The domain of the decentralised cross-chain protocol Frax Finance was taken over early on Wednesday, but the project team was able to regain control of it with assistance from their domain registrar. “Name.com has contacted us to verify that the domains are currently being redirected to their correct DNS under our management. After conducting a

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has awarded a crypto custody licence to BitGo, a U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency custody company. According to a press release, BitGo, which was granted a New York trust charter by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in 2021, has been storing cryptocurrency assets for its clients since 2019

The financial services giant PayPal has successfully registered as a crypto service provider with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, according to the regulator’s website.After being added to the registry on Tuesday, Paypal UK Limited is allowed to do “certain cryptoasset activities.”Businesses that provide cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom are required to adhere to the FCA’s anti-money laundering regulations and be granted registration. In August, PayPal announced that it was temporarily pausing cryptocurrency purchases in the country in order to comply with the recently imposed marketing regime. Landing on the register, which opened in 2020, means PayPal can also approve its own crypto-related communications.

Upon the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is widely anticipated to maintain its benchmark fed funds rate at 5.25%–5.50%.Looking for hints about the future course of monetary policy, traders in both traditional and cryptocurrency markets will be concentrating on the policy statement that goes along with the rate decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference after the meeting. The Fed is expected to hike interest rates one more time (timing undecided), according to Fed speakers over the past few weeks. This will bring an end to the historic rate hike cycle that has seen the fed funds rate rise from 0% in March 2022 to the current range of 5.25% to 5.50%.However, recent volatility in the financial markets, a few weakening economic indicators, and a recent uptick in geopolitical tensions may provide the Fed with a reason to abandon the notion of further rate increases. Perhaps waiting for more fuel, Bitcoin’s impressive October breakout from the $27,000 region has been stuck in the $34,000–$35,000 range for the past week.Few are anticipating a push outside of that range, but any dovish signal from the Fed could provide one. “We still see another U.S. rate increase as unlikely in the current cycle,” Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury, told CNBC. “As a compromise, we think that the Fed will stress that rate cuts are not on the cards anytime soon, with easing to begin no sooner than the second

Over 100,000 people joined the nonprofit Stand With Crypto in the first few weeks of its launch, according to organizers of Coinbase’s (COIN) successful effort to mobilize a grassroots movement of pro-amateur cryptocurrency advocates across the nation.Contacting legislators and learning about their views on cryptography are made simple on the group’s website.The chief strategist of Stand With Crypto, Nick Carr, stated that 80,000 people have contributed money so far, surpassing the $2 million milestone.Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, is the sole donor of half of that funding. “Our goal is to truly unite and coalesce the crypto grassroots community,” Carr said in an interview. He said the group is trying to be a “one-stop shop” for crypto advocacy.  More than 16,000 calls and emails have been made to members of Congress, according to him.The contributions are intended to support the expansion of the organization’s website’s policy-influencing features, which include outreach to legislators using artificial intelligence and information portals that display legislators’ positions on cryptocurrency.According to Carr, the group is also organizing more live events.Despite being described as a grassroots initiative, Coinbase, a digital asset exchange, is credited with giving the group its start. Coinbase continued to support the initiative even after its August launch. “Centralized lobbying is not going to get it done in Washington,” said Kara Calvert, head of U.S. policy for Coinbase, in an

With Tornado Cash, cryptocurrency obtained through a Telegram chatbot Unibot exploit has been exchanged for ether and is currently in transit. PeckShield claims that the hacker transferred the cryptocurrency to Uniswap first, and then to Tornado Cash. The protocol previously revealed that, while switching to a new router, it fell victim to a token approval

According to Kyodo News, on October 31, the Japanese government declared that nine people’s assets as well as one cryptocurrency trading company had been frozen because they were suspected of providing financial support to the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas. In addition to the United States and other countries, this action takes place in the midst

The European Union’s cryptocurrency law, MiCA, is set to be implemented six months earlier than planned in Spain. This development is expected to have an impact on cryptocurrency companies that have already registered in the nation, such as Binance, Kraken, and Coinbase (COIN). Effective at the end of the following year, the regulations will essentially

A defamation lawsuit filed against Mike Dudas, a crypto venture investor, by OPNX, the cryptocurrency trading platform connected to the founders of Three Arrows Capital, has been dismissed. As a trading hub for investors’ claims against bankrupt companies, the multifaceted cryptocurrency exchange moved to “voluntarily discontinue” its lawsuit on October 27, according to the document.

