Lido Finance discloses 20 slashing events due to validator config issuesThe initial impact amounted to 20 Ether, worth $31,000, while the validator involved has now been taken offline.Oct 12, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Binance, Snapchat and capital among things SBF was ‘freaking out’ aboutFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was once “freaking out about” getting regulators to crack down on Binance and raising capital from a Saudi crown prince, according to former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison.Oct 12, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
USDR stablecoin depegs to $0.53, but team vows to provide solutionsReal estate-backed stablecoin USDR fell to $0.53 per coin on Oct. 11, but the team said it was merely a liquidity issue and that real estate holdings and digital assets will be used to support redemptions.Oct 12, 2023Tom Blackstone
US lawmakers urge IRS to implement crypto tax reporting requirements before 2026The crypto tax reporting requirements proposed by the IRS in August are scheduled to go into effect in 2026, but according to seven senators, that isn’t soon enough.Oct 11, 2023Turner Wright
First Abu Dhabi Bank completes cross-border payments testing on JPMorgan Onyx The FAB pilot follows Bank ABC’s in Bahrain. JPMorgan also just launched its Tokenization Collateral Network on Onyx.Oct 11, 2023Derek Andersen
Inflation and war impact markets, but Paul Tudor Jones says, ‘I love Bitcoin and gold’ Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones says he is bearish on U.S. stocks and bullish on Bitcoin and gold.Oct 11, 2023Brian Nibley
Was Chainlink’s (LINK) 35% rally just a buy rumor, sell the news event? LINK outperformed most cryptocurrencies in September, but the recent correction raises questions on the sustainability of the bullish momentum.Oct 11, 2023Marcel Pechman
Hata receives in-principle approval to be fifth Malaysian digital exchangeThe new exchange was founded by an executive from Malaysian market leader Luno. It will target investors, businesses, and high-net-worth individuals.Oct 11, 2023Derek Andersen
Nothing to see here: OpenSea denies exec involved in $60M rug pull: Nifty Newsletter Both NFT Ethics and blockchain analytics account Lookonchain allege that the OpenSea exec played a key role in hyping the AnubisDAO project to investors.Oct 11, 2023Savannah Fortis
Price analysis 10/11: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, DOT, MATICBitcoin and select major altcoins are under pressure as the September Producer Price Index report shows wholesale inflation surged to 0.5%, exceeding the markets’ expectation.Oct 11, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
CoinMarketCap launches ChatGPT pluginThe plugin is free to use and features up-to-date crypto data sourced from CoinMarketCap.Oct 11, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Sam Bankman-Fried considered selling FTX equity to Saudi crown prince, says Caroline EllisonTestimony from the former Alameda Research CEO continued on the sixth day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, delving into potential investments prior to FTX’s bankruptcy.Oct 11, 2023Turner Wright
Less than 50% of Hong Kong retail crypto investors aware of relevant regulations: SurveyHong Kong has allowed retail crypto trading since June.Oct 11, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Bitcoin hits 2-week low on US inflation data — When will BTC price bounce?BTC price downside follows renewed inflation fears amid a prediction that Bitcoin might only reverse upward in December.Oct 11, 2023William Suberg
Caroline Ellison provided 7 ‘alternative’ balance sheets hiding Alameda’s exposure to FTXThe former CEO testified that she had provided SBF seven options for spreadsheets with misleading information on Alameda’s financials to present to Genesis lenders.Oct 11, 2023Turner Wright
USDC issuer partners with Philippines exchange to promote stablecoin18 million users of Coins.ph are expected to receive a faster, lower-cost and more accessible remittance option as a result of the new partnership with Circle.Oct 11, 2023Helen Partz
Beyond crypto: Zero-knowledge proofs show potential from voting to financeAn emerging cryptographic technology may provide help with two gaping 21st-century needs: Privacy and truth.Oct 11, 2023Andrew Singer
iFinex proposes $150M share buyback from Bitfinex hack victims: ReportBitfinex hack victims from 2016 received iFinex shares as compensation, as the crypto exchange didn’t have enough cash to make users whole.Oct 11, 2023Prashant Jha
JPMorgan debuts tokenization platform, BlackRock among key clients: ReportThe Tokenized Collateral Network enables the conversion of traditional assets into digital assets and makes way for faster and more secure on-chain settlements.Oct 11, 2023Prashant Jha
European regulator: DeFi comes with significant risks as well as benefitsThe European Securities and Markets Authority released an article on decentralized finance and its risks for the EU market.Oct 11, 2023David Attlee
Bitstamp’s departure from Canada is ‘timing issue,’ says CEOBitstamp’s decision to discontinue operations in Canada is “primarily a timing issue” related to the firm’s expansion priorities, Bitstamp USA CEO said.Oct 11, 2023Helen Partz
SBF’s lawyers ask court to allow introduction of Anthropic evidenceSam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers asked Judge Kaplan in a letter to allow the defense to use evidence of its venture investment into Anthropic from April 2022.Oct 11, 2023Savannah Fortis
Binance rolls out self-trade prevention for spot and margin tradingIntroduced in January 2023, Binance’s STP functionality is designed to block the execution of an order if it would result in a self-trade.Oct 11, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin ‘death cross’ sees BTC price dip $1K, erasing ‘Uptober’ gainsBTC price erases all its month-to-date gains, with Bitcoin traders predicting that $27,000 will not stay around long.Oct 11, 2023William Suberg
Central Bank of Nigeria: eNaira no threat to financial stabilityNigeria’s central bank issued a press release in response to “news items on some media platforms,” suggesting that the eNaira threatens Nigeria’s financial stability.Oct 11, 2023David Attlee
Securities regulators oppose special treatment of crypto in Coinbase caseA body representing North America’s state securities regulators took aim at arguments made by crypto exchange Coinbase in its defense against the SEC.Oct 11, 2023Felix Ng
Immutable links with AWS in latest Web3 gaming pushThe blockchain gaming firm said it will gain access to a vast pipeline of game studio leads and support for successful deal closures.Oct 11, 2023Martin Young
British MPs urge action on NFT copyright infringement, crypto fan tokensA U.K. parliamentary committee called for a crackdown on sports fan tokens and recommended the government issue a code of conduct for NFT platforms.Oct 11, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Brazil’s Congress puts Binance CEO CZ in crosshairs for indictmentA congressional committee has recommended that Changpeng Zhao and three local Binance executives be indicted for fraud and other financial crimes.Oct 11, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth jumps 1,200% in 2 yearsA report from the Bitcoin-only exchange River suggests increased Lightning usage will play a key role in Bitcoin becoming a better medium of exchange.Oct 11, 2023Brayden Lindrea