Author: American Coins & Gold

Karl Floersch's 'Optimism' Tech Paved the Way for Coinbase's 'Base' Blockchain
The CEO of OP Labs helped create a set of tools that let developers build their own layer-2 chains.

Avery Ching: Aptos Led a Year of 'VC Chains'
With hundreds of millions at stake, Avery Ching, co-founder of one of the year’s most-talked-about new projects, has much to prove.

Asset Manager Abrdn, Crypto Exchange Archax Strive for Pole Position in Race to Tokenize TradFi
Having created trading pairs on Archax between bitcoin and tokens showing ownership of an abrdn money-market fund, the firms talk for the first time about using this institutional-grade token as collateral elsewhere.

Duo Behind M Platypus Exploit Acquitted by Paris Court: Report
Charges were dropped after one of the accused argued he was an “ethical hacker,” according to French news publication Le Monde.

UK Lawmakers Urge Lower Digital Pound Holding Limits
They also want the government to tweak plans to make sure the CBDC’s design won’t preclude the possibility of paying interest on the digital pound.

TRX Trades at Premium on Poloniex as Arbitrage Lures Risk Takers
Tron’s native token [TRX] traded at a premium of up to 17% on recently-hacked exchange Poloniex over the weekend, creating a potentially lucrative arbitrage trade.

Coinbase, MicroStrategy Jump in Premarket Trading as Bitcoin Rallies
Bitcoin is trading at levels previously seen in April 2022, shrugging off a tough year marked by several implosions and regulatory clampdowns.

Mantle Releases Liquid Staking Protocol, Expanding Beyond Layer-2 Operator
The release will be the second core product in the Mantle ecosystem, and comes just six months after the Mantle Network, a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, went live.

Institutional Traders Split Between Bitcoin, Ether: Bybit Research
Numbers from the exchange show institutional traders largely ignored altcoins in favor of perceived “safe” assets.

Bitcoin Market-Neutral Bets Offer 10% Return as BTC Tops K, Analysts Say
The “basis trade,” a standout in the 2020/2021 bull market, is hinting at a resurgence, one observer said, referring to the rising futures premium.