Category: Cryptocurrency

Aug 23
Prosecutors want to claim NFTs as securities, alleges legal team of former OpenSea employee

“The government has brought the instant prosecution using ill-founded applications of criminal law to set precedent in the digital asset space,” said Nathaniel Chastain’s lawyers. 579 Total views 26 Total shares Lawyers representing Nathaniel Chastain, the former OpenSea product manager accused of insider trading, have claimed United States authorities only filed charges in an attempt […]

Aug 22
NFT lending protocol Bend DAO proposes emergency changes amid credit crisis

“We are sorry that we underestimated how illiquid NFTs could be in a bear market when setting the initial parameters,” says the Bend DAO dev team. 395 Total views 7 Total shares On Monday, developers of decentralized nonfungible tokens (NFTs) borrowing and lending protocol Bend DAO proposed new emergency measures in an attempt to stabilize […]

Aug 22
Average Bitcoin transaction fee drops under $1 as network difficulty recovers

In addition to timely upgrades, the drop in transaction fees can be attributed to multiple factors, including falling market prices and lower mining difficulty. 3450 Total views 95 Total shares The average transaction fees on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain fell below $1.00 for the first time in over two years, further strengthening its use case […]

Aug 22
BTC to lose $21K despite miners’ capitulation exit? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week fresh from a new multi-week low amid a return of highly nervous sentiment. After dipping below $21,000 over the weekend, the largest cryptocurrency is consolidating around 10% lower than a week ago, and the fear across crypto markets is clearly visible. As some call for new lows and others […]

Aug 22
What’s going on with Cardano’s testnet and Vasil hard fork?

The issues surrounding the Cardano Vasil hard fork have been “incredibly corrosive and damaging,” according to founder Charles Hoskinson, who’s looking to put the controversy to an end. 4305 Total views 61 Total shares Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has continued to refute claims that the Cardano’s testnet is “catastrophically broken,” implying the need to finally […]

Aug 22
Crypto tax can wait, free coins can’t: S. Korea mulls ‘gift tax’ for airdrops

South Korea has postponed its crypto gains tax on multiple occasions due to a lack of investor protection measures and regulatory guidelines. 680 Total views 40 Total shares The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance on Monday cleared that virtual asset airdrops, staking rewards and hard forked tokens would be subject to a gift […]

Aug 22
BendDAO contract now has only 15 ETH left to pay lenders

Many nonfungible tokens (NFTs) that were used as collateral in the platform have defaulted without any bids. 795 Total views 31 Total shares Lending protocol BendDAO has run out of Wrapped Ether (wETH) in its contract. At the time of writing, the contract only has 15 WETH to pay lenders, and an estimated 15,000 Ether […]

Aug 22
8 sneaky crypto scams on Twitter right now

Cybersecurity analyst Serpent has revealed his picks for the most dastardly crypto and non-fungible token (NFT) scams currently active on Twitter. The analyst, who has 253,400 followers on Twitter, is the founder of artificial intelligence and community-powered crypto threat mitigation system, Sentinel. In a 19-part thread posted on Aug. 21, Serpent outlined how scammers target […]

Aug 22
Australia’s new government finally signals its crypto regulation stance

Three months after being elected into power, the Australian Labor party has finally broken its silence on how it’s planning to approach crypto regulation.  Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a “token mapping” exercise, which was one of the 12 recommendations in a senate inquiry report last year on “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center.” The […]

Aug 21
Who accepts Ethereum as payment?

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