NFTs
Wallets
MetaMask warns users against Namecheap phishing email
MetaMask has asked users to discard a phishing email sent from Namecheap asking for Know-Your-Customer (KYC) verification.
Mining
Mississippi Senate passes bill to legalize crypto mining
The Mississippi digital asset mining bill makes it illegal to impose discriminatory energy rates on mining businesses
Regulation
US authorities allegedly using banks to crack down on crypto – Nic Carter
CoinMetrics co-founder Nic Carter said crypto firms are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain access to onshore banking systems due to unfriendly government regulations.
Featured
Argo Blockchain CEO, Interim Chairman Peter Wall steps down
Seif El-Bakly is set to step in as Interim CEO for Peter Wall, while Matthew Shaw will serve as the Chairman.
Legal
3AC liquidators files against Kyle Davies for ignoring Subpoena order
Davis failed to comply with the subpoena order despite maintaining an active presence on Twitter and attempting to raise $25 million for GTX.
Price Watch
Gifto token surges over 300% following rebrand, token swap
GFT has spiked to $0.04 from $0.04 in the last 24 hours and recorded a 370% increase over the last 7 days, according to CryptoSlate data.
Exchanges
Full audit of Binance’s reserves ‘some way off’ – exec
Binance Asia-Pacific head Leon Foong said that a full audit of the exchange's reserves will take a while given that big accounting firms are still learning about the crypto sector.
Stablecoins
BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’
Project Pyxtrial will help avoid asset-liquidity mismatch by enabling the systematic monitoring of stablecoin balance sheets.
Legal
SBF lawyers reach agreement on messaging apps usage
SBF will be allowed to use messaging apps including FaceTime, Zoom, iMessage, SMS, emails, Facebook, and WhatsApp — but not Signal.
Legal
Ex-Coinbase Manager files to dismiss SEC claims
Ishan Wahi's lawyers argued that the assets involved in the case are not investment contracts and the SEC lacked congregational authorization to classify tokens as securities.
Trading
DCG sells $22M worth of Grayscale shares to raise funds
DCG sold some of its Grayscale Ethereum shares at $8 per share — raising approximately $22 million, according to the Financial Times.
CBDCs
Chinese cities gives away $26.6M in Digital Yuan to drive adoption
During the 2023 Spring Festival holidays, several Chinese cities launched roughly 200 activities and distributed nearly 180 million e-CNY.