Auteur/autrice : Alberto
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The US Federal Reserve Board said it will close its “novel activities supervision program,” a group set up in 2023 to monitor banks’ involvement with companies in the crypto space. “Since the Board started its program to supervise certain crypto and fintech activities in banks, the Board has strengthened its understanding of those activities, related risks, and bank risk management practices,” the Fed said in an Aug. 15 notice. Instead of a standalone initiative, the program will now integrate its “knowledge and the supervision of those activities…
The Federal Reserve just dismantled its targeted crypto oversight, clearing the runway for banks to re-enter digital assets under streamlined rules and unleashing fintech innovation nationwide. Federal Reserve Just Pulled the Plug on Crypto Crackdown Machine The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced on Aug. 15, 2025, that it will end its Novel Activities Supervision Program […]
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in the London office and pondering how to give you a good overview about the work we’ve been doing to secure Ethereum’s protocols, clients and p2p-network. As you might remember, I joined the Ethereum team at the end of last year to manage the security audit. As spring has passed and summer arrived and meanwhile several audits finished, it’s now a good time for me to share some results from the inspection of the world computer’s machine room. 😉 This much is clear, as much as the delivery of the clients is an elaborate…
A wave of anecdotes from industry figures and onlookers has pushed XRP into everyday talk in some circles, but the picture is mixed. Related Reading According to a recent podcast episode featuring several crypto commentators, guests flagged “mania signals” as a way to spot when an asset is going mainstream. Some guests said they are now hearing XRP mentioned in casual settings, while others point to counterexamples that suggest the trend is not universal. Uber Drivers Talk Crypto Based on reports from the Unchained podcast and social posts, one guest said they had taken multiple Uber rides where drivers were…
The crypto sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on track to become its second-largest industry in the next five years, due to the country’s regulatory policies and attractive business environment, according to Chase Ergen, a board member of publicly traded digital asset investment firm DeFi Technologies.“They have a reputation for leadership, legislation, and community,” Ergen told Cointelegraph in an interview. He also predicted:“They sell oil, that’s their main business. I think their second-biggest business is going to be the blockchain industry in the next five years. This will start to be double-digit parts of the economy.”The country has…
Key points:Bitcoin’s pullback is finding support near $117,000, indicating buying on dips.Ether has given up some ground but is likely to find support near $4,094.Bitcoin (BTC) turned down sharply from $124,474 on Thursday, but a positive sign is that the bulls are trying to arrest the decline near $117,000. According to a recent Bitcoin Intelligence Report, BTC has immediate resistance just above $130,000, but its year-end target is near $200,000.Along with BTC, traders are keeping a close watch on Ether (ETH), which has been in a strong uptrend since July. According to SoSoValue data, spot ETH exchange-traded funds have recorded…
Capital requirements for banks from by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which crafts banking standards, create a “chokepoint,” designed to throttle the growth of the crypto industry, according to Chris Perkins, president of investment firm CoinFund.The current capital rules lower a bank’s return on equity (ROE), a critical profitability metric in banking, by forcing higher reserve requirements for holding crypto, making crypto-related activities too expensive for banks, Perkins told Cointelegraph.“It’s a different type of chokepoint, in that it’s not direct. It’s a very nuanced way of suppressing activity by making it so expensive for the bank to do…
According to a new technical analysis, Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market could be mirroring historical post-halving cycle patterns. While the market has previously rallied through July and August, historical fractals point to a potential crash in September, followed by a push into a cycle peak later in the year. September Proves Risky For Bitcoin And Crypto Market A recent X social media post by crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen has highlighted a recurring pattern in Bitcoin’s price action that could have significant implications for the market over the coming months. His analysis shows that Bitcoin has consistently followed a…
We are only days away from launching ‘Frontier’, the first milestone in the release of the Ethereum project. Frontier will be followed by ‘Homestead’, ‘Metropolis’ and ‘Serenity’ throughout the coming year, each adding new features and improving the user friendliness and security of the platform. What is Frontier? Frontier is a live, but barebone implementation of the Ethereum project. It’s intended for technical users, specifically developers. During the Frontier release, we expect early adopters and application developers to establish communities and start forming a live ecosystem. Like their counterparts during the American Frontier, these settlers will be presented with vast…
Bettors on Polymarket and Kalshi see an interesting path for U.S. President Donald Trump to claim the Nobel Peace Prize. On both platforms, the sitting president holds the second-highest odds, putting him squarely in contention. Prediction Markets Keep Trump in Close Race for Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is a prestigious international honor […]