Amid the current pressure on so-called “finlfluencers,” promoting investment products in their blogs, France makes a step toward outright licensing them. The country introduces a non-obligatory Responsible Influence Certificate. As revealed on Sept. 7, two French regulatory agencies, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have
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The price of Solana (SOL) has plunged more than 6% the last 24 hours, amid fears that bankrupt crypto exchange FTX may soon liquidate its significant portions of the token and other Solana-affiliated crypto assets. The price of Solana has fallen 6% to $18.38 in the last 24 hours. Source: CoinGecko According to a combination
Not a single fraud proof has been submitted on Arbitrum since it first launched its mainnet with the built-in security feature in August 2021, according to Ed Felten, co-founder and chief scientist of the Arbitrum-building Offchain Labs. Operating as an Ethereum layer-2, Arbitrum’s interactive, multi-round fraud proofs work by allowing a layer-1 verifier contract to
Ethereum staking protocol Lido Finance has assured both Lido DAO (LDO) and staked-Ether (stETH) tokens remain safe despite hackers allegedly exploiting a known security flaw in LDO’s token contract. Lido didn’t confirm any exploits, but acknowledged the security flaw was known and reassured LDO and stETH funds remain safe in response to a Sept. 10
Bitcoin (BTC) traded in a narrow range this week and is on target to form the third consecutive Doji candlestick pattern on the weekly chart. The cryptocurrency markets did not receive any support from the United States equities markets, which ended the week on a negative note. The S&P 500 Index dropped 1.3% while the
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has shared his predictions for the role crypto will play in next years’ elections in the United States, claiming that representatives in Washington, D.C. do not fully understand the crypto community’s voting power in the upcoming race. “I don’t think everybody in DC actually fully realizes how powerful the crypto voting
Bitcoin (BTC) is recovering from a “black swan” event last rivaled by the March 2020 COVID-19 crash, data suggests. In one of its Quicktake posts on Sep. 7, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant revealed a major spike in loss-making unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs). CryptoQuant: Bitcoin UTXOs in Loss “mirror” March 2020 Bitcoin may be worrying market
Pepecoin (PEPE) price has crashed nearly 85% from its record high of $0.00000448 in May 2023. What’s more, its bearish momentum is likely to continue in September. Back-to-back Pepecoin security breaches Pepecoin has suffered two concerning security breaches in the last two weeks. First, on Aug. 24, Pepecoin’s rogue founding team members transferred $16 million
An increasing number of investment firms in the United States and Europe are appointing senior executives to lead digital asset investment strategies, based on the findings of a market intelligence firm. According to a recent Amberdata report titled ‘Digital Assets: Managers’ Data Infrastructure Fuel,’ 24% of asset management firms have adopted a digital assets strategy,
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised, which, according to social media reports, resulted in victims losing over $691,000 through malicious links. In a Sept. 10 post on X, Dmitry Buterin, the father of Vitalik Buterin, announced that his son’s account has been compromised: “Disregard this post, apparently Vitalik has been
Top Stories This Week Binance crypto exchange saw 10 key execs leave in 2023. Here’s the list A key talking point in the crypto community has been the ongoing exodus of executives from Binance amid growing regulatory troubles. Binance has seen the departure of 10 key executives from various departments in the first nine months
Leaders of the 20 biggest economies in the world — collectively known as G20 — are pushing for a speedy implementation of a cross-border framework for crypto assets. According to local reports in New Delhi — where the group members are attending for a two-day summit — the framework will facilitate information exchange between countries
The price of Ethereum seems to be back under the influence of the current market sentiment despite enjoying a relatively positive week. On Wednesday, September 6, Ark Invest filed for the first Ethereum spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. This ETF application had a tame impact on the price of Ether, with the
Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel in the SEC v. Ripple Labs case, has characterized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) latest submission as a “contradictory shift” and contends that it holds little sway. Following the recent filing by the U.S. SEC to reinforce its interlocutory appeal, Stuart Alderoty, Chief
Two senators unveiled a bipartisan blueprint for artificial intelligence (AI) legislation on Friday, Sep. 8, as Congress intensifies its endeavors to regulate this emerging technology. The plan put forward by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) advocates for mandatory licensing for AI firms and makes it clear that technology liability protections will not
United States Representative Tom Emmer, Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives — who has previously expressed concerns about the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions in the cryptocurrency industry — sponsored an appropriations amendment restricting the SEC’s use of funds on digital asset enforcement on Sept. 8. In his statement, Emmer criticizes SEC Chair
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a filing urging the court to grant its motion to appeal a ruling from the Ripple Labs lawsuit that deemed that XRP was not a security when sold to retail investors. The agency argued that there are “knotty legal problems” surrounding the court’s application of the law
The Stellar token experienced a notable 11.5% increase in value between Sept. 2 and Sept. 8, a novelty given that Bitcoin and most altcoins are down for the week. The surge came after Stellar (XLM) tested the $0.113 support level, which marked its lowest point in the past eight weeks. The price upswing followed a preliminary announcement
Ripple, a prominent cryptocurrency firm, has announced its acquisition of Fortress Trust, a financial institution that offers Web3 financial, regulatory, and technology infrastructure for blockchain innovators. With a focus on providing back-end infrastructure for payments, asset tokenization, and other services, Fortress Trust serves a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 businesses to fintech startups,
The bulls tried to shake Bitcoin from its slumber on Sept. 7, but the rally was short-lived. This suggests a lack of clarity between the bulls and the bears about Bitcoin’s (BTC) next directional move. Analyst CryptoCon said on X (formerly Twitter) that Bitcoin could remain in a “mid cycle lull” until the start of the next
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