Fed, Treasury, and SEC are plotting to overthrow stablecoins with CBDC
The Federal Reserve's long-awaited paper, overdue since August, is expected to draw battle lines between stablecoins and US dollar CBDCs.
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Twitter makes ‘sats’ the Bitcoin standard with new Lightning tipping feature
Twitter now lets selected creators garner tips in Bitcoin via the Lightning Network. It denominates transactions in sats — not BTC.
5 accurate crypto trader memes to help navigate this hellscape industry
For better or worse, crypto traders rally together under their chosen banners and fling shit for the cause. These memes help understand why.
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OCC chief likens DeFi to credit default swaps in 2000s, warns of crash
Acting US Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu reckons underbanked minorities are most exposed to a potential DeFi crash.
Bitcoin.org hackers peddled BTC giveaway scam similar to Twitter heist
Educational portal Bitcoin.org was hacked on Wednesday. Visitors to the site were promised doubled BTC by a pop-up that wouldn't piss off.
South Korea greenlights just one crypto exchange, 60 face closure
In South Korea, 60 crypto exchanges could be out of business as early as Friday, with just one meeting government requirements so far.
Robinhood finally teases crypto wallet for withdrawals — but not ’til March
Crypto accounted for half of Robinhood's transaction-based revenue across in the second quarter of this year. Most of it was Dogecoin.
‘Successful Exchange’ is now illegal — it only traded BTC, ETH, Tether
SUEX is the first ever crypto exchange considered entirely illegal by the US Treasury, which sanctioned it for processing ransomware funds.
El Salvador president Bukele down 15% on Bitcoin, despite buying the dip
El Salvador president Bukele’s penchant for buying the Bitcoin dip could become a very public tutorial in Dollar-Cost Averaging.