Analysis

It was almost a dead man's Curve. (Unsplash)
As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks
Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for more than $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and p...
It was almost a dead man's Curve. (Unsplash)

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Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked
CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hackin...
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has been poised to propose major tax rules for crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
A Long-Awaited Crypto Tax Rule Was Written Months Ago. Why Isn’t it Proposed?
Senators have told the IRS to hurry its regulations on brokers reporting crypto transactions while crypto lobbyists question whether the delay is a White House strategy.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has been poised to propose major tax rules for crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Broader crypto markets fell slightly this week (Getty Images)
Bitcoin Little Changed This Week as Broader Crypto Gauge Sheds 1.6%
The theme of relatively flat prices continued as July turned to August.
Broader crypto markets fell slightly this week (Getty Images)

Licensing consultants are charging up to $1 million to advise firms on the application. (Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost/Unsplash)
Hong Kong's New Crypto License Could Cost Exchanges a Pretty Penny
The city’s new licensing regime paves the way for exchanges to operate legally and serve retail clients but tough compliance requirements could cost firms as much as $20 milli...
Licensing consultants are charging up to $1 million to advise firms on the application. (Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Remains Unmoved by Rise in Jobless Claims, Treasury Rates
Treasury yields hit 10-year highs, sounding a note of potential caution for risk markets, cryptocurrencies, but bitcoin continued to be unstirred by macro events.
Technical analysis of stock market data (Getty Images)

Namibia has a new crypto law. (Grant Durr/Unsplash)
Namibia Sets the Stage for National Crypto Strategy With New Law
The Virtual Assets Act is just a “skeleton” of what a crypto regime could look like, but it sets the foundation for more laws and regulations, lawyers say.
Namibia has a new crypto law. (Grant Durr/Unsplash)

Binance worries snuff out bitcoin's rally attempt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Sees Little Boost From Fitch Downgrade, Slumps on Binance Contagion
Correlations between movements in the crypto and stocks have turned negative of late.
Binance worries snuff out bitcoin's rally attempt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)