Judge pushes CFTC trial with Gemini to Jan. 21

The United States equities markets and the cryptocurrency markets had been rising leading up to the Sept. 13 release of the August Consumer Price Index data, but the rally fell apart once the data showed inflation rising, rather than falling.The negative data dashed any hope of a Federal Reserve pivot in the near term and…

The retirement plan fiduciary says warning about investigation of 401(k) plans that include cryptocurrency constitutes encroachment on private rights. 414 Total views 16 Total shares ForUsAll, a 401(k) retirement provider, filed suit against the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and Martin Walsh as Labor secretary in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.…

“We believe strongly that there will be some element of play-to-earn or play-and-earn in most games within the next few years,” said WAX executive Michael Rubinelli. 204 Total views 3 Total shares With blockchain slowly finding its way into the video gaming industry, sector veterans and executives of nonfungible token (NFT) blockchain WAX believe that…

Microsoft president Brad Smith is not keen on the idea of technology companies issuing private stablecoins. 2894 Total views 29 Total shares For Brad Smith, president of the Microsoft Corporation, fintech firms have no business issuing private digital currencies.According to Bloomberg, Smith gave these remarks while speaking at an online conference organized by the Bank…

Ripple and Coinbase-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bitso has topped Argentina’s crypto market in the six months after launch. 1129 Total views 21 Total shares Bitso, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, has hit 1 million users prior to its upcoming launch in Brazil.Santiago Alvarado, director of cross-border payments at Bitso, discussed the latest…

Multi-million dollar incentive programs and the ease of cross-chain transfers are boosting the value of L1 and L2-based tokens and raising the total value locked in their associated DeFi platforms. 1415 Total views 4 Total shares The competition among layer-one (L1) smart contract platforms has been on the rise in the past couple of months…

According to a Chainalysis report, there are a total of 1.75 million dormant BTC addresses inactive for over a decade.