Bitcoin hash rate resumes uptrend – poised to retest 400 TH/s ATH

The Bitcoin hash rate continues trending upwards, having experienced a spike last weekend(May 27-28, 2023) that puts it on track to re-test its all-time high of 400 TH/s. Source: bitinfocharts.com The hash rate quantifies the computing power within a Proof-of-Work (PoW) network. In addition, it serves as an indicator to gauge a network’s general health…

CFTC issues digital asset clearing warning; agency member calls for rulemaking

The U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a warning about risks related to the clearing of digital assets on May 30. Clearing risks The relevant notice says that the CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) has seen derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) and applicants expand their offerings. Some of those offerings are related…

Bybit becomes latest crypto exchange to exit Canada

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SEC settles Coinbase insider trading scheme charges with Wahi brothers

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Binance considers allowing investors to hold collateral in banks

Binance is exploring the possibility of letting some of its institutional clients hold their trading collateral for margin trading in spot and derivatives at a bank, according to Bloomberg. The exchange reportedly spoke to several institutional clients about enabling bank-held collateral deposits, with Swiss-based FlowBank and Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick named as potential intermediaries for the…

OKX sends bankrupt Alameda $8.3M in crypto assets

OKX sent $8.3 million in different crypto assets to Alameda Research over the past seven days, according to the Arkham Intelligence dashboard. The transfers, which happened in multiple transactions on May 29, saw the exchange send between $60,000 – $1.4 million worth of different cryptocurrencies to the bankrupt crypto firm. Source: Arkham Intelligence According to…

OKX sends bankrupt Alameda $8.3M in crypto assets

OKX sent $8.3 million in different crypto assets to Alameda Research over the past seven days, according to the Arkham Intelligence dashboard. The transfers, which happened in multiple transactions on May 29, saw the exchange send between $60,000 – $1.4 million worth of different cryptocurrencies to the bankrupt crypto firm. Source: Arkham Intelligence According to…