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Sasha Markevich

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Bankruptcy   -   Jan 12, 2024 Celsius Reclaims User Funds Subject to Withdrawal Preference Exposure
Celsius Reclaims User Funds Subject to Withdrawal Preference Exposure

Clients who withdrew over $100,000 in the 90 days prior to bankruptcy must pay back the creditor 27.5% of this amount to receive distribution payments under the settlement plan.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Jan 11, 2024 Vitalik Buterin Suggests ‘Modest’ Increase to Ethereum Block Gas Limit
Vitalik Buterin Suggests ‘Modest’ Increase to Ethereum Block Gas Limit

According to the Ethereum co-founder, a 33.3% increase to 40 million would be "reasonable" at the moment.

Sasha Markevich
Bitcoin ETF   -   Jan 10, 2024 The (Crypto) World Holds its Breath on SEC Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision
The (Crypto) World Holds its Breath on SEC Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision

The SEC has to make an imminent decision on two spot bitcoin ETF proposals. The world is (generally) anticipating a positive outcome, and bitcoin price has reflected this over the past few months.

Sasha Markevich
Adoption   -   Jan 09, 2024 Major Japanese Online Secondary Marketplace to Implement BTC Payments
Major Japanese Online Secondary Marketplace to Implement BTC Payments

Mercari plans to give users the option to make bitcoin payments by June this year.

Sasha Markevich
Regulation   -   Jan 07, 2024 South Korea Plans to Block Credit Card Payments to Overseas Exchanges
South Korea Plans to Block Credit Card Payments to Overseas Exchanges

The local regulator has proposed a ban on using credit cards to buy crypto from foreign exchanges due to concerns about illegal outflow of funds and money laundering.

Sasha Markevich
SEC   -   Jan 07, 2024 SEC Wants to Use Terraform Labs Ruling in Binance and Coinbase Cases
SEC Wants to Use Terraform Labs Ruling in Binance and Coinbase Cases

A recent ruling in the SEC vs Terraform Labs case could be used as a precedent to argue that the two exchanges traded unregistered securities.

Sasha Markevich
Regulation   -   Jan 04, 2024 OKX to Test Awareness of U.K. Users under Financial Promotions Regime
OKX to Test Awareness of U.K. Users under Financial Promotions Regime FCA

OKX will provide questionnaires to new and existing retail users to confirm their understanding of crypto investment risks under FCA regulations.

Sasha Markevich
Ethereum   -   Jan 03, 2024 Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum PoS to Become ‘Lighter and Simpler’
Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum PoS to Become ‘Lighter and Simpler’

Vitalik Buterin has recently suggested a PoS simplification that involves reducing the number of validator signatures required per block, which would, in turn, ease the network load.

Sasha Markevich
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