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A lot can happen in a year and a half. The cryptocurrency market has been through a literal rollercoaster in terms of price, regulations, and overall development. Exchanges imploded, multi-billion dollar ecosystems collapsed, regulators are stepping in now more than ever, banks are shutting down, and whatnot. And it almost seems as if time is flying. In 2021, CryptoPotato attended Solana’s Breakpoint in Lisbon and had the chance to talk to Brandon Millman – the CEO of the...

The United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing the CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance – Changpeng Zhao. As a result, the BTC price lost over $1400 in minutes. According to a CNBC report, CZ – the CEO of Binance – is being sued by the CFTC for allegedly violating trading regulations. The court filing stipulates that the exchange has taken a “calculated approach to solicit US customers in violation of federal regulations.” CZ...

The crypto tax laws in the U.S. are exceedingly complicated. Nobody can deny this, and while there have been politicians and people in the past that have sought access to specific jobs in our government by saying they will make the laws easier to understand, it wasn’t enough to hit home with voters at the time or others tasked with making such decisions. The Crypto Tax Situation for 2022 Isn’t Pretty That being said, they’re likely feeling the heat right about now and...

MicroStrategy has bought over 6,000 more Bitcoin after fully satisfying its sizable Silvergate debt obligations. MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) recently increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings following a recent Silvergate Bank (NYSE: SI) loan repayment. According to reports, the BTC-loving business intelligence firm has bought an additional 6,455 Bitcoin for $150 million. The purchase, which also translates to an average price of $23,238 per token, brings MicroStrategy’s total...

Binance’s regional presence is also defined by its active role in the development of the blockchain ecosystem in other countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Binance, the world’s largest digital currency trading platform has announced the opening of its new regional blockchain hub in the Eastern European nation of Georgia. As announced by the crypto exchange, the regional hub is set to reposition Binance’s efforts in the region with respect to the facilitation of blockchain adoption...

Crypto exchange Binance announced the opening a new blockchain hub in Georgia. The establishment of this new “Web3 outpost” is expected to help Binance strengthen blockchain education and accelerate the adoption of crypto in the region. Binance had forged several strategic partnerships, initiatives, as well as community events in the transcontinental country that is known for being crypto-friendly. Blockchain Hub in Georgia According to the official blog post, the blockchain...

The Kokomo Finance protocol has been found to be an elaborate exit scam after developers used wrapped Bitcoin to steal user funds worth $4M. According to reports, developers behind crypto lender Kokomo used Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) to perpetuate a $4 million exit scam. A CoinDesk report alleges developers pulled off the scam over the weekend after manipulating tokens to steal millions in user funds. The report further stated that these developers attacked the smart contract of wrapped...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] The partnership will enable OKX Wallet users to access Sui’s ecosystem projects and participate in a range of airdrops and community initiatives. March 8, 2023 – Sui Network, a layer 1 blockchain designed for scaling decentralized applications, has announced a strategic partnership with OKX Wallet, a leading self-custodial service in the digital assets industry. The partnership will enable OKX wallet users to access Sui’s ecosystem...

Four Russian nationals have recently been indicted by a federal grand jury in Oregon after they allegedly ran a crypto pyramid scheme that saw them steal close to $350 million from investors all over the world. Oregon Is Fighting a Crypto Fraud Scheme The four men initially began a crypto company they called Forsage, and trouble started in the summer of last year when a complaint was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the firm. The agency...

Coinbase asked developers to work on an inflation-tracking stablecoin that can serve as a hedge to the poor monetary policy decisions of the central bank. Crypto exchange Coinbase has been working on some key projects and one of them includes inflation-pegged flatcoins to be built over its recently launched Layer-2 network Base. Coinbase sees flatcoins as one of the four critical innovations in the future of crypto. The other three projects include on-chain limit order book (LOB) exchange,...