Month: September 2023

New US bill to require firms to report off-chain transactions to CFTC

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A new bill in the United States aims to require cryptocurrency service providers to report all blockchain transactions to a government repository. On Sept. 28, U.S. Representative Don Beyer introduced the “Off-Chain Digital Commodity Transaction Reporting Act,” requiring trading platforms to report all transactions to a repository registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The new legislation aims to protect cryptocurrency investors from disputes, manipulation or fraud potentially stemming from transactions occurring off-chain or transactions that take place beyond the blockchain network. Unlike on-chain transactions, off-chain crypto transactions are not instantly logged…

VanEck Announces Upcoming Launch of Ethereum Futures ETF (EFUT)

VanEck will not invest in Ethereum directly since the product tracks Ether futures that are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). A leading asset management firm with more than $80 billion in AUM, VanEck, is preparing to launch an Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) amid heightened demand for the second-largest digital assets by institutional investors. According to the company, the new product will be called VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF (EFUT), and will not invest in Ethereum directly. Instead, the EFUT will invest in standardized cash-settled Ethereum futures contracts that…

AI Firm AlphaSense Raises $150M in Series E Funding Round at Valuation of $2.5B

Earlier this year, AlphaSense closed a Series D funding round with $100 million. AlphaSense, an artificial intelligence (AI) company with years of experience in developing products that are used by the majority of S&P 500 companies, has announced the closure of a Series E funding round with $150 million secured at a total valuation of about $2.5 billion. According to the announcement, AlphaSense’s series E funding round was led by Bond, a global technology investment firm, with notable participation from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) backed CapitalG, Viking Global Investors, and…

NFT artist raises $140K for cancer support charity

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A nonfungible token (NFT) artist raised nearly $140,000 (114,000 British pounds) from an art event in Edinburgh, Scotland to support cancer treatment. Maggie’s Edinburgh — an institution dedicated to free cancer treatment — received 114,000 pounds from Trevor Jones, a popular crypto artist from Scotland, who raised funds at a charity exhibition and auction at an annual Web3 Castle Party near Paris. According to Maggie’s Edinburgh Fundraising, the funds collected by Jones amounted to the highest single donation from an art event recorded in the Edinburgh Center’s 27-year history. A…

Coinbase Listing Crypto Perpetuals May Fill the Gap Left by FTX Implosion

“Regarding Coinbase, I do think that it’s well positioned to capture significant market share,” Carey said. “Given Binance’s recent troubles it stands to reason that larger traders and institutions may be skittish to hold significant funds on the exchange. On the other hand, Coinbase is one of the most trusted exchanges, which sets them up nicely.” Original Source CoinbaseCryptoFillFTXGapImplosionLeftListingPerpetuals CryptoX Portal

Fortnite Creator Epic Games to Lay Off 16% of Staff

The layoffs at Epic Games are the latest in a slew of job cuts that have plagued the tech industry. Fortnite creator Epic Games is cutting its staff by 16%. This is according to a notice from CEO Tim Sweeney to employees on Thursday. The company is also selling its music platform Bandcamp and making some changes to most of its SuperAwesome services. The layoffs will affect 830 workers, two-thirds of whom do not belong to Epic’s core development teams in a bid to reduce costs while remaining on course…

French police raid Nvidia offices amid antitrust investigation: Report

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Nvidia, one of the global leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) chip production headquartered in California, reportedly faced a police raid in its French offices this week. The action came as a part of a general inquiry of French antitrust authorities into the cloud computing sector.  The Wall Street Journal reported the raid on Sept. 28, although neither Nvidia nor the French enforcement agencies have officially commented on what happened. A press release on the webpage of the French antitrust agency, Autorité de la Concurrence, refers to an unannounced inspection in the graphics cards…

Why Is Bitcoin Price Up Today? Insights From Leading Analysts

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In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price experienced a significant surge of 2%, touching an intraday high of $27,320 yesterday. As of this writing, the BTC price hovered near the $27,000 mark. Why Is Bitcoin Price Up Today? Several analysts have offered insights into the recent upward trajectory. Renowned crypto specialist Skew elucidated on Twitter, “BTC Aggregate CVDs & Delta: Lower timeframe stuff but pretty clear spot absorption around the high, so $27.2K is an important price area to clear for spot buyers. Most of the push up was…