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New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange Coinex — Claims Trading Platform Offers Unregistered Securities

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued cryptocurrency exchange Coinex “for failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing itself as a crypto exchange.” The NY attorney general also stressed that Coinex is not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) even though the platform lets users […]

Coinbase Launching OP-stack-based L2 called “Base”

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Regulation stole the show at Barcelona’s European Blockchain Convention

Across numerous panels, fireside chats and on stage discussions the word regulation rang out at Barcelona’s 4th European Blockchain Convention.

Coinbase Introduces BASE – an Ethereum L2 Network Powered by Optimism

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Why self-custody is important and why you should move your coins off the exchange and keep them in your own wallet.

“Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve.” – Satoshi Nakamoto, circa 2009 When the 2008 financial crisis hit big banks basically destroyed the world's economy and got away with it. Only a few countries…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Rebound Following Fed Minutes

Ethereum rebounded on Feb. 23, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. The minutes showed that the Fed hinted at maintaining its current policy until further signs that inflation is “substantially” slowing. Bitcoin was also higher, as it rose back above $24,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) moved back above $24,000 on […]

Binance Australia Derivatives reportedly closes accounts and positions for some users

Binance Australia Derivatives incorrectly classified end users as wholesale investors, according to an investigation into its onboarding services.

Blur founder Pacman puts the NFT marketplace war into perspective

Blur founder Pacman is hopeful that the major NFT trading applications will soon find a middle ground and cooperate on creator royalties.

Report: Chipper Cash Lays Off More Workers — Crypto Department Still Operational, Says CEO

The Nigerian fintech, Chipper Cash, recently said it has let go of more employees and that this step has been taken to help the firm contain its operating costs. Although no figure of the number of axed workers was given, one report estimated this to be around 100, or 12.5% of Chipper Cash’s entire workforce. […]

Bitcoin eyes 25% of world's wealth in new $10M BTC price prediction

Bitcoin can see its market cap increase 500 times over, Jesse Myers believes, thanks to its inherent scarcity and other traits.