How Trump’s victory has divided the crypto community

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has outlined what it believes to be the consistent threads running through fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) schemes. The Bureau’s perspective was shared in an interview with Netherlands-based financial news site the Paypers on Feb. 19.According to the FBI, the key strategies of scam offerings include misrepresentations…

Coinbase’s vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The U.S. CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert announced on Sept. 17 that DeWitt will take responsibility for the CFTC’s oversight over derivatives platforms and swap data repositories, as well as…

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance welcomes Algorand to their team as a corporate member. 2348 Total views 50 Total shares The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, or WSBA, announced on April 23 that the proof-of-stake cryptocurrency platform, Algorand, has joined their alliance as a corporate member.According to the post, Algorand is teaming up with many of…

Blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service company Bison Trails is integrating with Coinbase Custody while also providing support for the Polkadot protocol.Announced on April 14, the integration will allow Coinbase Custody clients to delegate Polkadot (DOT) tokens to Bison Trails validators, which helps to secure the Polkadot protocol and earn participatory rewards.Lowering barriers in the blockchain spaceSpeaking to Cointelegraph,…

The self-proclaimed hacker behind Sydney Sweeney’s X account also claims they were behind similar recent hacks on 50 Cent and Hulk Hogan.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent plunge could have been caused due to profit-booking by institutional investors, according to a report by crypto fund manager CoinShares. The report noted a sharp drop in institutional inflows during the first week of the new year and weekly outflows from several crypto investment products.Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360While the…

Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase now allows holders of USD Coin (USDC) to earn a 1.25% annual percentage yield (APY).In a blog post on Oct. 2, Coinbase said that eligible U.S. customers will begin earning 1.25% APY rewards on every USDC they hold on Coinbase with rewards being distributed on a…