Cboe Digital, a major options exchange in the United States, has had its application to offer margined futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) approved by the United States commodities regulator. While Cboe has offered crypto futures contracts since December 2017, margin trades were not available to users. With the new approval, users will be able to trade Bitcoin…
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index — a tool that measures broader market sentiment towards Bitcoin and the broader crypto market — has dipped to a level of “fear” not witnessed since March 11 this year, when Circle’s USD coin (USDC) briefly lost its dollar-peg. The stumble in market sentiment comes in the wake of the United States Securities and…
Coinbase, Robinhood, and representatives from the United States commodities regulator are set to testify before Congress on June 6 to discuss a newly proposed crypto bill. The trio will be sharing their firm’s, or agency’s views on a proposed bill that could see certain crypto tokens classified as digital commodities, among other things. “Tomorrow I have the honor of testifying…
The total number of cryptocurrencies the United States securities regulator has labeled as a “security” has now reached an estimated 61, after adding a few more from its lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance. The 61 cryptocurrencies claimed as securities come from years of various litigation undertaken by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which has outlined what cryptocurrencies it deems…
Officials in the United Kingdom suggested that artificial intelligence technology be regulated and require a government license—similar to pharmaceutical or nuclear power companies, according to a report by the Guardian. “That is the kind of model we should be thinking about, where you have to have a license in order to build these models,” a digital spokesperson for the Labour…
Apple’s newly revealed mixed-reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, has both turned tech-enthusiast heads and raised eyebrows after its unveiling at the WWDC on June 5. There was however, one glaring omission from the launch — a single mention of the word “metaverse.” Apple Vision Pro is everything we hoped for and then some. But at $3,499 you’re either an…
Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10 month timespan in 2018. The 63-year-old, who was a co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, was sentenced to a total of 75 months on bank…
The SEC’s latest complaint against Binance could point to why former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks chose to step down in August 2021, only three months after his appointment. According to a June 5 tweet from cryptocurrency lawyer James Murphy — known on Twitter as MetaLawMan — the SEC complaint cites an “unnamed source” who ran Binance.US for a brief period…
This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG It’s official: Apple is making its long-rumored headset, with the Vision Pro billed as an augmented reality (AR) device that is also capable of virtual reality (VR) experiences—a mixed reality headset. That puts Apple in direct competition with Facebook owner Meta, which effectively rules the VR/AR consumer headset space…
GG’s Kate Irwin takes us on a journey inside Mirandus, the upcoming MMORPG from Gala Games. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/RfqKM0Rm/sneak-peek-inside-mirandus-from-gala-games
