Author: Tony Pearce
Bitcoin’s White Paper is Reuploaded to Bitcoin.org’s Website
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing Craig Wright’s unsuccessful legal attempt to prove his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin protocol, the Bitcoin white paper has been reuploaded to the Bitcoin.org website.
US House Passes Anti-CBDC Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a party-line vote, the US House of Representatives voted against the Federal Reserve’s plans to develop a central bank digital currency.
SEC Gives Approval to Spot Ether ETFs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a major decision this year, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has granted permission for spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate in the country.
MetaMask Announces Support for Bitcoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe platform will soon bridge the gap between two major cryptocurrency communities by introducing support for Bitcoin.
Cboe BZX Refiles its Spot Ethereum ETF Proposal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCboeBZX has updated its 19b-4 forms for five proposed Ethereum exchange-traded funds in a potential sign that they may soon be approved.
Ethereum ETF Issuers Are Submitting Updated Filings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFive potential issuers of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Ether have amended their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission after receiving last-minute feedback from the agency.
US House of Representatives Democrats Won’t Have to Vote Against 2 Crypto Bills
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe House Democrats have been informed that they will not be pressured into voting against two upcoming bills related to cryptocurrencies, even though they are being strongly encouraged to do so.
Gemini Earn Will Return Customers’ Crypto by End of Month
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA US court has approved the bankruptcy plan of Genesis, a bankrupt crypto lender that collapsed due to the failure of the Terra/luna ecosystem and Three Arrows Capital.
US Senate Passes Measure to Overturn a SEC Crypto Rule
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Senate passed a measure on Thursday to overturn a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bulletin that sets specific accounting standards for firms that custody cryptocurrencies.
China Dismantles Underground Bank Using USDT for Foreign Currency Exchanges
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice in Sichuan province, Southeast China, have broken up an underground bank that utilized the USDT stablecoin for foreign currency exchanges, involving transactions totaling at least 13.8 billion yuan ($1.9 billion).
MicroStrategy is Added to MSCI Index
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBusiness intelligence company MicroStrategy has been added to a prominent global equity index following a significant surge in its stock price.
Sonne Finance Loses $20M in an Exploit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDecentralized lending protocol Sonne Finance fell victim to an exploit on Wednesday morning in Asia, resulting in losses estimated at around $20 million.
Bitfarms Fires its CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMining company Bitfarms has expedited the termination of CEO Geoffrey Morphy following his decision to sue the company, according to a recent press release.
OKX Launches a Exchange in Australia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange OKX is transitioning its services tailored for Australia to a locally regulated entity, enhancing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
SEC: Coinbase Can’t Force the SEC to Release New Legislation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has fired back at Coinbase’s attempt to force the creation of an entirely new regulatory system for cryptocurrency.
Cardano Founder: Biden is Trying to Kill Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCharles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has strongly criticized United States President Joe Biden for his actions that appear to be targeted at harming the crypto industry in the country.
Wallet Developer Exodus’ NYSE Listing is Put Off
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe planned listing of the Exodus Movement on the New York Stock Exchange has been delayed due to ongoing review by the SEC.
BitMEX Rolls Out Options Trading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new options trading feature has been developed by BitMEX in collaboration with PowerTrade.
LocalMonero Closes its P2P Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Tuesday, LocalMonero announced it was shutting down its peer-to-peer exchange for Monero cryptocurrency due to unspecified internal and external issues after almost seven years of operation.
Revolut Rolls Out a Crypto Trading Platform in UK
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevolut has today launched Revolut X, a standalone crypto trading platform available to its retail customers in the UK.
Daily Amount of ETH Burned on Ethereum Network Falls to Lowest Level in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ethereum network has recently experienced a significant decline in the daily amount of ETH burned, reaching its lowest level this year.
Bitcoin Surpasses One Billion Transactions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 800 weeks and a day has passed since Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2009, when its very first block was created.
Block Plans to Invest 10% of its Bitcoin Profits into BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlock shares rose 3.16% to $242.90 in after-hours trading, following better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.
Tether’s Q1 Net Profit Hits $4.5B
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn January-March, Tether, the issuer of the stablecoin USDT, reported a record net profit of $4.52 billion.
BlackRock’s BUIDL Reaches a $375M Market Cap
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known by the ticker BUIDL, has become the largest treasury fund tokenized on a blockchain.
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