Hong Kong SFC considers allowing Ether staking for ETF issuers

Last week, 55,000 parcels of “virtual land” were sold on the Ethereum blockchain for more than $300 million, the largest nonfungible token (NFT) mint ever. It wasn’t without controversy. In return for shelling out close to $6,000, a purchaser received an Otherdeed NFT, which authenticates that buyer’s ownership of a patch of digital real estate in…

HODLer of a bygone era, Peter Schiff has argued that retail investors are getting squeezed by whales’ tactics on the cryptocurrency markets.In a tweet posted on Oct. 29, Schiff — a diehard gold proponent — said:“Bitcoin hodlers won't sell as they believe they'll get rich when #Bitcoin moons. Bitcoin whales get rich by selling now to…

A big Bitcoin (BTC) volatility spike could occur by the month’s end as two major factors come into play. The BTC options market nears a massive $750 million expiration and the CME futures market’s open interest has also soared.When an options expiry nears, holders of options contracts have to adjust their contracts before or right…

Prime Trust payment subsidiary Banq files for bankruptcy, citing “unauthorized’ asset transfers to Fortress NFT Group. 405 Total views 2 Total shares The payments subsidiary of crypto custodian Prime Trust, Banq, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on June 13, court documents show.The move comes just days after wallet infrastructure provider and digital…

The millionaire profits put NetWalker as one of the most profitable pieces of ransomware during 2020. Cybersecurity firm McAfee released a study showing the activities of NetWalker, a ransomware first known as Mailto that was initially discovered in August 2019.According to the report, the operators of NetWalker have collected over $25 million from ransom payments…

A new trade management platform in Japan prevents data tampering using blockchain technology. 551 Total views 12 Total shares According to an Oct. 26 report by Japanese news agency The Nikkei, seven Japanese companies are preparing to invest in a new trade data management system. Reportedly developed by NTT Data, the platform uses blockchain technology…

Alleged reports of compromised emails began appearing as early as October. 1247 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFT"Not handled well," was how one user described the revelations brought forth by Cointelegraph on Dec. 14 with regards to a leak of 5.7 million Gemini customers' email…