Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to misusing customer funds
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, pleaded not guilty to a set of new charges tied to last year’s collapse of his crypto empire.
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Could Rishi Sunak’s blockchain dream live on without him?
This final installment of a 3-part series on the U.K. digital asset industry looks at the politics driving the British crypto conversation. PM Rishi Sunak is a believer, but an election’s coming up, and his rivals appear less keen on turning the U.K. into a global crypto hub.
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Binance denies Russia sanctions violation reported by WSJ
Binance continues to help a significant amount of Russian funds move abroad through crypto transactions, according to The Journal.
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Japan Nomura’s crypto custody firm Komainu bags Dubai license
announced Tuesday that it received an operating license from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai.
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Rising tide or sinking ship
OpenSea’s royalty policy change ignites debate between tech advocates and creators. Mark Cuban calls it “a huge mistake as NFT market slides 6%.
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How DAOs can avoid voter apathy — and power struggles
Good governance of a DAO can be hampered by a disengaged community and whale dominance. What can be done when 1% of stakeholders holds 90% of voting power?
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Bitcoin below US$26,000 with a new low of US$20,000 in the cards
Bitcoin fell Wednesday morning in Asia to trade below US$26,000. Ether also dropped as all other top 10 non-stablecoin tokens traded flat to lower.
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India’s CoinDCX exchange lays off 12% of staff
CoinDCX, one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Wednesday it is laying off 12% of its staff due to the impact of a prolonged bear market and local tax rules.
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Bitcoin holds US$26,000, BNB flirts with annual low
Bitcoin holds its ground above US$26,000, but the top 10 cryptocurrencies see a dip. BNB remains subdued as Binance’s payment partner woes intensify.
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‘Third category thing’ — untangling digital asset property law in England and Wales
How can we claim to own something that falls outside traditional categories of personal property? In this second installment in a 3-part series looking at the U.K. digital asset industry, Law Commissioner for England and Wales Sarah Green explains how.