Cryptocurrencies News

US private sector PMIs and new home sales figures delivered a warning to the Fed, with a sharper contraction in the services sector to test the Fed’s metal.

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The DeFi dream is shaken. And stirred.

The ex-OpenSea executive has filed to dismiss the DOJ case that alleges NFT insider trading

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Monday it would do a virtual stocktake of the country’s cryptocurrency holdings, the first signal from the new centre-left government that it plans to regulate the $1 trillion sector.

Australia’s Labor government will undertake a token mapping exercise in order to help shape its regulatory approach

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar climbed to a fresh one-month high against a basket of major peers on Friday as Federal Reserve policymakers continued to talk up the need for further interest rate hikes ahead of their key Jackson Hole symposium next

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. bank regulator ordered crypto exchange FTX on Friday to halt “false and misleading” claims it had made about whether funds at the company are insured by the government.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Friday, with sudden selling dragging bitcoin to a three-week low.

LONDON (Reuters) – Stablecoin Tether’s reserves were worth $66 billion at the end of June 2022, down from $82.4 billion at the end of March, the company said in a statement on Friday.

A rally has been organised for the arrested developer linked to the controversial decentralised crypto mixing service

The company’s Ethereum options contracts will allow investors to place a bet on the future price of ETH

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it had appointed accounting firm BDO Italia to vouch for its asset reserves, and would look to increase the frequency of publishing its reserves reports to monthly from quarterly.

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain company Valereum said on Thursday it was selling its bitcoin mining assets to Vinanz Ltd for a 24% stake in the company as part of plans to acquire and expand the Gibraltar Stock Exchange.

AFL joins some of the biggest sporting leagues in the world with the release of its new NFT drop which sold out in 12 hours.

The central bank is taking steps to harmonise crypto licensing requirements in the European Union

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday it would harmonise how banks offer cryptoassets to ensure they have enough capital and expertise in a sector some European Union lawmakers have described as the Wild West.

LONDON (Reuters) – Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has registered with Britain’s financial services regulator, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

BNB Chain is set to launch a Web3 development course for the region as adoption accelerates.

Open source blockchain Dragonchain has been accused of violating the Securities Act of 1933

By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday issued additional guidance for banks considering activities involving cryptocurrencies, emphasizing that firms must notify the Fed beforehand and make sure whatever they do is legally permitted.