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Is Custodia a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ to the Fed’s War on Crypto Banking?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 22, 2023

Is Custodia a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ to the Fed’s War on Crypto Banking?
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Narrative Watch: Hong Kong Nudges Towards Legalizing Crypto Trading for Retail

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 21, 2023

Narrative Watch: Hong Kong Nudges Towards Legalizing Crypto Trading for Retail
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How to Fight Back Against Rogue Regulators

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 19, 2023

How to Fight Back Against Rogue Regulators
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Why the Newly Proposed Custody Rule Could Represent a De Facto Ban on Crypto

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 18, 2023

Why the Newly Proposed Custody Rule Could Represent a De Facto Ban on Crypto
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Is the SEC’s Terra Lawsuit Trying to Set Precedent That Stablecoins Are Securities?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 17, 2023

Is the SEC’s Terra Lawsuit Trying to Set Precedent That Stablecoins Are Securities?
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Why Bitcoin Rallied 11% on Wednesday

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 16, 2023

Why Bitcoin Rallied 11% on Wednesday
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Regulators Only Have Themselves to Blame for Crypto Not Being Better Regulated

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 15, 2023

Regulators Only Have Themselves to Blame for Crypto Not Being Better Regulated
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Slightly Hot Inflation Print Probably Won’t Change the Fed’s Perspective

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 14, 2023

Slightly Hot Inflation Print Probably Won’t Change the Fed’s Perspective
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The Latest Front in the Crypto Wars Is Binance-Paxos and BUSD

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 13, 2023

The Latest Front in the Crypto Wars Is Binance-Paxos and BUSD
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Are Ordinals Sneakily a Boon to Bitcoin Security?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 12, 2023

Are Ordinals Sneakily a Boon to Bitcoin Security?
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Latest Crypto News

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5:01 AM
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LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus
LayerZero said the attackers compromised two RPC nodes the company's verifier relied on and DDoS'd the rest, with the attack working only because Kelp had ignored multi-verifier recommendations.
4:51 AM
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The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack
Multiple lending and yield protocols are posting double-digit percentage declines in TVL, though token prices are seeing a limited decline.
1:47 AM
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Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys
Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services.

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