Morgan Stanley Boosts Stake in Bitcoin-Laden MicroStrategy to 10.9%

Crypto exchange CoinList paid $1.2 million to settle U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control allegations it allowed users in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia, to use the platform.CoinList "opened 89 accounts for customers, nearly all of whom had specified 'Russia' as their country of residence but all of whom provided addresses in Crimea

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Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick vouched for stablecoin issuer Tether's legitimacy on Tuesday, addressing what has been one of the big questions in crypto over the years as its stablecoin, USDT, has grown into a behemoth: Does Tether have the money it says it does."They have it," he said during an interview with Bloomberg TV.That's

news Coinone has signed deals with CertiK and Xangle to improve security and enhance disclosure, according to an announcement from the company. The number three Korean crypto exchange says that it will be working with Xangle on investor protection and project transparency. With CertiK, it will be focused on the security of the code, technology…

Friend.Tech, a blockchain-based social application that allows crypto personalities on X to issue shares for access to closed group chats, has seen a resurgence in activity and value locked.Recent developments, including a possible FRIEND token and expansion beyond X, have renewed interest in the platform.More than $7 million has flowed into the platform in anticipation

XRP, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell to its lowest price of 2018 on Tuesday.

opinion Jeremy Allaire is co-founder, CEO and chairman of Circle, a global financial services company that provides a platform for individuals, institutions and entrepreneurs to build businesses, invest and raise capital with open crypto technologies. The views expressed here are his own. The past several months have brought dramatic new technology, market and regulatory developments…

CEXs and DEXs are often seen as competitors, but can be complementary with a CEX running a decentralized backend to guarantee security, transparency and permissionless transactionsCentralized frontends are needed for users that can’t or won’t self-custody. Not everyone will use a DEXOn-chain transparency prevents shady issues related to misuse or commingling of funds, including outright…

Aug 14, 2020 at 20:14 UTCUpdated Aug 14, 2020 at 20:42 UTCOn Thursday, an anonymous DeFi user deployed Curve Finance’s Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and token smart contracts without the team’s permission, but the Curve team is adopting it anyway. Since launching, the token contract already has roughly 3,500 active addresses and has seen some…