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Signature Bank Closure Has Nothing to Do With Crypto, Says Regulator
15.3.2023
The decision to close down Signature Bank had “nothing to do with crypto,” said the New York State Department of Financial Services, the regulator that took possession of the troubled bank on Sunday. The financial watchdog insisted that its decision to put Signature Bank in receivership...
Bank of England Shuts Down Silicon Valley Bank’s UK Branch After US Regulators Close Parent Company
11.3.2023
After U.S. regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday, the Bank of England has closed the company’s U.K.-based arm. The central bank explained that it intends to place the subsidiary into bank insolvency procedures. Fallout From SVB Failure Prompts BOE to Close U.K. Branch...
Binance Bans Russians From P2P Transactions With Dollars and Euros
10.3.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has introduced new restrictions for Russian users, in accordance with the latest European sanctions. The platform is restricting access to peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions in U.S. dollars and euros for traders based in the Russian Federation. Binance Prohibits...
Today in Crypto: Tender.fi Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Hedera Confirms Exploit and Turns Off Mainnet Proxies, Meta Mulling Decentralized Text-based App
10.3.2023
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DAO Maker founder builds game based on abandoned Logan Paul project in just 30 days
10.3.2023
“Degen Zoo” has seen more than 115,000 wallets register to join the game, pledging over $700 million
Report: Thai Govt to Grant Tax Waivers to Issuers of Digital Asset Investment Tokens
10.3.2023
Thailand’s government has said companies that issue digital tokens will receive a waiver that exempts them from paying corporate and value-added tax. According to a report, the Thai government anticipates losing just over $1 billion in tax revenue as a result of the waiver. Relaxation of...
Meta working on text-based decentralized social network codenamed P92
10.3.2023
Meta is reportedly building a decentralized, text-based social network that supports ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol that powers Twitter-rival Mastodon
New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Kucoin and Declares Ethereum a Security
9.3.2023
On March 9, 2023, New York attorney general Letitia James announced that her office had once again cracked down on crypto platforms by filing a lawsuit against the Seychelles-based crypto exchange Kucoin. Members of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) were able to purchase crypto assets...
Crypto Billionaire Arthur Hayes Proposes Bitcoin-Based USD Stablecoin – How Would it Work?
9.3.2023
Crypto billionaire Arthur Hayes has put forward the idea of a Bitcoin-based stablecoin whose value is pegged to the sum of $1 worth of Bitcoin and one inverse perpetual swap of BTC against USD. ...
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes proposes Bitcoin-based stablecoin
9.3.2023
The proposed stablecoin, the Satoshi Nakamoto Dollar, aims to be entirely free from any movements of USD, which require banking services
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model
8.3.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed...
Phantom Brigade, A New Turn-Based Tactics Game, Rules
8.3.2023
Hello. Do you like XCOM? Do you like the recent and excellent MechWarrior Tactics game? And most importantly, are you interested at all in the passage of time? If so, then there’s someone I’d like you to meet.Read more
SEC Files Emergency Action Against Bkcoin in $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
7.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. “The defendants disregarded the structure of the funds, commingled investor assets, and used more than $3.6 million to make...
SEC Accuses Utah-Based Green United of Running $18M Crypto Mining Scam
6.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Green United, alleging that the Utah-based company violated federal securities laws by selling $18 million worth of phony crypto mining equipment
Today in Crypto: ByBit Announces Card, PancakeSwap to Launch V3 on BNB Chain, Egypt Arrests 29 Scammers, Pakistan Banks' Association to Develop a Blockchain-based KYC Platform
6.3.2023
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Managing Fonts in WordPress Block Themes
6.3.2023
Fonts are a defining characteristic of the design of any site. That includes WordPress themes, where it’s common for theme developers to integrate a service like Google Fonts into the WordPress Customizer settings for a “classic” PHP-based theme. That hasn’t …
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Pakistan banks agree on blockchain-based KYC system development
6.3.2023
The blockchain-based national eKYC banking platform is aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities while countering terror financing
Pakistan Banks to Use Blockchain Technology for KYC
6.3.2023
Banks in Pakistan plan to launch an electronic platform for know-your-customer procedures that will be operating on a national level. The blockchain-based system will allow them to exchange the personal information of customers through what they describe as a decentralized and self-regulated...
NFT Sales Dip by 32% in the Last Week, Ordinals Squeeze Into Top 10 Collections via Emblem Vault
5.3.2023
After a significant spike in February, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the last seven days are 32.32% lower than last week. Of the 19 different blockchains, Ethereum accounted for $148.56 million out of the total $186.20 million in NFT sales settled this week. NFT Sales Decline Following...
Bybit Halts US Dollar Deposits via Bank Transfer Due to Service ‘Outages’ From Partner
4.3.2023
On March 4, 2023, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced that it had suspended U.S. dollar deposits via bank transfer. Bybit cited “outages” from its partner as the reason for the suspension of USD deposits via bank transfers and the SWIFT network. Bybit Suspends USD Deposits, Wire...