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The fund has raised about $5 million since sales opened in late September Fidelityâs new Ethereum Index Fund will offer clients access to ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The fund has raised about $5 million since sales started on Sept. 26, according to a filing with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The minimum investment is $50,000. Fidelity...
The exchange says the issue was identified and a solution implemented. Coinbase has fixed a technical problem that caused it to temporarily halt payments and withdrawals involving U.S. bank accounts. The crypto exchangesaidon Sunday at 12:41 p.m. New York time (4:41 p.m. UTC) that the "incident has been resolved," according to itssystem status page. A few hours earlier, the company...
The company activated purchases with crypto on its technology marketplace after adding a payment feature provided by Bit2Me. TelefĂłnica, Spainâs largest telecommunications company, is enabling the purchase of products on its technology marketplace with cryptocurrencies. The company activated purchases with crypto onTu.comafter adding a payment feature provided by Spain's largest crypto exchange, Bit2Me, the crypto firm told CoinDesk. TelefĂłnica has...
The CFTCâs motion for alternative service asks a California judge to approve of the unconventional way Ooki DAO members were served. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC logo (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) used unorthodox methods to serve a lawsuit against the pseudonymous members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), according tocourt documents filed on Tuesday. Members...
The proposal puts forward an âopt-inâ token standard that would enable victims to report theft to a governance contract, with algorithms helping to identify and freeze ill-gotten gains. The proposal puts forward an âopt-inâ token standard that would enable victims to report theft to a governance contract, with algorithms helping to identify and freeze ill-gotten gains. Stanford University researchers have...
Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge â just as they were set to play a key role in securing the revamped blockchain. Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge. (Unsplash/Luca Bravo) On the very day that theEthereum Mergedramatically elevated the importance ofvalidatorsin the blockchainâs ecosystem, one of...
The firm's CEO described the company as solvent following the $160 million hack. Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk) Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute, the victim ofTuesday's $160 million hack, has over $200 million in outstanding DeFi debt to several counterparties, according to on-chain data. The largest debt involves a$92 million tether (USDT) loan issued by TrueFi, which is due to...
Trust Wallet CEO says the current bear market could provide an opportunity for the Web3 industry to address consumer concerns before the next bull market. Trust Wallet CEO says the current bear market could provide an opportunity for the Web3 industry to address consumer concerns before the next bull market. Widespread adoption ofWeb3mayeventually become a reality but Trust Wallet CEO...
The historic upgrade casts aside the miners who had previously driven the blockchain, with promises of massive environmental benefits. The massive overhaul ofEthereumknown asthe Mergehas finally happened, moving the digital machinery at the core of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value to a vastly more energy-efficient system after years of development and delay. It was no small feat swapping out...
The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoinâs price edging downward. On-chain datashows that bitcoinâs mining difficulty has crossed an all-time high with its latest jump, the second in two weeks. Bitcoinâs mining difficulty increased by 3.45% at block height 753,984 to 32.05 trillion hashes. This is the second significant recent increase. On Aug. 31, the...