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Controversial altcoin XRP has finally launched on crypto derivatives giant BitMEX — but so far, its price has failed to react.In a tweet on Feb. 3, BitMEX confirmed it had decided to support XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, for perpetual swaps against the United States dollar.XRP squeezes out 7% gainsDespite regular efforts from…

FinCEN will soon issue regulations on how financial institutions should incorporate its priorities on crypto considerations into their AML programs. 378 Total views 3 Total shares The United States’ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will continue to closely follow the cryptocurrency industry as one of its top priorities for combating crimes like money laundering.FinCEN officially announced…

Ethereum’s (ETH) core developers discussed the need for a new hard fork — or network upgrade — coordinator during a core developer meeting on March 1.As Cointelegraph reported in February, Afri Schoeden, release manager at Ethereum infrastructure firm Parity Technologies, has quit all Ethereum projects after a controversial tweet that sparked outrage on social media.His…

The Bitcoin-based cashback app will go public on the Nasdaq after a SPAC deal that’s expected to wrap up by the end of this year.

A dramatic day of gains sees BTC/USD rise 12% and cast aside a band of resistance in a matter of hours to pass $8,600. 2261 Total views 32 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) beat out previously unthinkable resistance on April 29 as a one-day bull run propelled markets towards $9,000.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360BTC price…

Proof-of-stake protocols were designed to encourage users to lock up their coins, but synthetic assets are circumventing that design to allow double-dipping in DeFi. One of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Asia, Tushar Aggarwal wears many hats: He started the crypto podcast Decrypt Asia, works as a venture scout with LuneX Ventures, and runs Persistence, a…

Meta, formerly branded as Facebook, has officially announced the closure of its digital currency project Diem after years of major efforts to move forward with the initiative.Announcing the news on Monday, Diem CEO Stuart Levey confirmed that Meta is selling intellectual property and other assets related to the Diem stablecoin project to its Silvergate Capital…

The team at Seychelles-registered crypto exchange BitMEX have accused fellow exchange Binance of plagiarizing BitMEX documents as part of its recent futures testnet launch.On Sept. 4, the platform published a sarcastic tweet, stating:“Congrats on the Testnet Futures launches @binance. Glad to see you enjoyed reading our documentation as much as we enjoyed writing it!”The tweet included…