Armanino defends its past FTX.US audits

A top Armanino executive defended auditing work that his company performed for FTX.US during an interview published by the Financial Times on Dec. 23. Armanino’s chief operating officer, Chris Carlberg, suggested that... Read more »

Bitcoin Miners Discovered 53,240 Blocks This Year, Foundry Led the Pack, Hashrate Tapped an All-Time High

As the new year approaches, more than a dozen bitcoin mining pools still dedicate a total of 238 exahash per second (EH/s) toward the Bitcoin blockchain in order to secure the network... Read more »

BTC price ignores US PCE data at $16.8K as Bitcoin rejects volatility

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a flicker of volatility around the Dec. 23 Wall Street open as the latest United States inflation data came in line with expectations. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:... Read more »

President of Brazil Sanctions Cryptocurrency Law

President Jair Bolsonaro has approved law 14.478, which regulates cryptocurrency-related operations and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Brazil. The document, approved on the last day of the period allowed, will begin... Read more »

Craig Wright vs Hodlonaut trial goes scheduled for round 2

Crypto influencer Hodlonaut announced that the Norwegian court had accepted Craig Steven Wright’s (CSW) appeal calling for a new trial.  The new trial will be a complete rehearing, not just a re-visit of... Read more »

How crypto could be good for CBDC and vice versa: Industry exec explains

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) could potentially find some mutually beneficial interactions with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to one industry executive. While crypto is often associated with financial freedom, the concept... Read more »

US Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate Payment Stablecoins

A U.S. senator has introduced a bill to “establish the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.” The lawmaker explained: “This bill will also ensure the Federal Reserve, which has displayed significant... Read more »

OpenCBDC to process 1.84M transactions per second as Boston Fed, MIT collab is complete

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT announced on Dec. 22 that their CBDC research effort, Project Hamilton, is now complete. That initiative aimed to research the technical feasibility of a... Read more »

Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland

Coinbase has announced it has secured regulatory approval as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Ireland, according to a company blog post published on Dec. 21. According to the company, Coinbase... Read more »

Bitcoin dips below $16.7K as US GDP meets fresh BTC price ‘death cross’

Bitcoin (BTC) fell at the Dec. 22 Wall Street open as United States equities reversed previous gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin risks new and unseen “death cross Data... Read more »