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Circle has announced a new v2.2 upgrade for its usd coin and euro coin digital stablecoins. The changes aim to significantly reduce gas costs, enable new use cases, and bolster security.
Circle Unveils 2.2 Upgrade for Stablecoin Suite
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that anyone wanting to be in crypto must “do it within the law.” He advised crypto trading platforms to “Build the trust of investors” in what they...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Ripple has expanded its payments network to more than 70 crypto and traditional payout markets. “Accumulatively this adds up to 90% of the global foreign exchange market,” the company explained, highlighting that the Ripple network has fa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act that limits the authority of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to carry out enforcement actions against th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a significant development for cryptocurrency investment vehicles, Blackrock Inc., through its subsidiary Ishares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, has filed a 19b-4 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list shares of the Ishare...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Keep Your Coins Act has been introduced in the Senate to allow individuals to maintain custody of their cryptocurrencies in self-hosted wallets. The bill also seeks to prohibit federal agencies from “proposing a rule that would impair a per...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
HSBC, the London-based financial institution, announced its plans to launch an institution-focused digital assets custody service in 2024. Zhu Kuang Lee, chief digital, data and innovation officer at HSBC, explained that the bank had experienced an i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a pivotal moment for Celsius Network LLC and its affiliates, the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court has issued a confirmation order for the modified joint Chapter 11 Plan of the crypto lender. The approval sets the stage for a signific...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Transaction fees within the Bitcoin network have surged considerably, eclipsing the figures recorded merely three days prior. A transfer deemed high-priority, which formerly cost an average of $3.38, now demands a fee of $8.46. This significant incre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Blackrock may be taking steps toward obtaining approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the near future. This comes on the heels of the company’s application for an Ishar...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
FTX’s proprietary token, FTT, has witnessed an impressive surge of over 80% following reports that say Tom Farley, the former president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is potentially interested in acquiring and rebooting the collapsed ex...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Blockchain Association of Kenya has been asked to help create the country’s first draft bill on crypto asset regulation. The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning also asked the association to undertake...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Opensea recently retrenched an unknown number of employees as part of what the CEO Devin Finzer describes as a rebuilding exercise. According to the CEO, taking this step helps Opensea build a foundation which enables it to innovate faster.
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is unlikely to issue clear guidelines on the application of the law against the crypto industry before its case against Ripple is finalized, an industry expert has said. The U.S. securities regulator only n...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Circle Internet Financial Ltd., the second-largest stablecoin issuer, plans to go public in 2024 via backing from Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, and others. The news follows Circle’s special-...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo says the Biden administration is seeking more tools to combat the illicit use of crypto. “We’re going to work with Congress to get more tools,” he stressed, advising the crypto...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Microstrategy Chairman Michael Saylor expects the demand for bitcoin to double after the halving and the approvals of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Microstrategy executive says the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Critics are currently roasting economist Nouriel Roubini, whose disdain for cryptocurrency is well-documented, as his company Atlas Capital announces its venture into the very market he once scorned. The firm is rolling out a crypto asset token craft...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the Bitcoin blockchain saw its non-fungible token (NFT) asset sales surpass those on the Ethereum platform, marking a historic shift during a single-day span. According to the analytics provided by cryptoslam.io, Bitco...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a Wednesday speech in Basel, Switzerland, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustín Carstens argued that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will “sit at the core of the future financial system,” bringing innovation and meeting pu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The scarcity of the bitcoin supply has tightened, as revealed by the recent Glassnode study on onchain activities. Observations show that the inactivity of coins is touching both multi-year and unprecedented peaks, despite a substantial uptick in bit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
After experiencing a slump in September, with a trading volume of $30.22 billion, decentralized exchange (dex) activity saw a surge in October, climbing by over 32% to $39.98 billion. The momentum in dex trade volume has been consistent in November,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin’s price is holding above the $35,000 level, but positive momentum has slowed over the past week according to technical indicators. The world’s largest crypto asset by market capitalization closed at $35,369 on November 8.
As Glo...