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Posted on 28 March 2023 | 2:30 pm

Polygon [MATIC] sellers dominant: Is a drop below $1 imminent

Disclaimer: The information presented does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice and is solely the writer’s opinio…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:42 pm

Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials: Court docs

The former FTX CEO is in hot waters once again, as he is facing a new 13-count indictment from authorities in the United States.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:30 pm

Synthetix Perps adds Arbitrum [ARB] as SNX sets up a show, more inside

 Synthetix Governance gave the green light to add Arbitrum [ARB] to Synthetix Perps. Metrics looked bullish on SNX and suggested a trend reversal. …

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:30 pm

Keeping the faith in crypto amid TradFi crisis: Paris Blockchain Week 2023

On this episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, reporter Joe Hall is at Paris Blockchain Week 2023, chatting with some of the industry’s most pr…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:30 pm

The secret of pitching to male VCs: Helping female crypto founders blast off

Female crypto founders are banding together to unlock the secrets of success in a male-dominated venture capital world.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:29 pm

Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:15 pm

Disney lays off metaverse employees as part of restructuring

Disney fired the employees of its metaverse division as part of its $5.5 billion restructuring plan. The division’s head, Mike White, remains employ…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:01 pm

Adoption and nerves — Crypto pumps amid banking crisis

Despite four major banks imploding recently, Bitcoin remains resilient, but questions persist over the long-term sustainability of its ongoing rally.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:00 pm

United Kingdom’s Treasury and Royal Mint Drop NFT Plans

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 1:00 pm

China to upgrade national blockchain standards by 2025

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 12:30 pm

MakerDAO: ‘Maker Constitution’ approved as ‘Endgame Plan’ trudges on

Members of the MakerDAO community have ratified its new ‘Constitution’  Lack of demand forces MKR’s value to drop. Members of the MakerDAO [MKR…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 12:15 pm

Binance-CFTC FUD puts BNB price at risk of drop toward $200

Recent BNB price trends show that the token declines in the short term after regulatory crackdowns. However, this time the correction may last longer.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 12:15 pm

LBank hosts third edition of “New Narratives for 2023” Twitter Space

On March 22, global crypto exchange LBank launched the third edition of the online AMA event “Exploring New Narratives for 2023” through its offic…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 12:00 pm

EOS takes Ethereum Virtual Machine for a spin: Testnet launch now live

EOS has launched its EVM feature on the testnet. Lack of high accumulation momentum drives down EOS’ value. Ahead of the mainnet launch in April, EO…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 12:00 pm

Itheum joins Cointelegraph Accelerator Program to democratize data ownership

Itheum’s platform embraces the principles of Web3 to help people own, transfer and be rewarded for their data.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 11:30 am

Solana’s [SOL] high activity may not be enough for its revival: Here’s why

Solana witnessed a high number of transactions being made on the network. However, DEX volume and active addresses on the network fell. Solana [SOL] h…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 11:24 am

China to upgrade national blockchain standards by 2025

The Chinese government has been proactively pursuing advancements in its blockchain sector and aims to upgrade its industry development standards by 2…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:50 am

BZX DAO class-action ruling: Dev with upgrade key makes platform custodial

Delphi Labs general counsel Gabriel Shapiro tweeted that the ruling can also be potentially applied to developers with multisigs.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:35 am

SBF banned from using online messengers under new bail agreement

U.S. prosecutors reportedly agreed to allow Sam Bankman-Fried to stay at home while restricting him from using some electronic devices and apps.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:30 am

How ETH holders scrambled for shelter following CTFC’s ‘commodity’ proscription

ETH’s supply outside of exchanges reached an all-time high. Increase in adoption has been challenging since the token was called a commodity. The nu…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:20 am

Here’s why CFTC suing Binance is a bigger deal than an SEC enforcement

Market observers pointed out that the CFTC goes after the bigger fish, and its regulatory action often proves fatal for the crypto companies.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:00 am

Why the UK government shelved Royal Mint NFT plans

The UK Treasury has dropped plans to launch NFTs issued by the Royal Mint. The NFT venture was introduced by PM Rishi Sunak last year.  Plans for a n…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 10:00 am

Zero-knowledge proofs coming to Bitcoin, overhauling network state validation

Zero-knowledge proofs have powered the development of Ethereum layer 2s, and now they’re coming to Bitcoin.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 9:45 am

How does the monetary supply affect cryptocurrencies?

Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how the monetary supply affects cryptocurrencies.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 9:30 am

dYdX V4 blockchain prepares for public testnet, native token loses edge

dYdX V4 blockchain will be made available on the public testnet by the end of July. DYDX commences a new bear run, putting sellers back in control. …

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 9:08 am

Bitcoin price retains $27K, but forecast says ‘correction is incoming’

BTC price action repeatedly tests the mettle of $27,000 support, with Bitcoin analysis differing over what comes next.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 8:26 am

Binance saw $850M withdrawals before CFTC indictment: Data

In the twelve hours preceding the indictment, almost $1.5 billion of crypto left several centralized platforms, according to Thanefield Capital.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 8:05 am

Binance Bitcoin balance drops by 3.4K BTC within 24 hours of CFTC lawsuit

Binance’s Bitcoin balance was reduced by over 3,900 BTC in the past week, of which 3,400 BTC were pulled out in the last 24 hours alone.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 7:43 am

THORChain mainnet halted amid new vulnerability reports

THORChain has once again halted its network, taking action as a precautionary measure while verifying reports on a potential network vulnerability.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 7:25 am

Bitcoin hash rate spikes as analysts say miners coming back online

Analysts are speculating that the Bitcoin hash rate has seen a significant spike recently as miners come back online to reap the rewards of the BTC pr…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 6:30 am

Disney reportedly scraps its metaverse division

The metaverse division was initially created to work on new ways of engaging Disney’s audience.

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 6:08 am

Do Kwon registered a company in Serbia for $1 amid Interpol red notice: Report

The Terraform Labs co-founder reportedly established “Codokoj22 d.o.o. Beograd” in Serbia, with its main business activity listed as consultancy s…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 5:29 am

7 details in the CFTC lawsuit against Binance you may have missed

Within the 74-page complaint, the CFTC has labeled Ether, Binance USD, Tether and Litecoin as commodities along with Bitcoin, and made a few other sta…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 4:57 am

Bitcoin ATM maker to refund customers impacted by zero-day hack

General Bytes has implemented several measures in the wake of the hack, including offering to reimburse its cloud-hosted customers and adding new secu…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 3:31 am

Voyager’s $1B sale to Binance.US put on hold by US court

A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed deal between Voyager and Binance.US in order to give the government more time to pursue appeals that…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 3:13 am

BlockFi to provide over $100K in refunds to California clients

At least 111 BlockFi borrowers had continued repaying loans between Nov. 11 and Nov. 22, even though they didn't need to, according to court documents…

Posted on 28 March 2023 | 2:37 am

UK Treasury drops plans for Royal Mint NFT

The Economic Secretary of the Treasury told Parliament has confirmed the project has been put on the back burner, but will “keep this proposal under…

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 11:51 pm

Biden's policy on crypto taxation undermines his environmental goals

We don’t tax houses while they’re under construction, and we shouldn’t impose taxes on cryptocurrency while it’s staked.

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 11:00 pm

Breaking: Binance CEO CZ rejects allegations of market manipulation

Changpeng ‘CZ' Zhao has refuted claims made by the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission in its March 27 complaint against Binance.

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 9:45 pm

MakerDAO passes new ‘constitution’ to formalize governance process

The document creates multiple offices tasked with fulfilling various jobs for the protocol, each with their own powers and responsibilities.

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 8:21 pm

Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

The exploiter originally drained $195 million worth of ETH and tokens from the protocol but has now returned around $138 million.

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 7:54 pm

Price analysis 3/27: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL

The crypto market corrected on news of the CFTC suing Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, but technical charts reveal a silver lining.

Posted on 27 March 2023 | 7:46 pm

CFTC calls ETH a commodity in Binance suit, highlighting the complexity of classification

The suit claims Binance used Ether as a commodity in its financial products, experts explained, which says little about the basic nature of the coin.