The U.S. Treasury believes that DeFi protocols are de facto non-compliant with AML regulations. Coin Center issued a report challenging that notion. Responding to the Treasurys Claims The U.S. Treasury...
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Solana has unveiled an upgrade meant to streamline storage on the blockchain Called state compression, the tech introduces compressed NFTs in a bid to lower minting costs Solana believes this new type of collectibles are up to 24,000X cheaper compared to uncompressed NFTs Solana has unveiled an upgrade meant to streamline
Reading Time: 2 minutes This week in the crypto world we’ve seen Elon Musk manipulating Dogecoin (again), Apple testing Craig Wright’s lawsuit power, and the Meta 1 scammers giving us another giggle. Laugh it up, fuzzball. Musk Manipulates DOGE…Again The manipulation of the crypto markets by Elon Musk returned for the second time in quick
Reading Time: 2 minutes A free NFT from OpenSea Pro’s Gemesis collection was sold for close to $190,000 on Blur Some in the crypto space think it’s a wash trade The sale comes less than two days after OpenSea announced a new marketplace for professional traders A free collectible from OpenSea Pro’s free Gemesis NFT
Decentralized exchange dYdX has announced that it will stop offering its services to clients based in Canada. The country's regulatory climate has been blamed for this decision...
Mt. Gox, the Tokyo-based defunct Bitcoin exchange, has officially opened the repayment window for its creditors. All repayments are expected to be completed by October 2023...
South Korean prosecutors say Do Kwon's $69 million in assets are not in the country as governments tussle for the Terraform founders' extradition...
Positive momentum is building up for the upcoming upgrade to Ethereum, a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality, a survey by OKX, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, has found. The two-part Shanghai-Capella event, which has been dubbed the ‘Shapella’ upgrade, is now scheduled for April 12. The upgrade is expected to enable users on Ethereum to
Parameta Solutions, the data and analytics division of TP ICAP, has been approved by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to provide benchmark services. With the go-ahead, Parameta Solutions has become the first data provider to administer over-the-counter benchmarks and indices across Europe and the UK...
Amir “Bruno Block” Elmaani, the 31-year-old Founder of the Oyster Protocol that powers Pearl (PRL) tokens, has pleaded guilty to allegations of tax evasion to the tune of $5.5 million. US prosecutors disclosed this on Thursday, noting that the crypto entrepreneur has agreed to pay restitution of at least the same amount.Elmaani...