The halving went off without a glitch on April 20 Bitcoin underwent its fourth halving event after the 840,000th block was mined on April 20, reducing mining rewards by 50%. Now, Bitcoin miners started to receive 3.125 BTC per mined block, down from the previous award of 6.25 BTC. Bitcoin halving is an ongoing protocol process that occurs with
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Man who exploited $110 million from Mango Markets found guilty
Avraham Eisenberg was accused of wire fraud, commodities fraud, and commodities manipulation Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg has been found guilty of fraud and market manipulation charges. Eisenberg was responsible for exploiting the Mango Markets decentralized exchange and making off with $110 million. Jurors spent long hours deliberating before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York delivered the guilty
Tether looking to expand beyond cryptocurrency
The company is working on new projects that will help it diversify its offerings Tether, which runs the world’s biggest stablecoin by market value, recently announced restructuring to add new divisions outside developing stablecoin. The stablecoin goliath announced on April 18 that it had established a new framework for its four new business divisions, including Tether Finance, Tether Data,
Senate Banking Committee looks for stablecoin support through marijuana
Senator attaches stablecoin legislation to a marijuana bill in hopes of pushing it through Sherrod Brown, the US Senate Banking Committee Chair, disclosed plans to combine a significant stablecoin bill with marijuana business legislation. He views it as a chance to drum up support for the stablecoin initiative without giving it a lot of exposure.
US Senators want clarification on CFTC’s relationship with FTX
The CFTC reportedly had steady communication with the crypto exchange before it failed Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley have scripted a letter to Rostin Behnam, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), seeking information about Behnam’s interactions with the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, prior to the crypto exchange’s failure. The senators
New Ethereum hard fork could reduce lost wallet key anxiety
The change would make recovering wallets significantly easier The fear of losing cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases keeps some users up at night. However, the upcoming Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 3074 upgrade comes with a new Petra hard fork “social recovery” feature that could solve Ethereum users’ problem of losing their seed phrases. According to a
DeFi protocol Uniswap lands on the SEC’s radar
The SEC has sent a “Wells notice” as it continues its attack on the cryptocurrency space Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has recently been issued a Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It’s the latest move by the securities regulator against the cryptocurrency space, although the attack will most likely lead nowhere.
Solana hopes new incentives will speed up cryptocurrency transaction validation
The blockchain is dealing with validators who seem reluctant to keep the transactions moving Solana validators recently voted in a bid to reduce the latency of consensus “votes,” which could increase blockchain transaction speeds. Currently, the blockchain is suffering from slow processing times, brought on by the actions of some validators. The recommendation calls for
Former IRS criminal investigation boss joins Chainalysis
The move could help bring more clarity and stability to the crypto ecosystem An experienced US government official who served as the IRS Criminal Investigations team chief for three years has joined the cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis announced on April 8 that Jim Lee, a former IRS agent, has been appointed as the global
Coinbase wins legal fight over crypto transactions
The cryptocurrency exchange isn’t violating the Securities Exchange Act as the SEC asserted Coinbase has gained a significant win in its ongoing lawsuit after the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in its favor, confirming that Coinbase’s secondary cryptocurrency sales are not in violation of the Securities Exchange Act. The recent ruling
Sony is trialing a new stablecoin for gaming and sports payments
The company is exploring whether a native stablecoin can offer better protections Sony Bank, the financial arm of the Sony Group Corporation, announced it has begun researching issuing its own stablecoin pinned to fiat currencies, like the Japanese yen. The trial will occur on the Polygon blockchain in partnership with Belgium blockchain firm SettleMint. Jun
Former OneCoin executive behind massive fraud will spend time behind bars
Irina Dilkinska has been given a sentence of four years for her role in the scandal US District Judge Edgardo Ramos sentenced the former head of legal and compliance for the multibillion-dollar OneCoin fraud scheme to four years in prison on Wednesday, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office released on April 3.