Analysis


Tecnologie

Optimism Says Ether Now Treated as Native Cryptocurrency Alongside OP Token

Representatives of the layer-2 network atop Ethereum confirmed the change in the treatment of ETH after CoinDesk observed a $550 million transfer in blockchain data. The change occurred in conjunction with Optimism's “Bedrock” upgrade this week.

Attackers trying to exploit Near Protocol’s Rainbow bridge lost some 5 ether after automated security processes kicked in. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Politiche

UK Lawmakers Clash Over Government Plans to Regulate Crypto as Financial Services

While some lawmakers have aligned with the government’s proposal, others want the volatile assets to be treated as gambling.

U.K. lawmakers appear to disagree on how to treat crypto. (Jorge Villalba/GettyImages)

Mercati

Funding Rates for Bitcoin, Ether Remain Positive, Indicating Bullish Sentiment

Investors remain bullish about crypto in derivatives markets, as the CoinDesk Indices Ether Trend Indicator signals “significant uptrend”

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Web3

NFT Lending Is Trending, Raising Concerns of ‘Predatory’ Platform Behavior

Amid an extended crypto winter that has cooled NFT trading, platforms like Blur, Binance and Astaria have introduced new lending options to boost liquidity. While some traders support NFTfi, others say the trend is risky.

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Finanza

SEC's Latest Crackdown Could Drive Crypto Firms Out of the U.S.

Companies such as Coinbase and Binance may not want to, but they could be forced to focus their efforts elsewhere.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Mercati

Why Isn’t Bitcoin Falling More? Cryptos Are Acting More Like Commodities Than Securities

Oil is Oil, Gold is Gold, Bitcoin is Bitcoin. The market reaction to SEC enforcement is mild compared to historic price action after other tumultuous events in the crypto industry.

(Zbynek Burival/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Gary Gensler’s Evolving Position on Crypto – in Quotes

The SEC chair has gone from supporting the technology at MIT to a full-swing offensive on the crypto industry.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Politiche

One-Two Punch Finally Registers SEC View on Binance, Coinbase, Rest of Crypto

The mystery is over for how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will come after the digital assets sector’s big platforms, though alleged skeletons in Binance’s closet drew more ire.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Web3

Apple's New Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse

Apple new Vision Pro headset, which it says "seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," may expand the borders of our decentralized digital future.

Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)