OPNX token spikes 50% after Su Zhu unexpectedly posts a ‘gm’ on Twitter
    01 Dec 2023
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    Open Exchange Token (OX), the native token of the crypto bankruptcy claims platform OPNX, spiked 50% just 20 minutes after co-founder Su Zhu supposedly posted to X (Twitter) for the first time since his arrest. On Dec. 1, Su posted a simple “gm” — an abbreviation for “good morning” — marking his first X post…

    Australia’s confusing new crypto tax guidance is ‘toilet paper,’ says law firm
    01 Dec 2023
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    Australia’s controversial new guidelines for cryptocurrency taxation should be ignored for being unclear and should probably be seen as “toilet paper,” according to an Australian law firm. On Nov. 9, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) released guidance that could impact how investors and traders involved in decentralized finance report their taxes. In a Nov. 27…

    Layer-2 network to launch a decentralized sequencer pool
    30 Nov 2023
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    In their quest for scalability and cost-effectiveness, many layer-2 networks adopt a centralized approach to on-chain transaction processing, introducing a single point of failure vulnerability. The Metis blockchain, however, has pioneered a distributed sequencer pool to improve security and decentralization. The Ethereum blockchain introduced smart contracts to automate certain events on the network, laying the foundation of decentralized finance (DeFi)….

    Bitcoin ETF race gets 13th entrant, BlackRock revises ETF model
    30 Nov 2023
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    Swiss asset manager Pando Asset has become an unexpected late entrant into the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) race in the United States. On the same day, investment giant BlackRock met with the country’s securities regulator to pitch an updated ETF model based on the agency’s feedback. On Nov. 29, Pando submitted a Form S-1 to the Securities…

    Futures will be the best crypto game in town even after a Bitcoin spot ETF
    29 Nov 2023
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    The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has long been the home of crypto for traditional finance investors, and this is unlikely to change — even with the approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF. Activity on the CME has expanded significantly over the past 12 months. The CME now sees more Bitcoin futures trading than the world’s biggest crypto exchange,…

    eToro, M2 win ADGM crypto licenses to operate in UAE financial center
    29 Nov 2023
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    Crypto investment platforms eToro and M2 received various degrees of approval to offer their services in the United Arab Emirates from the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority, which oversees the UAE’s international financial center, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). EToro received approval for a Financial Services Permission (FSP) that allows a provider to operate as…