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A new bridged token from cross-chain protocol LayerZero is drawing criticism from nine protocols throughout the Ethereum ecosystem. A joint statement from Connext, Chainsafe, Sygma, LiFi, Socket, Hashi, Across, Celer, and Router on October 27 called the token’s standard “a vendor-locked proprietary standard,” claiming that it limits the freedom of token issuers. Today, we’re announcing
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Stuart Alderoty, the chief legal officer of Ripple Labs, as well as members of the XRP (XRP) community, have expressed their support on X (formerly Twitter) for United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce’s stance against perceived “injustice” in the LBRY lawsuit. Alderoty thanked Peirce and suggested that when ongoing injustices occur in non-fraud
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Bitcoin (BTC) surfed $34,000 at the Oct. 27 Wall Street open as attention turned to BTC price performance against macro assets. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin range faces weekly, monthly close Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD holding steady, preserving its early-week gains. The largest cryptocurrency avoided significant volatility as the
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Hester Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a dissenting opinion on the regulator’s lawsuit against blockchain firm LBRY. In an Oct. 27 statement, Peirce described feeling “unsettled” following the SEC’s enforcement action against LBRY in March 2021. In November 2022, a judge ruled in favor of the SEC, stating
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Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Mississippi recently published research indicating that blockchains with “full” blocks — especially when there’s a transaction queue — appear to have an added layer of protection against nefarious actors, money launderers and would-be fraudsters.  Dubbed “Bitcoin Blocksize, Custodial Security, and Price,” the team’s paper takes a
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Cryptocurrency infrastructure firm Fireblocks has identified and assisted in tackling what it describes as the first account abstraction vulnerability within the Ethereum ecosystem. An announcement on Oct. 26 unpacked the discovery of an ERC-4337 account abstraction vulnerability in the smart contract wallet UniPass. The two firms worked together to address the vulnerability, which was reportedly
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The Presidential Annual Programm for 2024, published on Oct. 25 in Turkey’s Official Gazette, sets an aim to finalize the crypto regulations in the country within the following year.  Article 400.5 of the almost 500-page document reveals the planned studies to define crypto assets, which might be properly taxed afterward. The crypto asset providers, i.e.,
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Like many other crypto companies, Ripple has important dates and events that carry the possibility of triggering a bullish momentum for the XRP token. This is why some dates are more important than others and the most recent of these to emerge is the November 8-9 dates. What Is Ripple Doing On November 8-9? In
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Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Largest money laundering scandal in Australia unravels Changjiang Currency Exchange, a money transmitter business based in Australia, has beenbustedin a $145 million ($230 million Aussie dollar) money laundering scandal. On October 26 a 300-strong police operation spanning Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $34,000 after the Oct. 26 Wall Street open as consolidation at 17-month highs continued. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView $33,000 becomes do-or-die BTC price level Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price behavior challenging intraday lows. The largest cryptocurrency had attempted to push higher still the day prior,
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