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September 24, 2020

European Commission to launch blockchain regulatory sandbox by 2022

Crypto and blockchain regulations seem to have become a top priority in the EU. The European Commission in collaboration with the 30-country alliance called the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) plans to launch a pan-European blockchain regulatory sandbox by 2022.Per an update to the official webpage for the commission’s Digital Innovation and Blockchain team on Sep. […]

Bitcoin price ‘worst-case scenario’ is now $7,000 — trader Tone Vays

$9,000 would be the ideal “buy the dip” opportunity, says Vays, with $7,000 soon to form Bitcoin’s untested 200-week moving average. Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $7,000 is now the “worst-case scenario,” veteran trader Tone Vays said on Sep. 23. In the latest episode of his Market Pulse YouTube series, Vays said he was looking for a BTC […]

Few DeFi influencers understood what a bad idea $FEW meme token was

Prominent DeFi community members faced a backlash after attempting to engineer a token scheme inspired by the success of MEME. Notable figures in the decentralized finance (DeFi) community found themselves in hot water after joining a group to cook up a MEME-inspired token with the apparent intention of dumping on unsuspecting investors. Group members claim […]

SEC halts trading for blockchain company run by former Ron Paul staffer

A blockchain company run by an ex-staffer of former Presidential candidate Ron Paul has received a temporary trading suspension from the SEC. The United State’s securities watchdog has placed a temporary trading suspension on the stock of Vortex Blockchain Technologies until October 6. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited confusion over the nature of […]

Federal Reserve Bank reveals details of digital dollar research

The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring digital currencies to modernize the U.S. payments sector. The President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has revealed details of the Fed’s ongoing research into a potential digital dollar. Speaking in a keynote address on September 23, Loretta Mester emphasized that the Federal Reserve has been […]

DeFi projects rush towards Layer 2 as Ethereum clogs up

Leading DeFi protocols are rushing to implement Layer 2 to ease the burden of high gas fees. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are racing to implement Layer 2 scaling solutions as Ethereum gas fees skyrocket and the network struggles under the demand.Popular DeFi platforms including Uniswap, Aave, and Synthetix are gettin closer to rolling out the […]

Bitcoin bull Tim Draper reveals the secrets of his altcoin portfolio

Tech billionaire, Tim Draper, has revealed he owns a myriad of altcoins in addition to his 30,000 BTC. Tim Draper, the prominent venture capitalist and tech billionaire who purchased nearly 30,000 Bitcoins (BTC) that were seized from the Silk Road, has revealed his digital currency holdings span at least half a dozen different crypto assets.   […]

Bitcoin’s realized cap is now $43 billion above the 2017 all-time high

Bitcoin’s realized capitalization has soared above its 2017 record high, but Ethereum’s has struggled to reclaim its former highs Crypto market data aggregator Glassnode has published data indicating that Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized capitalization has increased by more than 50% since tagging its all-time high of $20,000 at the end of 2017.The realized capitalization metric measures […]

Revealing crypto exchange’s physical location was not harmful, court rules

A former employee’s actions did not cause ‘damage or loss, in any amount’ to the exchange. A federal judge has ruled that an employee who revealed the location of a major crypto exchange did not violate its trade secrets. According to court records filed Sept. 22, U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney has dismissed a […]

Bears reign as 86% of September’s $284M CME Bitcoin options are worthless

Bears lurk as Bitcoin price is down and $284M in CME BTC options are set to expire on Friday. As of now, the $622 million total open interest for BTC futures expiry on Friday seems quite relevant. This Friday, a total of $100 million in CME Bitcoin (BTC) options are set to expire. 58% of these […]