‘Midnight Massacre:’ SEC Crackdown on Crypto Staking Services Prompts Speculation of Further Enforcement Actions

On Feb. 9, 2023, the cryptocurrency community learned of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crackdown on staking services. The SEC fined Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, $30 million for offering an... Read more »

Bitcoin price faces key moving average showdown 3 weeks after breakout

Bitcoin (BTC) saw no relief at the Feb. 10 Wall Street open as United States equities dipped further. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “All eyes” on 200-day moving averages Data... Read more »

Ordinal Punks NFTs called out as ‘sketchy’

Ad Anonymous Twitter account TheNorwegian expressed concerns about Ordinal Punks NFTs, asking, “[is this] the biggest NFT scam of all time?” On Feb. 9, CryptoSlate reported on the rising popularity of Ordinal... Read more »

Argentina Mulls Inclusion of Proof-of-Solvency Requirements in Crypto Regulation

Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions like the national securities regulator, the CNV, will be studying the inclusion... Read more »

Bitcoin price taps 3-week lows as SEC fears liquidate $250M of crypto longs

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to bearish target zones on Feb. 10 as bulls failed to hold important support above $22,000. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Crypto wipeout mounts as BTC price... Read more »

Move over Hydra, OMG!OMG! is the darkweb’s latest trojan horse

Ad A new Chainalysis report has found that sanctions have not dampened the presence of darkweb marketplaces that traffic illicit drugs and services on the internet. The report found an unusual decline... Read more »

Kraken Winds Down Staking Program, Pays $30 Million to Settle Unregistered Offering of Staking Services Case With SEC

Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to wind down its cryptocurrency staking program as part of an arrangement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle for the unregistered... Read more »

Why are artificial intelligence tokens going parabolic? Watch Market Talks live

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Average Joe’s Crypto, a research analyst and writer. He authors his own blog, which focuses on all things crypto, Web3 and decentralized finance... Read more »

UK’s most violent prisoner Charles Salvador ‘Bronson’ set to release NFT collection

Ad Charles Salvador ‘Bronson,’ who was first imprisoned in 1974 for armed robbery and has since become known as the UK’s “most violent” prisoner, is launching an NFT collection that features his... Read more »

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Expresses Concern Over Rumors of SEC Ban on Crypto Staking for Retail Customers

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, expressed concern about rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may eliminate cryptocurrency staking for retail customers in the United States. Armstrong insisted that “staking... Read more »