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December 18, 2023
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FTX loses $53K every hour on ‘bankruptcy fees,’ latest filings show

More than $118 million in legal and advisory fees were billed to the bankrupt crypto exchange between August and October, amounting to $1.3 million per day. […]
December 18, 2023
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Daily gas spent on EVM inscriptions surges to record high of $8M

Bitcoin is not the only network getting clogged up with Ordinals inscriptions, with weekend activity on EVM chains also spiking.   Over the recent weekend, transaction […]
December 18, 2023
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Blockchain-based private loans hit $582M, doubling from last year

The average APR offered by blockchain credit protocols is 9.65% compared to an average personal loan interest rate of 11.5%, data shows.   This year, blockchain-based […]
December 18, 2023
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SEC accused of ‘gaslighting’ in Coinbase rulemaking dispute

Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton said that the SEC’s stance in the Coinbase rulemaking dispute directly opposes the SEC chair’s statements during his congressional testimony earlier in […]
December 18, 2023
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Ripple exec predicts crypto landscape shifts in 2024

Stuart Alderoty predicts the possible resolution of Ripple’s SEC lawsuit and U.S. lawmakers agreeing on the need for crypto regulations.   Stuart Alderoty, the Chief Legal […]
December 18, 2023
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Grayscale mulls over potential tax implications for spot Bitcoin ETFs

The asset management firm declares that the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust falls under the grantor trust structure for tax considerations.   Grayscale is currently assessing the potential […]
December 18, 2023
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Bitcoin won’t be beaten as digital store of value: VanEck CEO

“It’s impossible for me to imagine some other internet store of value [will] leapfrog Bitcoin,” said Jan van Eck, making a bullish case for BTC.   […]
December 15, 2023
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Solana phone sales skyrocket as degens scramble for pumped-up BONK

At current prices, the free BONK airdrop for Saga owners stands at $877, making it — at least temporarily — a “phone that pays for itself.” […]
December 15, 2023
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Majority of UK MPs ‘lack crypto knowledge,’ says industry association

According to CryptoUK, MPs Andrew Griffith and Lisa Cameron were among the top crypto proponents in the U.K. government.   CryptoUK, a self-regulatory trade association, has […]
December 15, 2023
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Ledger CEO explains hack, calls it ‘isolated incident’

CEO and chairman Pascal Gauthier says the company is working with law enforcement to “find this bad actor, bring them to justice.”   Pascal Gauthier, CEO […]
December 25, 2019

Staking Services Could Be the Real Money Baggers of 2020

Bitcoin started with Proof of Work (PoW), and almost every other cryptocurrency followed. Now, the paradigm is shifting toward Proof of Stake (PoS) as concerns regarding […]
December 25, 2019

Synthetic Assets As the Key to Financial Inclusion

Crypto enthusiasts often speak of “banking the unbanked”. However, this hasn’t really played out all that much, as Bitcoin and others have remained as an asset […]
December 25, 2019

Iran Proposes Creation of New Cryptocurrency to End US Dollar Dominance

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has proposed that Islamic countries should create a cryptocurrency in order to end the US dollar’s dominance in the world. At a recent […]
December 24, 2019

What Is the True Purpose of Litecoin?

As things stand today, Litecoin is seen as an earlier version of Bitcoin Cash that essentially forked from the Bitcoin code, albeit non-contentiously, in order to […]
December 24, 2019

US Congressman Paul Gosar Introduces ‘Crypto-Currency Act of 2020’

In a clear indication that US lawmakers are getting serious about regulating the crypto space, a US Congressman representing the state of Arizona, Paul Gosar, has […]
December 21, 2019

Anonymous Fund to Invest $75 Million in Privacy Focused Startups

The activist group ‘Anonymous’ has now resurfaced in order to donate $75 million in funding to blockchain startups that are aiming to increase digital privacy. This […]
December 20, 2019

Brainard Warns of Key Risks Associated With Libra

In what can be a pointer to what’s in store for Facebook’s proposed stablecoin “Libra”, a member of the US Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, Lael […]
December 18, 2019

How Cryptocurrency Regulation Can Shape Up in 2020

Some of the most important themes of 2019 were regulatory reactions and the ability of governments to make sense of the crypto space.  Some countries, like […]
December 16, 2019

Libra Quietly Removes ‘Dividends’ From Its Updated Whitepaper

Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra is in the news once again, this time, for quietly updating its whitepaper by removing this line: “dividends that were initially meant, […]

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