg will hinder stablecoins’ growth, increase regulatory scrutiny — Moody’s“Financial institutions may reconsider adopting stablecoins to settle agreements involving tokenized securities out of concern over the coins’ potential volatility,” Moody’s said.Mar 17, 2023Sam Bourgi
Binance replaces BUSD in SAFU fund with TUSD and USDTBinance assured users that the change would not impact them in any way and that their funds would continue to be held in publicly verifiable addresses.Mar 17, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Crypto market cap reclaims $1T, and derivatives point to further upsideBitcoin’s performance has outpaced Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway over the past six months, with crypto markets appearing to have turned a corner.Mar 17, 2023Marcel Pechman
What are buy and sell walls in crypto, and how can one identify them?Whales can manipulate buy and sell orders because they can deploy excessive capital into the market.Mar 17, 2023Yashu Gola
Coinbase is planning to set up crypto trading platform outside US: ReportThe reported move came amid many U.S. lawmakers and regulators taking aim at crypto firms for their perceived role in the failure of three major banks.Mar 17, 2023Turner Wright