Police arrested ACE founder David Pan and 13 other suspects and seized assets worth at least $6.4 million, local media reported.
The upgrade would add transaction fees payment in STRK, the protocol’s forthcoming native token, as well as ether.
Bitcoin has recovered above the $44,000 mark, however, a number of price correction risks could mute any short-term gains.
CoinDesk has viewed a letter dated Dec. 29 by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das to staff that said the usage of the e-rupee (CBDC) “exceeded the milestone of 1 million transactions in a day on Dec. 27, 2023.” A separate letter from one of the banks participating in the e-rupee pilot said it had been encouraged it to deposit employee funds and benefits using the CBDC, rather than use the existing fiat currency.
Crypto exchange Binance.US has hired Lesley O’Neill, formerly of Prove Identity, as its new chief compliance officer.
Grayscale is the latest firm to file its Form 8-A, signaling progress towards a potential spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum’s Orbit platform has added support for custom gas tokens or tokens used to pay for transaction fees.
Firms vying for a spot bitcoin ETF have fixed some concerns over how those products should be structured, according to multiple sources.
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The Franklin Templeton-backed Receipts Depositary Corporation expects to issue bitcoin-based depositary receipts in the coming weeks.
