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Web3's Darkest Moments in 2023, Ranked From Worst to Best
Crypto may be ending 2023 on a high but there were some pretty dark moments in the industry this year including SBF, Changpeng Zhao, JPEX, KyberSwap, Lazarus and even Hamas
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The Gemini-CFTC Feud Turned Love Fest
What started as a minor enforcement action now reads like a farce: hidden fee schemes, missing disclosures, and a CFTC that wants a do-over –minus the refund.
Aave, Arbitrum, DAOs & Trouble Ahead
A hack turns into a courtroom stress test: when “decentralized” systems reveal their control points, long-settled property law – not crypto norms – decides who gets paid, and who gets exposed.
Clarity Cuts Both Ways: The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Exposes DeFi’s Legal Contradictions
Draft rules for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act are exposing contradictions at the heart of web3 lobbying, as industry players push back against the very DeFi exemptions and developer protections they once demanded.
The Woeful State of Web3 Auditing, And What Can Be Done
Crypto audits have evolved from catching real bugs to listing quantum computing risks and noting that "code quality could be improved." As programmers got better at avoiding basic mistakes, auditors started padding reports with generic warnings, leaving the actual risks buried or ignored entirely.
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Bitcoin Holds Above $81,000 Despite Regulatory Setback, Fed Hike
Bitcoin shrugged off a failed Senate crypto bill and the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023. With ETF inflows returning, $82,500 is now the level that matters.
Singapore Stablecoin Payments Firm dtcpay Extends Series A to $25 Million as SBI Group Joins as Strategic Investor
The Japanese financial group is backing dtcpay through two investment vehicles as it looks to build digital-asset links between Japan and Southeast Asia, adding to a round Vertex Ventures led in March.
Bitcoin Reclaims $81,000 as Altcoins Rally, Crypto Stocks Post Their Best Session in Months
Coinbase, Strategy and Robinhood all jumped more than 9% Friday on Wall Street's read of the SEC's tokenized-stock framework, while Hyperliquid, Zcash and NEAR led a broader altcoin surge that pushed the total market back above $2.8 trillion.
Defining Accuracy in Blockchain Analysis
A new study using real EU regulatory data finds that the multi-input heuristic can be highly accurate in some cases and completely wrong in others, raising serious questions about its use as forensic evidence.