MiCA is coming for DeFi vaults, but regulation will be difficult
Brussels is reviewing whether crypto lending should fall under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults are making it harder to determine who, exactly, should be…
MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe... but no one else cares
USDT is disappearing from regulated European platforms, but there is little sign that it has resulted in weakening global demand for Tether.…
200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters
Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many Fbombs scammers drop at the infuriating bots.…
‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express
Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of…
Data of 54,000 wallet users leaked, CLARITY odds just 10%: Hodler’s Digest
Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after separate data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10% despite White House meeting this…
Bitcoin to $1M by 2030 is ‘mathematically impossible’ says Markus Thielen
The trillions required to boost Bitcoin to a price of $1 million per coin is not going to happen by 2030... or perhaps ever, says party pooper Markus Thielen.…
Solana’s fee overhaul increases burn and makes resource hogs pay
Solana’s proposed fee overhaul would make resourceheavy transactions more expensive while cutting costs for simpler activity, and it increases the amount of…
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment turns 5: ‘It was for us, not them’
Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, the experiment has fallen short of its original promises for locals, but it’s been great for Bitcoin’s…
Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers
Suspected North Koreans IT workers joined a fake crypto startup — without realizing their every move was being tracked to extract valuable intel.…
Thailand’s 0% crypto tax. Bitcoin Red Team forced to use Chinese AI: Asia Express
The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricts access. Thailand sets crypto tax to 0% in bid to become crypto…
BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.…
Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder
Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.…