Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note As they say, the sun never sets on the Google empire. That said, the role of antitrust law in tech has been on the rise in recent years. Every […]

Bitcoin’s (BTC) correction from its January high has not shaken the confidence of institutional investors. According to Glassnode analysts, the number of whales holding more than 1,000 Bitcoin has increased by 200 this year. Along with the institutions, several high profile investors have also committed money to the crypto sector. […]

Ether (ETH) price has rallied by 33% over the last five days and data shows that as this occurred some buyers began to use excessive leverage. Although this is not necessarily negative, it should be considered a yellow flag as a higher premium on futures contracts for short periods is […]

On Jan. 29, a number of Coinbase users reported issues with the platform’s buy and sell functions. The Coinbase difficulties arose just a day after Robinhood barred GameStop share purchases following surging prices on the stock. A recent blog post indicates the Coinbase difficulties arose from an outage, not a […]

In a short statement today, Bitfinex — the sister company to centralized stablecoin Tether — announced that it has repaid Tether an outstanding loan balance of $550 million. This action fully closes out a larger $750 million loan from a $900 million credit line first issued in 2018 — a […]

Following the explosive growth of decentralized finance in the second half of 2020, we’re asking ourselves what the next chapter will look like. What would it take for DeFi to expand beyond crypto-native assets and communities and start eating financial services as we know it? The second half of 2020 […]

Face-to-face transactions are starting to seem quaintly archaic as many countries continue or even expand lockdowns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the crisis in early 2020, digital transactions have surged, particularly in e-commerce and digital banking. In contrast with face-to-face transactions, such as a direct […]

After a limited buy/sell/hold crypto trading launch that “exceeded expectations,” PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said on the company’s Q4 earnings call today that the payments giant is ready to double down on cryptocurrencies. “We also saw an exceptional response from our crypto launch,” said PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. “[…] The […]

On Feb. 5, a total of $1 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest is set to expire. This number is small relative to the past month’s $4 billion options expiry, but monthly and quarterly options typically concentrate the most volume. Friday’s expiry is somewhat unusual although it is balanced […]

A sudden reappearance by the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has only one focus: a meme-based altcoin now masquerading as the Lion King. Source: Read Full Article