Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and chief legal officer Paul Grewal issued a joint statement questioning the SEC’s reasoning in its Sept. 22 objection. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/sec-raises-concerns-over-coinbase-in-objection-to-celsius-restructuring-plan
A “glitch” in MetaMask that caused it to overestimate opBNB gas fees has now been fixed, according to a social media post from BNB Chain. Many users pay the default recommended fee displayed in their wallets, so a misestimation can cause users to overpay. Together with our friends at @MetaMask, we’ve resolved a glitch that made it seem like opBNB’s…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and crypto exchange Coinbase have locked horns over the role that collapsed crypto lender Celsius wants the exchange to play as a distribution agent. In a Friday filing, the top regulator said that Celsius’ plan to use Coinbase as a distribution agent for international customers “[goes] far beyond the services of a distribution…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and chief legal officer Paul Grewal issued a joint statement questioning the SEC’s reasoning in its Sept. 22 objection. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/sec-raises-concerns-over-coinbase-in-objection-to-celsius-restructuring-plan
NASA and its partners Lonestar, a computing startup based in Florida, and the Isle of Man, will send a payload to the Moon containing “data cubes” in February of 2024. The data secured in these cubes will be verified back on Earth using blockchain technology. If all goes to plan, when NASA launches its second crewed mission, Artemis 3, in…
Project mBridge may soon see significant expansion, according to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) CEO Eddie Yue. He outlined the plans for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in a speech in Shanghai. Yue said tests have shown mBridge to provide faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments. The project was initiated in 2021 with the participation of the…
The strength in the United States dollar index could keep Bitcoin and select altcoins under pressure in the near term. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/price-analysis-9-25-spx-dxy-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-ada-doge-ton-sol
Hong Kong regulators are looking to tighten the noose around the crypto market after arresting six individuals following allegations of fraud around an unlicensed crypto exchange, JPEX. The government intends to increase its efforts to inform investors and remind them only to utilize platforms granted Securities and Futures Commission licenses. Meanwhile, Thailand’s Revenue Department plans to impose personal income tax…
“Libbitcoinkernel” is a far-reaching, in-progress face-lift of Bitcoin’s code that’s been flying under the radar, but is likely to make it easier for developers to experiment with changes to Bitcoin. The goal of the ambitious project is to untangle Bitcoin Core’s code—the main software underlying Bitcoin—so that much of the “security-critical” code is sliced out from the rest of it.…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an objection to Celsius Network’s reorganization plan based in part on the regulator’s own ongoing lawsuit with crypto exchange Coinbase. In a Sept. 22 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the SEC filed a limited objection and reservation of rights over Celsius’ most recently…
