Coinbase Says It 'Will Happily Defend' Stand That Staking Is Not A Security Amid SEC Crypto Shakedown
Coinbase claims that "staking is not a security under the US Securities Act, nor under the Howey test."
Elon Musk Hypes DOGE At Super Bowl; Meme Coin's Price Immediately Spikes 5%
Musk has helped DOGE in a lot of ways, as aside from shilling the meme coin, he also adopted it as a form of payment in the Tesla merchandise store.
Metamask Warns Users Of Phishing Attack After Namecheap Hacker Starts Sending Emails
Aside from Metamask, cybercriminals also impersonated the logistics giant DHL and sent malicious emails to Namecheap users.
Paxos Under Fire: New York Regulator Orders Binance-USD Issuer To Stop Creating Stablecoin
Aside from that, the U.S. SEC is also reportedly preparing to sue Paxos over the Binance-USD token.
Microsoft Shuts Down Industrial Metaverse Team After Its Social VR Platform Announces Discontinuation
The Microsoft Industrial Metaverse Core team was working on how to use artificial intelligence and digital technologies to allow interaction among users using optimized assets, places, physical goods equipment and processes.
Shiba Inu's Shytoshi Kusama Sheds Light On Shibarium Release Date
With the Shib Army hyping the launch of Shibarium, industry watchers forecast that the initiative could help SHIB, the native token of the ecosystem, to deliver monster gains.
Three Arrows Capital Founders Resurface, Launch Trading Platform For Crypto Claims
"Shamelessly, while ducking his obligations to his failed company, Mr. Davies has been recently active in an effort to raise tens of millions to start a new crypto exchange called 'GTX," 3AC liquidators said in a court filing dated Feb. 7.
PayPal Reportedly Pauses Crypto Project Amid Regulatory Scrutiny Of Key Partner Paxos
Rumors about the stablecoin project started making rounds when a code for a USD-backed coin was uncovered in the company's official application last year.
Blockchain, Crypto Communities Roast SEC And Gensler On Kraken Crackdown
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith called the SEC's latest move an "attack on U.S. crypto companies and retail investors."
South Korea Imposes Sanctions On North Korean Individuals And Groups Over Crypto Theft
"The South Korean government has decided to take specific measures to counter illegal cyber activities, which are one of North Korea's main sources of funding for nuclear and missile development," an announcement read.
Kraken CEO Seemingly Regrets Decision To Settle With SEC; Urges Congress To Protect US Crypto Industry
"Congress must act to protect the domestic crypto industry and US consumers who will now be going offshore to obtain services no longer available in the US," Powell said in a tweet.
Tether Flaunts $700M Q4 2022 Net Profit Despite Troublesome Crypto Winter
"We are proud of how Tether has continued to be a driving force in rebuilding trust within the crypto industry, and we are determined to continue to set a positive example for our peers and competitors alike," Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino said.
Robinhood CEO Dismisses Rumors About Partnership Plan With Elon Musk's Twitter
Twitter introduced the cashtag feature in December 2022 a few days after it launched Twitter Blue for individuals.
Crypto Genius Vitalik Buterin Wants To Create Ethereum Country
For the Ethereum co-founder, a successful Ethereum world connotes avoiding the "trap of intersectional activism."
Elon Musk's And Shytoshi Kusama's Similar Cryptic Posts Puzzle Crypto Twitter
Unfortunately, neither Kusama nor Musk has clarified what their posts mean.
Robinhood Board Greenlights Buy Back Of Sam Bankman-Fried's 55M Shares
Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, originally purchased his stake in May 2022 through Emergent Fidelity Technologies.
SEC May Ban Crypto Staking For Retail Customers; Coinbase CEO Reacts
The rumors about SEC banning crypto staking gained traction after the agency's chairman Gary Gensler mentioned that crypto assets allowed for staking options could be classified as securities under the Howey Test.
SEC In Advanced Stage Of Investigation Over Kraken's Securities Violation: Report
If the SEC rules against Kraken, it could have a major impact on the cryptocurrency industry, which is already neck-deep in scrutiny.
Musk's Favorite Crypto Shows Signs Of Breaking Out, Could Be Preparing For Massive Spike: Analyst
While its current price is a far cry from its all-time high price of $0.731578 in May 2021, Dogecoin holders are hopeful that good things are yet to come.
Elon Musk Joins AI Hype Train; His Tweet Seemingly Sends AI Crypto Prices Soaring
Even before Musk's tweet, AI crypto assets showed impressive performance over the past week, recording as much as a 51% spike with a total sector market cap of $3.85 billion.
Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research Mysteriously Moves Millions Of Funds Again
The reason behind this withdrawal remains a mystery, just like the previous wallet activities that happened in the past.
Binance Shocks Crypto World With Temporary Suspension Of US Dollar Bank Transfers
While the CEX did not give a definitive date for the resumption of the service, it said that "it is working hard to restart the U.S. dollar transfer as soon as possible."
Do Kwon Hunt Intensifies As S. Korean Authorities Attempt To Arrest TFL CEO In The Balkans
Legal experts previously said that Serbia is a possible spot for Kwon since the country has no extradition treaty with South Korea and without this, prosecutors may have a hard time arresting the CEO.
Decentralized 'Twitter Killer' App Teases New Crypto Tipping Feature Days After Getting Banned In China
Cyberspace Administration of China said the Damus app features content that is illegal in the country.
Interpol Wants To Police The Metaverse To Respond To 'Sophisticated' Criminals
While the metaverse is not yet fully embraced by the public, crimes are already happening on different virtual world platforms and victims have no one to turn to.
Shiba Inu Lead Developer Prays For Shib Army In Turkey And Syria, Marshals Help From Whales
Kusama's latest call to the Shib Army came a few hours after the community enjoyed the massive surge of SHIB which reached the $0.00001500 price level over the weekend.
ShibaSwap TVL Doubles Since November; BONE Sees 120% YTD As Shibarium Beta Nears
Unification, the team working on Shiba Inu's Shibarium, said it is preparing "for the upcoming Shibarium public beta deployment."
AI, Machine Learning Beat Cryptocurrency As Top Tech Choice Among Institutional Investors
"This trend toward automation is something we're seeing across the market now, and is expanding into the credit and rates side as well as commodities," said Scott Wacker, JP Morgan head of FICC e-commerce sales.
Visa Embraces Crypto, Starts Testing Stablecoin Settlements
"It's very early days, but we continue to believe that stablecoins and central bank digital currencies have the potential to play a meaningful role in the payments space...," Visa CEO Al Kelly said in January.
FTX Wants Its Political Donations Back; Threatens Legal Action
FTX also reiterated that those who received funds from third parties associated with the crypto exchange platform, like charities, are not exempted and assured that the company will still recover the funds.
