El Salvador Issues First License to Bitfinex
Bitfinex has earned the status of a Virtual Service Provider (VASP) from the El Salvadoran authorities.
Queue for Withdrawing ETH from Staking Exceeds 1 Million ETH
There is an estimated $2.31 billion worth of funds pending withdrawal from staking.
Ethereum Devs Active Shapella Hard Hork On Ethereum Blockchain
At 00:30 CET on April 13, the Shapella update was activated on the Ethereum main network, allowing users to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from staking.
Wall Street Players Will Test On-Chain Trades on Avalanche’s Spruce Testnet
Firms such as T. Rowe Price Associates, WisdomTree, Wellington Management and Cumberland are set to reap the benefits of on-chain trading and settlement of currency and interest rate swaps through the Spruce testnet.
Price of FTT Token Rises 90% After FTX Restart Proposals
Lawyers representing FTX are expected to submit in July a plan to the bankruptcy court for the reorganization of the exchange, with the potential to resume operations.
Blockchain Firm Sei Attracts $30M
Sei Network, a Tier 1 blockchain project focused on exchange trading, has raised $30 million at an $800 million valuation.
France’s Largest Bank to Introduce Mandatory Registration of DeFi Projects
At the end of 2020, the Bank of France announced its intention to introduce licensing for Bitcoin exchanges and now has turned its focus to the decentralized finance market.
