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Local crypto-mining operators in Kazakhstan — the world’s third-largest market in terms of Bitcoin mining hash rate — are complaining about high energy prices to the country’s president.  According to local media, eight major cryptocurrency mining operators signed an open letter to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The list includes BCD Company, TT TECH Limited, KZ Systems,
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Blockchain analytics investigators have uncovered an individual linked to a cryptocurrency laundering operation that is offering stolen tokens at discounted prices from recent high-profile exchange hacks. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph, a representative from blockchain security firm Match Systems outlined how investigations into several major breaches featuring similar methods through the summer months of 2023 have
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Pro-XRP legal expert John Deaton has again come for the US Securities and Commission’s (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler in its battle against Ripple. This time, he questions Gensler’s competence and calls for his dismissal from the Commission. Gensler Doesn’t Know What Security Means In a tweet shared on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Deaton stated that
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Bitcoin (BTC) aimed for $28,500 at the Oct. 2 Wall Street open as a bullish start to the month continued. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView Analyst wary of Bitcoin “upside wick” fakeout Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action staying strong into October’s first United States trading session. The largest cryptocurrency
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J.W. Verret is a Harvard-educated attorney who teaches corporate finance and accounting at George Mason University. His work has increasingly intersected with the cryptocurrency sector in recent years, as his legion of Twitter followers — who know him as “BlockProf,” or the Blockchain Professor — are poignantly aware. Aside from his work at GMU, Verret
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United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Rostin Behnam highlighted his agency’s activity in the crypto sphere and the need for up-to-date legislation at the Financial Industry Association Expo 2023 event in Chicago. He described the CFTC Enforcement Division’s efforts as a “nonstop drumbeat.” In the text version of his keynote address to the
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Investment management firm VanEck is set to launch its Ethereum Strategy ETF on Oct. 2, with the product now listed on its website under the ticker EFUT and set for trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). The VanEck Ethereum Strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) will look to accrue capital by investing in Ether (ETH) futures
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A working paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed a count vulnerabilities and potential policy responses for the crypto sector.  On Sept. 29, the IMF published a working paper titled “Assessing Macrofinancial Risks from Crypto Assets.” Within the paper, authors Burcu Hacibedel and Hector Perez-Saiz proposed a crypto-risk assessment matrix (C-RAM) for countries
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Ripple Labs, a prominent blockchain technology firm, has recently appointed Lauren Belive, a former US White House staff member, as Head of US Public Policy and Government. This appointment comes at a crucial juncture as Ripple executives have publicly voiced their concerns and criticisms regarding the US government’s recent position on cryptocurrencies.  In response, Ripple
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