Visa provides stablecoin analytics dashboard with ‘noise’ filtered out
The financial services giant wants to make data about stablecoin usage clear and accessible, which requires some processing....
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A Further Crackdown On Bitcoin Mixing Services Will Hurt Human Rights Activists
Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet that also serves as a mixer, with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Many, including activists and human rights defenders, spoke out about the...
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SEC reviews new rules for Bitcoin options trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission is evaluating whether exchanges’ current surveillance and enforcement mechanisms can handle Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs)....
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a16z crypto recommends startup founders 'never publicly sell tokens' in the US
“The SEC argues that nearly every token should be registered under U.S. securities laws,” commented a16z crypto’s general counsel Miles Jennings....
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Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters
An announcement was put out today by the Justice Department that Keonne Redoriguez and William Hill had been arrested and charged with operating Samourai Wallet, “an unlicensed money transmitting business” that executed “unlawful transactions.” Fuck the Justice department, full stop. At no point did Samourai custody user funds, have...
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Bitcoin price risks 1-week lows as US GDP sparks 'stagflation' woes
Bitcoin traders remain unfazed while BTC price action follows stocks downward on the back of surprise U.S. macro data....
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Here’s the 6 biggest crypto VC deals in Q1 2024 and late 2023
The volume of crypto VC funding in Q1 2024 surged for the first time since the start of the crypto winter in 2022....
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Avail integrates leading layer-2 networks to create more cost-efficient chains
Avail joins forces with leading layer-2 networks for increased Web3 scalability through data availability and rollup unification for a more interconnected blockchain landscape...
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DeFi bull market confounds expectations with RWAs and ‘recursive airdrops’
Industry figures assess the state of decentralized finance in 2024 and whether it is developing as expected....
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Memecoins are like a ‘risky casino’ — Andreessen Horowitz exec
The chief technology officer of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz said that memecoins are like risky casinos that deter real builders from the crypto ecosystem....
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