Bitcoin has room to fall amid ‘unusual’ open interest: CoinGlass
Total open interest on Bitcoin futures hit $29 billion on Aug. 16 despite a decline in Bitcoin’s price.
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New risk assessment guidelines for DeFi protocols unveiled
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US Woman Funding ISIS With Bitcoin Gets 13-Year Jail Sentence
A United States federal court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 13 years in jail for laundering money for ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Per a Department of Justice announcement on March 13, Zoobia Shahnaz of Long Island received a 13-year sentence for working to fund the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham through cryptocurrency…

54% of institutional investors in Japan plan to invest in crypto: Survey
54% of Japanese institutional investors plan to invest in crypto over the next three years, citing portfolio diversification and high return potential as key drivers.

US Treasury Sanctions North Korean Hacker Groups for Cyber Attacks
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Opera Releases iOS Version of its ‘Blockchain-Ready’ Mobile Web Browser
Norway-based internet browser company Opera has launched the iOS version of its mobile web browser, Opera Touch, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph.Opera Touch reportedly supports the Ethereum (ETH) protocol and the Ethereum Web3 application programming interface (API). This means that the browser accommodates Ethereum-based decentralized applications (DApps) and all ERC-20 tokens, stablecoins,…

Crypto Biz: Kraken denies USDT delisting, crypto custody on the rise, and more
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Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin Doubts Tether Bitcoin Price Manipulation
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin said on Yahoo Finance’s Final Round August 28, that he doubts manipulation accusations against stablecoin Tether (USDT). Founded in 2014, Tether was “the first” blockchain-powered platform that allows for the tokenization of fiat-backed cryptocurrencies. In June, after the publication of a study conducted by analysts from the University of Texas, USDT…