Circle clears ‘substantially all’ minting and redemption backlog for USDC
The stablecoin issuer says that from March 13 and March 15, it redeemed $3.8 billion USDC and minted $0.8 billion...
Day: March 15, 2023
1 year after $11M LUNC bets; Do Kwon wanted, funds paid, hedge stuck on FTX
Terra Luna's former co-founder, Do Kwon, who lost $11 million in the bet, is currently wanted by Interpol and is...
Blame traditional finance for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall was a product of traditional finance — critics shouldn’t conflate the issue with cryptocurrency. The entire...
OpenAI co-founder’s ‘World ID’ project launches, along with SDK waitlist
The new IDs will allow users to prove they are unique humans without revealing personal information on websites. Crypto unicorn...
Gensler suggests staking token operators should ‘seek to come into compliance’
The SEC head was speaking impromptu to reporters after a commission meeting when he was asked about a statement made...
Crypto firms may turn to ‘shadow banks’ following major collapses — Molly White
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin, Molly White compared crypto companies' current predicament to that in 2017 and 2018,...
Salesforce Web3 to help brands build trusted and scalable NFT programs
The platform promised to help companies create, manage, and deploy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a trusted, scalable, and sustainable way....
Sam Bankman-Fried petitions court to prioritize reimbursing his legal fees
FTX's legal counsel requested insurers to advance or reimburse Bankman-Fried's defense costs and fees under the company's directors and officers...
Senator Warren says Fed chair ‘has to recuse himself’ from reviewing regulatory failures
Jerome Powell called for a “thorough, transparent, and swift review” of the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulatory activities following Silicon...
UK Treasury Budget Discusses Separate Reporting of Crypto Assets in Tax Documents
Taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have to report cryptocurrency assets separately in their tax documents for the tax year...
Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa
After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up...
British Bank Natwest Implements New Limits on Cryptocurrency Payments to Combat UK Crypto Scams
On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Hits 9-Month High, as ETH Moves Above $1,700
Bitcoin briefly surged to a nine-month high late on Tuesday, as prices moved above the $26,000 mark. Although prices have...
Why isn’t the Federal Reserve requiring banks to hold depositors’ cash?
The fact that most banks aren’t required to keep your money on hand makes it likely that more bank failures...
Bitcoin hash rate continues to rise, but DeFi is under threat: Report
New hardware is revolutionizing the mining industry, while other crypto sectors continue to falter. The beginning of 2023 raised hopes...
