US prosecutors seek postponement of fraud charges by CFTC, SEC against SBF

U.S. prosecutors have asked that the fraud cases against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried not proceed until the conclusion of the government’s criminal case against him, according to court documents. Damian Williams, the... Read more »

Turkish watchdog stretches rules and allows crypto wallets to collect aid

A Turkish singer known for his charitable personality, Haluk Levent, reached out to the country’s financial watchdog (MASAK) and convinced them to allow collecting crypto donations to help with earthquake relief. Stretching... Read more »

What can we see in web4 that we’re missing in web3?

The following is a guest post from Anndy Lian. The more I speak and advise on crypto and blockchain matters, the more I think there is a gap between what decentralization is... Read more »

Yuga Labs settles case with developer of Ryder Ripps’ copycat project

A developer of a controversial NFT project spearheaded by Ryder Ripps has settled with Yuga Labs. Thomas Lehman, the developer responsible for generating new NFTs using URLs embedded in Bored Ape Yacht... Read more »

BTC long-term HODLers hit all-time high as Bitcoiners refuse to sell

Data from Glassnode analyzed by CryptoSlate indicates that long-term Bitcoin holders have hit an all-time high, with a focus on Bitcoin that was previously active 2+ and 5+ years ago. The cohort of... Read more »

Justin Sun backs FTX Debt token ‘FUD’ in possible securities law breach

Justin Sun, the founder of exchange Huobi, has put his name behind Debt DAO, a project claiming to be issuing FTX users’ debt as a bond token, FUD, on behalf of FTX... Read more »

FBI seizes $260k of assets including ETH, Bored Ape following ZachXBT tip

The FBI has seized more than $260,000 of assets, including NFTs and cryptocurrency, according to a forfeiture document published by the agency on Feb. 4. That document says that the FBI seized... Read more »

Is the crypto bottom in? On-chain says yes, macro says pain occurs after the fed pause

Introduction The collapse of Terra (LUNA) in June 2022 was the spark that ignited a fire that kept devouring the crypto market. The chain reaction of prominent industry players bankrupting continued throughout... Read more »

CFTC commits to regulating crypto products that are not securities

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) committed to regulating crypto tokens not classified as securities during a conference on Feb. 3. CFTC chairman Rostin Behnam explained the regulator’s stance during the... Read more »

Russia-based Sberbank to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

Russian leading lender Sberbank has hinted at plans to launch decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Ethereum blockchain by the end of May, 2023, Interfax news reports. Sberbank director of the blockchain... Read more »