SEC Expands Inquiry Into Riot Blockchain, Filing Reveals

Given the recent spate of regulatory crackdowns in the crypto industry, especially with regards to privacy, it would be easy to assume that Aztec Network decided to abandon its Aztec Connect private payments product due to regulatory fears. However, the company says its reasons were only “commercial” in nature.Aztec Network, a startup focused on privacy…

Binance has been awarded a full crypto services license in Dubai by VARA.This license upgrades its existing minimum viable product license awarded in mid-2023.Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said it has been awarded a full virtual-asset services provider (VASP) license by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) almost a year after

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April…

Crypto markets are bracing for a downturn as liquidity tightening resumes after the U.S. debt ceiling is lifted, observers said.The replenishment of the U.S. Treasury general account and the Federal Reserve (Fed) winding down its balance sheet will remove hundreds of billions of dollars from the financial system, weighing on cryptocurrency prices in the coming…

MARKETS The pace of bitcoin’s ongoing sell-off is setting new records with every passing day, the latest being its test of a key long-term moving average for the first time in three years. Indeed, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency network fell below its 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) of $4,180 yesterday, marking the first break…

news A new patent application from IBM describes a blockchain-based web browser. Filed on August 6 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, IBM’s patent is for a web browser backed by a peer-to-peer network. The browser collects pre-specified information from web browsing sessions, according to the patent. The information is then transferred to…

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Feb 19, 2020 at 23:52 UTCUpdated Feb 20, 2020 at 00:29 UTCBitcoin has dipped back below the psychological area of support near the $10,000 level amid a 20-minute bearish sell-off that took the markets by surprise.At around 21:30 UTC on Feb. 19, the price of bitcoin (BTC) fell more than 4.5 percent from $10,086 to…

Failed crypto lender Celsius began issuing refunds in early 2024. But, from a tax perspective, the matter remains unresolved. The lack of clear IRS guidance has left many investors puzzled about how to address these refunds.At first glance, since investors have only received partial refunds so far (and even under the full restructure plans would