Day: April 6, 2023

Australian regulator cancels Binance’s license at exchange’s request

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The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Binance’s Australian derivatives license was canceled at the crypto exchange’s own request, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission said Thursday, after the regulator had begun a “targeted review of Binance” in February. Beginning April 14, Binance’s derivative clients in Australia will not be able to open or increase their existing trading positions. By Apr. 21, Binance will be required to close out any remaining trading positions, the regulator said. “Our targeted review…

Bitcoin Buckles Day Before U.S. Jobs Report

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Bitcoin is showing signs of weakness ahead of a long Easter weekend in many countries and the release of the U.S. jobs report for March on Friday. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value dropped 2% in the past 24 hours to below $27,800, after reaching as high as $28,800 earlier this week. U.S. stock markets will be closed on Friday for Good Friday. Bitcoin, of course, always trades. It is estimated that U.S. employers added 238,000 jobs in March, with the unemployment rate set to hold steady at 3.6%,…

Cardano delays due to betting on wrong tech, ambitious roadmap

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Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Cardano, joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw on episode 14 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast to discuss the current state of crypto and take a deep dive into Cardano. Hoskinson gives his perspective on the recent happenings in the industry,  crypto adoption in Africa and more. He also addresses issues surrounding Cardano, including delayed updates.  The show begins with Hoskinson’s explanation of why there was a need to create Cardano. Hoskinson explains that even though creating a new network involves rebuilding the network effect,…

Sentiment recovers $870K after negotiations with the hacker

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Lending protocol Sentiment has managed to recover the stolen funds from the recent hack by offering the hacker a bounty worth $95,000. In an on-chain transaction on the Arbitrum blockchain, Sentiment sent a message to the hacker offering $95,000 if the hacker returned the funds by April 6, urging the hacker to “do the right thing.” If the hacker did not return the funds, the protocol also offered the money to anyone who could help find and prosecute the culprit. On-chain message from Sentiment to the hacker. Source: Arbiscan Metamask…

Arbitrum Foundation Concedes to ARB Holders’ Demands, Makes U-turn on Earlier Token Transfer Decision

Its new proposals represent a major deviation from the path that Arbitrum was initially towing. The Arbitrum Foundation has responded to last week’s protests of its community of ARB token holders by proposing two new motions. This follows after the huge backlash that erupted over the earlier plans of the foundation to move 750 million ARB tokens to one of its own wallets, albeit in a quiet manner. Arbitrum Foundation Floats Two New Proposals According to a Wednesday proposal, which was revealed in a Discord post, the Arbitrum Foundation would…

Coinbase Backs New Filing in Support of Tornado Cash

According to the case filed on April 5 in a Texas District Court, the plaintiffs, with support from Coinbase, want the OFAC to settle the first two counts from its original complaint, which was filed last September. Popular public listed exchange Coinbase is supporting the new class that seeks a reversal of the Tornado Cash ban. With this, the US Treasury is faced with a renewed legal case targeted at its move to sanction the crypto mixer. The motion to remove the Tornado Cash ban was filed by six individuals…

Binance Turned Down Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Stake in Huobi

Justin Sun has denied the rumors of a proposal to crypto exchange Binance for acquiring his part of the stake in Huobi Global. Sources familiar with the matter said that the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance recently turned down an offer to acquire Justin Sun’s ownership in crypto exchange Huobi. The sources further added that Binance didn’t show interest due to the rumors that crypto exchange Huobi has ties with mainland China. Last month in March, Justin Sun showed interest in securing a license in Hong Kong and said that…

Meta to Start Using Generative AI Tools for Creating Ads before Year End

Meta intends to bring together its teams working on generative AI across the company into one group to build “delightful experiences around this technology” into all of its different products. Meta Platforms Inc (NYSE: META) has shared its plans regarding the future progress in artificial intelligence (AI) development. As Meta has revealed, it will start employing its generative AI tools to create ads for companies before the end of this year. Advertising as a unit has long been generating good revenue for the company, however, now Meta intends to use AI…

South African Professor Accuses US Regulators of Attempting to ‘Assassinate Crypto’ – Featured Bitcoin News

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The United States’ attempts to “assassinate crypto” are illegal and unlikely to succeed because “crypto is global,” Steven Boykey Sidley, a South African professor and author, has argued. According to Sidley, many formerly U.S.-based companies and innovators have fled the country and have set up bases in countries with more “comfortable” regulatory environments. The United States’ Agenda Against Crypto Steven Boykey Sidley, a South African professor of practice at JBS, University of Johannesburg, has accused U.S. regulators and departments of orchestrating what he described as coordinated and “possibly illegal” efforts…