Wrapped Bitcoin supplied on Aave hits record high despite backing fears 

The world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, started the year with a $400 million Series C funding round, taking its valuation to over $32 billion. Ten months later, the crypto exchange is staring down the possibility of bankruptcy after its bid to be acquired by Binance failed.FTX was seen as one of the largest global crypto…

A hook that enables Know Your Customer (KYC) verification on Uniswap V4 pools is fueling debates about DeFi's future. 215 Total views 3 Total shares A new hook available on an open-source directory for Uniswap V4 hooks is sparking controversy within the crypto community. The hook enables users to be checked for Know Your Customer

U.S. Republican Representative Patrick McHenry called for clarification on a “poorly” written digital asset tax provision in a letter to the Treasury. 549 Total views 6 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTThe incoming United States House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry wants the Treasury to delay the…

Police in China arrested 22 suspects allegedly involved in illegal crypto mining activity that led to energy loss worth of about $3 million, reports XinhuaNet, the official press agency of China, on July 12.Police in Jiangsu, China’s eastern-central coastal province, have reportedly seized 4,000 hardware units that were illegally used to mine cryptocurrency such as…

Binance US plans to close a major private funding round in the next two months to become more independent from Binance. 1301 Total views 22 Total shares Binance’s affiliate United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance US is targeting an initial public offering (IPO) in 2024, according to Binance CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao.BinanceUS is planning to…

While Hal Finney may no longer be with us, one of his proposals from 2011 may soon find its way to Bitcoin thanks to an expired patent. In a February 8, 2011 post on Bitcointalk, Finney said that reading a book titled “Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography” by Hankerson, Menezes, and Vanstone, gave him an…

Bitcoin (BTC) mining giant Bitmain could have made losses of around $500 million in Q3 last year, industry magazine CoinDesk reported on Feb. 19, citing a company document.Bitmain, which is currently attempting to launch an initial public offering (IPO) under the auspices of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx), submitted a report into its earnings…

NFT Steez chats with Cryptoys CEO Will Weinraub about the future of toys, entertainment and play in blockchain-based games. 136 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThis week, NFT Steez met with Cryptoys founder Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to…

The application included a Nasdaq-Coinbase agreement “intended to supplement the exchange’s market surveillance program” following the SEC reportedly saying the filing was unclear. The most recent filing involving asset manager BlackRock’s attempt to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) included a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.According to a June 29 filing with the…