Digital Asset ETPs Show 53% YTD Growth Amid Investor Interest

Fineqia International, a digital asset and fintech investment business, has reported a 53% growth in total Assets Under Management (AUM) in the year-to-date (YTD) period. This is 18% higher than the underlying value of digital assets, which grew 45%. In September, total AUM increased 1% to $30.5 billion from $30.2 billion, while the market value […]

Cardano Co-Founder Refutes Claims of Hydra’s Unsuccessfulness, DeFi Activity Thrives

Cardano (ADA) co-founder Charles Hoskinson has recently addressed concerns about the success of Hydra, the layer 2 scaling solution for the Cardano blockchain. In a video, Hoskinson explained that measuring the network’s activity by transactions per second (TPS) alone might be misleading, as a single Cardano transaction can encompass multiple outputs. He also revealed that […]

CFTC Investigating Former Voyager Digital CEO for Derivatives Violations

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly considering an enforcement action against Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of crypto lending firm Voyager Digital. The CFTC staff are allegedly looking into claims that Ehrlich violated U.S. derivatives regulations prior to Voyager’s bankruptcy filing in July 2022. Ehrlich has denied the allegations, claiming that […]

Banking Supervision Committee Examines Crypto Role in Bank Failures

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is considering requiring banks to disclose their crypto asset holdings in light of the banking crisis earlier this year. The committee, which operates under the Bank for International Settlements, identified holding crypto as one of the factors that led to the demise of several banks in March. At its […]

Komainu Secures Regulatory Approval in UK for Crypto Custody Services

Komainu, a cryptocurrency custody firm co-created by crypto investment firm CoinShares, hardware wallet company Ledger and Japanese Nomura, has been granted major regulatory approval in the United Kingdom. The company has been given the green light by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to register as a custodian wallet provider under the Money Laundering, Terrorist […]

Creditors Take Action Against 3AC Co-Founders After Hedge Fund Collapse and Asset Recovery

Two co-founders of the defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have been arrested and sentenced to four months in prison for failing to comply with a court order. 3AC, which managed more than $10 billion in digital assets prior to its collapse last June, has left creditors with over $3.5 billion in claims. […]

Ethereum Staking Yields Decline as Network Centralization Rises: JPMorgan Report

The Ethereum network has seen a rise in staking since major network upgrades, Merge and Shanghai, but this has come at the cost of higher centralization and lower staking yields, according to a new report by JPMorgan. The top five liquid staking providers — including Lido, Coinbase, Figment, Binance and Kraken — control more than […]

Crypto Markets Uncertain Amid Rising Interest Rates and Fed Balance Sheet Changes

The Federal Reserve’s recent decisions to raise interest rates and reduce its balance sheet have caused uncertainty in the cryptocurrency markets. Investors are concerned that the Fed’s actions could lead to a decrease in the value of digital assets, as well as a decrease in the demand for them. The Fed’s decisions have also caused […]

MetaMask Snaps Offers Enhanced Security and Transparency for Crypto Users

MetaMask, a wallet provider, has developed a new feature called MetaMask Snaps to give users more insights into their transactions and interactions within the application. Francesco Andreoli, the head of the developer community at ConsenSys, spoke about how they ensure that the feature is secure for users. He highlighted the importance of consent and ensuring […]