Bitcoin Firm Coinbits Suspends Operations Amidst Custodian Prime Trust’s Financial Woes

The cryptocurrency firm and bitcoin investment app, Coinbits, has announced the suspension of its services due to complications involving the Nevada-based custodian, Prime Trust. Following accusations of insolvency and breaches of fiduciary responsibilities, Nevada’s financial regulators mandated the closure of Prime Trust. Despite these challenges, Coinbits maintains confidence that the custodian “still has enough bitcoin [...]

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Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Sells Portion of 3AC’s NFT Collection for $2.5 Million

Sotheby’s, the luxury auction house, successfully generated $2.5 million through the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Among the sold pieces was Fidenza #725, a digital collectible crafted by the artist Tyler Hobbs. This Fidenza #725 NFT commanded an auction price of over $1 million during

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FCA Extends Temporary Registration Deadline for Selected Crypto Firms

Some crypto businesses have been offered additional time in order to make it onto the full register to meet requirements from the UK regulator. (Read More)

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Temporary Workarounds. With this brief article, we would like… | by Jo Park | Stakenet (XSN) | Dec, 2021

With this brief article, we would like to quickly inform you about some temporary issues you might experience when using the Stakenet DEX. We are in the process of fixing these, however, the issues documented in the following can sometimes occur. Q: The Lightning Network (LN) graph for BTC / LTC / XSN is not […]

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Sotheby’s to Auction 3AC’s NFT Collection, Including Larva Labs’ Zombie Punk and Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘Golden Goose’

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, announced its plans to auction a number of non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were previously owned by the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). The auction, called the “Grails” NFT collection, will take place during Marquee Sale Week at

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Lightning Labs and Tari Labs agree to halt Taro protocol development

Lightning Labs and Tari Labs agreed to halt the development of the Taro protocol, after a temporary restraining order was converted into a preliminary injunction by the courts. The order was issued due to Tari Labs' claims that the name Taro infringed on its trademark rights. Lightning Labs is now unable to update or announce any milestones of the protocol until a court decision is reached. (Read More)

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An In-Depth Look at Binance’s TRO Opposition, Filing Insists SEC Manufactured an Emergency ‘for Its Own Purposes’

Binance fired back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order (TRO) request on Monday, assuring the court that “there is no risk” to customer assets. The exchange’s legal team dismissed the notion of an “emergency,” claiming that it is “manufactured by the SEC for its own purposes.” ‘Why Now?’—Binance Hits Back at [...]

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Binance halts Bitcoin withdrawals for the second time in 12 hours

Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals on Binance have again been temporarily shuttered, with the crypto exchange claiming it was due to a large backlog of pending withdrawals. Binance tweeted on May 8 that it closed off BTC withdrawals “temporarily” as there was a “large volume of pending transactions.” It added the transactions are still pending, as its [...]

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SEC Seeks Court Approval to Freeze Binance US Crypto Assets, Citing Customer Safety Concerns

Seeking court approval, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is actively pursuing a measure to freeze cryptocurrency assets linked to Binance US. In order to to “ensure the safety of customer assets,” the securities regulator deems this action as an urgent necessity. SEC Files Emergency Motion to Freeze Assets Held by BAM Management US [...]

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