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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now going after popular North American crypto exchange Coinbase in a court of law. As if attacking Binance (as we reported earlier) wasn’t enough, the financial agency is looking to add another large firm to its victims list. The SEC Sues Coinbase Allegations against Coinbase suggest that the firm operated an illegal and unregistered exchange for the past several years (the company has been around since 2012). The...

The Solana network has not suffered any outages in the last five months and has been 100% uptime since February. The enhanced network performance marks a striking transformation from the previous year when layer-1 network outages caused severe disruptions. A new report released by Solana Foundation stated that the subsequent upgrades, including the rollout of QUIC TPU, Stake weighted QoS, and localized fee markets, have helped the network to handle high traffic and demand....

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerFrench Central Bank Unveils Results of Extensive Wholesale CBDC Tests The French Central Bank is not alone in conducting wholesale CBDC experiments. For example, the Bank of England (BoE) is set to conduct a similar test soon. French Central Bank Unveils Results of Extensive Wholesale CBDC Tests

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made it very clear it doesn’t care if a crypto company is big or small. It will go after any digital currency enterprise with a persecuting hand, as it demonstrated yet again last month when it announced plans to sue Binance, the largest and most popular digital currency exchange in the world. The SEC and Binance Go Head to Head The news caused bitcoin and Ethereum to drop to their lowest points in just over two...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) of the United States plans to reinforce its team responsible for investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes with more prosecutors. The unit will also have a new leader, with Claudia Quiroz replacing Eun Young Choi at the helm. The team has played a major role in many of the DOJ’s crypto cases, such as bringing charges against Bitzlato and the investigation into Binance. Bringing NCET to ‘the Next Level’ The DOJ disclosed that it will more than...

This week, we take a closer look at Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, and Polygon. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum has shown indecision in the past week. This allowed sellers to take over the price action, which ended the week with a 5% loss. Despite this correction, the cryptocurrency remains above the key support at $1,820. The current resistance is found at $2,000. ETH tried several times to turn this key level into support, but buyers were not strong enough, and the price fell...

[Press Release – Seoul, South Korea, July 21st, 2023] Superblock, a contributor to Over Protocol, has raised $8 million from prominent companies and VCs in South Korea across two funding rounds. Investors included SK, Netmarble, DSC, E&Investment, Schmidt, SpringCamp, and NaverZ. Ben (Jae-Yun) Kim, the founder of Superblock, said: “We are deeply diving into the South Korea market with the best local partners and looking to meet global partners accelerating us all over the...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerCerebras Systems and G42 Join Forces in $100M AI Supercomputer Deal Cerebras CEO will closely collaborate with G42 to further develop their computing service using revolutionary AI systems. Cerebras Systems and G42 Join Forces in $100M AI Supercomputer Deal

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerProfessional Gamers Ready to Explore Blockchain-Based Games Walter Lee, BNB Chain's growth partner and GameFi lead, believes that Web3 and blockchain technology have the potential to empower traditional gaming ecosystems. Professional Gamers Ready to Explore Blockchain-Based Games

The bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this week – titled the Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement (CANSEE) Act – that seeks to regulate the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has caused quite a stir. Cypto advocacy groups are voicing objection to the bill arguing that such an approach would stifle innovation in the United States. Coin Center, for one, lashed out at the bill and called it a messy, arbitrary, and unconstitutional approach to DeFi. CANSEE: A...