Bastion, a new cryptocurrency startup created by former Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) executives, has secured two money transmitter licenses (MTL) in the United States. Bastion has acquired MTLs in New Hampshire and Arkansas, the first two licenses obtained by the firm, Bastion announced on Oct. 31. The new licenses, granted by…
The rise of digital currencies, exemplified by Bitcoin (BTC), brought a groundbreaking shift in the financial landscape. However, it also brought to light a critical challenge: price volatility. Bitcoin and many other early cryptocurrencies exhibited extreme price fluctuations, making them difficult to use for everyday transactions or as a reliable…
Quick Take Recent data analysis paints a precarious picture for the European economy. Q3 2023 GDP figures illustrate a contraction of -0.1%, defying the forecast for a flat rate. This downturn marks a crucial moment for the European economy, as another subsequent negative quarter could officially wedge Europe into a…
Attorneys representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have written another letter to the presiding judge, seeking changes to the jury instructions. In the letter addressed to Judge Lewis Kaplan, the defense attorneys requested that the jury consider the role of English law in governing FTX’s terms of service. The proposal…
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In the shadowy corners of the digital world, where the glow of computer screens illuminates faces with eerie light, there exist tales of lost fortunes. These tales act as a terrifying reminder of the unpredictable nature and volatility present in the cryptocurrency markets and the need to adopt stringent security…
Digital asset manager Valkyrie Investments is the latest firm to amend its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing with United States securities regulators. Valkyrie filed an updated spot Bitcoin ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 30, according to the SEC database. The updated form S-1…
The Unibot hacker has moved $630,000 of the stolen funds from the popular Telegram trading bot through the sanctioned mixing protocol Tornado Cash, on-chain data shows. In an Oct. 31 post on X(formerly Twitter), the Unibot team confirmed that the platform suffered a “token approval exploit” on its new router.…
The Kenyan government plans to roll out its digital identification system in December 2023 after the testing period, which will take the next few months. According to the president of Kenya, William Ruto, whose speech at the East Africa Device Assembly Kenya plant in Athi River was cited by local…
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation reported that the first comprehensive European Union crypto framework, the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Act, will come into force on the national level in December 2025. As follows from the release published by the Ministry on Oct. 26, the first vice president…