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Coinbase says that a 15-day notice-and-comment period for FinCEN’s new crypto rules is not enough. 1200 Total views 8 Total shares Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, is advocating extension for the industry’s feedback deadline to newly proposed crypto rules by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN.In a…

Major United States crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase has given a $30,000 reward for reporting a critical bug on its system, according to data from Coinbase’s vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne.The bug, which was reported on Feb. 11, earned the largest reward ever given out by Coinbase on HackerOne.The vulnerability report is not publicly…

This was Tether’s second $1 billion mint in two months, bringing the total USDT minted by the stablecoin issuer in 2023 to over $16 billion. 76 Total views 13 Total shares Tether minted a fresh batch of $1 billion worth of its Tether (USDT) stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain on June 12. The latest billion-dollar mint for…

Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling, the firm’s co-founder and president Hartej Sawhney told Cointelegraph on Feb. 1.While stating that the company did lay off a sufficient part of the team — the exact amount unspecified — Sawhney still noted that…

Political-themed memecoins completely outpaced all other memecoin categories this year and Donald Trump has just dropped another NFT collection. 

It was a topsy turvy week — “staggering,” a crypto veteran called it. One that saw United States Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Ron Wyden collaborate on behalf of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry — albeit, in a lost cause. These events could eventually pave the way for future regulatory success, though it may not…

In the depths of the bear market, a new NFT community “brought the energy back into the Solana ecosystem.”

The filing suggested Prime Trust had financial liabilities to its users totaling more than $82 million in fiat and $800,000 in crypto. Following the filing of a cease and desist order, Nevada’s Financial Institutions Division has again moved against crypto custodian Prime Trust by petitioning for the appointment of a receiver.In a June 26 filing,…

Bitcoiners should embrace institutional adoption as it keeps everyone honest, says Erik Voorhees. 469 Total views 5 Total shares Institutional investors will play an important role in securing the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), according to Erik Voorhees, CEO and founder of ShapeShift.io.In a panel discussion at this year’s LaBitConf, Voorhees said Bitcoin’s adoption…