Site Map - June 2023

Date	News
05-06-2023	‘Sybil attackers’ raid airdrops for millions with bogus wallet addresses and cunning
05-06-2023	Binance’s CEO micromanaged who bought hoodies. The SEC says that shows his regulatory dodging tactics
23-06-2023	Nevada closes crypto custody firm Prime Trust, Amazon boosts generative AI startups with $100m programme
23-06-2023	BlackRock exec says Wall Street wants crypto but needs KYC: ‘We go to jail if we don’t know who we’re trading with.’
23-06-2023	‘Blockchain for dog nose wrinkles’ Ponzi makes off with $127m
24-06-2023	Bitcoin rallies as BlackRock seeks ETF and Coinbase notches rare victory
25-06-2023	FTX sues Hollywood agent as Wintermute added to Celsius Network lawsuit
26-06-2023	As Ether staking yields fall, protocols will have to get creative
26-06-2023	Yield-hunting investors send staked Ether beyond $43bn to eclipse exchanges
28-06-2023	Israel seizes millions in crypto from Hezbollah, FTX halts $500m Anthropic sale
28-06-2023	Criminals, terrorists, and money launderers are ditching Bitcoin
28-06-2023	New Bitcoin ETF soars on first day while it’s ‘just a matter of when’ for Fidelity
29-06-2023	Coinbase asks court to toss SEC suit, former FTX compliance officer accused of paying off insiders
27-06-2023	Nomura crypto exec on finance ‘land grab,’ the SEC crackdown, and playing the long game
01-07-2023	Fidelity leads way refiling for Bitcoin ETFs and South Korea passes protective crypto bill
27-06-2023	DAO raiders accuse Hector Network of ‘slow-rugging’ investors as treasury dwindles
01-07-2023	Crypto bettors’ uproar over Titan submarine puts spotlight on ‘decentralised truth’
29-06-2023	A new project tests how DeFi can power the trillion-dollar currency market in ‘future tokenised world’
23-06-2023	Bored Ape fans blame Blur for falling NFT prices
05-06-2023	Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson tops Zuckerberg and Kardashian in private jet pollution
05-06-2023	‘Your security posture sucks’: Atomic Wallet slammed after hacker swipes $35m
07-06-2023	Arbitrum just came to a sudden halt — it ran out of money for gas
08-06-2023	EU regulator hires Ledger’s Nivot to oversee new crypto rules
09-06-2023	Circle nabs former Trump CFTC regulator to lead legal team
09-06-2023	BinanceUS to suspend dollar deposits, Vitalik pledges $100m to Covid relief
13-06-2023	Crypto lobby rallies to stop SEC from forcing DEXs to register as exchanges
17-06-2023	Crypto sleuth ZachXBT raises $600,000 amid lawsuit, Binance.US will keep assets separate from Binance
16-06-2023	Charles Hoskinson embarks on ocean expedition to search for alien technology
14-06-2023	Crypto bill author McHenry says SEC should have ‘taken out’ Binance years ago
13-06-2023	UK lawmakers drop crypto-is-gambling idea and welcome a16z’s riches
13-06-2023	EU data bill threatens to upend smart contracts in potential blow for DeFi
07-06-2023	Montenegro leaders turn on crypto after Vitalik’s Zuzalu fest. The reason: Do Kwon
30-06-2023	BlackRock and Fidelity hit Bitcoin ETF snag amid graveyard of past applications
30-06-2023	DeFi girds for onerous smart contract rules as EU data bill moves forward
30-06-2023	Fidelity races BlackRock to a Bitcoin ETF — but Cathie Wood’s Ark is first in line
29-06-2023	Crypto lobbyists hope Maxine Waters is wavering on Gensler’s crackdown
27-06-2023	Arbitrum surges 10%, USDT becomes a haven, and Hong Kong flexes
26-06-2023	No one’s trading the 75% surge in Bitcoin, Binance loses market share
22-06-2023	Jerome Powell says crypto has ‘staying power,’ Valkyrie goes BRRR for spot Bitcoin ETF
21-06-2023	Why Bitcoin’s dominance in crypto is a sign of wider adoption
20-06-2023	Deutsche Bank, Citadel Securities signal the crypto land grab is accelerating
20-06-2023	Polygon decries ‘back-end way’ to regulate smart contracts in EU legislation
18-06-2023	Ripple CEO Garlinghouse slams SEC, whales spend on NFT art
16-06-2023	BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF surprise sets up battle with Gensler’s SEC
15-06-2023	‘Tether is next’ says short seller who bet against Silvergate and Signature Bank
15-06-2023	European Union launches institution to build blockchain infrastructure across continent
14-06-2023	SEC lawyers say ‘Coinbase is not entitled’ to lawsuit response
10-06-2023	Bitcoin’s ‘digital gold’ narrative sees renaissance — even as pro traders balk
10-06-2023	How the SEC’s showdown with Coinbase will change the crypto market for everyone
08-06-2023	Hodling pays off for patient Bitcoin investors with 1,000x returns
06-06-2023	How Coinbase’s SEC woes clobber its earnings outlook
06-06-2023	SEC charges Coinbase with running an illegal exchange in fresh blow for crypto
05-06-2023	Bitcoin, Coinbase tank as SEC’s Binance complaint spooks traders
15-06-2023	Do Kwon jailed six more months as courts weigh extradition requests from US and South Korean prosecutors
15-06-2023	Uniswap’s v4 gives devs powerful ‘hooks’ tool but there’s a catch — more risk
02-06-2023	EU regulators flag new crypto risks and weigh rules that may impact Uniswap and Binance
02-06-2023	Swarm Markets bets on tokenised Apple and Tesla shares — but will investors bite?