Animoca Brands, a venture capital firm specialising in the metaverse and gaming, intends to collaborate with Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Investment Fund on Web3 initiatives. According to a Monday announcement, the investment fund of NEOM, a planned new urban area in northwest Saudi Arabia that is intended to serve as a centre for trade, technology, entertainment,

A recent announcement on Monday stated that asset tokenization tests for fixed income, foreign exchange, and asset management products are being planned by regulators in Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

The final regulations for the cryptocurrency ecosystem were released by the U.K. government, which stated that regulations will be implemented gradually and that early in 2019 legislation pertaining to fiat-backed stablecoins will be introduced.An update released on Monday states that as the government incorporates lending and trading into the purview of traditional financial regulation, other crypto domains, like algorithmic stablecoins, will follow.These regulations will place pertinent activities under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) jurisdiction. The plans are expected to be well received by the industry, which has been complaining that the government has been slow to act. The plans are in line with an April 2022 policy set out by Rishi Sunak, the then-finance minister and current prime minister, to make the U.K. a hub for cryptoassets. In a statement accompanying the document, Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith said he was “very pleased to present these final proposals for cryptoasset regulation in the U.K.” The finalized framework would mean “the U.K. is the obvious choice for starting and scaling a cryptoasset business.” The government’s financial branch, the Treasury, released a crypto consultation in February, and it ended in April.The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, which was approved by Parliament in June, allows cryptocurrencies to be regarded as regulated businesses.Although Griffith has now modified some of his proposals clarifying the treatment of cryptoassets it already considers traditional financial instruments as well as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the government has already stated that it wants to bring crypto within the purview of traditional financial service regulation. “The proposed regime does not intend to capture

According to blockchain analyst ZachXBT, on October 25, at least 25 LastPass users had their cryptocurrency accounts compromised by hackers, stealing $4.4 million in value.Users’ password information is encrypted and stored on the LastPass platform.An employee was the target of an attack last year that involved the theft of their login credentials, compromising its cloud-based storage service. At least 80 cryptocurrency wallets have been identified as compromised as a result of the hack by ZachXBT and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan.A list released by Monahan claims that money has been stolen from the blockchains of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Arbitrum, Solana, and Polygon. “Cannot stress this enough, if you believe you may have ever stored your seed phrase or keys in LastPass migrate your crypto assets immediately,” ZachXBT wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Hackers frequently target cryptocurrency wallets because obtaining a private key, which grants them full access to funds, is a common attack vector.Through a series of hacks and exploits in July, cryptocurrency users had over $300 million stolen from them.According to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, the LastPass breach resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency valued at over $35 million.

A significant increase in volume is being observed in bitcoin institutional investment vehicles as anticipation of potential regulatory changes in the United States grows. Data from sources, such as Bloomberg, indicated that record weekly inflows were approaching for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other products. Not only has the price action of Bitcoin been affected

According to Gabor Gurbacs, strategy adviser at investment management company VanEck, El Salvador can emulate Singapore and grow into a major financial hub in the Americas. In a post on Oct. 28, X (formerly Twitter), Gurbacs said, “I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that El Salvador has the potential to become the

An all-in-one trading platform called CryptoRobotics promotes a community-driven goal of outperforming the market by providing trading bots, autostrategies, and signals. The sheer exhaustion that traders experience when staring at cryptocurrency market charts is likely a contributing factor in the extended bear market. Both novice and seasoned traders are searching for strategies to survive in

The topics covered in this week’s Crypto Biz include Worldcoin’s operator payment scheme upgrades, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF developments, and BlockFi’s comeback from bankruptcy. It was only a few days after FTX declared that it had successfully recouped about $7 billion in assets when cryptocurrency lender BlockFi declared its bankruptcy this week. Customers have allegedly

