In a significant setback for decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash, a rogue actor managed to gain complete control of the governance through a harmful proposal. The attacker succeeded in adding 1.2 million…
Bitcoin payment application Strike, helmed by entrepreneur Jack Mallers, is widening its horizons with an expansion into 65 worldwide markets. This move comes in addition to its existing presence in the United…
A significant stride towards comprehensive institutional adoption of Bitcoin was made recently in Mexico, with a leading internet service provider, Total Play, integrating Bitcoin Lightning payments. This comes hot on the heels…
In a recent announcement, Tether, the issuer of the industry’s leading stablecoin, revealed its plans to start buying Bitcoin regularly to enhance its excess reserves. The company intends to dedicate up to…
A report from Nikkei suggests that Japan has been the country most impacted by North Korean cyberattacks on cryptocurrency platforms and users. The report is based on a study conducted by Elliptic,…
In a move it describes as “proactive”, Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its withdrawal from the Canadian market. This decision, shared on Twitter on May 12, comes as new guidelines from…
Do Kwon, the founder of Terra, has been granted bail by a court in Montenegro while he faces a multibillion-dollar fraud case led by US prosecutors. The former CEO of Terraform Labs,…
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance.US, is reportedly contemplating methods to decrease his ownership in the firm. This development comes amidst a year of intense scrutiny from federal regulators in the…
New York has proposed a law that could significantly alter the digital asset landscape in the United States. Assembly Bill number 7024 aims to change the existing criminal procedure law to include…
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware on May 8. In its filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Bittrex estimated it had over…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been pushing to regulate cryptocurrencies since 2017, claiming it has the authority to oversee many digital coins and the platforms that trade them. The SEC…
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has set prices for its gold-backed digital tokens, planning to sell them to investors starting May 8. Individual investors will be able to purchase the tokens at…
In response to the increasing US regulatory crackdown, American crypto firms are looking for opportunities overseas, according to a research report by JPMorgan released on Thursday. Analysts, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, wrote…
A pseudonymous leftist Twitter account, @jdcmedlock, won a $1 million bet on US inflation against crypto investor Balaji Srinivasan. The account, supposedly linked to James Medlock, boasts over 83,000 followers and regularly…
Coinbase Global, the parent company of the largest crypto exchange in the United States, has opened a new international exchange in Bermuda to trade products, such as crypto perpetual futures, that are…
Block, a financial services and technology company owned by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has completed the prototype design of its new 5nm Bitcoin mining chip. The company claims that the chip…
Mastercard has taken an innovative step in blockchain technology by unveiling Mastercard Crypto Credential at Consensus 23. The payment company is collaborating with blockchain firms, including Polygon, Solana, and AVan, to bring…
Hong Kong’s ambition to become a crypto hub is on the verge of being realized as the Securities Futures Commission (SFC) of the region plans to introduce cryptocurrency exchange licensing guidelines in…
Standard Chartered announced on Monday that top cryptocurrency Bitcoin could reach a value of $100,000 by the end of 2024, suggesting the “crypto winter” is over. Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s head of…
Binance.US has withdrawn from its agreement to purchase $1 billion worth of assets from bankrupt cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager Digital, citing “the hostile and uncertain regulatory climate in the United States” in a…
Starting May 8, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit will make Know Your Customer (KYC) identity verification mandatory for all products and services it offers. According to an April 24 update, users who have not…
China is expanding the use cases for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan or e-CNY, in cross-border trades and its Belt and Road initiative. As one of the first…
Gemini, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to set up an engineering center in Gurgaon, India, leveraging the country’s wealth of top tech talent. In an April 20 statement, Gemini’s Global…
Coinbase, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has been granted a license to operate in Bermuda and is reportedly planning to launch a derivatives exchange in the country as early as next week. In…
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