Crypto Biz: NYDIG stacks sats, Elon buys Twitter

FTX and Alameda Ventures want to offer Voyager Digital customers a chance to start a new FTX account with an opening cash balance funded by an early distribution on a portion of their bankruptcy claims, FTX announced in a statement Friday. To accomplish this, Alameda Ventures said it would like…

Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall sat down with Silvio Micali, the founder of Algorand, as part of its on-the-ground coverage of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit, or PBWS. Algorand is a blockchain that uses a Pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) protocol, and the company was one of the main sponsors of the summit.  Micali started…

The British overseas territory of Gibraltar introduced a new regulatory package for distributed ledger technology (DLT) service providers. The document elaborates on the responsibilities of crypto businesses in regards to threats of market manipulation and insider trading.  On April 27, the government of Gibraltar published the 10th Regulatory Principle of…

Whales are held responsible for sudden price fluctuations in the crypto and traditional markets every so often. Given their capability to manipulate market prices, it becomes paramount for the general Bitcoin (BTC) investors to understand the nuances that make one a whale and their overall impact on trading. Wallet addresses…

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A new rule imposed by Belgium’s financial regulatory agency, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), will now require crypto exchanges and custodial wallet services in the region to register within a sharp deadline. Starting tomorrow, May 1, legal individuals and entities that wish to provide crypto exchange services or…