🇪🇺 Policymakers crank the heat on new EU crypto laws in FTX hearing
EU policymakers laid pressure on enforcing bloc-wide crypto regulations in the European Parliament’s economic committee today following the spectacular collapse of FTX. is a sufficient band aid for the implications of the debacle. "The collapse calls for urgent need of the MiCA regulation," said Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, the European Commission's financial unit deputy. FTX saw a dramatic demise after the collapse of its native token, FTT, a crash that affected millions of users and numerous firms. The exchange, which was valued at $32 billion at the start of the year, filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11.
EU policymakers laid pressure on enforcing bloc-wide crypto regulations in the European Parliament’s economic committee today following the spectacular collapse of FTX. is a sufficient band aid for the implications of the debacle. "The collapse calls for urgent need of the MiCA regulation," said Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, the European Commission's financial unit deputy. FTX saw a dramatic demise after the collapse of its native token, FTT, a crash that affected millions of users and numerous firms. The exchange, which was valued at $32 billion at the start of the year, filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11.
🪙 Jump Crypto, Polygon Ventures, GSR contribute to Binance's $1 billion recovery fund
Binance's industry recovery fund, to which it's already contributed $1 billion, has attracted some big names early on including Jump Crypto, Polygon Ventures and market maker GSR. Binance is looking to amass around $1 billion for its “industry recovery fund,”. The fund was announced last week to help mitigate the fallout stemming from FTX's collapse. Binance's initial commitment of 1 billion BUSD can be verified at the following address. The addresses of other participants will be available in the next week. Binance expects more participants to join soon, with over 150 applications already received. Public addresses must be shared for transparency.
Binance's industry recovery fund, to which it's already contributed $1 billion, has attracted some big names early on including Jump Crypto, Polygon Ventures and market maker GSR. Binance is looking to amass around $1 billion for its “industry recovery fund,”. The fund was announced last week to help mitigate the fallout stemming from FTX's collapse. Binance's initial commitment of 1 billion BUSD can be verified at the following address. The addresses of other participants will be available in the next week. Binance expects more participants to join soon, with over 150 applications already received. Public addresses must be shared for transparency.
🇪🇺 EU blockchain infrastructure plan proceeds as parliament passes digital policy
The European Parliament passed a vote on the Digital Decade policy program, which will help businesses and public services digitalize their work and promises support for a “pan-European blockchain-based infrastructure.".The plenary meeting vote passed by 529 to 22 on Thursday. The policy file sets ambitions for the European Union to achieve digitization goals for 2030. It outlines large-scale, so-called “multi-country projects” to achieve the targets covering topics such as building common data infrastructure, beefing up on high-performance computing, rolling out 5G internet corridors and investing in blockchain and web3 solutions.
The European Parliament passed a vote on the Digital Decade policy program, which will help businesses and public services digitalize their work and promises support for a “pan-European blockchain-based infrastructure.".The plenary meeting vote passed by 529 to 22 on Thursday. The policy file sets ambitions for the European Union to achieve digitization goals for 2030. It outlines large-scale, so-called “multi-country projects” to achieve the targets covering topics such as building common data infrastructure, beefing up on high-performance computing, rolling out 5G internet corridors and investing in blockchain and web3 solutions.
🇸🇬 Hodlnaut faces Singapore police investigation for alleged fraud
Crypto lending platform Hodlnaut is under police investigation in Singapore for alleged fraud and cheating three months after freezing client withdrawals and filing for protection from creditors. This may hinder the firm’s recovery from a series of legal and financial complications. Hodlnaut and its leaders are suspected of making "false representations relating to the company’s exposure to a certain digital token," according to a police statement on Wednesday. The beleaguered company has seen a series of liquidity crises and legal complications. Earlier in November, it turned out the Singapore-based crypto lender held assets worth $13.1 million.
Crypto lending platform Hodlnaut is under police investigation in Singapore for alleged fraud and cheating three months after freezing client withdrawals and filing for protection from creditors. This may hinder the firm’s recovery from a series of legal and financial complications. Hodlnaut and its leaders are suspected of making "false representations relating to the company’s exposure to a certain digital token," according to a police statement on Wednesday. The beleaguered company has seen a series of liquidity crises and legal complications. Earlier in November, it turned out the Singapore-based crypto lender held assets worth $13.1 million.
