Crypto investment firm CoinShares opens hedge fund division for US investors
Major European cryptocurrency asset manager CoinShares is launching a hedge fund division in the United States despite the countryâs tough crypto regulation climate. CoinShares officially announced the news on Sept. 22, stating that the firm will roll out its offerings for qualified U.S. investors for the first time ever. The new division, called CoinShares Hedge […]
You can build your own Trezor, but hereâs the price â DIY wallet engineer
The open-source nature of many hardware cryptocurrency wallets allows anyone to build a do-it-yourself (DIY) wallet like a Trezor from scratch, but it requires certain skills. Florin Cocos, an electronics design manager from Romania, built his own DIY Trezor with the walletâs open-source code in 2018 without having access to a ârealâ Trezor device. On […]
Grayscale officially abandons post-Merge PoW Ethereum tokens
Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale has finally mad the decision to abandon all the rights to the post-Merge proof-of-work (PoW) Ethereum tokens (ETHPoW). Announcing the news on Sept. 18, Grayscale said that the firm has âirrevocably abandonedâ all the rights to ETHPoW tokens on behalf of the record date shareholders of each product. After a […]
FTX founderâs parents sued, accused of stealing millions from crypto exchange
Debtors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX have launched legal action against the parents of FTX founder Sam âSBFâ Bankman-Fried, alleging that they misappropriated millions of dollars through their involvement in the exchangeâs business. The counsel for FTX debtors and debtors-in-possession, represented by the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, filed a lawsuit against SBFâs parents, Joseph […]
What bear market? These crypto websites see traffic rising in 2023
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have been widely described as going through a bear market in 2023, but this may not exactly be the case, according to indicators such as the website traffic of certain crypto platforms. Some major cryptocurrency websites, such as Binance and Coinbase, have seen a significant traffic drop in 2023, but there […]
NFT startup Rario loses founders after $120M funding last year: Report
Rario, a Polygon-based platform issuing cricket-related nonfungible tokens (NFTs), has reportedly seen its founders leaving the firm after two years since launch. Founders of Rario, including Rario CEO Ankit Wadhwa and chief technology officer Sunny Bhanot, are being pushed out as investors at the startup to exert greater control over the platform, TechCrunch reported on […]
Australian lawmakers send back crypto bill by Andrew Bragg
Australiaâs Senate Committee on Economics Legislation has finally provided feedback to the cryptocurrency bill introduced by senator Andrew Bragg. The committee on Sept. 4 reported on the draft bill referred to as âThe Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023,â asking the bill authors to add some amendments. The Senate particularly concluded that it would pass […]
No, Bitcoin is not in its âlongest ever bear marketâ â Here’s why
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are not in their âlongest ever bear marketâ and probably are not even in a bear market at all, according to some industry observers. MN Trading founder MichaĂ«l van de Poppe took to X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 27 to claim that Bitcoin is currently in its âlongest bear marketâ in […]
Terra money website frozen to prevent more phishing scams
Layer 1 blockchain Terra has temporarily shut down its website in order to protect users from ongoing phishing scams on the platform. âThe terra(dot) money domains have successfully been frozen to prevent further user phishing scams, but a full resolution is still underway,â Terra officially announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 22. Terra advised […]
Massachusetts launches probe into AI in securities industry
Massachusetts securities regulators have started a new investigation into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the securities industry, after becoming increasingly concerned about the implications. On Aug. 3, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin officially announced an investigation into the ways in which firms may be using AI in their interactions with Massachusetts […]