FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried proposed a blueprint for regulators to look into decentralized finance — with nary a word about centralized exchanges like his own. Last month’s proposal from Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto exchange FTX, for regulators to establish a litany of standards for the cryptocurrency industry poses an existential threat to decentralized finance...Continue Reading

The cross-chain coalition includes Bonfida, Tezos Domains, Polkadot Name System, Hedera, Syscoin, and klaytn.domains. Interoperability in Web3 domains is now a priority for a cross-chain coalition of leading blockchain and Web3 players that has formed the Web3 Domain Alliance, announced on Nov. 2 at the Web Summit in Lisbon.  Sandy Carter, senior vice president and...Continue Reading

Two of the funds just received green lights for trading in the country in May, following regulatory approval. The companies behind the Cosmos Purpose Ethereum Access ETF, Cosmos Purpose Bitcoin Access ETF, and Cosmos Global Digital Miners Access ETF filed a request to revoke their quotations on Cboe Australia, according to letters disclosed on Nov....Continue Reading

According to Charles Hoskinson, projects that have survived both bull and bear markets over the years were “resilient under an adversarial load” — and many DeFi protocols weren’t. Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and one of the co-founders of Ethereum, said one of the biggest lessons crypto users could take away from the collapse...Continue Reading

An SEC filing stated Safari Group shareholders could vote to give the company the option to extend the Bitdeer deadline up to four times until December 2023. Bitdeer, a crypto mining firm spun off from China-based mining manufacturer Bitmain, may see its public offering on Nasdaq delayed a year depending on a vote from shareholders...Continue Reading

The emirate’s free trade zone has its own legal system and courts; now its crypto regulations have been augmented and extended to all tokens recognized in the zone. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced Nov. 1 that its Crypto Token regime has come into force in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) special economic...Continue Reading

MyNFT marketplace’s new NFT vending machine aims to make digital art more accessible at a London in-person event. In this week’s newsletter, read about how NBA superstar Stephen Curry filed a trademark application for his own metaverse, the Curryverse, where users play-to-earn nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Check out why TV streaming providers should start to incorporate...Continue Reading

While the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami are the traditional top picks, Singapore — or just about anywhere in the world with stable internet — has also been gaining in popularity. Where are the top destinations for a career in crypto? For some, it’s traditional innovation hubs such as Miami or Silicon Valley. For...Continue Reading

The crypto executive cites lower labor costs and business acquisition costs as key factors. During a live panel at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Changpeng Zhao (colloquially styled as CZ), CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, shared his viewpoint on why it’s so important for crypto projects to continue their development in the bear market. As...Continue Reading

The Fed acts as expected, with comments from Chair Jerome Powell still to come as BTC/USD wakes up. Bitcoin (BTC) saw instant volatility on Nov. 2 as the United States Federal Reserve enacted a fourth consecutive 0.75% interest rate hike. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Fed hints more hikes to com Data from...Continue Reading