Ana Paula Pereira

Paradigm, one of Blast’s seed investors, criticized the protocol’s decision to launch a bridge before its layer-2 network and withdraw capability.

According to U.S. sentencing guidelines, CZ could receive a 12–18 month sentence, but the Department of Justice is willing to fight for a longer term.

Binance settlement highlights banks’ and crypto firms’ ambiguous treatment, says Columbia Business School adjunct professor Omid Malekan.

This week’s rollercoaster reveals one thing about the crypto industry: it is undergoing a period of change.

OpenAI’s new interim CEO is considered a “product person” who supports regulatory oversight of artificial intelligence.

The decentralized exchange increased margin requirements in several markets on Nov. 18 after an alleged targeted attack on the YFI token triggered massive liquidations.

DYdX founder Antonio Juliano said the decentralized exchange and the Yearn.finance token are victims of a targeted attack.

Yearn.finance’s YFI token crashed over 43% in just five hours after rallying almost 170% in November.

Getting regulatory approval has been crucial for companies, particularly in a tight regulatory environment during the crypto winter.

The Bitcoin blockchain reached $11.6 million in fees paid on Nov. 16, with the average transaction fee up 746% from a year ago.

ENS developer Nick Johnson claims a patent granted to Unstoppable Domains in January is entirely based on ENS Labs innovations.

Social media company Meta is developing new artificial intelligence-based tools for Facebook and Instagram users.

Bitcoin maximalist José Ribeiro, CEO of crypto exchange Coinext, spoke with Cointelegraph at the Web Summit about Brazil’s cryptocurrency landscape.

Bakkt is expanding its custody services shortly after its quarterly earnings report showed assets under custody declined 28%.

Nocturne, Untangled Finance, Account Labs, Rymedi and Waterfall network secure venture capital funding in the latest funding blitz.

A security breach has resulted in the loss of 2,675.73 XMR from Monero’s community crowdfunding wallet. The cause and source of the breach remain unidentified.

The pause affects multiple markets, including Aave v2 Ethereum Market and certain assets on Aave v2 on Avalanche. In addition, certain assets on Polygon, Arbitrum and Optimism have been frozen.

Blockchain adoption has been “unabated” throughout bull and bear markets over the past years, says Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts.

The CME booms as the crypto industry anticipates the approval approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States.

FTX advisers have complied with subpoenas from multiple FBI field offices in recent months, providing law enforcement with records of some customers’ trades.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried dreamed of being the president of the United States, but his lawlessness eventually caught up with him.

The former FTX CEO faces seven counts of conspiracy and fraud. A New York court will decide his fate.

“He knew what he was doing was wrong — that’s why he never hired a risk officer,” U.S. Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon said.

The prosecution is delivering its closing arguments at the Southern District Court of New York, where SBF’s trial has been taking place since Oct. 3.

The U.S. government delivered its closing arguments in New York in an effort to convince the jury that SBF is guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.

VanEck joins the group of asset managers updating applications for a spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States.

USDT has seen a significant surge in adoption in Brazil, accounting for 80% of all cryptocurrency transactions in the country so far in 2023.

Sam Bankman-Fried testified in court this week, denying any wrongdoing between FTX and Alameda Research despite admitting “big mistakes.“

This week’s Crypto Biz looks at BlockFi’s emergence from bankruptcy, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF developments, Worldcoin’s operator payment scheme upgrades and more.

Asset manager Hashdex recently met with the U.S. SEC to address the regulator’s concerns over its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF.