VanEck files for Solana ETF, Ether supply inflates, and more: Hodler’s Digest, June 23-29

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Tarbert's brief term was nonetheless notable for clarity on cryptocurrency in U.S. regulation. 2316 Total views 9 Total shares Heath Tarbert is no longer the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, but he will remain one of its five commissionerIn a CFTC announcement on Thursday afternoon, Tarbert followed through with his resignation, which he…

In response to a reported increase in the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) plans to introduce new software which can track cryptocurrency transaction history, Japan's national public broadcasting organization NHK reported August 30.In 2019, the National Police Agency will reportedly put special software into service to track the history of virtual…

An anonymous hacker managed to move 2.09 million EOS ($7.7 million) from a hacked account due to an alleged failed update by an EOS block producer (BP), according to a Telegram post by EOS block producer EOS42 on Feb. 23.The EOS blockchain has a feature that requires BPs to blacklist compromised accounts; all top 21…

Beginning today, Aug. 1, Brazil citizens are obligated to report on their crypto transactions with the country’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS).Entities in Brazil must report on all kinds of crypto transactionsAs Cointelegraph Brazil reports today, transactions involving cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) must be reported to the IRS in accordance with rules established by Normative…

New research suggests Tether Treasury is not pumping Bitcoin’s price, contrary to popular belief. 924 Total views 21 Total shares Stablecoins are not driving up the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a new study from the Centre for Economic Policy Research.Academics Richard K Lyons from UC Berkeley and Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj from the…

What a statement from a coin whose white paper originally proclaimed it as “a privacy-centric cryptographic currency." 946 Total views 5 Total shares Once viewed as one of the crypto industry's top privacy-focused assets, Dash (DASH) no longer operates under that classification, according to the Dash Core Group, the body overseeing the asset and its development. When…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 170% in the last three months from $3,600 to $9,700. Despite this immense 3 month recovery, a series of fundamental factors point to the possibility of another uptrend in the near-term.Three reasons Bitcoin is likely to see an upsurge are increasing exchange outflow, miner revenue finding support,…

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which suffered a bank run after revealing a hole in its finances over the sale of part of its inflation-hit bond portfolio, led to a depegging event for major stablecoins in the crypto sector, leaving many to wonder whether it was a simple stress test or a sign…