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On Feb. 9, Gary Gensler and his SEC took aim at Kraken and its staking-as-a-service products. The regulator claims that the U.S. crypto exchange is offering unregistered securities through its staking services. Consequently, Kraken suspended staking-as-a-service, and crypto markets have slumped. On Feb. 10, popular analyst and trader Alex Krüger put a positive spin on the latest regulatory crackdown by Uncle Sam. He said that a ban on staking, which the SEC is angling for,...

We are beginning to sound like a broken record at this stage, but it’s worth mentioning again that 2022 was arguably the worst year for the crypto space. Bitcoin, for example, lost more than 70 percent of its value. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap fell from an all-time high of about $68,000 per unit in November of 2021 to about $16,000 just 12 months later. Bitcoin Has Remained Upright It was a sad and ugly sight to see, and the crypto space lost...

The past seven days saw the cryptocurrency market decline considerably and lose around $60 billion of its total capitalization. This came on the back of a regulatory crackdown on behalf of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission toward cryptocurrency staking. It all started a couple of days back when a report suggested that the SEC is targeting the crypto exchange Kraken to allege that its staking offerings represented unregistered securities. The following day,...

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Binance said earlier today it had introduced zk-SNARKs to its proof-of-reserve system in an attempt to make it easier for users and other entities to verify its solvency. Additionally, the exchange has added four new crypto assets to its PoR system. Ever since the loud collapse of FTX in late 2022, cryptocurrency exchanges have rushed to prove the assets held on their platforms. Binance was among the first to introduce such a feature, initially utilizing only Merkle Tree....

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Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline from the $142 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $135 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $135 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $126 and $122 support levels. Bitcoin cash price is declining from the $142 zone against the US Dollar,...

Michael Demissie, the head of digital assets at Wall Street powerhouse Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), has disclosed that investors are still very interested in the digital asset space amid the bear market. According to a Reuters report, Demissie believes cryptocurrencies are here to stay as investors have not lost interest in the nascent industry, despite the collapse of several firms and other unfavorable events that occurred last year. Demissie: Digital Assets are...

Deutsche Bank AG’s asset management arm, DWS Group, is currently in talks with two German cryptocurrency firms over minority stake acquisitions. The investment is part of DWS’s efforts to revive growth and investor confidence, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. DWS Group to Invest in Two Crypto Firms As per the report, DWS Group’s CEO Stefan Hoops plans to invest in Frankfurt-based crypto exchange-traded products provider Deutsche Digital...