TL;DR MicroStrategy is facing tax issues over unrealized gains from its BTC, despite not having sold any. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 imposes a 15% corporate minimum tax, which would affect unrealized gains from cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The company may be forced to sell part of its Bitcoins to pay taxes, which would affect […]

The market for cryptocurrencies is typically characterized by rapid changes in the values of different tokens. Recently, one particular token, $AERO, has been in the spotlight due to its falling value. As a decentralized exchange (DEX) token, $AERO is not just underperforming in a bear market but is also one of the top losers compared […]

Ripple executives express bullish optimism on cryptocurrency’s growing influence in U.S. policy, hailing Washington’s excitement for blockchain’s transformative potential and a pro-innovation regulatory shift. Ripple Execs Celebrate Crypto’s Growing Role in U.S. Policy Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took to social media platform X this week to share his enthusiasm following a series of high-profile events […]

Follow Anastasia on X. Last night, President Trump signed the “Digital Assets” executive order (EO), and let’s just say Bitcoiners are feeling… sour. Initially, rumors swirled that this might be the long anticipated Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) legislation. But nope — not even close. Bitcoin reserve didn’t get a single mention. Instead, the EO said: […]

The in-kind redemption model is seen as a more efficient option for the spot Bitcoin ETF and should have been allowed from “the get-go,” says an ETF analyst.

Following Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th, Bitcoin (BTC) has remained range-bound, trading between $101,000 to $110,000. However, a new report by CryptoQuant states that behind this routine price action, Bitcoin ‘whales’ are quietly back to accumulating the premier cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Whales Back In Accumulation Mode According to the report, large BTC holders – commonly […]

US regulators have abruptly shut down a bank in Illinois in the first bank failure of 2025. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) says the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has closed Pulaski Savings Bank. The FDIC has been appointed as the receiver and has transferred all deposit accounts and most of […]

