Day: May 17, 2023

Axie Infinity Origins Breaks Through Apple’s App Store Barrier, Now Accessible to Select iOS Users

Axie Infinity Origins, the blockchain-based, play-to-earn (P2E) game, has successfully cleared Apple’s rigorous App Store review process and the game’s app is now available for Apple iOS users. Sky Mavis, the creator behind Axie Infinity, has adopted a strategic approach by rolling out the game’s app in stages, with targeted release plans for various Latin American and Asian countries. Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Origins Clears Apple’s Review Following the phased release on the Google Play Store, Axie Infinity Origins is now available for Apple iOS users in select countries. The…

SEC warns Filecoin ‘meets definition of a security’ — Grayscale

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes Filecoin’s native FIL token is a security, crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments has revealed. According to the May 17 announcement, Grayscale lodged an application with the regulator to launch a Filecoin Trust product on April 14, which would provide investors with indirect exposure to the underlying FIL token. In a comment letter from SEC staff on May 16, the regulator then warned Grayscale that FIL “meets the definition of a security” under federal law and asked them to withdraw their application…

Crypto Perpetuals Exchange DYdX Considering the Launch of More SubDAOs

Moreover, according to a different governance post by the dYdX Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization aimed at fostering decentralized governance, the operations subDAO is set to expire on June 19. With the imminent launch of v4 and the expiration of its operations subDAO, the “dYdX ecosystem is approaching a critical juncture,” the foundation said. Source

Voyager bankruptcy plan approved, customers may recover 35.7% of claims initially

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Crypto brokerage Voyager’s bankruptcy plan was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on May 17, according to a Reuters report. Judge Michael Wiles’ order approving the procedure was published by the court a day earlier.  The so-called third bankruptcy plan was proposed on May 5 after Binance.US backed out of plans to buy $1 billion worth of Voyager assets on April 25. That deal had overcome resistance from the U.S. government before Binance.US’ last-minute reversal. Voyager will now liquidate — that is,…

How Bitcoin’s Civil War About Scaling Resonates Today

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The two sides, then, were known as Big Blockers and Small Blockers, and they were split over a rather small technical decision: how many megabytes of data a BTC block should handle. Big Blockers wanted to increase the block size to accompany more transactions, lowering fees and making everyday payments more viable. Small Blockers were more conservative, both in the way their name suggests, as well as in not wanting to make irreversible changes to Bitcoin’s source code. Big blocks would enable more people to use bitcoin, increasing throughput, but…

Regulators Should Not ‘Front-Run’ Congress on Stablecoins

Some have speculated that stablecoins may pose risks to the broader financial system, citing the fact that Circle, which issues and manages USDC, held large deposits at the recently-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank. Chair Gensler himself attempted to make a connection between Silvergate and Signature Bank’s activities in crypto and their ultimate demise. However, at last month’s hearing, Adrienne Harris, Superintendent of New York state’s financial regulator, which regulated Signature Bank, definitively stated that its failure was not crypto related and called the claim a “misnomer.” Source

Bitcoin reclaims $27k as accumulation turns to distribution

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Bitcoin is back at $27,000 after recording a rally of close to 2% within a 24-hour run. Trading at $27.400, BTC recorded a 1.7% gain within 24 hours as of press time, with trading volume rising by 12%. Bitcoin’s volatility levels are rather low now as the Bollinger bands converge to show lower volatility. The relative strength indicator also moves above its average line, signaling a possible bullish trend. The MACD indicator is also moving in…

Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw FIL Trust Application

“The SEC staff requested that Grayscale seek withdrawal of the registration statement promptly,” Grayscale said. “Grayscale does not believe that FIL is a security under the federal securities laws and intends to respond promptly to the SEC staff with an explanation of the legal basis for Grayscale’s position. Grayscale cannot predict whether the SEC staff will be persuaded that Grayscale’s position is correct, and if not, whether it may become necessary for Grayscale to seek accommodations that would enable the Trust to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940…

Miami blockchain folk hero secures $5M for community tokenization

On May 17, the Captain Haiti Foundation, a 4947(a)(1) charitable trust, announced a $5 million raise sponsored by private equity firm Dargent Group.  The Captain Haiti Foundation says the partnership aims to leverage blockchain technologies to “combat Miami’s housing crisis and the ongoing gentrification of the Haitian community [in Miami].” Nandy Martin, who is also known as Captain Haiti and serves as the foundation’s chairman, explained that the fund will be dedicated to helping residents acquire land, family homes and commercial real estate in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami.…

Pakistani finance minister says crypto will never be legal because of FATF

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Pakistan will ban cryptocurrency services operating in the country and never legalize crypto trading, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha said at a session of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on May 16, according to multiple local media reports. Other officials, including State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Director Sohail Jawad, spoke in favor of the decision.  Pasha said banning crypto was one of the requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which removed Pakistan from its gray list in October. The…