New node certification could coax more institutions into Ether staking 

Blockchains provide a trust-free anonymous intermediary for objective transactional actions, putting wealth transfer back in the hands of the individual and out of the hands of centralized control. This, unsurprisingly, has stepped on the toes of a number of governments. To make matters worse, supporting this technology can be misconstrued as taking a stance against your…

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The Bitcoin (BTC) futures funding rate on Binance Futures overtook Deribit on Dec.18, according to data from CryptoQuant. Historically, when this happened, the dominant cryptocurrency saw a local top or consolidation.The funding rate of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether (ETH), rose considerably in the past 48 hours. This typically indicates that the futures market…

Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo argued that the CFTC is the only U.S. regulatory agency that has experience regulating markets for Bitcoin and crypto. 170 Total views 2 Total shares Amid the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expanding the scope of oversight of the cryptocurrency industry, a commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading…

Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rates impact the crypto market.

More details emerge concerning the ongoing Electrum hacks. Details of a previous Electrum wallet hack surfaced following the massive 1,400 Bitcoin (BTC) theft that hit headlines a few days ago. "I had a similar situation 2 months ago," a Github user named Cryptbtcaly posted on the social media platform on Aug. 31. The user claimed someone pilfered…

Personal accounts with large multi-day inflow and outflow are being tracked per an order by the country's central bank. 109 Total views 7 Total shares In Nigeria, commercial banks have begun monitoring accounts that appear to be utilized for cryptocurrency trading. The action is in response to an order from the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Users in the United States can also transfer ETH from PayPal to MetaMask. The companies first announced their collaboration in 2022. 380 Total views 9 Total shares Crypto wallet and decentralized application (DApp) provider MetaMask has started rolling out Ether purchases via PayPal for users in the United States — one of MetaMask's biggest markets.…

Congressman Tom Emmer showed concerns about the oversight strategy implemented by Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the crypto ecosystem. 214 Total views 1 Total shares While regulations are often aimed at protecting citizens from bad actors, the effectiveness of crypto regulations in the United States is in question…