Crypto Biz: Consolidation ramps up among crypto firms

Binance users can now deposit any ERC-20 tokens from the Ethereum network using Arbitrum quickly and at a reasonable cost. 988 Total views 18 Total shares On Friday, Binance announced the integration of the Arbitrum One core network and opened Ether (ETH) deposits on the Arbitrum One layer two.Arbitrum is a third-generation layer-two optimistic rollup…

Bitcoin (BTC) may yet reenter the $20,000 zone, but the coming weeks could provide a solid buying opportunity, a new report forecasts. In its latest market update on Feb. 24, trading platform Decentrader laid out the final areas of support between the current Bitcoin spot price and $20,000.Analyst eyes BTC’s 20-week and 200-week MA for cuesMilitary…

Opposition party members in the Luxembourg parliament are demanding specifics from the prime minister on a proposed e-government plan, according to a report by the Luxembourg Times on May 24.The plan reportedly centers on the implementation of blockchain technology, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) in government administration. The seat of the newly-created government position…

Collectors will now have to seek out Damien Hirst’s NFTs on secondary markets after the drop was oversubscribed by more than six times. Leading contemporary artist Damien Hirst’s NFT drop dubbed “The Currency” has been oversubscribed by more than six times. The Currency drop consists of 10,000 unique colorful dot pattern artworks with a corresponding…

The ecosystem is crowded with early versions of DeFi with many flaws: Because the tech is new, because the chains they run on have their own shortcomings, and because people are greedy and see a chance to make a lot of money very quickly by rushing products out without concern for who ends up paying…

As the pressures placed on the market by China’s cryptocurrency crackdown begin to subside and the Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate starts to show signs of recovery, traders are now focused on how the price will be affected by this week's unlocking of more than $550 million worth of Grayscale's GBTC shares.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView…

Legendary NFT developers Larva Labs were the victims of an exploit this morning, as an attacker found a way to mint a rare NFT worth over $700,000 from the “Meebits” collection. The attacker, 0xNietzsche, teased the exploit on Twitter this morning, saying he anticipated making “$300,000 per hour” throughout the duration of the attack. He has…

The Financial Integrity Network (FIN) — a Washington D.C.-based advisory firm — has urged the United States Congress to regulate firms in the cryptocurrency sector under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).Virtual asset service providers should be regulated under BSAIn a copy of FIN testimony published ahead of a hearing on Sept. 3, FIN recommended that…