SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Exit Position on October 2
Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce has handed in her official notice of resignation from the United States regulatory body, set to take effect…
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin May Soon Gain Zcash-Style Shielded Privacy Without Rule Changes
A group of investigators presented a method to boost the confidentiality of bitcoin transactions without modifying the network protocol, building on momentum as privacy-oriented assets…
Bitcoin could soon gain Zcash-style privacy layers without modifying protocol rules
A group of investigators have suggested a method to enhance the confidentiality of bitcoin transactions without altering the protocol rules of the network, as privacy-centric…
XRP Ledger’s Batch Upgrade Postponed to Oct. 9 Following Validator Support Drop
An XRP Ledger upgrade that was scheduled to go live on September 29 has been delayed by at least ten days after validator backing temporarily…
Bitcoin ETFs Have Recovered From a $5.8 Billion Deficit
Bitcoin investors have succeeded. They have funneled massive capital into U.S.-traded spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recently. Consequently, these investment funds now maintain nearly $800…
Tether Reports Minimal EQIBank Exposure After $89M U.S. Asset Seizure
Stablecoin operator Tether has announced that its financial vulnerability to a lender recently intercepted by American law enforcement on Thursday is extremely minimal. Tether clarified…
Circle and Tether Freeze Hacker Wallet Following Major Bitget Security Breach
Circle and Tether have frozen stablecoins residing in an address connected to Thursday’s $351.6 million Bitget hack, though this locked sum represents only a minor…
Strategy Seeks Daily Dividend Payouts For Select Preferred Stocks
Corporate bitcoin reserve firm Strategy is planning to distribute daily dividends to holders of four distinct preferred stock classes. On Friday, the leading corporate owner…
Altcoins See Broad Gains While Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $84,000
Altcoins rally as bitcoin consolidates (CoinDesk data) Summary Bitcoin changed hands at $84,342, holding flat from midnight UTC following a climb from beneath $63,000 in…
Bitcoin Holders Are Cashing Out, Just Not the Way They Did at Prior Market Tops
This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’ Sign up here, if you haven’t already. The recent jump in Bitcoin’s BTC$83,520.54 value has prompted certain…