CBDC will be used for ‘control,’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky
The ECB president admitted that “there will be control” in regards to a digital euro, much to the displeasure of...
Month: April 2023
Ethereum ‘re-staking’ protocol EigenLayer launches on testnet
The re-staking collective aims to address Ethereum validator economic incentives. A new protocol that allows Ethereum validators and stakers to...
Study claims 99.5% of crypto investors did not pay taxes in 2022
Finland and Australia had the highest proportion of tax-paying crypto investors, while the United States ranked 10th on the list,...
Solana reveals cost-cutting solution for on-chain storage
Known as state compression, the technology promises to drastically reduce the cost of on-chain storage.
Euler team denies on-chain sleuth was a suspect in hack case
The investigator claimed to be targeted as a suspect because they maintained a crypto security repo on GitHub.
UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes
The financial and advertising regulators posted a seven-part checklist to ensure these social media stars stay within the bounds of...
Bitcoin Difficulty Reaches New All-Time High After Fourth Consecutive Increase
On April 6, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty rose 2.23% higher at block height 784,224, touching another all-time high. It’s the fourth...
Report: Binance Asked to Provide More Information as Dubai Tightens Screws Against Crypto Entities
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has reportedly asked Binance to share more information about the crypto exchange’s ownership structure...
New York Regulator Calls Crypto Theories Associated With Signature Bank Closure ‘Ludicrous’
Adrienne A. Harris, the superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, has branded as “ludicrous” the claims that the...
Scaramucci: ‘We’re through the bear market’ as Bitcoin notches up 70% YTD
Bitcoin’s strong start to 2023 is persisting despite numerous headwinds, and is currently outperforming the S&P 500 Index by nearly...
zkSync Era’s ‘elegant’ fix for 921 ETH ‘stuck forever’ in smart contract
Matter Labs confirmed the funds are safe and that they've found an "elegant solution" to transfer the funds out. Matter...
DeSantis is right — CBDCs will lead to absolute government control
From China to Canada, it’s clear that governments around the world are salivating at the prospect of introducing currencies they...
Smaller investors can have outsized impact on crypto investment markets: BIS study
Researchers looking at the “crypto carry” rate between spot and futures markets and its causes came to conclusions about crypto...
Zhu Su’s exchange did $13.64 in volume akshually, Huobi in crisis: Asia Express
Huobi Global’s token crash and ongoing layoffs, 3AC founders deny reports of $1.26 in day 1 volume on new exchange...
Crypto audits and bug bounties are broken: Here’s how to fix them
Are crypto auditing incentives designed to make the client happy rather than deliver bad news? What happens if you don’t...
