Blockchain development firm Coti is planning to launch an Ethereum Layer 2.
In an update, Coti’s infrastructure will shift from its DAG protocol to a Layer 2 network.
The initial test network for Coti V2 is scheduled for release in 2024.
https://www.theblock.co/post/267416/coti-plans-expansion-to-ethereum-ecosystem-with-layer-2-network
Coinbase is rolling out spot crypto trading on its international exchange as part of a global expansion, saying some users are wary of US venues due to the country’s uncertain regulatory backdrop.
Institutional investors can initially trade Bitcoin and Ether against the USDC stablecoin.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/coinbase-coin-to-start-spot-bitcoin-btc-trading-on-international-exchange
Binance suspends token deposits and withdrawals on the Cosmos network today due to network upgrades.
https://www.binance.com/zh-CN/support/announcement/%E5%85%B3%E4%BA%8E%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81cosmos-atom-%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%8D%87%E7%BA%A7%E7%9A%84%E5%85%AC%E5%91%8A-fa144e3505b84e2486d1d2175bb7a4d1
OKX DEX users lost over $400k due to the old contract.
https://twitter.com/okxchinese/status/1734787911789502826
SEC held a meeting with BlackRock and Franklin Templeton regarding applications for a spot BTC-ETF.
https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1734679896746758219
Donald Trump announced a new NFT collection – the "Mugshot Edition".
Those who buy 47 Trump cards or more will get to have dinner with the former resident at Mar-a-Lago and receive a piece of the suit Trump wore for his mugshot when he was arrested in August.
Price: $99
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/12/donald-trump-unveils-new-mugshot-nfts-stirring-up-prices-for-his-previous-nfts/
Crypto exchange KuCoin has agreed to pay $22 million to the State of New York and to bar residents of the state from using its platform, according to a stipulation and consent order filed in the New York Supreme Court on Dec. 12.
According to the order, KuCoin admits that it “operates a cryptocurrency trading platform on which users, including users in New York state, can purchase or sell cryptocurrencies which are securities or commodities as defined under the laws of New York state and that Kucoin is not registered as a securities or commodities broker-dealer.”
In addition, KuCoin “admits that it represented itself as an ‘exchange’ and was not registered as an exchange pursuant to the laws of New York State.”
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kucoin-cryptoccurrency-exchange-ban-new-york-residents-pay-22-million-settlement
S&P Global has launched a stablecoin stability assessment.
Dai (DAI), First Digital USD (FDUSD), Tether (USDT), Frax (FRAX), TrueUSD (TUSD) and USD Coin (USDC) were assessed.
At the top of the list were USDC, USDP and GUSD, which received high marks “2(strong)”.
USDT, DAI and FDUSD were assessed as average or "4(constrained)", with scores indicating they were near the weak end.
FRAX and TUSD were assessed as “5(weak)”.
None of the stablecoins included in the first assessment received the highest rating of "very strong".
https://cointelegraph.com/news/s-p-global-launches-stablecoin-ratings-ranks-gusd-usdp-usdc-highest
https://press.spglobal.com/2023-12-12-S-P-Global-Ratings-Launches-Stablecoin-Stability-Assessment
Coinbase and Coinbase Asset Management announce Project Diamond, a smart contract-powered platform for institutions to create, buy, and sell digitally native assets.
The platform leverages the Coinbase technology stack and Base to deliver secure, compliant, capital market activity that will continue to unlock institutional adoption of the global cryptoeconomy.
https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-and-coinbase-asset-management-announce-project-diamond-a-smart
Clearpool Prime, Clearpool’s institutional-grade credit marketplace, has gone live on Optimism’s OP Mainnet.
https://medium.com/clearpool-finance/clearpool-launches-clearpool-prime-transforming-private-credit-for-institutions-live-on-optimism-c2f1b2fa9b9a
Upbit lists Creditcoin (CTC).
Creditcoin is a token issued in 2017. In its early days, the company focused on lending. It has recently transformed into RWA and claims to run on Nominated Proof of Stake (which is a type of PoS consensus mechanism that also uses a staking system to incentivise validators to act honestly).
https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=3920
The table showing which big Ethereum validators continue to process transactions linked to Tornado Cash, sanctioned last year by OFAC.
https://twitter.com/jp_koning/status/1734194339390120029
Crypto Market Daily Review ☀️
The market is neutral. Market cap is $1.60T. Bitcoin is trading at $41.8K
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Binance’s market share of crypto trading tumbled to 30% in 2023.
According to numbers provided by CCData, Binance's market share so far in December was just 30.1% versus 55% at the start of the year. From January to September, the exchange’s monthly spot volumes declined by over 70% from $474 billion to $114 billion.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/11/binances-market-share-of-crypto-trading-tumbled-to-30-in-2023/
🔥The Bitcoin price has risen above $42,000 once again.
