Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown
Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdownBalaji Srinivasan warns of impending financial tyranny under CBDC system, advocates for Bitcoin as a solution.
Happy WednesdayThe global crypto market cap is $1.18 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $55.16 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $28,642.81 and BTC market dominance is 46.6%. The price of Ethereum is $1,801.85 and ETH market dominance is 18.5%. The best performing cryptoasset sector is Education, which gained 9%.
Latest NewsFormer Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown
Balaji Srinivasan warns of impending financial tyranny under CBDC system, advocates for Bitcoin as a solution. France looks to ban influencers from promoting crypto products, projectsThe move places digital assets under the same regulatory umbrella as gambling, pharmaceuticals and aesthetic surgery. USDC issuer Circle issues warning about hacked executive accountThe hacker tweeted about a fake USDC airdrop to compensate holders who held the stablecoin during its depeg. Coinbase insiders sold $7.4M stocks in the last 30 daysCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold around 90,000 shares in the last 30 days for $5.8 million, according to Dataroma data. CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Rumors send XRP price, volume soaringThe wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays. SHIB burn rate up a staggering 8733% over the past 24 hoursThe spike in burns corresponds with whales moving $276 million worth of Shib off exchanges, as well as changes to Shib's roadmap. Ripple’s XRPL account near 5M despite legal issues with SECRipple's XRP has risen by more than 15% in the past 30 days, coinciding with when crypto whales purchased 420 million tokens. Polkadot’s Github developer community hit ATH activity levels in Q3’22Polkadot achieved an all-time high in development activity during Q3 of 2022, as measured by GitHub commitments. North Korean Lazarus Group tries to phish Euler exploiterEuler Labs warned its exploiter not to open the encrypted message under any circumstance, urging him to return the stolen funds. SC justices hear Coinbase’s first arguments in favor of class action arbitrationCoinbase aims to avoid lengthy and costly lawsuits initiated by clients.
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