The mere sight of cryptocurrency market charts can wear traders out, and it’s likely that this added to the length of the bear season.It may seem like a never-ending grind for both novice and seasoned traders to stay afloat in the cryptocurrency market after it hit historic lows for well over a year. It’s critical for traders to get together and share knowledge during periods like these, when the volatility of the market makes individual efforts and manual orders rarely profitable.One project attempts to address this possibility by integrating a social component into cryptocurrency trading.With the automated trading that CryptoRobotics provides on cryptocurrency exchanges, users can put well-liked strategies into practice.Traders can execute trades concurrently and profit from each other’s profitable trading strategies thanks to their cloud-based technology.By creating a trading index that will unite all traders and investors into a single, large community with common objectives, CryptoRobotics hopes to bring traders and investors together with features like autostrategies, copy trading, and crypto signals. CryptoRobotics’ dedication to bringing traders and investors together for a common goal is one of the company’s primary points of differentiation in the market.CryptoRobotics wants to build a trading index that supports a community with shared objectives, in contrast to many other projects that concentrate on increasing commissions and fees. Their profit-sharing model guarantees equity and justice for every member of the community.Successful traders receive rebates, and investors split profits with the traders who developed the strategies.This strategy emphasizes community support and acknowledgment for enthusiastic traders, appealing to both novice and seasoned traders. Trading robots and signals—first supplied by analysts or seasoned traders, and then carried out by robots—are combined in the auto-following CryptoRobotics feature.This feature makes it easier for beginners to trade continuously with a simple setup.Professional traders and analysts can profit from their trading strategies by using automation in the interim. CryptoRobotics is also integrated with fifteen significant cryptocurrency exchanges. With its risk-management system, users can trade on spot and futures exchanges using its bots.The team at CryptoRobotics elucidated that the project amalgamates optimal methodologies from conventional asset markets, such as user-generated strategies, duplicate trades, and risk mitigation via multi-asset investment. “CryptoRobotics is a platform for beginners and experienced traders, but most importantly, for enthusiastic traders who need community support and recognition,” a CryptoRobotics spokesperson said. “Those who love the market and stay awake for weeks anticipating a big win or after a fatal mistake.” CryptoRobotics is the newest startup to join the growing roster of promising Web3 and cryptocurrency companies that Cointelegraph Accelerator has selected.In the competitive world of cryptocurrency investing, the CryptoRobotics team has already developed a product that brings in money.Since its launch, CryptoRobotics has generated over 55,000 registered users, 20 trading robots, and over 50 popular strategies. Its social approach to trading has accelerated.In 2022, the platform witnessed trading volume exceeding $1 billion.The majority of the startup’s staff is based in Bali, while its head office is in Estonia.

Multiple customer emails shared indicate that Kraken will suspend all Tether USDT,DAI, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), Wrapped Ether (WET), and Wrapped Axelar (WAXL) transactions in Canada in November and December. In response to a request for comment, a Kraken spokesperson said, “We constantly monitor the assets on our platform to ensure we are meeting the highest compliance standards in the crypto industry,” before confirming the suspensions. “In accordance with recent Canadian regulatory changes and following extensive consultation with the CSA and OSC, we today

It might be time to file an amicus brief, Stuart Alderoty said, thanking Hester Peirce. Members of the XRP and Stuart Alderoty, the chief legal officer of Ripple Labs community, have shown support on X (formerly Twitter) for Commissioner Hester Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in her opposition to alleged

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index calculations, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s wealth likely decreased by $11.9 billion as income at the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world dropped by 38%.Bloomberg said on Friday that CZ’s fortune will decrease to $17.2 billion as a result of the decline.According to Bloomberg, his net worth peaked in January 2022 at $96 billion. Using data tracking websites like CoinGecko and CCData, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index determines Binance’s revenue by analyzing trading data from the spot and derivatives markets. According to CCData, Binance’s market share in cryptocurrency trading decreased to 51% by the end of the third quarter, from a peak of 62% in the first quarter due to a zero-fee offer.

