John Deaton vows to fight federal CBDC, calls it ’a hill to die on’

Decentralized finance has many of the hallmarks of previous cryptocurrency bull markets: incredible gains, extreme volatility and massive risks. In a new report, leading noncustodial cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift explains the four biggest risks facing DeFi investors and why the emerging field of decentralized insurance could offer a solution.The report, titled "Spreading the Risk: Decentralized Insurance,"…

If early November’s FTX collapse was crypto’s “Lehman moment” — as more than a few pundits have suggested — will the FTX contagion now spread to stablecoins? After all, Tether (USDT), the market leader, briefly lost its United States dollar peg on Nov. 10. In normal times, this might have raised alarm bells.But, these aren’t…

The cryptocurrency market is back on the rocks on Oct. 27 as many of the top assets find themselves in the red on the day after Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $58,000 in the early trading session.Despite the wider struggles of the market, several altcoins have managed to post gains in excess of 22% as major…

The distribution of Smash tokens raises insider trading concerns, adding another red flag to celebrity memecoins.

North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank is set to acquire all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, according to a statement from the Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Under the agreement, 17 former branches of Silicon Valley Bank will open as First Citizens Bank and Trust Company on Monday, March 27, while all depositors of…

This week Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to a new 3 year high at $18,965, leading investors to believe a new all-time high above $20,000 is on the cards. While these are exciting times, data does show that some professional investors feel antsy about the price at these levels and the absence of retail FOMO has some…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency, currently sits around $9,000, after last week's impressive 20% rally in a single day.  With the halving now less than 2 weeks away, it might seem like a no brainer to go long on Bitcoin to catch the next explosive move. However, there is one chart view that…

Digital assets should not be seen as “somehow special,” nor should action against Coinbase be seen as “novel or extraordinary,” argues an association of North American securities regulators.In an Oct. 10 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York supporting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the North