Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust

Cryptocurrencies will be a hot topic as the United States Congress resumes and the battle lines are drawn between lawmakers for and against the fledgling financial industry.But the Blockchain Association reports that more than 100 crypto industry advocates are fighting to help strike the right balance between protection and innovation.The 118th U.S. Congress convened in…

The number of tax evasion cases featuring crypto assets rose 35% in 2022. 193 Total views 1 Total shares According to Japan’s tax authorities, the average value of undeclared income in crypto fell by 19% in 2022.On Nov. 24, the Japanese National Tax Agency (NTA) released its yearly summary of tax investigations. The 13-page document

Despite Yam’s first post-relaunch rebase executing successfully, its developers are planning many more changes to the protocol. Yam, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector’s original food-themed clone protocol, has successfully completed its first rebase since its V3 relaunch.Yam’s relaunch on September 18 followed the spectacular failure of Yam V2 last month — where a bug in…

In 2017, Bitmain ruled the roost and all eyes were on China, but 2018 was a barren year for cryptocurrency. Prices plummeted. Companies crumpled. The long-awaited initial public offerings of two crypto mining titans, Bitmain and Canaan Creative, failed at the final hurdle as the crypto winter humbled even the most ambitious crypto companies. But not…

Bitcoin bulls obliterated the $28,500 resistance with a high volume surge but the $30,000 level could still pose a challenge. 2190 Total views 14 Total shares Within the last hour, Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to set a new all-time high at $29,000. On Dec. 29 Bitcoin price attempted to push through a stiff resistance cluster at…

Ethereum layer-2s are proliferating, which means Ethereum will start looking like a much better prospect for new projects in the year ahead.

The platform-as-a-service company has released new functionalities that could greatly enhance the node operations of its clients. For platforms like Polkadot, new validators can be launched in as little as 20 minutes. 4391 Total views 10 Total shares Bison Trails, a leading blockchain infrastructure company, has launched a new protocol that allows customers to scale…

Based on the present rate of outflows, ETHE's ether reserves may be exhausted in a relatively short timeframe, potentially within weeks.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added the Binance Coin/Ether (BNB/ETH) trading pair to its decentralized exchange (DEX), according to a company announcement on Dec. 24.Last week’s proposal is this week’s launchThe listing follows an initial proposal posted on the Binance community website a week ago by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as CZ.ETH BEP2 tokens…