17/08/2022 UK Crypto Industry Welcomes New Stablecoin Rules, Awaits Guidance

A proposed bill could give U.K. regulators new powers over payments-focused crypto assets like stablecoins, but details on how the rules might be interpreted by financial watchdogs are pending.

Crypto advocates in the U.K. have largely welcomed a new bill...

15/08/2022 Acala’s Stablecoin Falls 99% After Hackers Issue 1.3B Tokens

A bug in the protocol’s newly deployed iBTC-aUSD liquidity pool left the door wide open for hackers to exploit.

12/08/2022 Coinbase Outlook 'Negative,' Credit Ratings Agency S&P Global Says

The agency dropped the crypto exchange giant's rating to BB from BB+, citing "weak earnings" and increasing competition.

10/08/2022 BofA: Coinbase Is Well Positioned to Take Market Share During This Crypto Winter

JPMorgan is less optimistic than Bank of America about the company in the near term, saying the crypto exchange's near-term outlook is “still grim.”

Coinbase (COIN) is well positioned to successfully navigate thiscrypto winterand take market share, Bank...

08/08/2022 Buterin: Layer-2 scaling will make crypto payments ‘make sense’ again

“It’s a vision that has been, I think, forgotten a little bit and I think one of the reasons why it has been forgotten is basically because it got priced out of the market,” Vitalik Buterin said.

05/08/2022 Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem

The Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a dev community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. Now they're moving to Aptos.

03/08/2022 Solana Wallets Targeted in Latest Multimillion Dollar Hack

Over 8,000 internet-connected "hot" wallets have been compromised so far, but the source of the attack remains unknown.

01/08/2022 Two Soccer Teams Transfer a South American Player Using USDC, But There’s Collateral Damage

The news was hailed as a historic event for South American football, but it could bring unexpected consequences for Argentinian club Banfield, amid local FX restrictions. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.

29/07/2022 Crypto Lender Voyager Ordered by US Regulators to Stop Misleading Customers

The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a cease-and-desist statement to Voyager, saying it made false claims that its customers would have government protections.

Crypto lender Voyager Digital has been ordered by U.S. banking...

27/07/2022 Kraken Under Investigation for Alleged Sanctions Violations: Report

The NY Times reported that Kraken allegedly allowed Iranian users onto the platform.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell...

25/07/2022 The Merge is Ethereum’s chance to take over Bitcoin, researcher says

Ethereum’s imminent transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will transform its monetary policy, potentially making ETH more scarce than Bitcoin.

Ethereum’s imminent transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will transform its monetary policy,...

22/07/2022 JPMorgan Sees Crypto Retail Demand Improving, End of 'Intense' Deleveraging Phase

Improved investor sentiment and increased demand ahead of the Ethereum Merge has sparked a market recovery, according to the bank.

20/07/2022 French Banking Giant BNP Paribas Enters Crypto Custody Space: Sources

The French bank will be working with crypto custody specialist Metaco, which is becoming the go-to provider for banks and institutions looking to enter the crypto space.

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19/08/2022 Crypto Lender Celsius' Collapse Into Bankruptcy Should Be Probed, US Says

Some of the highest profile and controversial bankruptcies in history, including Enron and Lehman Brothers, have included the appointment of an independent examiner.