The self-described creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, prevailed in a case before the US Appeals Court on Thursday involving disputed cryptocurrency valued at billions of dollars.Judges on the Eleventh Circuit stated that Wright, who has claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the white paper proposing the blockchain-based currency, was not in a legal partnership with the late David Kleiman when they ostensibly mined bitcoin together more than ten years ago. Appeals Court judges stated that the Kleiman estate, now represented by David’s brother Ira, “has not shown that the court relied on an erroneous legal standard or made a clear error of judgment” in overturning sanctions imposed on Wright for having “wilfully obstructed” the legal process, as defined by the lower-tier District Court. The verdict supports a Florida jury’s 2021 ruling regarding the Kleiman estate’s claim to half of the bitcoin mined, which was reportedly valued at billions of dollars.Judges said that although Wright’s attorneys shouldn’t have questioned the Kleimans about their fraternal ties, it didn’t materially affect the jury’s decision-making.The $100 million that Wright was previously ordered to pay to Kleiman’s company, W&K Info Defense Research, on which a separate dispute is still pending, was not covered by the appeal. In order to reclaim control of the cryptocurrency that his company, Tulip Trading, believes it has lost access to, Wright has filed a lawsuit against a group of cryptocurrency developers in the United Kingdom for their refusal to incorporate a backdoor mechanism in a bitcoin-based software.Wright’s claim to be Nakamoto led Norwegian judge Helen Engebrigtsen to rule in 2022 that it was reasonable to label him a “fraud” and “scammer.” The ruling has since been appealed.

A recent announcement on X states that users of the hi debit Mastercard can now spend the SAND token of the Metaverse platform Sandbox in markets that are eligible within the European Economic Area. Users can already spend USDT, ether (ETH), and bitcoin (BTC) with this card. The massive Metaverse gaming and venture capital firm

Even though the asset is currently trading 50% below its peak in US dollars, declining national fiat currencies and an overall unstable economy have contributed to driving bitcoin (BTC) to all-time high prices in Turkey and Nigeria. Data indicates that bitcoin has crossed price peaks against the Turkish lira and the Nigerian naira due to

The central bank of Ireland has registered Zodia Markets, a digital asset exchange supported by Standard Chartered, as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). An email announcement from Zodia Markets on Friday stated that the registration will enable the company to provide institutional clients with over-the-counter (OTC) trading and exchange services. After obtaining comparable authorizations

As soon as prosecutors call their last witness, FBI Special Agent Marc Troiano, Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to testify in his criminal fraud prosecution related to its inception. While Bankman-Fried has attempted to portray the demise of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange as an unavoidable accident, he is exposing himself to difficult questioning from prosecutors. He has given interviews to reporters, launched a Substack newsletter, and tweeted to explain his company’s downfall after it filed for bankruptcy in November 2022. FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the previous exchange CEO is alleged to have misused the money of investors and users, losing over $8 billion in the process.In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice has contended that Bankman-Fried oversaw a number of actions that allowed Alameda Research, another of his companies, to steal money and conceal losses until the “house of cards” dramatically collapsed.In their depositions, Bankman-Fried’s former associates and close associates, namely former CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison, former Director of Engineering at FTX Nishad Singh, and former Chief Technology Officer of FTX Gary Wang, all accused him of deliberately ordering them to permit Alameda to withdraw funds from FTX customers and to conceal those activities from investors and the jury in the New York court. During a teleconference on Wednesday, main defense attorney Mark Cohen stated that the defense also plans to bring financial expert Joseph Pimbley, attorney Krystal Rolle from the Bahamas, and at least one other possible witness.

Blockchain data indicates that on Thursday, a group of debtors in charge of wallets connected to the cold storage of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX transferred more than $19 million worth of different tokens to cryptocurrency exchange addresses. Approximately 470,000 SOL, or $15 million at today’s prices, were transferred to various wallets, according to on-chain

Shortly after a long-term holder burned a sizable portion of the tokens, the price of the first-ever tokens floated on the decentralised exchange Uniswap surged to $5.5 million apiece on Thursday morning. Data from DEXTools indicates that the circulating supply of HayCoin (HAY), which subsequently fell back to $3 million, is currently just 4.35 tokens,