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A New Crypto Scam Shows Perils of Elon Musk’s Twitter

A purported $25 million giveaway of a token called GBTC – letters better associated with the $13 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust – is an obvious fake.

Sep 8, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. UTC

Ripple Acquires Crypto-Focused Chartered Trust Company Fortress Trust

A person with knowledge of the matter said the price tag was less than the $250 million it paid for custody firm Metaco in May.

By Jamie Crawley

Sep 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth

While bulls point to next year’s halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.

By Omkar Godbole

Sep 8, 2023 at 12:43 p.m. UTC

U.S. Fed’s Vice Chair Barr Says CBDC Decision Still a ‘Long Way’ Off

Michael Barr, who leads the central bank’s regulatory efforts, said the Fed remains in the basic research phase and would need actual legislation from Congress to authorize the move.

Sep 8, 2023 at 1:57 p.m. UTC

11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex

Thodex was one of Turkey’s largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.

Sep 8, 2023 at 6:58 a.m. UTC

Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit $1.5B as Part of Guilty Plea

Salame admitted to being a “straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.

By Sam Kessler

Sep 7, 2023 at 7:17 p.m. UTC

FASB accounting rule changes should help companies that hold digital assets to eliminate the poor optics that have been created by impairment losses, the report said.

By Oliver Knight

Sep 8, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

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Could This Vitalik-Backed Protocol Bring Privacy to a Regulated Crypto World?

A new paper from Ethereum’s co-founder and four co-authors including Illum proposes a solution to Tornado Cash’s inability to separate the activity of bad actors from good ones.

Sep 8, 2023

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Technology

Protocol Village: Binance Enables Deposits, Withdrawals for Ethereum on zkSync Era

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals.

Sep 7, 2023

Consensus Magazine

Reject CBDCs, Embrace the Right to Transact

The steady creep of payments digitization means governments will be able to increasingly intervene and potentially censor economic activity.

Sep 7, 2023

Consensus Magazine

Tokenization News Roundup: the ‘Next Trillion’

A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.

Sep 7, 2023

Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Missed Consensus 2023? Catch up on some of the most important conversations here.

May 4, 2023 at 9:39 p.m. UTC

Edward Snowden: Researchers Should Train AI to Be ‘Better Than Us’

Apr 28, 2023 at 10:52 p.m. UTC

5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

Apr 28, 2023 at 9:57 p.m. UTC

U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry

Apr 28, 2023 at 10:32 p.m. UTC

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Grayscale Ethereum Trust Discount Drops to Lowest in a Year Amid Spot Ether ETF Push

The fund’s discount to NAV had ballooned to nearly 60% late in 2022.

Sep 8, 2023

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Policy

Policy

U.S. Fed’s Vice Chair Barr Says CBDC Decision Still a ‘Long Way’ Off

Michael Barr, who leads the central bank’s regulatory efforts, said the Fed remains in the basic research phase and would need actual legislation from Congress to authorize the move.

Sep 8, 2023

Policy

Taiwan Crypto Watchdog to Issue 10 Guiding Principles for Virtual Assets in September: Report

The guidance will be focused on ensuring crypto businesses establish review mechanisms and comply with anti-money laundering laws.

Sep 8, 2023

Finance

Crypto Firm LBRY to Challenge Ruling It Violated U.S. Securities Law

The blockchain-based file-sharing network had indicated it would be winding down after a New Hampshire court ruled in favor of the SEC last November.

Sep 8, 2023

Finance

Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan

Coinbase is considering “markets that are enacting clear rules” for the crypto industry, with the EU, U.K., Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia its near-term priorities.

Sep 8, 2023

Markets

U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to Tame Inflation, Avoid Recession: Chicago Fed

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists predict low inflation and a resilient economy, a potential goldilocks scenario for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Sep 8, 2023

Policy

11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex

Thodex was one of Turkey’s largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.

Sep 8, 2023

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