U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez have reintroduced the “Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act,” known as the “ACES Act,” for discussion in the Senate. The piece of legislation seeks to examine the level of adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador and how this might affect the financial stability
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Lido Finance has enabled Ethereum withdrawals after its V2 mainnet went live earlier today. The community behind the DeFi staking platform passed an on-chain vote to approve the transition to version 2. Lido’s governance token has gained more than 12% following the latest developments. Lido Finance, the largest Ethereum staking protocol, has activated the withdrawal
Your guide to the exhiliarating and vaguely terrifying world of runaway AI development. It’s been a hell of a couple of weeks for Melbourne digital artist Rhett Mankind, 46, who enlisted ChatGPT to create a $100 million market cap coin called Turbo, which has now inspired a Beeple artwork and saved a man’s life. Mankind,
The debt ceiling negotiations in the United States are keeping traders on the edge. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently told Bloomberg on May 11 that a possible sovereign default by the U.S. government could create panic in the stock markets, resulting in heightened volatility. The next big question troubling crypto investors is how will
Bitcoin saw five-day highs on May 15 as a rebound continued after the Wall Street open. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView $40,000 “still a magnet” for BTC price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $27,666 on Bitstamp. Bitcoin (BTC) on Bitstamp held strength on hourly timeframes after a
On May 15, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that digital asset investment products experienced another week of consecutive outflows, with a total of $54 million exiting the market. This brings “the total outflow to US$200m, representing 0.6% of total assets under management (AuM),” CoinShares reported.
The G7 committee recently met in Niigata, Japan, to discuss, among other topics, the global financial implications for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the laws governing the transfer of cryptocurrency assets. In a communique summarizing the discussions, the committee reiterated its support for developing CBDCs with the caveat that further investigation was needed to
Japan is the biggest loser of cryptocurrency to North Korean hackers, according to a study by blockchain analyst Elliptic. Asian countries make up three of the four top targets for the so-called Hermit Kingdom’s hackers, Elliptic found. The study, commissioned and reported on by Japanese financial publication Nikkei, looked at losses of cryptocurrency from cyberattacks
press release PRESS RELEASE. Parex has successfully developed a community-driven DAO ecosystem through its ParexChain, Parex Wallet, RaccoonSwap, Exchange, and other decentralized applications. The company has secured US$ 6.5 million in a new investment round. The funding was provided by DWF Labs that invested US$ 3 million, and Bitgert Ventures, the investment arm of the
Bitcoin (BTC) is fighting for the bull trend as the new week begins as the market acts within a crucial zone. After closing the weekly candle at just below $27,000, BTC/USD is attempting to cement support as a stubborn trading zone holds. The stakes are already high — last week saw a flash dip below
The Bitcoin (BTC) network has faced a litmus test in recent weeks due to the increased demands of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens being inscribed onto the preeminent blockchain. The resulting increase in fees and transaction congestion has left the wider Bitcoin community frustrated, considering that some BRC-20 tokens involve meme tokens that have attracted billions
Kim Nam-kuk, a South Korean lawmaker, has announced his departure from the Democratic Party over his alleged crypto dealings while legislating on digital assets. The politician said that he will continue his fight to prove his innocence independently. According to Kim, his departure will relieve party members of the burden brought about by the controversy. He believes
A member of the South Korean parliament is leaving his party amid mounting allegations of massive crypto investments inconsistent with his frugal public image. The controversy, which has caught the attention of the Korean society, involves accusations of conflict of interest and other irregularities. Lawmaker Leaves South Korean Opposition Party Over Crypto Holdings Kim Nam-kuk,
The number of Bitcoin (BTC) wallet addresses holding one whole BTC or more has surpassed the one million mark. The one million wholecoiner milestone was reached on May 13, according to data from Glassnode. Number of Bitcoin wallets holding more than 1 Bitcoin since inception. Source: Glassnode. As the price of Bitcoin fell more than
The United States securities regulator is seeking to revise its $22 million punishment against decentralized content platform LBRY, acknowledging it is unlikely to be able to cough up the funds to be able to pay it. In a May 12 filing in a New Hampshire District Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought an
Harvard economics professor Kenneth Rogoff, who previously served as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that the U.S. defaulting on its debt obligations could spark a global financial crisis. “It’s a very perilous situation and we are in unknown waters,” he warned. Harvard Professor of Economics Kenneth Rogoff on U.S.