JohnLaw
: Major trading firms are scaling back their activit
> Da muss ich mir wohl bald neue "Pokertische" suchen. Crypto exchange volumes sink after Jump, Jane Street pull back. The decline in volumes follows news that major trading firms are scaling back their activity in the market. Crypto trading volumes are nearing lows for the year. That could be tied to a pull back in trading from Jump and Jane Street https://www.theblock.co/post/231284/crypto-exchange-volumes-sink
JohnLaw
: Europe Approves Cryptocurrency Regulations
Europe Approves World’s First Cryptocurrency Regulations: The European Union has approved a set of rules—the first such regulation in the world—to regulate crypto assets like cryptocurrencies and tokens in a bid to curb money laundering activities and protect investors. https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/...-first-cryptocurrency-regulations
JohnLaw
: SEC: How to land crypto criminals in prison
How wire fraud, not securities violations, lands crypto criminals in prison: To combat crypto crime in the United States, industry participants often turn to securities regulation and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). But when it comes to cracking down on bad actors, the Department of Justice’s emerging playbook seems to have a far greater success rate. https://protos.com/...ties-violations-lands-crypto-criminals-in-jail/
Bitcoin price risk? US debt deal to trigger $1T liquidity crunch, analyst warns: Bitcoin price could drop to $20,000 in Q3 amid mounting worries about a potential cash liquidity crisis led by the U.S. Treasury Department. https://cointelegraph.com/news/...r-1t-liquidity-crunch-analyst-warns
Crypto Trading Takes a ‘Few Steps Back’ After Jane Street, Jump Retreat Liquidity dropping off with retrenchment by Jane Street, Jump Market makers’ pullback is ‘bad for the industry,’ trader says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...jane-street-jump-pull-back Decreased Bitcoin Activity and Liquidity Point to Imminent Volatility Spike https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/21009639/ Last week, notable market makers Jane Street and Jump Crypto announced plans to lessen their US crypto exposure due to regulatory uncertainty within the country. This transition has led to a redistribution of volumes from centralized exchanges to futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, indicating investors’ worries about the risks associated with centralized credit, Blockworks previously reported. https://www.cmegroup.com/apps/cmegroup/widgets/...XCME&interval=1
JohnLaw
: Texas Passes Proof of Reserves Legislation
Texas Passes Proof of Reserves Legislation The Texas Blockchain Council announces that today, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1666. The bill requires many digital asset service providers operating in Texas to segregate and separately account for customer funds. It also requires the filing of reports, a component of which is auditor-attested 'proof-of-reserves'. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...egislation-301827948.html
JohnLaw
: Auswirkungen von Ordinals auf BTC Netzwerk (cont.)
In der sich ständig weiterentwickelnden Welt der Kryptowährungen hat das Aufkommen von Ordinals eine neue Ära für Bitcoin-Miner eingeläutet, gleichzeitig aber auch Unzufriedenheit unter den Nutzern aufgrund der erhöhten Gebühren hervorgerufen https://cvj.ch/fokus/hintergrund/...s-beleben-die-bitcoin-blockchain/
Die Kollegen von Jane Street sind also raus. Also kein "Figgie" mehr. Wird langsam echt Zeit sich neue Pokertische zu suchen, ehe Susquehanna auch noch austrocknet.
EU nimmt Steuerhinterziehung und Geldwäsche mit Bitcoin und Co. ins Visier Die EU-Steuerbehörden verstärken die Zusammenarbeit bei Kryptowährungen. Verdächtige Transaktionen sollen besser erkannt werden können. https://www.watson.ch/digital/wirtschaft/...ng-mit-bitcoin-ins-visier
Zuerst implodierten die Krypto-Kreditgeber, dann brach die zweitgrößte Börse der Branche zusammen. Als nächstes kamen die kryptofreundlichen Banken. Der jüngste Rückschlag führt dazu, dass die großen Handelsunternehmen – die Akteure, die für den Markt verantwortlich sind – nun einen Rückzug antreten. Da sich Jane Street Group, Jump Trading und andere große Unternehmen aufgrund verschärfter regulatorischer Kontrollen aus dem Kryptohandel in den USA zurückziehen, wird der Markt schnell weniger liquide, weniger Mainstream und für institutionelle Anleger weniger attraktiv. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/...ter-flirting-with-mainstream-1.1922440
Crypto Analyst Unveils Massive Downside Target for Bitcoin (BTC) – Here’s His Outlook..Bitcoin appears poised for a sustained downtrend in the coming months, and shares a chart forecasting a rapid drop to about $12,000 for BTC by September. https://dailyhodl.com/2023/05/21/...or-bitcoin-btc-heres-his-outlook/
Ist ja richtig was los. Nicht nur die Wale sieht aufgescheucht und strömen zu den Ausgängen: "Known illicit BTC flows as % of total flows experienced the largest one day percentage increase in 34 days, changing by 135.98%. Illicit services, or their counterparties, retain assets they receive until they can be placed into legitimate services for laundering. Illicit funds held therefore represent the known scale of future potential laundering." https://markets.chainalysis.com/#risk-illicit-flows