Didi was initially listed on the New York Stock Exchange but then it was compelled to delist due to regulatory issues in China. Chinese ride-hailing giant, Didi Global Inc (NYSE: DIDI) is reportedly making strategic moves in preparation for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HSE) next year. People with knowledge of the matter stated that the company recently informed its employees that they have the option to sell their shares as part of an employee...
Read More »G20 Finance Ministers Unveil Joint Communique to Regulate Crypto Assets
The initiative follows the introduction of a roadmap proposed in a synthesis paper by the IMF and FSB, aimed at fostering international policies and regulations for crypto assets. With the growing participation of investors in the crypto market, the group of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) have agreed to work on a common roadmap in handling the challenges associated with the crypto market. The roadmap was introduced through a collaborative synthesis paper by the...
Read More »Qualcomm to Lay Off over 1200 California Employees
Out of the 1,258 job cuts, more than 750 positions are from different levels of Qualcomm’s engineering ranks. The rest of the reductions cover a broad range of roles such as internal technical staff and accounting. American largest chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) will lay off about 1258 employees in its California unit. According to a filing with the California Employment Development Department, as many as 1,064 of its San Diego employees and 194 of its Santa Clara employees will be...
Read More »CoinList Introduces Crypto Staking for Accredited Investors in US
The CoinList staking fund offers US accredited investors an opportunity to earn a yield on their digital assets through investment in a private fund. CoinList, an established launchpad for crypto-related projects, has announced the launch of its staking fund meant for the US select customers. According to the announcement, the CoinList staking fund will offer accredited investors in the United States to earn different yields from their digital assets. Some of the supported digital assets...
Read More »China Launches Its First Industrial Park for Digital Yuan CBDC Development
Currently, there are nine residents of the park. All of them will get access to ten government initiatives introduced to “boost the development” of the digital yuan ecosystem. The initiatives include payment solutions, smart contracts, hard wallets, and digital yuan promotion. The first industrial park has been opened in the Luohu district of Shenzhen, China, with a focus on developing China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – digital yuan or e-CNY. The official launching ceremony of...
Read More »Coinbase Urges IRS to Reconsider Proposed Tax Rules, Citing Privacy Concerns
Aside from Coinbase has raised concerns about the potential adverse impact of the proposed law across various sectors within the digital asset ecosystem. The recent proposal from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding crypto tax regulations has drawn strong criticism from Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. Expressing deep concern, the exchange emphasized that the proposed IRS rule could pose a significant threat to both the crypto industry and the...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Bulls Protect Key Support But Upsides Limited
Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline below the $230 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $225 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $214 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $225 resistance zone. Bitcoin cash price is struggling below the $230 zone against the US Dollar,...
Read More »Flash Loan Attack on BNB Chain Nets $1.57M in Record-Breaking Profit
The most significant flash loan attack in the BNB Chain was reported on Oct. 11 when an MEV bot made a massive arbitrage profit of $1.575 million. The attack, which passed through the Pancakeswap DEX network, only cost the perpetrating bot a fee of $4.16, leaving them with humongous profits. Large Single Flash Loan Attack on BNB Chain As per reports, the MEV Bot with address 0x216Ccf on the BNB Chain emerged as the record holder of the most significant single arbitrage profit...
Read More »Ark Invest Updates Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing in Response to SEC Feedback
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has taken a significant step forward by filing an updated version of its spot Bitcoin ETF prospectus. The move is in response to recent feedback from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking for clarifications on some concerns. Changes to Ark Invest’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Prospectus Eric Balchunas, a seasoned ETF analyst at Bloomberg, was quick to highlight this update on X. ARK has just filed an updated version of its spot bitcoin...
Read More »Lido Finance Slashed For $30,000 On Ethereum After Staking Malfunction
Leading liquid staking protocol Lido Finance revealed on Wednesday that 20 Ethereum validators related to one of its infrastructure partners had been slashed of their ETH holdings. The company said its penalties already amount to 20.04 ETH, currently worth $30,900. What is “Slashing?” In an update over Twitter, Lido said that the problematic validators – connected to the “enterprise-grade” Ethereum node provider Launcnodes – have already been taken offline. The following day,...
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