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Sui Blockchain’s Promise: Simplifying Crypto Transfers via Email
15.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Mysten Labs, founded by five former Facebook engineers, is working on its Layer 1 blockchain Sui to revolutionize the ease of sending money and cryptocurrencies. The company aims to simplify blockchain transactions to the level of basic online communication, enabling seamless...
Inside Job: Security Engineer Behind Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Exploits
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Rawpixel.com Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer associated with an international technology company, pleaded guilty on December 14 to computer fraud in connection with his hacking of two decentralized crypto exchanges. The announcement of the guilty plea was made by Damian...
Patientory Inc. and ESG Initiative’s WIVA Combine Forces To Advance Democratization of Healthcare Data
15.12.2023
Patientory Inc. partners with Wharton students in a capital raise agreement. The partnership grants the students a right to invest in the healthcare blockchain company at a future date. This will help advance the development of Patientory aiming to solve the industry’s problems around data...
Super Mario-Inspired NFT Fetches Over $240K at Sotheby’s Auction
15.12.2023
Source: sothebys.com Major auction house Sotheby’s first inscription auction has been a success, closing with nearly $451,000 raised. Between December 6 and 13, Sotheby’s New York held an online sale of select BitcoinShrooms from the Bitcoin ordinals project by Shroomtoshi. Per...
Adam Back Says ‘Suck That Truthoors’ as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Reveals Company Holds Tether’s Treasuries
15.12.2023
Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street private financial services company, has recently confirmed that they lent their services to Tether, the issuer of the biggest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market. On CNBC’s Money Movers, Lutnick stated that he was a fan of Tether...
Safemoon Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Month After SEC Charged Founders With Fraud
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Decentralized finance protocol SafeMoon has officially filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the face of mounting allegations of fraud and mismanagement. The company’s founders Kyle Nagy, Thomas Smith, and Braden Karony, accused of misleading investors, are facing...
Ledger Connect Kit Breach: Hacker Siphons $484K, Company Rolls Out Version 1.1.8
14.12.2023
The unknown attacker that compromised Ledger’s Connectkit Library has reportedly siphoned $484,000 from wallets, according to the onchain intelligence firm Lookonchain. Ledger disclosed a former employee fell victim to a phishing attack and the attacker gained access to the Ledger Connectkit...
Coinbase Announces Spot Crypto Trading for Non-US Investors
13.12.2023
Coinbase announced the launch of spot trading for non-US investors on its international exchange on Wednesday, marking the latest phase of the company’s global expansion. The start of something new Beginning on Thursday, December 14th, non-US institutional clients will be able to trade Bitcoin...
3AC’s Su Zhu Examined in Singapore Court as Prosecutors Seek to Recover Creditor’s Assets
13.12.2023
Source: Adobe/Christophe Fouquin Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) co-founder Su Zhu was probed in a Singapore court for the first time about the company’s collapse as prosecutors intensified efforts to recover funds belonging to creditors. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Zhu will be subject...
World’s Largest Oil Company Saudi Aramco Partners With SBI Holdings to Potentially Invest in Digital Assets
13.12.2023
Saudi Aramco, the largest oil and gas company by market cap, has partnered with SBI Holdings, a financial services group in Japan, to explore a potential collaboration for investing in digital assets. SBI also contemplates the launch of a subsidiary in the Middle East to expand its influence in...
Deutsche Bank’s DWS Group Teams Up with Galaxy Digital to Issue Euro Stablecoin
13.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Deutsche Bank’s DWS Group, along with Dutch market maker Flow Traders Ltd. and crypto fund manager Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., is set to establish a company named AllUnity with the aim of issuing a euro-denominated stablecoin. The initiative will be headquartered...
BNB Chain’s New Roadmap Prioritizes Blockchain Adoption, Web2 and AI Support
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / akif BNB Chain has unveiled the roadmap for the Greenfield decentralized storage network targeting web2 and web3 integrations and better innovation to drive blockchain adoption. In a Dec 12 statement, the company highlighted key areas of Greenfield’s development roadmap...
Skybridge Capital’s Crypto Investments Rise by 130%, Says Founder Anthony Scaramucci
12.12.2023
Image Source: CNBC Investment firm Skybridge Capital has reported an increase of 130% in its cryptocurrency investments courtesy of the recent surge in prices. Anthony Scaramucci, the company’s founder, shared the impressive returns in a recent interview with Bloomberg, while acknowledging...
Dubai Grants Climate-based AYA Platform Conditional VARA License
12.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Dubai’s financial regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a conditional operating license to AYA Platform, a web3 launchpad subsidiary of Enjinstarter. In a recent press release, the company disclosed the regulatory nod obtained by VARA to operate...
Bit Origin Secures $6.74 Million for New Bitcoin Mining Facility in Wyoming
12.12.2023
Bitcoin mining firm Bit Origin has announced that the company has secured a $6.74 million investment to build a new mining facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The data center will be a new 25-megawatt (MW) site that aims to accommodate between 4,480 to 8,400 bitcoin miners. Ahead of Bitcoin Halving,...
Decrypt and Rug Radio Announce Merger, Will Create Global Web3 Publishing Company
11.12.2023
Source: PixabayCrypto news site Decrypt and decentralized media project Rug Radio will merge operations next year, with the goal of creating a global Web3 publishing company. In a joint press release on Monday, the companies announced that the merger would result in the creation of [REDACTED],...
Google Says It Has Updated Policy Relating Crypto Coin Trusts Adverts
11.12.2023
Starting on Jan. 29, advertisers of cryptocurrency coin trusts targeting the U.S. market will have to meet certain requirements before promoting these on Google. According to the internet giant, violation of this new policy will not result in the immediate suspension of advertisers’ respective...
Binance P2P to Discontinue Russian Ruble Trading Pair From January 31 Next Year
11.12.2023
Source: Iryna Budanova/Adobe Digital asset exchange Binance has announced a discontinuation of the Russian Ruble trading pairs on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms from Jan 31, 2024. In a Dec 11 official announcement, the company disclosed that it would no longer support the Russian Ruble trading...
Tether Freezes Tokens of Sanctioned Individuals Listed by OFAC
11.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Tether (USDT), the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, has frozen the wallets of individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC). In a recent announcement, the company said it aims to prevent potential misuse of its tokens and enhance...
Tether Implements New Stablecoin-Freezing Policy After Seizing Funds Tied to OFAC Sanctioned Entities
10.12.2023
Tether, a leading stablecoin company in the crypto industry, has announced a significant new initiative aimed at strengthening the security of the crypto asset ecosystem. The company announced this weekend that its recent move to voluntarily freeze tether-holding wallets linked to the Office...