A Ripple executive built an XRP payments platform, a Washington. D.C.. court ruled bitcoin is money and Ethereum miners’ profits are soaring.
Blockchain Bites: Ghosn’s Crypto Payments, Russia’s Red Line and Why Banks Won’t Bite
Carlos Ghosn’s smugglers were paid in crypto, cryptographers call out Craig Wright’s latest claims and it’s unknown whether banks will custody crypto follow OCC letter.
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Crypto Letter, Eth 2.0’s ‘Official’ Testnet and Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Airball
Visa said crypto is part of “the future of money,” members of the U.S. Senate think the dollar should go digital and OCC will allow banks to custody crypto.
Blockchain Bites: Coinsquare Conclusion, Ethereum Fees and a GPT-3 Poet
Ethereum fees are up, as are users on the Bitcoin network. This is everything you need to know in crypto today.
Blockchain Bites: China’s BSN Integrations and Satoshi’s Newfound Wealth
Ethereum Classic supporters are ditching the project, top exchanges are developing “Travel Rule” solutions and, FYI, YFI might have a backdoor.
Blockchain Bites: PayPal, Mastercard Inch Closer to Crypto
Also, a longer look at crypto’s reaction to GPT-3, “the biggest thing since bitcoin.”
Blockchain Bites: Binance’s Bitcoin Mining, ConsenSys’ Legal Trouble and Why Politicians Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin
Binance will consolidate its bitcoin mining, ConsenSys is accused of intellectual property theft and Wonder Woman’s illustrator will sell art on Ethereum.
Blockchain Bites: Twitter Hack Fallout, A New Way to ‘Yield Farm’ and a Hurricane-Proof CBDC
What the Twitter hack means for Bitcoin, why stablecoins are on the rise in Hong Kong and a new way to farm yield using NFTs on Ethereum.
Blockchain Bites: BitLicense Feedback, Digital Yuan Trial and How US Bills Could Threaten Privacy
A mega food retailer may trial the digital yuan, an a16z alum is launching a VC firm focused on distributed tech and Ethereum’s new client is “basically ready.”
Blockchain Bites: Chainlink’s Interest, Ethereum’s ‘ReGenesis’ and Crypto Taxes
Retail interest in Chainlink is booming, Ethereum may follow Cosmos on its path to upgrade and the U.K. central bank is mulling a CBDC.
Blockchain Bites: It’s Never Been Harder to Mine Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is at a record high, Singapore’s CBDC may find commercial use and Chinese companies are going in on Filecoin.
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase’s Untraditional Investor Day and the Ethereum-EOS Arms Race in Latin America
Coinbase will host its first investor day while a protocol arms race unfolds in Latin America.
Blockchain Bites: CENTRE’s Blacklist, Brazil’s Stablecoin Boom and Coinbase Is Going Public?
Coinbase is reportedly looking to go public, CENTRE has blacklisted a USDC address and U.S. sanctions could restrict crypto firms in China.
Blockchain Bites: DiDi to Trial the Digital Yuan and a Look at Chainlink’s Gains
The “Chinese Uber” will join the nations CBDC project, TikTok threw Dogecoin a treat and Nexo tapped Chainlink.
Blockchain Bites: Crypto’s Bailout Millions, Brazil’s Binance Ban, Lightning’s Bug
Crypto firms received at least $30 million in government-backed loans, Brazil bans Binance’s derivatives trading and Mercedes Benz’ parent tests blockchain.
Blockchain Bites: E-Gold Claims, Arca’s New Fund and Generation Z
Arca, a Los Angeles money manager, has launched a new fund on Ethereum, E-Gold claims the government suppressed evidence in its case, and Expedia is taking bitcoin.
Blockchain Bites: BlockFi’s Revenue, DEX Volume and a Wallet Bug
A federal appeals court effectively said blockchain data is not protected under the Fourth Amendment while decentralized exchange volume explodes.
Blockchain Bites: DeFi and DEXs Surge, Bitcoin’s Negligible Adjustment and an ICO Class Action
DeFi’s agricultural revolution, Bitcoin’s negligible adjustment and the novel legal strategy bringing an ICO project to court.
Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’
Thought leaders are decending on Washing to talk digital money while the Australian Securities Exchange may delay its blockchain settlement solution.
Blockchain Bites: EY’s Auditing Slip and Bitcoin’s Long Line of Pseudonymous Developers
Balancer fell victim to a “flash loan” exploit while a shareholders association said EY should have caught Wirecard’s multi-billion blackhole earlier.