Money laundering is sometimes a source of deviation in stablecoin prices, blockchain researcher Bitrace has found in an examination of transactions with Tether. Depending on circumstances, money launderers may trade USDT at above- or below-market prices. In a translated report that Wu Blockchain published on Medium on Dec. 26, Bitrace outlined two scenarios for using stablecoins for…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing back its decision on several Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to May 2024. The agency delayed its decision on the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF and the Grayscale Ethereum Futures ETF. The Hashdex Ether ETF aims to hold both spot Ether and futures contracts, while Grayscale’s Ethereum Futures ETF…

Bitcoin network computing power — or mining hash rate — reached a new all-time high on Christmas day, but has put putting more pressure on miners amid a slump in profitability. On Dec. 25, Bitcoin’s hash rate reached an all-time high of 544 exahashes per second (EH/s), according to Blockchain.com. The data was confirmed by Bitinfocharts, which…

The industry of stablecoins — or cryptocurrencies like Tether and USDC — has seen massive growth over the past year, with the market value hitting new all-time highs in 2023. With stablecoins rapidly growing, global jurisdictions have been rushing to regulate the market, according to a new report. As many as 25 countries had stablecoin legislation or regulation…

Crypto exchange MEXC has been forced to hose down speculation over a recently deleted X (formerly Twitter) account under the name “MEXC_CEO” — which some had feared could be a sign of trouble at the firm. On Dec. 24, MEXC wrote a post addressing recent “confusion” over the sudden removal of the MEXC_CEO account from…

Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could “completely destroy” Bitcoin if they are too successful, warns the former CEO of BitMEX. Hayes — who co-founded cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX in 2014 — explained in a Dec. 23 blog post that Bitcoin has value because “it moves.” "Expression" is my last article of 2024. I offer some thoughts on expressions of the…