According to a statement on Mar. 9, bank messaging platform Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT, disclosed that the financial institution witnessed positive results related to its pilot test of linking different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). During a 12-week testing period, SWIFT simulated nearly 5,000 transactions between two different blockchain networks and…
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Bitcoin (BTC) rested at multi-week support at the March 9 Wall Street open as concerns over a deeper BTC price drop increased. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: $19,700 “on the table” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $21,800 on Bitstamp. With $22,000 in danger of flipping from support…
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a watchdog that oversees audits of public companies in the United States, recently issued an advisory that warned investors about proof-of-reserves (PoR) reports issued by auditing firms. Crypto entities may engage a service provider to issue “proof of reserve” reports. A new Investor Advisory from the PCAOB’s Office…
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Bitcoin (BTC) traders remain sensitive even to small price movements as data shows liquidations climbing. As BTC/USD approaches $21,600 on March 9, those who are long BTC are seeing positions evaporate. Longs begin to disappear with BTC at three-week lows Despite consensus forming around Bitcoin retesting $20,000, small shifts in price are still taking their…
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Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany (BaFin) is not ready to classify nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as securities yet. The Agency suggests classifying the NFTs on a case-by-case basis. On March 8, the BaFin journal published an explanatory note considering NFTs and their legal classification. At this point, the regulators don’t see how NFTs correspond to…
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The registration dates for Mt. Gox creditors have been pushed back by another month. According to the announcement, the deadline has been pushed from March 10 to April 10, allowing creditors to file their claim for another month. Along with the extension for the registration deadline, the distribution deadline has been pushed back by another…
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A federal judge has refused to consolidate several proposed class-action lawsuits against the FTX exchange by investors. According to the judge, the exchange and its defendants have not yet been heard. Excerpt from the order denying the motion to consolidate. Source: Law360 On March 8, United States District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley laid down the…
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Ordinals are different from traditional NFTs from a technical design perspective. There are several features that make the pricing for ordinals a different exercise. Bitcoin ordinals, as mentioned before, help identify sats uniquely and have content or art stored on-chain. Ethereum’s ERC-721 standard, which is used to create NFTs, typically holds the metadata or a…
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The voluntary liquidation of crypto-friendly bank Silvergate has sparked many to share their thoughts about the source of its troubles and the broader impact of the bank’s collapse on crypto. From lawmakers to crypto analysts, crypto firm executives to commentators — nearly everyone’s had something to say regarding the recent announcement from Silvergate. Some United…
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal has a few surprises for crypto traders and investors, including a proposed doubling of capital gains and a crackdown on crypto wash sales. The Biden administration is set to release its fiscal 2024 budget plan on Mar. 9 which is reportedly aimed at reducing the deficit by almost…
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