Market
Regulation
Japan FSA warns four exchanges to cease operating without licensing
Japan’s FSA told ByBit and other cryptocurrency exchanges to register in the country before conducting their operations.
Tokenization
Arbitrum Foundation said it sold 10M ARB tokens to fund operating cost
The drama surrounding the Arbitrum Foundation has pushed the ARB token down 4.97% in the last 24 hours to $1.20 as of press time.
Featured
Senator Warren says banks have ‘done really bad jobs’, advocates for CBDCs instead of Bitcoin
Senator Warren described Bitcoin as an "ephemeral token" with no value because it is not backed with anything unlike a CBDC.
Politics
Justin Sun’s Grenada ambassadorship to WTO ends
Grenada's local media reported that Justin Sun had been recalled after the political party that appointed him lost elections in June 2022.
Trading
U.S. government sold over 9k BTC for $215.7M on March 14
The US government said it plans to liquidate over 40,000 Bitcoin in four batches during this calendar year.
NFTs
Trump NFT sales volume soars 461% following indictment
Trump has lashed out at the news of his indictment, calling it a "political persecution."
Crypto
CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Mixed market performance sees Bitcoin drop below $28,000
The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.
Hacks
Over 1M Arbitrum tokens lost to phishing attack
On-chain investigator Lookonchain incorrectly tagged wallet one of the Arbitrum exploiter wallet "0xbd4E" as a "super airdrop hunter."
Featured
Ripple CEO says SEC Chair Gensler behaves like an ‘autocrat’
Ripple's Garlinghouse urged U.S. elected officials to take note of the SEC's Chair statements and actions.
Legal
Denmark Supreme Court rules that Bitcoin gains are taxable
Denmark's apex court highlighted that Bitcoin was speculative in nature and as such was subject to the country's tax law.
Crypto
CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Bitcoin $29,000 rally short-lived as top 10 assets plunge
The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.
Exchanges
Binance freezes $2M from alleged insider trader
FatMan Terra — citing a January report — said a trader made $1.4 million from 16 possible insider trading situations on Binance.