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As the growing liquidity strain in the price of Bitcoin is a major concern, American banks are likely to start exploring new avenues to rebuild that part of the industry. The recent bank runs of American banks as recorded in March have fueled a massive pulldown on the liquidity base of Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital currency by market capitalization. As reported by CoinTelegraph citing data from crypto analytics provider, Kaiko, the drained liquidity in the market has hit a...

ChatGPT has created waves across the world since its launch in November 2022. The famous AI app developed by the organization called OpenAI made news for scarily accurate answers, proving its viability in the digital asset space. It has also elicited some sharp opinions. The top AI figures in the world, such as Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Andrew Yang, for one, have reportedly signed an open letter seeking to halt the development of AI systems. These systems in question are...

Though the Coinbase CEO is very clear in his support for ChatGPT, many other tech leaders blatantly disagree with him. Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has come out to kick against the call to stop the development of ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI. Armstrong took to his Twitter page to dissociate himself from the call for the halt as he noted that for advancement to be made, fear must...

The collapse of FTX in November might have played a major role in the decision of Gemini to foray into derivatives trading. A new report from The Information suggests that Gemini will soon launch an international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange. According to the report, Gemini has been silently working behind the scenes in the past few months to bring the plan to fruition. As part of its efforts, the exchange has reportedly reached out to several firms that can provide it with enough...

Amid the tightening of regulatory rules in Canada, crypto exchanges are contemplating whether to continue their operations or exit from the country. Similar to the United States, regulators in Canada have been tightening their grip on crypto firms operating in the region. Amid this intense regulatory environment, several exchanges have planned to move out of the country. However, crypto exchange Coinbase would prefer to continue its operation in Canada. A person familiar with the matter...

Coinbase asked developers to work on an inflation-tracking stablecoin that can serve as a hedge to the poor monetary policy decisions of the central bank. Crypto exchange Coinbase has been working on some key projects and one of them includes inflation-pegged flatcoins to be built over its recently launched Layer-2 network Base. Coinbase sees flatcoins as one of the four critical innovations in the future of crypto. The other three projects include on-chain limit order book (LOB) exchange,...

Ark Invest is also interested in Jack Dorsey’s payment firm Block after short-seller Hindenburg Research published a damning report on the company. No one takes advantage of the dip in crypto-related stocks like Cathie Wood’s American investment management company, Ark Invest. For the second straight day, the company made strategic acquisitions of both the shares of crypto exchange Coinbase Global inc (NASDAQ: COIN) and payment service provider, Block Inc (NYSE: SQ). As gleaned from...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has often talked about the purported “dangers” of crypto-assets while highlighting the need to strongly regulate the industry. It wasn’t until the FTX blow-up that the regulator stepped up its aggression. In yet another instance stigmatizing the asset class, the securities watchdog has released a bulletin urging investors to exercise caution when dealing with cryptocurrencies. SEC’s “Investor Alert” The SEC’s Office of...

Armstrong believes the future of crypto can best be moved forward when more pro-crypto lawmakers are at the helm of affairs. Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer of American publicly listed trading platform, Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has advocated for more inclusive representation of pro-crypto individuals in US politics. Speaking in a Twitter Spaces event Armstrong admonished crypto proponents to “contact their congressman, donate to pro-crypto candidates, show up at town...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is prepping for official enforcement action against Coinbase – America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – for selling unregistered securities.  The agency issued a Wells Notice against the exchange on Wednesday, following a slew of other investigations and lawsuits launched against Coinbase’s competitors in recent months.  Coinbase VS SEC In an SEC filing, Coinbase explained that the Wells Notice warned of violations of Federal...