ByBit exchange halts operations in France

General counsel to Compound Labs, Jake Chervinsky, has warned that the Treasury Department wants to “capture” the DeFi sector through the crypto provisions added to the infrastructure bill. 208 Total views 84 Total shares The last-minute cryptocurrency provisions added to the U.S. infrastructure bill sought to “capture DeFi,” argues Compound’s general counsel Jake Chervinsky.Appearing on…

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, privacy was already at a premium. Now, we’re facing a further dive into the uncharted territory of pervasive privacy intrusions.Targeted advertising tools in your web browser already track your favorite websites, purchases and habits, and browser privacy is a foregone relic. That data is then centralized under the auspices of a…

Crypto activity in Asia is equivalent to that in the U.S. and Europe combined. 2136 Total views 11 Total shares Research by Messari has delved into the Asian crypto landscape and revealed the region accounts for almost half of all digital asset trading, and boasts six of the top ten largest crypto unicorns.The report, penned…

Investor protection regulations have been under discussion since September 2022 amid the crypto lending crisis that saw firms such as BlockFi and Celsius declare bankruptcy. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new rules for digital asset service providers focused on investor protection.The new guidelines require digital asset service providers to offer adequate warnings highlighting…

The new integration with MoonPay and SatoshiLabs-founded Invity platform provides buy, sell and exchange features directly in the Trezor wallet. 206 Total views 21 Total shares Hardware walletcompany Trezor is moving to enable direct crypto purchases with a new partnership with the crypto fintech startup MoonPay.Trezor, Czech Republic-based hardware wallet provider, has partnered with MoonPay…

Iris Energy’s filing suggested the company planned to use proceeds from the sale to fund growth initiatives including purchasing mining hardware and developing data centers. 136 Total views 3 Total shares Australia-based crypto mining firm Iris Energy has signed a deal with B. Riley giving the capital market company the option to purchase up to…

The combination of technological advancements, cultural factors, and increasing financial diversification suggests that decentralized prediction markets could thrive on the continent.

Ethereum has been going skyhigh in more ways than one. According to blockchain data platform Blockchair, the average transaction fees paid by Ethereum users have reached a new record average of over $7.50.Average Ethereum transaction fee in USD chart. Source: BlockchairDuring a similarly congested period from June - July 2020, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called…

Nvidia's chief financial officer says the firm could restart its mining-specific line of graphics cards if demand from cryptocurrency miners increases. 1731 Total views 5 Total shares Gaming hardware giant Nvidia has addressed the ongoing shortage of its new RTX 3000 product line after high demand from gamers, and to a lesser extent, cryptocurrency miners,…