CFTC Chair Insists Ether Is a Commodity, Not a Security as Claimed by SEC Chairman
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has insisted that ether is a commodity, not a security as...
Month: March 2023
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Crypto Exchange That Transferred $34 Million Through Binance
Authorities in Kazakhstan have busted an illegal crypto trading platform, seizing over $350,000. The exchange allegedly processed almost $34 million...
The Cryptocurrency Betting Revolution on Wintop․io
Since December 2022, Wintop.io has been strongly growing into the crypto world. A new vision of the betting industry, combining...
Circle discloses $3.3B tied up at Silicon Valley Bank
Circle joined other customers and depositors in calling for the continuity of SVB in the US economy. On March 10,...
Filing shows BlockFi has uninsured $227M in Silicon Valley Bank MMMF
BlockFi’s capital allocated to the money market mutual fund is not FDIC insured, however the fund doesn’t appear to be...
Binance Bans Russians From P2P Transactions With Dollars and Euros
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has introduced new restrictions for Russian users, in accordance with the latest European sanctions. The platform is...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for March
There are only ten days into March, and volatility in the crypto markets has heightened, with both bitcoin and ethereum...
Signature Bank Considered a Buy as Last Major Bank Standing in Crypto Market Amid Silvergate and SVB Troubles
Amid the demise of Silvergate Bank and the troubles faced by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), market analysts believe Signature Bank...
US Regulators Close Silicon Valley Bank in One of the Largest Bank Failures Since Washington Mutual
After Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced financial turmoil, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the California Department of...
$920B is the number to watch now that crypto’s trillion dollar total market cap is gone
The crypto market is taking a walloping, and there are three important reasons why BTC’s $380 billion valuation is a...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions still too lenient, says judge
U.S. district judge, Lewis Kaplan, expressed concern that Bankman-Fried could find ways to evade the restrictions and covertly communicate with...
SEC denies VanEck spot BTC trust product, commissioners see double standard
SEC Commissioners Mark Uyeda and Hester Peirce have issued a joint statement highlighting discrepancies they see in the application of...
Crypto funding shifts from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: Finance Redefined
The majority of the DeFi tokens in the top 100 traded in the red on the weekly charts due to...
Circle’s exposure to U.S. banks could top $9B
Circle's reserves are held in a number of banks in the United States, including Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, and Bank...
Ethereum Shanghai upgrade could benefit liquid staking providers and cement ETH’s layer-1 dominance
Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade is set to unlock a trove of staked Ether and possibly benefit other staking protocols that offer...
