Everything you need to know about ETH Shapella withdrawals

Shanghai, Capella, Shapella, 0x01, execution layer, consensus layer – while the web3 community undoubtedly boasts impressive technical competence, Ethereum’s latest update had even the best of us confused at times. A Nansen... Read more »

Researchers find cryptocurrency ‘signatures of maturity’ similar to equities market

A pair of computer science researchers recently published pre-print research indicating that the nascent cryptocurrency market is beginning to show a level of maturity similar to the traditional equities market.  Dubbed “Collective... Read more »

Founder of collapsed crypto exchange Thodex detained in Turkey

The saga of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex continues, with the founder being finally brought back home in two years after the platform halted trading. Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder and former CEO... Read more »

Censorship concerns grow as Trezor integrates ‘CoinJoin’

Trezor’s integration of CoinJoin is driving the community wild with concerns about the hardware wallet company censoring Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. Trezor implements CoinJoin On April 19, the hardware wallet manufacturer announced implementing... Read more »

Ether’s Security Status Remains Unclear as SEC Chair Gensler Fails to Answer Lawmaker’s Question

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, would not answer a direct question in a congressional hearing about whether ether is a security. While the SEC chair... Read more »

Here’s what happens to NFTs when you die: Nifty Newsletter, April 12–18

In this week’s newsletter, read about how Mastercard launched an accelerator program for musicians powered by nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and how online safety groups urged Meta to refrain from allowing minors into... Read more »

Crypto blamed unfairly for Signature Bank’s liquidity crisis, says NY regulator

The Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), Adrienne Harris, has refuted allegations that cryptocurrency depositors were responsible for the collapse of Signature Bank.  At a hearing about... Read more »

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’

Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under the Exchange... Read more »

Can Bitcoin reclaim $30K? Watch these BTC price levels next

Bitcoin (BTC) fought to regain lost ground at the April 19 Wall Street open as traders called for calm on the day’s downside. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Unusual” spot... Read more »

Coinbase CEO says leaving the US for UK is ‘on the table’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said moving the exchange’s headquarters to the U.K. is “on the table” if the U.S. regulatory landscape does not improve. War on crypto U.S. regulators have had a... Read more »