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随着加密货币行业对储备金证明（PoR）审计透明性的关注度日益提高，Kraken很欣慰地看到业界更加重视“证明”，而非“承诺”。然而，在其他平台急于追赶的过程中，我们注意到有一些其他平台和交易所试图将简化甚至误导性的审计方法冒充为储备金证明审计。这不仅造成市场混乱，这些被吹捧为储备金证明审计的不完整做法还将削弱信任，进而破坏加速财务自由和普惠金融的共同使命。 为了向客户提供应有的透明度，整个加密货币行业必须采用严格的储备金证明审计标准。在过去一个月的混乱中，业界未能解释储备金证明审计的真正含义，而是将流程复杂化，以便在炒作中套现。 不了解储备金证明审计的实际目的和正确应用的加密货币利益相关者有可能上当受骗。现在，客户会收到误导性的、不完整的储备金证明声明，他们有可能会上当受骗，从而遭受经济损失。Kraken自愿进行了业内首次储备金证明审计，并在独立审计师的监督下，不仅核算了我们的加密货币余额，还核算了我们的客户负债，从而树立了一个合法标准。Kraken认为，储备金证明审计必须包括以下五个部分。Kraken认为，如果缺少这五项中的任何一项，就意味着有操纵结果的空间。在最基本的层面上，储备金证明审计是“资产证明”和“负债证明”的结合。缺少任何一项都不符合黄金标准，也无法为交易所的客户带来价值。简而言之，Kraken认为，评估加密货币交易所的健康状况时，需要的是“证明”，而不是“承诺”。 储备金证明由哪些部分组成？ 作为一家引领行业透明度和信任度的公司，我们有责任指出那些冠以“储备金证明审计”之名但实际上缺乏严谨性的实践做法的缺点和漏洞。Kraken在首创定期储备金证明审计实践的同时，还建立了有效开展这一实践的框架。尽管我们对其他试图重新定义“储备金证明审计”的做法表示异议，但仍有机会在整个加密货币行业以去中心化的方式实现标准化并提供透明度。简单来说，Kraken认为，储备金证明审计应是“资产证明”和“负债证明”的结合，并包括增强客户信心的其他内容。缺少其中任何一个组成部分都意味着该过程不符合真正的储备金证明审计标准。 负债证明 一句话总结：交易所需要多少资产储备金证明的核心，首先是客户负债证明。如果不清楚交易所需要多少特定资产来支付客户存款，后续的组成部分就是不完整的。 为了不仅只是声明而且可以证明客户负债，Kraken聘请了独立第三方审计师，以确保客户负债声明的有效性。审计师在“负债证明”部分发挥了重要作用，确保储备金证明审计中不包含负余额，因为负余额可能是由清算的保证金头寸造成的，因此可能导致审计结果不准确。以下部分还将进一步详细讨论审计师的角色，以及通过全面的数据可用性来减少对审计师需求的潜力。 资产证明 一句话总结：交易所拥有多少资产在确定了交易所需要承担的客户负债金额，他们还必须证明自己的资产。资产应等于或超过交易所的客户负债，也就是说，交易所至少应拥有等量的特定资产，以匹配客户存款资产的负债。 恶意行为者可以很容易地随便指向一个装满加密货币的钱包，然后说这是他们的。在未经确认的情况下公布钱包地址，就相当于在一大堆钞票面前摆拍：钞票就在那里，但没有人知道谁是这堆钞票的合法拥有者。首先，没有对应签名的钱包地址毫无意义，因为无法证明对该钱包的所有权。此外，即使有证明所有权的钱包，也不足以令人信服，除非能够确保“负余额账户”未被纳入客户负债的计算（这一过程可以通过独立的第三方审计师完成）。 哈希树（Merkel树） 一句话总结：为每个客户余额分配一个唯一标识符交易所控制的每个余额都必须被分配一个唯一标识符，这种标识符可以使用相同的输入再次生成，也就是所谓的哈希值。哈希值在数学上是可重复/可验证的（并且在统计上/实际上是唯一的）。分配给每个客户余额的这些唯一标识符会被系统地成对组合，然后一起再次进行哈希运算，最终形成一棵哈希树。这个过程的最终结果，也就是最后两个哈希值最后一次进行哈希运算后的结果，被称为“Merkle根”。该值作为所有客户余额的数字指纹，使客户能够通过客户门户验证其资产是否已纳入储备金证明审计中。 独立审计师 一句话总结：第三方监督和验证如果没有审计师监督和验证储备金证明审计流程的严格标准，恶意行为者就会误导或欺骗他们的客户。例如：审计师要确保负余额账户不在审计之列，因为这些账户会人为地减少交易所应负责的负债总额。虽然审计师的参与并不能完全保证结果的准确性，但确实能起到额外增加严谨性的作用。值得强调的是，其他未使用声誉良好的独立审计师（或未向公众披露所有可验证的资产和负债）的交易所，实际上并未完成储备金证明审计。 客户门户 一句话总结：不要信任，要验证在完成所有审计工作后，客户必须能够自己独立验证他们的余额（交易所的负债）是否包含在储备金证明审计中。交易所应为客户提供访问由独立第三方托管的门户网站的途径，以便客户验证在审计中记录了他们的余额。如果没有这样的客户门户网站，客户就必须完全依赖信任，但却无法独立验证交易所和审计师在审计中包含了他们的余额。 我们认为，真正的储备金证明审计必须将数据托管在一个独立的地点。需要让客户能够验证其余额已提交给审计师。 汇总 Kraken认为，储备金证明审计应包括客户余额和钱包控制的加密证明。要被视为真正的储备金证明审计，交易所应当在审计中包括： 负债证明 资产证明 哈希树（Merkel树） 独立审计师 客户门户 为了在加密货币行业内提供透明度和信任，证明必须始终是储备金证明审计的关键部分。不够严格的标准将削弱储备金证明审计的自我监管潜力，并侵蚀整个加密货币生态系统的透明度。 如果您正在寻找一家在透明度和信任度方面始终处于领先地位的交易所，那么今天就开始使用Kraken吧。 创建账户 目前还没有正式认可的规则或程序来定义“储备金证明审计”。我们聘请了一家独立会计师事务所，根据美国注册会计师协会规定的标准进行审计，并出具了一份《独立会计师商定程序的报告》。该报告包括该事务所执行的具体程序及其审计结果。这些材料仅供一般参考之用，并非投资建议，也不是购买、出售或持有任何数字资产或参与任何特定交易策略的推荐或游说。某些加密产品和市场不受监管，您可能得不到政府补偿和/或监管保护计划的保护。加密资产市场不可预测，可能会导致资金损失。加密资产投资的任何回报和/或增值可能需要缴税，请就您的纳税情况寻求独立建议。 The post 储备证明或一无所有：不存在中间地带 appeared first on Kraken Blog.

The Ledger co-founder's kidnapping was the latest in a series of attacks on tech millionaires, who fear they are being targeted by criminals.

