Analysis


Policy

South Africa’s Crypto Firms Will Soon Need to Apply for Registration or Face a Heavy Fine

Continuing operations without applying for registration in the designated time period could lead to a $510,000 fine or imprisonment, the government has said.

South Africa Flag (Den Harrson/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Recoil From Latest Yellen Concerns About Debt Ceiling Impasse

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated her comments from just three days ago about the U.S. running out of cash if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement. Crypto and other asset markets dropped.

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Tech

Ledger Recover Fiasco Exposes Gap Between Blockchain Ideals and Technical Reality

After a video went viral of what appears to be a hardware wallet getting smashed with a hammer and then blow-torched into a charred mass, Ledger (and all of the crypto industry) got a searing reminder on the importance of managing expectations.

Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)

Policy

Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China

The startup is looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans.

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Markets

CoinDesk Indices Trend Indicator Hints at Continued Downturn for Bitcoin, Ether

Bitcoin and Ether’s streak of monthly gains is in danger of ending.

Downgrade spiral staricase going down downwards (Unsplash)

Policy

UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Should the country decide to issue a CBDC, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law.

Union Jack Flag with gavel (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin and Broader Crypto Prices Little-Changed in Eventful News Week

Litecoin was the largest gainer among large-cap cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Turn Lower After Jobs Data, Hawkish Fed Comments

Tight labor markets and concerns of rate hikes weigh on crypto markets; hopes of a debt limit deal stem the tide, but only briefly.

Hawkish remarks by a Fed official sent bitcoin falling.(Getty Images/Tim Chapman)

Policy

Where the SEC’s Proposed Custody Rule Comes Up Short for Crypto

Financial advisors looking for clarity on crypto from the SEC’s new Custody Rule won’t get everything they want from the current version.

A judge has warned lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he may sanction them for allegedly misleading the court. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Rebounds Versus Bitcoin in Relatively Quiet Trade

Technical factors suggest ether's bounce could pause at current levels.

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