Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust

The United Nations is investigating 35 North Korean cyberattacks across 17 countries, according to a report published Aug. 13 by Associated Press. This follows last week’s leaked summary of the report, stating that $2 billion had been hacked by the nation thus far to fund weapons programs.The majority of incidents being probed were carried out…

Nejc Kodrič, Julian Sawyer and now Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux... It's unclear what led to the latest change in leadership of one of the oldest crypto exchanges. 332 Total views 6 Total shares Bitstamp, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the world, has announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste (JB) Graftieaux as its new global CEO following…

The fall of FTX appears to have brought back certain crypto "villains” out from hiding, one even wants to start a new podcast series. 257 Total views 2 Total shares Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu looks like he may be attempting a comeback amid the fallout over FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried — seen by…

Bridget Greenwood is the founder of The Bigger Pie, a U.K.-based networking organization that supports women in blockchain globally. She says that even venture capitalists with the best intentions still end up funding male founders at disproportionate rates. “I stumbled over the appalling statistic that of all VC funding [in the U.K.], only 3% goes…

According to RWA.XYZ, the total stablecoin market cap is currently over $227 billion, with over 155 million holders worldwide. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), a Japanese banking and financial services conglomerate, along with business systems firm TIS Inc, Ava Labs — the developer of the Avalanche network — and digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, have

Ted Livingston, the CEO of Canadian-based messaging startup Kik, told cryptocurrency news outlet Coindesk that the company spent over $5 million on ongoing negotiations with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). The news was revealed in a report published on May 16.As Cointelegraph reported at the end of January, the SEC stated that it…

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is almost ready to launch its government-backed digital currency, official sources say.An Aug. 20 report from the CPC-owned English-language news portal China Daily further revealed that the central bank digital currency (CBDC) may have been influenced by the unveiling of Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra. ‘Inspiration from Libra’After five years of…

The Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision emphasized that they do not want to curb innovation, but ensure that regulations protect households and the financial system. 218 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Federal Reserve is set to create a “specialized team of experts”…