A United States court has issued a summons to Tron founder Justin Sun’s Singapore address in connection to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil case. In an April 12 filing, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Sun to respond to the summons within 21 days by contacting attorney
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According to Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, developing countries should abandon the U.S. dollar and strengthen their own national currencies. During a speech at the New Development Bank in Shanghai, Lula expressed his nightly pondering: “Why do all countries have to base their trade on the dollar?” Brazil’s President Wants to Reduce the
The United Kingdom could see its first centrally cleared trading venue for digital asset derivatives due to a partnership between a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) business and trading startup Global Futures and Options (GFO-X). They intend to launch the service in the fourth quarter of this year. According to an April 11 announcement, LCH
FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange is currently considering a relaunch, according to a lawyer representing the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Following the announcement, the exchange’s token, FTT, increased by over 70%, rising from $1.30 to $2.35 per unit. Lawyers
God save our gracious coin, long live the coin. A team of entrepreneurs, environmentalists and Bitcoin (BTC) advocates have assembled to back Bitcoin in Britain. The Bitcoin Policy U.K. (BPUK) unites stakeholders, policymakers, environmentalists, tax specialists, Bitcoin experts and miners to “Unlock the potential of Bitcoin” in Britain, and explore how the decentralized currency’s burgeoning
A federal magistrate judge has signed an order requiring BitBoy Crypto YouTuber Ben Armstrong to appear in Florida as part of a status conference related to a lawsuit involving several crypto influencers. In an April 12 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Melissa Damian ordered Armstrong and
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade was successfully implemented, enabling validators to withdraw staked ether. Data reveals that more than 860,000 ether is poised for unlocking, and 77,000 ether is expected to be withdrawn on Thursday. Ether’s price has experienced a surge, rising 6% against the U.S. dollar
Ethereum mainnet successfully completed the Shapella upgrade on April 12. The successful execution of the Shapella upgrade means Ethereum validators can finally withdraw their staked Ether on the Beacon chain. A total of 126,955.07 ETH were withdrawn by validators at the time of writing. Presently, 248,043 out of the 559,549 active validators, or about 44%
Arbitrum (ARB) has emerged as one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies after Ethereum’s long-awaited Shanghai upgrade. Notably, ARB price gained 4.28% to $1.36 on April 13, its highest level in two weeks. This also amounts to 18% gains from its $1.15 low a day ago when the Shanghai upgrade enabled staking withdrawals on Ethereum. To recap,
Despite some fears of a new supply of Ether (ETH) hitting the markets after the much anticipated Shapella update, ETH surpassed the $2,000 price point almost a day after the upgrade. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro shows that the token entered the $2,000 level on April 13, the highest level reached since August. The surge
United States Congressman Byron Donalds criticized the country’s regulatory agencies on April 12 at the NFT.NYC 2023 conference in New York. According to Donalds, agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and others are being used to activate “Operation Choke Point 2.0” by limiting crypto business access to
Dogecoin snapped a two-day losing streak on Thursday, as sentiment in crypto markets remained bullish. The meme coin moved to a one-week high, moving away from a key price floor in the process. Solana rose for a fifth straight session. Dogecoin (DOGE) Dogecoin (DOGE) ended a two-day losing streak in today’s session, as prices rose
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $30,000 support at the April 12 Wall Street open as more United States macroeconomic data boosted bulls. PPI hints further inflation drops to come Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering near $30,250 on Bitstamp. Amid a slowdown in volatility, U.S. Producer Price Inflation (PPI) data provided a timely
Blockchain gaming guilds are the continuation of an ancient tradition. Guilds have existed since the beginning of capitalism in the fourteenth century. The most popular European artisan guilds were seven major guilds of Florence known as Arti Maggiori, which helped refine and improve crafts and trades from medicine to banking and weaving. Can blockchain gaming
Ethereum moved above $2,000 on Thursday, as markets continue to react to the successful Shanghai update. The upgrade, which is also known as “Shapella,” took place late last night, enabling withdrawals on the blockchain. Bitcoin remained above $28,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade above the $30,000 mark on Thursday, as crypto markets remained buoyed
The price of Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token came just a few dollars from hitting $2,000 a day after the launch of the network’s long-anticipated Shanghai upgrade. Ethereum ducks sell-the-news fears On April 13, Ether’s price gained roughly 4% to reach an intraday high of $1,996 on Coinbase, ignoring the potential selloff pressure the Shanghai upgrade could
Italy has recently made headlines by becoming the first Western country to ban the popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian Data Protection Authority (IDPA) ordered OpenAI, the United States-based company behind ChatGPT, to stop processing Italian users’ data until it complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s user privacy
Tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and author of The Network State, Balaji Srinivasan, says a proverbial “giant robot” of supportive governing bodies and crypto proponents is needed to do battle with the “giant monster” of the U.S. federal government. The former CTO of Coinbase also said he will issue an update on his ongoing $1 million-dollar
In episode 15 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks with Will Robinson, vice president of engineering at crypto exchange Coinbase. They discuss the exchange’s vision for the future of the cryptocurrency industry, which is tied to its new Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. Robinson provides updates on the exchange’s latest tools, including
Montenegro intends to create and issue its own digital currency with help from U.S.-based crypto company Ripple. The Southeast European nation, which adopted the euro unilaterally, is moving to realize the plan despite the eurozone developing a digital version of the common currency. Monetary Authority of Montenegro to Cooperate With Ripple on ‘National Stablecoin’ Project