Blockchain

A panel filled with professionals working in prominent tech companies discussed the current state of the blockchain space at the ongoing Paris Blockchain Week 2023 conference.  Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated the panel discussion titled “State of the Chain 2023” with panelists Ryan Nitz, the head of solutions architecture at Coinbase; Matthew Savarese, the

Crypto lender Celsius Network’s lawyer and adviser fees amid its bankruptcy proceedings are projected to reach $144 million, triggering responses from crypto community members.  In a March 21 tweet, software developer Cam Crews shared a spreadsheet compiling the reported fees and projected fees the bankrupt crypto lender must pay. According to the data, almost $102

Tokenized asset issuance platform Synthetix has secured a $20 million investment through a new partnership with Web3 investment and quantitative trading firm DWF Labs. The market making and algorithmic trading company acquired $15 million worth of Synthetix’ native token SNX paid for with USD Coin (USDC) in March 2023. DWF Labs will be tasked with

Bitcoin (BTC) approached a key weekly close on March 19 with traders concerned about a retest of lower levels. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin bulls must “step in” to protect $26,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $27,000 on Bitstamp. After briefly tapping $28,000 into the weekend, a

The lawyer representing crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in the ongoing FTX case will soon present a revised bail package to Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York. The move comes after Kaplan expressed displeasure about SBF’s use of encrypted-messaging apps and virtual private network (VPN) services while out on bail. Legal

As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to provide a welcoming regulatory framework for blockchain-based technologies, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) continue to prosper within the region and are being used by projects in various ways.  From concert tickets to research and philanthropy, Cointelegraph went to Dubai and Abu Dhabi to explore how various crypto projects operating

Ether (ETH) stakers who have had their holding locked up during the Ethereum Merge event might soon have access to unstaking. Coinbase has announced in a tweet that unstaking requests on their platform may take the protocol weeks to months to process. According to the tweet, they expect a flood of staking withdrawal requests after

Web3 URLs — enabled with the launch of ERC-4804 — have made it onto Ethereum, allowing internet users to access Ethereum apps and NFTs without worrying about centralized censorship. The new Ethereum standard, titled “Web3 URL to EVM Call Message Translation,” was first proposed on Feb. 14, 2022, and was co-authored by ETHStorage founder Qi

Big Tech firm Meta is scrapping its nonfungible token (NFT) feature across its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram just under a year after it launched. Stephane Kasriel, Meta’s head of commerce and financial technologies, tweeted the news on Mar. 13, saying Meta is “winding down” its NFT support as it wishes to “focus on

New York-based Signature Bank, another crypto-friendly bank, has been closed down by its state charter authority as of Mar. 12. The Federal Reserve explained in a Mar. 12 statement that the decision was made in conjunction with U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to protect the U.S. economy and strengthen public confidence in the banking

Top Stories This Week Silicon Valley Bank shut down by California regulator, holding over $5 billion for prominent crypto VCs Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was shut down by California’s financial watchdog on March 10 after announcing a significant sale of assets and stocks aimed at raising additional capital. The California watchdog appointed the Federal Deposit

Big round numbers always pique the interest of investors and the $1 trillion total crypto market capitalization is no exception. It’s a level that held for 48 days before collapsing on March 9. After a 16-hour negative 8.6% price movement, the indicator fell to $914 billion, its lowest level since Jan.13. Total crypto market cap

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and other bearish events in the space were at the center of discussions among lawmakers and witnesses at the inaugural hearing of the United States House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion. Addressing lawmakers at the March 9 hearing, BitGo co-founder and CEO

Officials of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) appeared before the House of Common’s Treasury Committee on March 8 to discuss the agency’s work. Among the issues raised was cryptocurrency regulation, which the officials approached with a clear lack of enthusiasm. FCA chair Ashley Alder, who took that position in February after serving as

A panel of judges heard oral arguments in the Grayscale Investments suit against the United States Securities and Trade Commission (SEC) on March 7. Grayscale is challenging the SEC order not to approve Grayscale’s application to create a Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC issued its order on July 6, 2022. Former solicitor

Hermès International, the French luxury fashion house, has requested a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothschild from marketing or owning his “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) following a recent jury decision that found Rothschild had violated Hermes’ trademark rights in its famous Birkin bags, as reported by Reuters.  French luxury house Hermes International has

Update (March 5, 9:22 p.m. UTC): This article has been updated to include Binance’s response.  Crypto exchange Binance sought to hire Gary Gensler as an advisor before he became chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a Wall Street Journal report based on messages and documents from 2018 and 2020,

Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has suspended United States dollar (USD) deposits via bank transfers in response to “service outages from a partner”. Funds can be withdrawn through wire transfers until March 10.  In a blog post from March 4, the crypto firm said that “USD deposits via Wire Transfer (SWIFT) and Wire Transfer (For US