Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for ‘bunker mode’ planning over private key recovery risk
Justin Drake recommended moving crypto assets to fresh addresses that keep their public keys hidden behind a hash.
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Hunter Biden says LAPTOP market maker should ‘buy it all back and burn it’
A commissioned report details thin liquidity and market-maker-linked gains during LAPTOP’s launch.
Moody’s gives Sky Protocol B3 rating as institutional interest in USDS grows
Moody's assigned Sky a B3 issuer rating with a stable outlook, its first rating of a stablecoin protocol. Sky is also rated B- by S&P.
NEAR’s Polosukhin sees shrinking need for centralized exchanges as onchain tools expand
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin said users no longer need centralized exchanges for "a lot" of crypto activity.
Jito’s JTX plans mobile app this fall, eyes perps integration later this winter
Jito’s JTX plans a mobile app, equities feature, and perpetual futures as it expands beyond spot trading on Solana.
‘Every single exchange’ will have to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to compete, Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO says
Chervinsky says that beyond regulated perps, onchain markets need to enter the U.S. regulatory perimeter, a step he expects will happen soon.
Robinhood adds $25 million worth of bitcoin to balance sheet as it deepens crypto push
Robinhood SVP Johann Kerbrat says the purchase was intended to signal the company's commitment to the crypto sector.
Bitcoin briefly slides below $84,000 as crypto long liquidations reach $487 million
Crypto liquidations amounted to $555.6 million over the past 24 hours, including $487.2 million in long positions, according to CoinGlass.
Coinbase Pro to return; Deribit integration creates Coinbase Global Exchange
Coinbase plans to relaunch Coinbase Pro by year-end and has completed its Deribit integration, creating Coinbase Global Exchange.
Pudgy Penguins-backed Ethereum L2 Abstract to shut down after losing ‘tens of millions’
Abstract, the Pudgy Penguins-backed Ethereum L2, will shut down on Dec. 15. Users must bridge assets off before then.
Conduit sues Tether over $2.76 million freeze, says it has ‘no legal entitlement’ to funds
Conduit is suing Tether in NY federal court, alleging the USDT issuer froze $2.76 million of its funds for over a year without explanation.
Winklevoss group seeks to launch Zcash ETF with 0.25% fee, proposed WINK ticker
Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a spot Zcash ETF under ticker WINK, with Gemini as custodian and a 0.25% fee, rivaling Grayscale's ZCSH.