03-06-2023	Meet the prosecutor who claws back millions from crypto scams: ‘I’ve had grown men crying on the phone to me’
02-06-2023	Serial ‘pig butchering’ scam victim loses almost $10m in crypto despite warnings
01-06-2023	Tether reaches record as jittery crypto investors flock to stability
21-06-2023	CZ slams ‘scammer entity’ in Nigeria as more Binance copycats emerge
12-06-2023	Billionaire and top UK taxpayer calls Sunak ‘mad’ for backing a16z’s London crypto plan
07-06-2023	Europe beckons as Gensler hammers crypto: ‘The longer this drags on stateside the more momentum shifts’
05-06-2023	A 162-page bill would give the CFTC big chunks of US crypto markets. Here’s what else is in it
19-06-2023	Want to learn how to build an MEV bot? Don’t go to YouTube
13-06-2023	Demand surge for $16b Ether staking raises ‘mass slashing’ and code bug risks
06-06-2023	Retail feared that insiders would dump Optimism’s $500m token unlock — so they mass dumped it first
19-06-2023	Do Kwon sentenced to four months in Montenegro jail for using forged passport
16-06-2023	Do Kwon tells court he thought his fake Costa Rica documents were part of ‘golden passport’ scheme
17-06-2023	Binance gets shut down in Nigeria — but it’s the wrong Binance
22-06-2023	DeFi devs bemoan Uniswap code restrictions: ‘If everyone does it, we all lose’
22-06-2023	‘I expect this to move quickly:’ New UK crypto laws could be in place by autumn
19-06-2023	Sui blockchain dodged shutdown after CertiK discovered ‘Hamster Wheel Attack’
28-06-2023	‘This is not a Big Brother project’: EU proposal for digital euro faces privacy and sovereignty fears
30-06-2023	Fidelity refiles for spot Bitcoin ETF as Binance may hit roadblock in Germany
22-06-2023	Do Kwon’s new home: an overcrowded Balkan prison with mafia suspects and little hope
06-06-2023	Coinbase short sellers set to rake in $307m on stock crash
13-06-2023	Lawyers lay out what’s at stake in Curve founder lawsuit
08-06-2023	VC trio sues Curve founder for ‘deception’ and handling of trade secrets
17-06-2023	Euler hacker returns with cryptic messages: ‘Don’t be stupid. Don’t steal’
22-06-2023	Congress clashes with SEC over probe into FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried
15-06-2023	‘Great revenue source for the protocol’: BNB Chain gears up to liquidate its hacker in DeFi
15-06-2023	Uniswap taps Wormhole for bridge deal in win for Jump Trading and defeat for a16z
14-06-2023	Feds grab win against Ooki DAO but who will pay the $650,000 penalty?
20-06-2023	Sam Altman-backed Reserve makes $20m Curve Wars power play
12-06-2023	Users in $39b SafeDAO call for unlock of governance tokens: ‘For the love of God, let this pass’
26-06-2023	Defamation suits in crypto show Twitter is a speech minefield — ask Elon Musk
14-06-2023	Why we won’t change our article to suit a subject’s whims
07-06-2023	Is crypto really as addictive as gambling?
23-06-2023	Blockchain image problem: Polygon Labs’ Rebecca Rettig hits back at sceptics
21-06-2023	WisdomTree applies for Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin short sellers liquidated $58m during Tuesday rally
20-06-2023	UK crypto law inches closer to approval, Do Kwon sentenced, FTX legal costs exceed $120m
19-06-2023	Crypto.com criticised for running internal market maker, Binance orders Nigerian copycat to cease-and-desist
15-06-2023	Pro-crypto Miami Mayor joins presidential race, XRP tracks crypto lower on Fed rate signal
14-06-2023	Korean crypto lender Delio halts withdrawals amid contagion fears
14-06-2023	Judge urges Binance.US and SEC to compromise, SEC delays response to Coinbase, Saylor sees Bitcoin dominance
05-06-2023	Republican bill seeks SEC, CFTC ‘clarity’ on crypto, memecoin frenzy drives Uniswap to record
02-06-2023	Fed cites FTX in Silvergate liquidation order, CFTC calls for crypto warnings
01-06-2023	UK lawmaker rules out crypto tax breaks amid fears of race to the bottom: ‘We want to attract good actors’
01-06-2023	Gemini eyes UAE expansion, Hong Kong opens up for retail crypto trading
13-06-2023	BinanceUS warns asset freeze would halt operations, Circle CEO urges stablecoin rules to keep dollar dominance
12-06-2023	Sunak praises a16z’s UK expansion, Winklevoss twins warn ‘war on crypto’ hurts Democrats
08-06-2023	Deutsche Telekom’s foray into crypto raises more questions than it answers
08-06-2023	SEC says Binance funnelled $12bn in funds, Coinbase CEO won’t delist tokens
07-06-2023	SEC seeks to freeze $2bn in Binance.US assets, Coinbase vows to take legal fight to Supreme Court
06-06-2023	Crypto traders lose $320m in Binance-driven plunge, judge allows bankrupt Genesis mediation extension
16-06-2023	BlackRock aims to launch Bitcoin ETF, BUSD stablecoin falls, Binance.US cuts jobs
06-06-2023	Everything is about to change at MakerDAO: Rune Christensen on his Endgame plan
06-06-2023	Rune Christensen lays out the five steps of MakerDAO’s Endgame plan