TP ICAP gets FCA approval to offer crypto services to institutional clients
TP ICAP's new exchange, known as Fusion Digital Assets, will use the firm's electronic OTC platform, Fusion, to give clients access to a non-custodial cryptoasset exchange for order matching and trade execution. The interdealer broker's new trading venue will be for institutional clients only. The firm's new venture will also integrate with Fidelity Digital Assets for safekeeping clients' assets and settlement services. The platform will offer diversified Liquidity from proven market makers around the globe. The wholesale crypto market has "lacked the credible infrastructure and assurance necessary for the firm's traditional client base to allocate capital," said Duncan Trenholme, co-head of digital assets at TP ICAP Group.
TP ICAP's new exchange, known as Fusion Digital Assets, will use the firm's electronic OTC platform, Fusion, to give clients access to a non-custodial cryptoasset exchange for order matching and trade execution. The interdealer broker's new trading venue will be for institutional clients only. The firm's new venture will also integrate with Fidelity Digital Assets for safekeeping clients' assets and settlement services. The platform will offer diversified Liquidity from proven market makers around the globe. The wholesale crypto market has "lacked the credible infrastructure and assurance necessary for the firm's traditional client base to allocate capital," said Duncan Trenholme, co-head of digital assets at TP ICAP Group.
🪙 Ethereum accumulation trend hits new highs following FTX implosion
Ethereum whales and sharks have been accumulating Ether (ETH) at a record rate since the FTX crash, Santiment reported on Nov. 30. The market intelligence platform revealed that wallets holding between 100 and 100,000 ETH had reached a 20-month high. Santiment highlighted the accumulation pattern leading to Ethereum Merge. According to the chart, Ethereum whales and sharks acquired more ETH in the weeks preceding the Merge, which pushed the asset’s value up but dumped immediately after the Merge. The blockchain analytics firm noted that the addresses dumped between October and November.
Ethereum whales and sharks have been accumulating Ether (ETH) at a record rate since the FTX crash, Santiment reported on Nov. 30. The market intelligence platform revealed that wallets holding between 100 and 100,000 ETH had reached a 20-month high. Santiment highlighted the accumulation pattern leading to Ethereum Merge. According to the chart, Ethereum whales and sharks acquired more ETH in the weeks preceding the Merge, which pushed the asset’s value up but dumped immediately after the Merge. The blockchain analytics firm noted that the addresses dumped between October and November.
📣 Avalanche DEX Trader Joe is deploying on Arbitrum
Decentralized exchange Trader Joe is launching on the Ethereum scaling chain Arbitrum. The move represents Trader Joe’s first deployment on a new chain since it launched in 2021. Trader Joe has the highest total trading volume across all applications on Avalanche. Trader Joe's Arbitrum debut will be limited in scope. Features such as its native token JOE, lending platform Banker Joe, and NFT marketplace Joepegs will only be available on Avalanche. Last week, it launched a new technology called the Liquidity Book Automated Market Maker (AMM), which it claims is more efficient than traditional decentralized exchange models.
Decentralized exchange Trader Joe is launching on the Ethereum scaling chain Arbitrum. The move represents Trader Joe’s first deployment on a new chain since it launched in 2021. Trader Joe has the highest total trading volume across all applications on Avalanche. Trader Joe's Arbitrum debut will be limited in scope. Features such as its native token JOE, lending platform Banker Joe, and NFT marketplace Joepegs will only be available on Avalanche. Last week, it launched a new technology called the Liquidity Book Automated Market Maker (AMM), which it claims is more efficient than traditional decentralized exchange models.
📉 Bitcoin mining revenues fell 20% in November
Bitcoin mining revenues fell 19.9% in November to about $472.64 million, according to data compiled by The Block Research. The cryptocurrency's price, which had been hanging around the $19,000 mark last month, slumped below $17,000 in the aftermath of FTX's collapse. Most bitcoin mining revenues came from the block reward subsidy ($460.32 million) and only a small portion from transaction fees ($12.32 million). The share of bitcoin transaction fees over total revenue increased slightly to around 3%. For a good portion of the month, bitcoin’s price was beneath $17,000, whereas in October it was trading between $19,000 and $20,000. Bitcoin miners generated about 5.3 times the revenues of Ethereum stakers.
Bitcoin mining revenues fell 19.9% in November to about $472.64 million, according to data compiled by The Block Research. The cryptocurrency's price, which had been hanging around the $19,000 mark last month, slumped below $17,000 in the aftermath of FTX's collapse. Most bitcoin mining revenues came from the block reward subsidy ($460.32 million) and only a small portion from transaction fees ($12.32 million). The share of bitcoin transaction fees over total revenue increased slightly to around 3%. For a good portion of the month, bitcoin’s price was beneath $17,000, whereas in October it was trading between $19,000 and $20,000. Bitcoin miners generated about 5.3 times the revenues of Ethereum stakers.
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