CZ gets jail sentence, Gensler viewed Ether as security, and FBI targets mixers: Hodler’s Digest, April 28 – May 4

May 4, 2024
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CZ gets four months in prison, Gary Gensler had Ether as security for at least 1one year, and the FBI targets crypto mixers.

Bitcoin (BTC) set another dubious record on July 15 as realized volatility sank to its lowest in three years.According to data from on-chain analytics resource Skew, 30-day realized volatility recorded its smallest reading since 2017 this week.BTC volatility echoes pre-$20K positionRealized volatility refers to volatility as defined by various timespans. Low volatility tends to concern…

SEC nets record $8.2B in fines, Australia considers crypto tax framework: Law Decoded

The SEC reported an unprecedented $8.2 billion in fiscal penalties, mainly due to Terraform Labs’ record $4.47 billion settlement.

A new DeFi project could let smart contracts buy physical goods

But the solution isn't exactly simple. 3092 Total views 20 Total shares Boson Protocol, a project that seeks to connect the real world of physical commerce to smart contracts, has announced a successful $350,000 seed round on Monday.The project is creating the “building blocks for next-gen dCommerce apps” by providing a way to redeem blockchain…

20 Questions Gavin Andresen Should Have Asked Craig Wright, But Didn’t

The deposition of Gavin Andresen in the Kleiman v. Wright case unveils numerous new details about Craig Wright’s efforts to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto. The deposition included questions about the proof session during which Wright allegedly signed a message with a private key from an early Bitcoin block.The deposition took place on February 26…

MicroStrategy stock flips bullish with MSTR a Bitcoin ‘proxy’ for institutional investors

MicroStrategy’s stock, MSTR, is preparing to undergo a massive bull run in the sessions ahead.So shows a technical setup, dubbed inverse head and shoulder, that has a history of predicting upside moves with an accuracy of 83.44%, as per Samurai Trading Academy’s research. MSTR appears to have formed a similar bullish structure, as shared by…

IRS calls for public feedback on taxing NFTs as collectibles

Those wishing to offer feedback to the IRS on having NFTs treated as collectibles, such as coins or works of art, have until June 19 to submit comments. 359 Total views 9 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Internal Revenue Service said it plans to release…

Nifty News: Bitcoin NFTs cause spicy fees, Mastercard exec tokenizes resignation letter and more

Bitcoin Ordinals causes fees to spikeThe Bitcoin (BTC)-native Ordinals protocol is taking up record-breaking space on the blockchain and in the process is hiking the transaction fees on the network.The divisive newly launched protocol allows for nonfungible token (NFT)-esque assets on the Bitcoin mainnet by inscribing satoshis with content.So far, inscriptions have included content such…

‘Good luck bears’ — Bitcoin traders closely watch April close with BTC price at $29K

Bitcoin approaches the end of April barely moving as BTC price offers little short-term clues on trajectory. 539 Total views 8 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) narrowed volatility on April 30 as the weekly and monthly candle closes loomed.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTrader sees…

Gold and Bitcoin eye inflation-adjusted all-time highs… but it’s taken gold 40 years

Taking U.S. dollar devaluation into account, Gold has still not reached the all-time price high it set in 1980. 591 Total views 1 Total shares Gold bug and Bitcoin (BTC) skeptic Peter Schiff was just 17 years old when the yellow metal set its true all-time price high. Meanwhile, Bitcoin, a much younger asset, sits…

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