BTC is now trading at $41,870.
https://dropstab.com/coins/bitcoin
Worldcoin now supports integrations for its World ID with Minecraft, Reddit, Telegram, Shopify and Mercado Libre.
The company already supports integrations with Discord, Talent Protocol and Okta’s. Launched to the public about four months ago, the protocol recently was updated to World ID 2.0, which, the company says, makes it easier to distinguish between bots and “verified humans” online.
The new integrations will, for example, let Reddit moderators give special permissions to those who use their World ID “so they know you’re not spamming,” Sada said. Or, Shopify store owners can use World ID for fraud prevention or one-time promotions.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/13/worldcoin-integration-reddit-telegram-shopify/
Su Zhu, co-founder of the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), is set to be released this month following his arrest in September for not cooperating with liquidation efforts, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
https://www.theblock.co/post/267382/3ac-co-founder-su-zhu-set-to-be-released-faces-singapore-court-questioning
Crypto Market Daily Review ☀️
The market is down. Market cap is $1.57T. Bitcoin is trading at $40.8K
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Binance has asked the court to dismiss the SEC's notice, arguing it is not relevant to the allegations in the case.
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1734746575409484198
The criminal investigation unit of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has listed four crypto-related cases among the top ten of its “most prominent and high-profile investigations” in 2023.
The cases included investigations into the Silk Road marketplace, OneCoin, Oyster Protocol founder “Bruno Block,” and a money laundering scheme using Bitcoin kiosks.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/irs-crypto-crimes-top-cases-2023
My Neighbor Alice, a long-running blockchain game launched in 2021, has migrated from BNB Chain to the new Chromia network in the run-up to Chromia’s mainnet launch.
https://decrypt.co/209399/my-neighbor-alice-game-migrates-bnb-chain-chromia-new-season
Analysts with investment manager VanEck have said they expect former U.S. president Donald Trump to retake the White House next year—helping the bitcoin price soar to $100,000 by December 2024 and giving it a market capitalization of around $2 trillion.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/12/11/donald-trump-predicted-to-trigger-a-2024-100000-bitcoin-price-boom/
Starknet founder urges users to be cautious about fakes.
The date of token distribution has not been officially announced yet.
https://twitter.com/0xAA_Science/status/1734538022786421118
BNB has released BNB Greenfield Roadmap.
Between Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024, Greenfield will enable smart contracts as resource owners for better permission control from the BSC/opBNB, improve SP performance for sealing objects and garbage collection, and simplify SP exit processes.
https://chainwire.org/2023/12/12/bnb-chains-greenfield-roadmap-unveiled-targets-mass-web2-adoption-and-ai/
Kaiko's report
DEX monthly trade volume rose to $29bn in November, recovering from a multi-year low hit in September. This is still far below all time highs of more than $124bn reached in May 2021.
The market share of DEX to CEX trade volume has also decreased over the past year, closing November at just 3%, down from 5% in January.
Although the largest DEX Uniswap saw its market share retreat relative to Coinbase, it still remains fairly significant at 40%.
https://research.kaiko.com/insights/diving-into-dexs
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced her digital asset anti-money laundering bill, tightening crypto regulation.
The bill aims to extend Bank Secrecy Act requirements including know-your-customer rules to miners, validators, wallet providers and others.
https://www.theblock.co/post/267090/sen-elizabeth-warren-adds-five-co-sponsors-to-her-bill-that-would-target-crypto
Bounce has announced BDID token launch details.
GoDID will allocate 400,000,000 BDID to 3 auctions.
AUCTION Random Selection
Date: 12/15/2023 13:00 UTC ~ 12/17/2023 13:00 UTC
Blockchain: Ethereum
Ticket Price: 62.5 AUCTION per ticket
Token Amount/Ticket: 666,666 BDID per ticket
Total Ticket Amount: 300 tickets
Winner Amount: 150 tickets
AUCTION Staking Auction
Date: 12/15/2023 13:00 UTC ~ 12/17/2023 13:00 UTC
Blockchain: Ethereum
Token Amount: 200,000,000 BDID
Staking Ratio: 1 BDID = 0.00009375 AUCTION
DAII Staking Auction
Date: 12/15/2023 13:00 UTC ~ 12/17/2023 13:00 UTC
Blockchain: Ethereum
Token Amount: 100,000,000 BDID
Staking Ratio: 1 BDID = 0.0015 DAII
All BDID will be released after the auctions end.
https://x.com/bounce_finance/status/1734431112191947224
FTX lawyers are asking the IRS to show how it calculated what it says is $24 billion of unpaid taxes.
The IRS first said FTX owed $44 billion but recently lowered the amount to $24 billion.
https://www.theblock.co/post/267102/ftx-says-irs-demand-for-24-billion-in-unpaid-taxes-is-delaying-recovery-of-user-funds