Chamber of Digital Commerce files amicus brief supporting Kraken in SEC lawsuit

The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus curiae defending crypto exchange Kraken in the lawsuit initiated by the US SEC, according to Feb. 27 court filings. The Chamber explained that the... Read more »

Ethereum devs confirm Dencun upgrade’s mainnet deployment, Grayscale calls it ETH’s ‘coming of age’ moment

Ethereum Foundation said the highly anticipated Dencun upgrade has been “successfully activated on all testnets” and is scheduled for deployment on the mainnet by Mar. 13 — at epoch 269568, according to... Read more »

Bitcoin futures and options open interest soars in February

Open interest, the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled, is an important metric for gauging market health and sentiment. An increase in open interest means new money... Read more »

Ted Cruz spearheading anti-CBDC bill over financial privacy, government overreach concerns

A group of Senate Republicans, led by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, is taking legislative steps to restrict the Fed’s capacity to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC), spotlighting the issue... Read more »

New AI and hardware may crack the code on lost crypto

The following is a guest post from Robert Rhodin, the CEO of KeychainX. As the crypto market’s capitalization has grown, the diversity and complexity of assets also increase. This growth, supported by... Read more »

What is the role of spot Bitcoin ETFs in modern investment portfolios?

Aligned within a year of its three halving events, Bitcoin had three major bull runs in its 15-year history. After each one, in 2013, 2017 and 2021, Bitcoin price typically drops significantly... Read more »

Bitcoin network congestion eases as mempool clears in February

Bitcoin’s mempool is a holding area for transactions broadcast to the network but not yet included in a block. Analyzing the mempool provides insight into network congestion, transaction demand, and fee trends,... Read more »

Cosmos co-founder says GovGen will show how governance can be used in blockchain development

In November 2023, the Cosmos Hub community approved the contentious proposal 848, which reduced the maximum inflation rate of the native token ATOM to 10% from 20%. At the time, ATOM’s actual... Read more »

US agencies pause Biden-sanctioned emergency miner survey following lawsuit

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) paused the controversial survey of crypto mining firms on Feb. 23 following a lawsuit from members of the crypto mining sector. Crypto mining company Riot Platforms and... Read more »

CoinMarketCap launches ‘Oscars of Crypto’ to celebrate industry accomplishments

CoinMarketCap has announced the launch of the inaugural CMC Crypto Awards to recognize the accomplishments of networks, people, and technology in the crypto industry. The awards are scheduled to take place between... Read more »