The Solana price is tipped for another upswing after the network’s fees hit an all-time high of $33.2 million. This rise in network activity has fueled predictions that SOL could climb to $500 in 2025 as the demand for meme coins increases. While the Solana price is taking a breather from its recent rally, investors […]

TL;DR $3.19 billion in BTC options and $574.8 million in ETH options expire today, impacting short-term trends.  The maximum pressure points for BTC and ETH are $100,000 and $3,300, respectively, with current prices slightly above these levels. Regulatory initiatives and the U.S. digital asset reserve plan add bullish fundamentals to the market outlook. The cryptocurrency […]

TL;DR Blockchain activity for retail transactions dropped by 19.34%, even as Bitcoin remains above $100,000 and near its all-time high. Interest in cryptocurrencies has grown compared to last year but focuses on isolated events that trigger activity spikes. Low retail participation could limit future Bitcoin rallies, as high prices are not generating the same excitement […]

On-chain data shows that Bitcoin shark-sized wallets have climbed to a new all-time high recently, a sign that could be bullish for BTC. Key Bitcoin Investors Have Been In Accumulation Mode Recently According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the total number of sharks on the Bitcoin network has registered an increase recently. […]

The “America First” policies of the Trump administration could weaken currencies such as the Nigerian naira, leading to higher debt servicing costs. Trump Threat The “America First” policies of the Trump administration could lead to the weakening of currencies like the Nigerian naira, which in turn raises the cost of servicing debt. Furthermore, these policies, […]

A new report from the financial insights firm Cornerstone Research claims that Gary Gensler slowed down crypto enforcement actions in his final year as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair. According to the Cornerstone report titled “SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement”, the last year of Gensler’s tenure witnessed a significant drop in crypto enforcement. “After […]

Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Strengthening American Leadership In Digital Financial Technology.” The document outlines the ways in which the U.S. government will embrace “digital assets” and support the rights of citizens and businesses to engage with “cryptocurrencies” and “blockchain technology.” Bitcoin isn’t mentioned once in the document. Most concerningly, it’s […]

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the decentralized physical infrastructure network sector has a market capitalization of over $27 billion.

A leaked beta page on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) website for regulated XRP and Solana (SOL) futures turned out to be an error. The broader US regulatory landscape is shifting, with SEC commissioner Hester Peirce’s crypto task force and 33 pending crypto ETFs under review, signaling potential future clarity for crypto markets. A leaked […]

The controversial SAB 121, requiring crypto custodians to mark assets to fair value each period, has been rescinded. It’s replaced by SAB 122, which directs firms to adhere to established FASB or IAS accounting standards. Implementation of this change is mandatory by December 2024 but firms can choose to apply it sooner. SEC reminds firms […]

Michael Saylor issues ‘Going to Mars’ MSTR BTC tweet

证明对网络安全至关重要。在Kraken，安全的本质体现在“不要相信，但要验证”。这种思维方式保证了与我们交易所的发展和改进相关的工作能够不受阻碍地继续进行，同时全天候为您提供保护。Kraken对我们的网络安全项目进行了大量的投资，以保护您的资金、NFT和隐私。不要只是相信我们。请查看我们获得的ISO 27001认证，该认证由总部设在瑞士的独立且值得信赖的认证机构SGS颁发。“安全高于一切”不仅仅是一个口号，也是我们赋予人们新的连接和交易方式的根本使命。保护您的资金、NFT和隐私始终是我们的首要目标。如果我们不投资于我们为确保这些安全而闻名的严格标准，我们就无法完成我们的使命。有鉴于此，让我们来探讨一下Kraken是如何保护您的资金和隐私信息安全的。 Kraken的安全策略 以下是Kraken安全团队为确保您的账户安全而重点关注的几个关键领域。我们将这些最佳做法发扬光大，同时维护您个人信息的隐私。 托管安全 我们一直鼓励客户自行托管资金，以确保其加密货币的安全。尽管如此，当您选择将资金存放在我们的交易所时，我们会不断研究最先进的方法来确保资金安全。持有大量加密货币的实体往往是攻击者的主要目标，因此我们不断努力，始终领先一步应对他们的骗局、漏洞和攻击。我们主要使用先进的线下储存和热钱包解决方案来确保您的资金安全。除了需要来自多个团队的各方进行加密审批才能转移资金外，我们的加密基础设施还位于安全的区域里，全天候受到武装警卫、警报系统和视频监控器的保卫。但资产安全只是保护您的加密货币的第一步。 安全测试 您工作的单位有没有雇佣一群人，而他们的唯一任务就是作为黑客攻击您和您的同事？我们就有。在Kraken，我们在威胁评估方面从不懈怠。相反，我们不断在寻找基础设施和应用程序中的漏洞。这样，我们就能在攻击者有机会利用漏洞之前发现它们。但我们并没有就此止步。我们还设有“漏洞悬赏计划”，以利用更广泛的安全研究社区的安全专业知识，确保我们始终领先于潜在漏洞被利用的情况。 安全功能 长期以来，我们一直坚信，每一位Kraken客户都应该拥有保护其资金和信息安全所需的工具。因此，我们提供了一套强大的安全功能，客户可以利用这些功能保护自己、加密货币和个人信息免受攻击。客户可以使用多种工具保护自己的账户，包括： 强大的设备和会话管理工具 基于FIDO2的双因素身份验证 全局设置锁，确保无法对账户进行更改，包括其加密货币取款地址。 我们还采用了基于AI的活动分析等安全控制措施，以更好地检测受攻击的账户。 信息安全 安全不仅仅是保护我们持有的加密货币的安全。我们维护的个人身份信息同样宝贵。攻击者对您个人数据的兴趣不亚于对您私人密钥的兴趣。在Kraken，我们采用最新标准，在系统和数据层面对所有敏感账户信息进行加密。这意味着您的身份信息始终隐藏在强大的安全保护层之后。在加密您的信息后，我们将遵循一套强大的安全程序和控制措施，该程序和控制措施为我们赢得了ISO 2700. “建设性偏执”的文化 作为一家以赋予人们新的连接和交易方式为使命的公司，每一位Kraken人都有责任在履行使命的过程中保护客户信息的安全。正因如此，我们建立了一种“验证优先于信任”的内部文化。我们不断相互教育，让每个人了解我们面临的可能危及客户财务自由的潜在风险。我们挑战彼此，竭尽全力为客户和团队维持最高标准。我们的使命不仅限于Kraken，还延伸到由不同产品和服务组成的更广泛的加密生态系统中。因此，我们开发了Kraken安全实验室，以帮助识别、公布并解决第三方产品和服务中的问题。我们认为，我们不仅有责任改善自身的安全状况，而且有责任改善整个加密货币社区的安全状况。 我们的安全措施对您有何影响？ Kraken的安全措施通过确保您始终能够访问属于您的资产——您的资金、代币、NFT和您的个人信息——对您产生影响。您信任我们，让我们保护这一切的安全，而我们努力确保始终领先于攻击者。 还需要更多证明吗？ 请访问Kraken的安全页面，了解我们如何在您的加密货币之旅的每一步为您提供保护。 开始使用Kraken The post Kraken如何管理客户安全 appeared first on Kraken Blog.

Cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) experienced an astonishing surge in its stablecoin market, driven by an unlikely catalyst, TRUMP, a memecoin tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump. This meme-driven frenzy has propelled Solana’s total stablecoin supply to an unprecedented $10 billion, doubling in just a few weeks. As the TRUMP coin gained traction on Solana’s decentralized […]

Ottawa police say once money is invested in fraudulent cryptocurrency sites, it's likely gone.

Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says one crypto trader is looking at multi-million dollar profits after trading the official memecoin of Melania Trump, wife of US President Donald Trump. According to Lookonchain, the trader scooped up 5.2 million Melania (MELANIA) at just $0.13 per coin right after the digital asset’s launch on Sunday – the day […]

The Dogecoin price is back in the spotlight as it struggles to break through the $0.3 resistance level, a significant psychological barrier for the popular meme coin. While the Dogecoin price fights for upward momentum, the crypto market has its eyes on an emerging AI altcoin, RCOF, that promises to revolutionize decentralized finance. With predictions […]

The tokens use sophisticated delta hedging market strategies to generate double-digit yields for investors. Yield-Focused Stablecoins Debut on Avalanche Defi platform Avant launched its yield-focused stablecoin pair AVUSD and SAVUSD on the Avalanche blockchain on Thursday. The tokens made their debut after a five-month whitelisting period where they generated a double-digit yield, according to a […]

In typically Trump style, the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration was marked by excitement, concern and outright confusion from the crypto faithful.

Ethereum is now demonstrating steady price growth, posting a 6% rise in the past day as the broader cryptocurrency market rallied. This upward momentum follows news of a US executive order establishing a national digital asset stockpile, contributing to a positive market environment. Amid this backdrop, CryptoQuant analyst ShayanBTC has provided a fresh perspective on […]

TL;DR XRP experienced a 246% growth in its market capitalization in the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching a value of $3.16 per unit. Ripple launched RLUSD, a stablecoin backed by US dollar deposits, with monthly audits, already adopted by platforms like Uphold, Bitso, and MoonPay. XRPL saw a 382% increase in new addresses, reduced account […]

There is something to the stereotype of naive dreamers and idealists, or cold hard realists and cynics. Stereotypes don’t just come into being baselessly, there is a kernel of truth to them, otherwise they would not have spread virally as an idea in the first place. But they, as well as the worldviews they espouse, […]

Binance fueling bulk of Dogecoin trading activities