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SEC was hoping to seek affirmation on an ambiguous injunction after scoring a victory during a hearing in November last year, but judges made it clear that the judgment was only for the direct sale. 100 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Securities…

Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX added support for native segregated witness (SegWit) addresses for Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals, which lets users pay lower transaction fees.According to an announcement on Dec. 12, BitMEX now allows its users to withdraw Bitcoin to Bech32 addresses, the one that natively supports the segregated witness standard.Bitcoin address formatsAs the announcement explains, the Bitcoin…

Is Russia harming its economy by banning crypto payments? As Russia is about to officially ban crypto payments within its borders starting on Jan. 1, 2021, Cointelegraph tracked down some senior executives in the crypto industry to talk about the implications of such a ban.Russia’s primary crypto opponent is Anatoly Aksakov, a member of the…

It’s no secret venture capitalists react to prevailing market conditions when making decisions, and amid global economic uncertainty, entrepreneurs from across industries are finding that VC funds are more difficult to come by these days. This is especially true for crypto and blockchain companies, which have to overcome not only a knowledge barrier but also…

The virtual asset manager and lending platform suspended withdrawals following challenges at Haru Invest, a similar entity. 474 Total views 4 Total shares Delio, a virtual asset manager and lending platform based in South Korea, has announced the temporary suspension of customer withdrawals “in order to safely protect the assets of customers currently in custody.”The…

“At that point in time we will make the decision as to whether or not we go forward with the digital euro.” 1628 Total views 21 Total shares The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has said that the bank should reach a decision on releasing a digital euro early next year.In an…

For wine collectors, provenance is everything. With as much as 20% of all wine circulating the globe deemed to be fake, it’s hardly surprising. In days past, sniffing out a bogus burgundy required a good nose and an eye for detail. Now, thanks to blockchain technology, the problem is being resolved at its root —…

A Bitcoin Core developer claimed Bitcoin Ordinals exploit a vulnerability allowing inscribers to bypass data size limits, which could soon be fixed. A bug fix on the Bitcoin network could put a stop to new Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens as they’re causing network congestion by “exploiting a vulnerability,” claims a Bitcoin Core developer.In a

A central bank digital currency in Brazil may be inevitable. The president of Banco Central — Brazil’s central bank — has announced Brazilians could expect to see a central bank digital currency before 2023. According to a Sept. 2 report from news outlet Correio Braziliense, Brazil could be ready for a central bank digital currency (CBDC)…