A proposal to enable protocol fees for the Uniswap (UNI) decentralized exchange failed on June 1, potentially allowing liquidity providers to continue to earn all revenue from swaps, according to the proposal’s official webpage. It narrowly missed being passed, with 45.32% of votes going to the “no fee” camp and 42.34% voting to charge liquidity
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States has issued a consent order to Silvergate Bank and its parent company as part of the institution’s plans to “wind down operations” and liquidate. In a June 1 notice, the Fed said Silvergate Capital Corporation and the bank will have 10 days to submit a self-liquidation plan
Keep your money in an insured account, not on an uninsured payment app, the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned Americans in a report released June 1. The increasing popularity and utility of nonbank peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps, including for crypto asset transactions, makes the risk of loss in the event of a
A team of researchers from universities in Australia and the United States, working in collaboration with quantum technology company BTQ, recently published research proposing a novel proof-of-work (PoW) scheme for blockchain consensus that relies on quantum computing techniques to validate consensus. Our new paper on using NISQ-era quantum sampling problems in proof-of-work blockchain consensus algorithms.
As the summer season arrives, an unexpected heatwave is gripping financial markets. This heat is coming in the form of the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which has been on a remarkable uptrend since late April, reaching levels unseen since early March’s banking crisis when the dollar wrecking ball wreaked havoc on asset prices. This surge
Binance users in Australia now have a narrowed pool of options to purchase cryptocurrencies amid the ongoing global debanking of crypto businesses. Since 5:00 p.m. local time on June 1, fiat on-ramps and off-ramps by bank transfers have been halted in Australia. The suspension includes trading for Australian dollar (AUD) pairs. The shutdown of deposits
Circle recently announced plans for a June 8 launch of a new native version of its USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin on the Arbitrum network. 1/ Circle is launching USDC natively on @Arbitrum on June 8th! Keep scrolling or read the blog to learn more about this launch and how to migrate liquidity from “bridged USDC”
A group of Dogecoin (DOGE) investors has requested leave to amend a class-action lawsuit against soon-to-be former CEO of Twitter Elon Musk, alleging he manipulated the price of the meme token. In a May 31 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the investors claimed Musk used his
Most crypto investors probably aren’t thinking about divorce or what will happen to their digital assets in the event of separation, but lawyers say it’s becoming a very common scenario as more people hold crypto assets. Last year, market research firm GWI suggested that as much as 10.2% of global internet users aged 16 to
An Italian senator spoke before members of the Italian parliament with — unbeknownst to parliament members — a speech entirely composed by artificial intelligence (AI). In the parliamentary meeting on May 31, Italian Senator Marco Lombardo pulled the stunt to spark a “serious debate” among his colleagues about what’s at stake and in-store from AI
Georgia, a major cryptocurrency-friendly country among Post-Soviet states, is preparing to start monitoring crypto firms to prevent money laundering and comply with sanctions. The National Bank of Georgia plans to launch mandatory supervision of virtual asset service providers (VASP) starting Sept. 1, 2023. NBG’s acting governor Archil Mestvirishvili said that the new regulatory measures will
BitCulture explores arts, culture, music and media in blockchain and Web3. Fine art on the blockchain Exchange.art head curator Haley Karren came to Web3 from some of the world’s leading art institutions and says that working with 14,000 artists on Solana’s fine art marketplace has broadened her tastes. “I have a new appreciation for pixel art,
The crypto sector appears to have dodged another bullet. At the time of publication, the United States has reached a political agreement to raise its debt ceiling, avoiding a calamitous default on its obligations, and this resolution probably won’t include any new taxes on cryptocurrencies. But that doesn’t mean the question of U.S. crypto taxation
In episode 22 of Hashing It Out with Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw, Sara Gherghelas, blockchain research analyst at DappRadar — a cryptocurrency data tracking platform — discusses the recent hype around memecoins, while looking at on-chain data. Gherghelas also provides insights on how other sectors, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), are faring as memecoins take
Tether-issued USDT (USDT) stablecoin broke past a new all-time-high market cap of over $83 billion as it continues its stablecoin market dominance. The new ATH market cap for the USDT stablecoin comes in a year when other stablecoin issuers are struggling to remain afloat due to regulatory ire. The same was pointed out by cryptocurrency
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to a key focal point on June 1 as the monthly close delivered disappointment. BTC price “fills” latest CME futures gap Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a lackluster end to May for BTC/USD, which slid below $27,000. The pair erased its entire uptick seen over the weekend, coming full
While many beginners base their trades on the negativity brought about by devastating events happening within the crypto space, experienced traders base their decisions on different factors and are able to come out on top of others, even in a bear market. Speaking with Cointelegraph, Dan Tapiero, the founder of growth equity funds 10T Holdings
The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, announced on June 1 that it had been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license for digital payment token (DPT) services by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The announcement comes after Crypto.com received its in-principle approval from MAS in June 2022. With the MPI license, Crypto.com is now authorized
One of Europe’s largest telecommunications companies uses its infrastructure to explore new revenue streams and boost network security as a validator for blockchain protocols. Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is set to become a validator for Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform Polygon, becoming one of 100 validators providing staking and validation services for the network and Polygon’s Supernets
The Australian government has announced a sudden eight-week consultation that will seek to understand whether any “high-risk” artificial intelligence tools should be banned. Other regions including the United States, the European Union and China have also launched measures to understand and potentially mitigate risks associated with rapid AI development in recent months. On June 1,