Crime in Web3 is shifting away from Bitcoin (BTC) to stablecoins while ponzi schemes remain prevalent, according to Elliptic’s former head of technical crypto advisory. Tara Annison shared the latest insights from the murky world of cryptocurrency-related crime during a presentation on the final day of EthCC in Paris, addressing a wide variety of ways in
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The United Kingdom government has rejected a proposal made by the U.K. Treasury Committee to regulate crypto retail trading in the same way it oversees gambling, stressing that it “firmly disagrees” with the Committee’s stance. A panel of British lawmakers called for regulating the crypto market in the country similar to gambling in a May 17
Amid the growing popularity of zero-knowledge (ZK) proof based layer-2 scalable solution, decentralized finance liquidity protocol Symbiosis has added support for Linea, a zkEVM-based Consensys-developed scalable solution for cross-chain swaps. Symbiosis said in a statement that Linea is a developer-ready zkEVM roll-up type, which means it is Ethereum-compatible and thus lets developers reuse a lot
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), a United States state agency, warned citizens against rising crypto investment frauds perpetrated over popular social media sites. On June 25, 74-year-old Naum Lantsman lost his life savings — $340,000 — to a crypto scam orchestrated over Instagram and Telegram. The DFR referenced the incident as it stressed
This week’s Bitcoin (BTC) options expiry on Friday, July 21, could solidify the $30,000 resistance level and give the bears the upper hand for the first time since the 21% rally between June 14 and June 21. Bitcoin options expiries coincide with volatility A review of Bitcoin’s recent price action shows that three out of the
From the international stage at Davos to the soccer fields of Bedford, the Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast dives into the nuances of crypto and blockchain, and how they intersect with everyday life. One promising technology that has emerged in the blockchain space is zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs), which many claim can be a game-changer for blockchain
A bill to create a regulatory framework for digital assets has been introduced by Republican members of the Agriculture and Financial Services Committees of the United States House, the result of several months of joint effort by the two committees. The 212-page bill — called the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
The double-digit percentage gains for XRP (XRP) this month may have reached the exhaustion point, reflecting the trends elsewhere in the cryptocurrency market. This follows the euphoria surrounding Ripple’s partial win versus the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, resulting in bullish calls for as high as $15 in the coming months. $15 is reasonable I
XRP rocketed higher by nearly 100% last week, and is up 8% on the day today following last week’s ruling, revealing the asset is not a security. The recent surge to the upside has pushed momentum through a six-year long resistance line, according to the quarterly Relative Strength Index. Will such a high timeframe breakout
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold above $30,000 after the July 20 Wall Street open, with one analyst forecasting a return to range lows. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price sinks through $30,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked weak BTC price action after a rejection at the 21-day simple moving average (SMA).
Scott Melker is the host of The Wolf Of All Streets Podcast and author of The Wolf Den newsletter. “If I tweeted about a small cap [crypto] of some sort right now, the price would probably change by like 50%,” says Scott Melker, better known to his 904,800 Twitter followers as The Wolf Of All
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the launch of a Digital Sandbox aimed at supporting tech firms in the early stages of product development. In a July 20 announcement, the FCA said the Digital Sandbox will become available on a permanent basis starting on Aug. 1. The financial watchdog conducted two pilot
A token generator simplifies the tokenization process through automation while integrating custom tokenomics and ensuring privacy. Token generators streamline the process of token creation with automated drag-and-drop functions, eliminating the barriers to tokenization that cryptocurrency enthusiasts with little to no programming knowledge typically face. Tokens represent particular utilities or assets. Tokenization effectively converts something valuable
For the fourth quarter in a row, Tesla hasn’t sold or added to its digital asset holdings with the electric vehicle manufacturer continuing to hold $184 million worth of its remaining Bitcoin (BTC). In Q2 2023 earnings released on July 19 the net value of Tesla’s Bitcoin holdings stood at $184 million which has held
Vitalik Buterin portrait from 2014 auctioned as NFT An image of the Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin taken back in 2014 is being auctioned off as a nonfungible token (NFT). The portrait was taken by Canadian photographer Andrew Miller and was taken before the popular developer became famous for the blockchain network. The NFT sale also
The state of Kuwait is the latest jurisdiction to ban virtually all operations involving cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). On July 18, Kuwait’s main financial regulator, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), issued a circular on supervision and issuance of virtual assets in the country. In the circular, the CMA confirmed the commitment to “absolute prohibition” on
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