PBOC stalls treasury bond buying citing short supply

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced on Friday that it has halted treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds. The Chinese central bank’s declaration comes after repeated warnings of bubble risks in country’s red-hot bond market. Market reaction The Chinese Yuan has come under moderate selling pressure despite the above … Read more

US Senator Vows to Reverse Harm SEC’s Gary Gensler Inflicted on Crypto

A U.S. senator vowed to undo SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s crypto policies, backing a nominee expected to champion innovation and create a friendlier regulatory environment. US Lawmaker Pledges Swift Action to Undo Gensler’s Crypto Disruption U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) voiced his support for Paul Atkins’ nomination to a prominent financial regulatory role in a … Read more

UK Court Dismisses James Howells’ Lawsuit Over Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive Potentially Worth $770 Million

A UK court has dismissed James Howells’ lawsuit to recover a Bitcoin-filled hard drive lost in a landfill. The hard drive had 8,000 Bitcoin that were mined in 2009 and would be worth over $770 million today. The court cited the significant costs and environmental impact of excavating the landfill as key factors in its … Read more

Solana Pushes Validators to Test Early ‘Firedancer’ Upgrade

Solana is ratcheting up testing of Firedancer, the highly anticipated software upgrade that promises to vastly increase the blockchain’s processing speed. By the end of this week, Solana’s core developers want a “super majority” of processing power on the chain’s low-stakes test network to run through Frankendancer, an early version of Firedancer, according to messages … Read more

Aptos Adopts Chainlink Standard to Advance Web3 Development

Aptos, a layer one (L1) blockchain project, has integrated Chainlink data feeds to enhance decentralized application (dapp) development on its platform. Aptos Partners With Chainlink This collaboration provides developers on the Aptos network with access to Chainlink‘s tamper-proof and decentralized data feeds. The integration aims to support the creation of secure and efficient applications, leveraging … Read more

Crypto Economy Tumbles: Bitcoin Nears $90K as Sell-Off Intensifies

On Thursday, bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, descended to an intraday low of $91,215, reflecting a decline exceeding 3% against the U.S. dollar. The collective valuation of the crypto economy contracted by 2.5% in the past 24 hours, settling at $3.22 trillion. Bitcoin Battles to Stay Afloat as Market Faces South Korean Premium Over the preceding … Read more