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The team behind Base – an Ethereum Layer 2 chain built on OP Stack in collaboration with Optimism – said its mainnet is available for builders to deploy their products.  The entity will release a “Genesis Builder” NFT to commemorate those who entered the ecosystem from the get-go. However, it has no intentions of issuing a network token. The Latest Step Base announced its testnet launch in February, which allowed it to connect with “incredible builders and have watched their...

Ripple’s partial victory in its fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a court ruling paved the way for small but significant regulatory clarity that the cryptocurrency industry was deprived of for so long. Now all eyes are on the security regulator who, according to Congressman Ritchie Torres, is acting like “an overzealous traffic cop arbitrarily ticketing drivers while keeping the speed limit a secret.” As such, Torres wants the SEC to be...

Eric Adams – the mayor of New York City – has reportedly pledged to amend his annual financial disclosure form after failing to include his cryptocurrency stash.  The former police officer is an outspoken proponent of bitcoin and received some of his salaries in BTC instead of fiat currency.  Fixing the Mistake As reported by CNBC, Adams asked if he could correct the document filed with the Conflicts of Interest Board since he misunderstood one of the questions. Asked whether...

Bitcoin (BTC) quickly fell back to $30,000 on Friday as market hype surrounding the court’s recent ruling on XRP has begun to fade. The volatility has triggered $245 million in liquidations across the entire crypto market in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Most liquidations occurred across a combination of BTC, Ether (ETH), and XRP trades. XRP exploded 75% on Thursday after a judge delivered summary judgment in its lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

The international presence of digital assets gives them the power to transcend any one national currency like the U.S. dollar, said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on Friday. During an interview, the executive highlighted what makes crypto unique from other asset classes, and the role BlackRock can play in the space. Democratizing Crypto Through ETFs Speaking to CNBC, Fink highlighted BlackRock’s mission to “democratize investing,” by creating products that are cheap and easy for...

XRP appears to be leading the altcoin rally fetching over 66% in the past day alone. This comes after Ripple Labs managed to score a victory in the SEC case crippling the financial regulator’s plan to regulate the digital asset industry. The market has reacted positively to the District Court for the Southern District of New York’s ruling. Interestingly, altcoins that have posted significant gains are mostly the ones deemed as securities by the US financial regulator. Binance...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is celebrating its sixth anniversary today. In commemoration of the feat, the exchange’s founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has reminisced on several events since the platform’s launch. In a statement sent to CryptoPotato, the CEO revealed that Binance was launched in 2017 with $15 million worth of digital assets as a crypto-to-crypto exchange with five tokens and two languages. At the time, the company had no customer...

Crypto exchange Bybit unveiled the ‘2023 World Series of Trading (WSOT),’ the registration of which will commence on July 13. The event is in its fourth edition and will feature a prize pool of up to $8 million worth of USDT. It also includes a live stream giveaway on August 24, offering traders the chance to win Rolex Explorers and Huracan Evo Spyder Lamborghinis. Bybit’s All-Star Showdown for Elite Crypto Traders According to the official press release, the window for...

Recent comments regarding Bitcoin exchanges from Gary Gensler – Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – suggest that his agency may not be so eager to approve the recent wave of Bitcoin spot ETF applications in its mailbox. The chairman claimed that crypto trading platforms like Coinbase are structured in such a way that makes them open to wash trading and market manipulation. Problems With Coinbase, According to the SEC Gensler commented on the...

The digital asset market continues to experience one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history, leading established companies in the space to introduce a fresh round of crypto job cuts. Prominent NFT firm and creator of the NBA Top Shot marketplace announced laying off 51 of its staff members. The latest round includes job cuts for full-time employees as well as C1 contractors. Dapper Labs’ Another Round of Layoff Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou announced on...