Less than a year after proof-of-stake (PoS) became the consensus mechanism for the Ethereum blockchain — the industry’s largest blockchain network — researchers have found that PoS can complement Bitcoin. Stanford University professor David Tsè spoke to Cointelegraph at the 2023 Bitcoin Builders conference in Miami, Florida, about his team’s findings on Bitcoin, PoS, security and…
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Financial services firm Wells Fargo has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit, agreeing to pay shareholders $1 billion. The lawsuit alleged that the bank had misled its shareholders about its efforts to resolve the 2016 fake accounts scandal. A $1 billion all-cash settlement was granted preliminary approval by United States district judge Gregory Woods…
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Ripple will participate in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA’s) digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD) central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program by showcasing a real estate asset tokenization solution. The company will reveal its new CBDC platform at the same time. Ripple will partner with Taiwan’s Fubon Bank and others to demonstrate equity release…
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Bitcoin (BTC) held a snap rebound on May 18 as analysts hoped that further upside would come next. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView BTC price sustains knee-jerk move higher Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it circled $27,400 on Bitstamp. The pair had made swift gains toward the…
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Two prominent crypto asset managers, namely Grayscale and Bitwise, have put a halt on their ETH futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) plans amid growing scrutiny from United States regulators. Grayscale filed an amendment to its Securities and Exchange Commission filing on May 17 to remove mentions of Ethereum futures ETF. The amendment comes just within a…
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Westpac, one of Australia’s ’Big Four’ banks, is launching its first trial of scam protection measures designed to combat fraudulent activities related to cryptocurrencies. The protection measures aim to mitigate losses from scams and reduce potential risks. According to the announcement, investment scams account for approximately 50% of all customer losses linked to scams, while around…
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Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s bail is now in question after the State Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal against it. Kwon is still wanted for extradition by South Korea and has criminal charges to answer in the United States. On May 17, the State Prosecutor’s Office in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica appealed against the previous decision of the…
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FTX lawyers are suing former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder Zixiao Wang, and former senior executive Nishad Singh over the $220 million acquisition of stock-clearing platform Embed, alleging lack of due diligence. According to a May 17 filing, FTX had paid $220 million to acquire Embed through its United States subsidiary after having allegedly “performed almost no…
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Self-regulatory organization CryptoUK and crypto exchange Kraken UK has slammed a recent report from a panel of British lawmakers that suggested crypto should be regulated in a similar vein to gambling. In a May 17 report, the Treasury Committee “strongly recommended” that unbacked crypto be regulated as gambling due to concerns over the “significant” consumer…
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Defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor, James K. Filan, expects the infamous Hinman Speech documents to be released to the public by June 6, citing a previous court order. The Hinman documents relate to a 2018 speech from former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) corporation finance division director Bill Hinman, who essentially stated that Ether (ETH)…
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