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US regulator touts to ‘aggressively police’ crypto in new report
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says 20% of its enforcement actions were aimed at the digital assets market in the 2022 fiscal year. The U.S. commodities regulator certainly doesn’t want to look like it's going easy on crypto, revealing it was behind...
‘Secretly circulating’ draft crypto bill could be a ‘boon’ to DeFi
A crypto bill that industry advocates previously said would “kill DeFi” has seen an updated draft released online with one commentator saying the U.S. is “finally getting their act together.” A new draft of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) bill...
Nifty News: Top 10 CryptoPunks wallet lays dormant, house sells on OpenSea, and more
A dormant nonfungible token (NFT) wallet from 2017 with 141 CryptoPunks has been found to have minted the now ludicrously expensive NFTs for a possible $7 each. Dormant PunksNonfungible token (NFT) sleuths have dug up an old wallet from 2017 that minted 141...
3AC liquidators seek ‘alternative means’ to subpoena missing founders
Advisory firm Teneo argued that standard methods to contact the Three Arrows Capital founders have failed, and is now looking for other ways to subpoena them. Liquidators for Three Arrows capital (3AC) have asked a U.S. court to grant them permission to subpoena...
Bankman-Fried ‘100%’ supports knowledge tests for retail derivatives traders
The FTX founder said a knowledge test for derivative retail customers “could make sense” but it doesn’t need to be specific to crypto. The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has backed the idea of knowledge tests and disclosures to...
Google and Coinbase strike a deal, BNY Mellon begins crypto custody and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin ETF gets denied: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 9-15
Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top...
Mango Market’s DAO forum set to approve $47M settlement with hacker
Over 98% of voting tokens favor the deal, which also stipulates that Mango Markets won't pursue criminal charges. Following a $117 million exploit on Oct. 11, the Mango Markets community is set to make a deal with its hacker, allowing the hacker to keep $47 million as...
Japanese gaming giant’s hiring spree ahead of NFT marketplace
Japanese entertainment and video game company Konami has posted new job openings to expand its NFTs, Web3 and Metaverse offerings. Japanese gaming giant Konami is seeking to expand its crypto-versed talent pool while it ey the development of Web3 and Metaverse...
French police use Twitter crypto sleuth’s research to catch scammers
The alleged fraudsters built a BAYC and MAYC NFT focused website that masqueraded as a service to animate the apes but instead phished victims details to steal their NFTs. French authorities have reportedly utilized research from pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT...
Ripple boss tips when SEC case will end as Hoskinson hits back at XRP army
Optimistically speaking, Brad Garlinghouse thinks the case will be concluded in 3-4 months, though it could take longer. According to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the long-drawn-out battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is nearing its...