Sam Bankman-Fried is back in NYC prison for his appeal

Ether’s futures open interest jumps to a 20-month high, but leverage demand remains balanced.

London-headquartered multinational banking and financial services firm Standard Chartered has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tencent-backed Chinese fintech firm Linklogis. The agreement, reported by financial technology news site Finextra on Feb. 12, will allow Standard Chartered to use Linklogis’ blockchain-powered supply chain financing platform.Linklogis, based in Shenzhen, China, is a business to business…

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the Republic of Mauritius has released a draft regulatory framework for crypto custodian services, according to an official document posted on Nov. 5.According to the announcement, the island country aims to establish regulation for custodian services for digital assets in order to enable users of crypto custodian services to…

Sidharth Sogani, the CEO of crypto and blockchain research firm Crebaco Global Inc, believes that India will lose around $12.9 billion worth of market if cryptocurrency is banned in the country.Sogani shared his reasoning with the news outlet AMBCrypto, which reported the matter on August 8. According to the report, Crebaco’s methodology included an analysis…

The cryptocurrency exchange also announced the addition of 22 cryptocurrencies as loanable and collateral assets on its Flexible Loan and VIP Loan services. 929 Total views 8 Total shares Crypto exchange Binance is adding 22 new loanable and collateral assets to its Flexible Loan and VIP Loan service, the exchange announced on Aug. 4.In its…

Interest in Ethereum staking continues to grow, as evidenced by recent numbers from Kraken. Ethereum’s transition to Ethereum 2.0 officially began in December 2020 with the launch of its beacon chain. The long-awaited scaling solution takes the blockchain from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm. In the months since the transition began, users of…

According to a judge's order, SBF will be allowed access to one laptop and "WiFi device” for roughly 6.5 hours while meeting with counsel in a courthouse cell block attorney room. 159 Total views 2 Total shares A federal judge overseeing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case has issued an order allowing Sam Bankman-Fried…

The hearing, "Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States," is the latest from Congress to explore the issues concerning crypto assets. 594 Total views 11 Total shares Maxine Waters, the chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has announced several chief executive…