2023-03-30
Ethereum Global News

Time to buy ‘jpegs’? Community responds to upcoming Ethereum withdrawals

While many expressed serious sentiments, a Twitter user poked fun at the update, saying it’s time to spend ETH on nonfungible tokens. On March 28, Ethereum core developers confirmed the Shapella upgrade would take effect at 10:27 pm UTC on April 12. According to the announcement, Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4895 will allow withdrawals after moving the […]

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Bitcoin Global News

Trader Chris Dunn talks Bitcoin and inflation on the latest Crypto Trading Secrets podcast

The eighth episode of Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast welcomed trader and investor Chris Dunn for an interview. Cointelegraph has released Episode 8 of its Crypto Trading Secrets podcast, featuring an interview with trader, investor, podcaster and YouTuber Chris Dunn, who touts experience in mainstream markets as well as about 10 years of activity in the crypto […]

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Bitcoin Global News

Bitcoin price holds its ground in the wake of CFTC case against Binance

BTC options and derivatives markets seem unfazed by the CFTC’s recent action against Binance, but is that a good or a bad sign? The price of Bitcoin BTC $28,335 fell 3.6% to $26,900 after Binance and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao were sued by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission on March 27. To date, Binance has been investigated […]

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Bitcoin Global News

Bitcoin price jumps above $28K after 1.5K BTC shorts ‘blown out’

Bitcoin bears get a sudden roasting as a short squeeze sends BTC price action to levels last seen before the Binance regulatory debacle. Bitcoin BTC $28,377 returned to $28,000 on March 29 as a classic short squeeze took the market to five-day highs. BTC liquidations mount as Bitcoin reverses Binance dip Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting […]

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Bitcoin Global News

Australian senator introduces private bill to expedite crypto regulation

Senator Andrew Bragg has introduced a bill proposing regulatory standards for the cryptocurrency industry in Australia. A new bill has been introduced to the Australian parliament proposing regulations for the provision of cryptocurrency services in the country. Senator Andrew Bragg submitted a private senators’ bill titled Digital Assets Bill 2023 to ‘protect consumers and promote […]

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DeFi Global News

Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

The exploiter originally drained $195 million worth of ETH and tokens from the protocol but has now returned around $138 million. The architect of the March 13 Euler Finance exploit returned an additional $26.5 million worth of Ether ETH $1,733 to the Euler Finance deployer account on March 27, on-chain data shows. At 6:21 pm UTC, an […]

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DeFi Global News

bZX DAO class-action ruling: Dev with upgrade key makes platform custodial

Delphi Labs general counsel Gabriel Shapiro tweeted that the ruling can also be potentially applied to developers with multisigs. In a new update to the class-action lawsuit against bZX DAO members, a United States district judge ruled that the ability for developers to upgrade a smart contract where the key is in the hands of […]

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Global News NFTs

Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis take on the ‘digital dollar’: Law Decoded, March 20–27

Two lawmakers in one week weighed in against the possibility of a United States central bank digital currency. Two lawmakers in one week weighed in against the possibility of a United States central bank digital currency (CBDC). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — expected by many to throw his hat into the ring for the 2024 […]

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Global News NFTs

UK Treasury drops plans for Royal Mint NFT

The Economic Secretary of the Treasury told Parliament has confirmed the project has been put on the back burner, but will “keep this proposal under review.” The United Kingdom has shelved plans to launch a government-backed “NFT for Britain,” which was initially proposed by crypto-friendly Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. While serving as chancellor of the Exchequer, the […]

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Business Global News

MakerDAO passes new ‘constitution’ to formalize governance process

The document creates multiple offices tasked with fulfilling various jobs for the protocol, each with their own powers and responsibilities. MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization that governs the Dai DAI $1.00 stablecoin, has passed a new proposed “constitution” intended to formalize governance processes and help prevent hostile actors from taking over the protocol, according to the official forum page […]

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