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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ethereum infrastructure provider Consensys on Wednesday for allegedly failing to register key services offered within its MetaMask software wallet. The SEC’s lawsuit comes two months after it issued a Wells notice to Consensys voicing the agency’s intent to sue regarding the popular Ethereum wallet, which its website claims its “trusted by over 100 million users worldwide.” The SEC’s Next Target: Consensys In a press...

Yield App Ltd, a Seychelles-incorporated crypto investment platform, has announced the immediate suspension of all operations on its digital wealth platform, yield.app. This move comes as the company prepares to enter liquidation proceedings and aims to ensure fair and equal treatment for all users and stakeholders. Yield App Stops Operations The decision, effective today, was shared in an official statement through a post on X. “Yield App Ltd, a Seychelles-incorporated...

T-Rex Group – a financial services company – has filed for a 2x leveraged MicroStrategy (MSTR) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. This financial vehicle is being deemed as potentially the most volatile ETF in the country. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR platform reveals that the main aim of the objective of the fund, dubbed ‘T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF,’ is to magnify the daily performance of the publicly traded common...

The highlight anticipated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden did not feature any discussion about Bitcoin or crypto. This was notable given how much attention the industry has garnered this year. Despite this, experts believe that if Trump were re-elected, it could signal a shift toward more favorable regulatory conditions for the crypto industry in the US. Trump a Preferred Candidate? In a statement to CryptoPotato, Bitfinex analysts highlighted Trump’s...

Bitcoin miners have been one of the key players causing market declines as they engaged in intense selling after the latest halving event which slashed the mining rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC earlier this year. However, the latest data suggest that the selling pressure from these entities has significantly decreased. Such a trend could potentially bolster the asset’s price and trigger a market-wide surge. Weakening Miner Sell Pressure The recent bearish market conditions...

There will be no sharp correction following any potential interest rate cuts by the U.S. central bank in September or November. This is the prediction from analyst ‘RamenPanda’ who explained their thinking in a lengthy post on X on June 27. The analyst noted that during times of financial crisis, such as in 2008, the Fed cuts rates to preserve the economy. However, in that scenario, markets fared worse, and stocks fell following the cuts. We all know it’s pretty certain that...

CleanSpark (CLSK) – one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining firms – announced on Thursday that it had acquired one of its smaller competitors, GRIID Infrastructure, in an all-stock deal. The $155 million deal immediately brings 20 megawatts (MW) of additional power to CleanSpark to bolster its mining operations. Another 400 MW of power is expected to be added in Tennessee over the next two years. CleanSpark Acquired GRIID For $155 Million The merger agreement...

The layer-2 ecosystem remains robust with protocols and EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) scaling platforms growing rapidly and becoming ubiquitous, contrary to some bearish claims, said Ethereum community member Ryan Berckmans in a post on X on June 26. His comments came in response to a post from Movement Labs founder Rushi Manche, who said, “EVM L2s will go to zero. they mostly all suck compared to SOL.” Berckmans retorted, stating that the L2 ecosystem is still “growing like...

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Bitcoin wallet that had been inactive for 14 years has reemerged. The entity deposited 50 BTC worth around $3.05M to Binance. Early Bitcoin Miner Wallet Moves 50 BTC The dormant wallet, belonging to an early Bitcoin miner, sprang to life on Thursday, moving its entire balance of 50 BTC worth roughly $3.05 million to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. A miner wallet woke up after being dormant for 14 years and...

The largest United States cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has filed lawsuits against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for failing to comply with information requests in closed crypto cases. According to filings at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Coinbase seeks to compel the SEC and FDIC to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to respond to information requests from...