Author: Coindesk
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding to know how the Biden administration is doing in throttling the use of cryptocurrencies in the trafficking of fentanyl, according to a letter she and another lawmaker sent to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).Warren and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) asked for updates on “actions to crack down on drug traffickers’ exploitation of crypto to grow their business and launder their ill-gotten gains,” the letter said, arguing that “cryptocurrency has played an increasingly prominent role in the global fentanyl trade over the past decade,…
One example benefitting from blockchain is tokenization, making real-world assets such as funds and bonds available on digital asset rails. Franklin Templeton was a pioneer, she said, launching the first money market fund available on-chain using the Stellar network in 2021, years before rivals like BlackRock entered the space. Read the full article here
“Joining the Chainlink SCALE program will empower developers on Aptos with new and increased access to Chainlink services, expanding the toolkit of resources on Aptos available to help them build secure, scalable, and fully-featured dApps” said Bashar Lazaar, grants and ecosystem lead at Aptos Foundation, the ecosystem development organization supporting Aptos. Read the full article here
“Consumers have a right to a transparent and timely process for resolving complaints and answering questions, irrespective of the company or product in question,” said NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris. “This guidance outlines clear expectations for a positive customer experience, which benefits both consumers and business.” Read the full article here
The court listing’s title referred to a May 29 telephone conference , “without transcription or recording.” Counsels for all the parties were present. As the parties informed the Court that they reached a settlement in principle, an oral argument previously set for May 29 was cancelled. The parties must file the required documents in support of the settlement in front of Judge Jed S. Rakoff by June 12. Read the full article here
A $25 million donation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) hit the campaign coffers of the industry’s U.S. political action committee (PAC), according to a Thursday announcement from the firm, putting the amount raised by some of crypto’s biggest names at about $136 million and potentially elevating the sector to the upper echelon of campaign donors. Read the full article here
The market’s initial reaction to the launch of spot ether ETFs is likely to be negative, as speculative investors who bought the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) in expectation of it being converted to an ETF are likely to take profit. ETHE could see $1 billion of outflows, putting downward pressure on ether prices, the report said. Read the full article here
“Popular memes are running primarily due to Asian traders entering the market again – most tend to see their prices rise most significantly during Asian trading hours, during the middle of the night US time,” Rennick Palley, founding partner at crypto fund Stratos, said in an emailed statement. Read the full article here
The bullish interpretation of the rising ratio is consistent with positive call-put skews across time frames. As of writing, the seven-day skew stood at 2% while the 30-, 60-, 90- and 180-day skews returned a value of over 5%, according to Amberdata. That’s a sign of the relative richness of calls or bullish bets. Read the full article here
“The price will likely show no clear direction until Friday’s U.S. PCE announcement, and it could be a make-or-break event for bitcoin,” bitBank said in an email. “If the inflation data comes in hotter than expected, bitcoin could give up about a half of its gain in the past two weeks and decline to around $65,000.” Read the full article here