Steve Aoki’s Twitter Account Used for Crypto Phishing Scam Leading to $170K Loss
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Witness Slight Rebound After Recent Lows
Bitcoin and Ethereum witness slight rebound after recent lows Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rose slightly higher on Friday, as…
ChatGPT AI’s Insights on the Future of Meme Coins
Meme coins like Dogecoin, Shiba Inu (SHIB), and most recently – PEPE Coin have made their mark in…
CoinEx Exchange Sponsors Bitcoin 2023 Conference
PRESS RELEASE. Miami, Florida/ Bitcoin 2023, a three-day bitcoin conference held in Miami Beach, Florida, has concluded, bringing…
South Korean Lawmakers Propose Crypto Disclosure Bill Amid Opposition Lawmaker Scandal
A new bill proposing that South Korean lawmakers, public officials and candidates must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings has…
Bitcoin Faces Major Resistance at $27,500 and Altcoins Turn Red
Bitcoin Faces Major Resistance at $27,500 and Altcoins Turn Red BTC Stopped at $27.5K Bitcoin has experienced a…
Hoskinson labels Ethereum Classic a scam at POW Summit
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the Cardano blockchain, has labeled the decentralized computing platform Ethereum Classic (ETC) a scam…
Tornado Cash Hack: Governance Compromised, $2.1M TORN Token Stolen
Popular Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Hacked, Governance Compromised, and $2.1M TORN Token Stolen Attacker Gains Control An attacker…
Securities Commission Malaysia Accuses Huobi of Running Unauthorized Crypto Exchange
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has allegedly accused Huobi and its CEO Leon Li of running a cryptocurrency…
Bitcoin Pizza Day Celebrates 13th Anniversary
Reflecting on the astronomical growth of Bitcoin as both a store of value and a means of payment,…
Biden Stresses He Will Not Protect Wealthy Tax Cheats and Crypto Traders While Putting Food Assistance at Risk
Biden on Budget Negotiations: I’ve Done My Part U.S. President Joe Biden provided an update on the U.S.…
FTX Sues Former Executives for Spending FTX Group’s Funds on Embed Acquisition
FTX, FTX.US, and Alameda Research have taken legal action against former executives Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), Nishad Singh, and…
Ripple Acquires Swiss-based Crypto Custody Provider Metaco
Ripple continues to expand its enterprise offerings by acquiring Metaco, a Swiss-based crypto custody provider, for $250 million.…
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Starts Pilot Program for e-HKD
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the commencement of its e-HKD pilot which “will take deep…
OpenAI Launches Free-to-Use iOS App for ChatGPT AI Chatbot
OpenAI, the American artificial intelligence research laboratory has launched an iOS app for ChatGPT, built on GPT-3.5. The…
Hyperspace Partners with Mysten Labs to Expand onto Sui Blockchain
Hyperspace, the pioneering NFT marketplace, has announced a partnership with Mysten Labs to help bring Hyperspace onto the…
Australian Bank Bars Its Customers From Using Binance Amidst Scam Concerns
Australian Bank Bars Its Customers From Using Binance Westpac Takes Action Against Binance Amidst Scam Concerns Australian bank…
Brazilian President Abandons US Dollar Import Parity Peg with New Petrobras Fuel Pricing Policy
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva has announced the establishment of a new price policy for fuel and oil derivates in the country on Tuesday, breaking away from the import parity for prices pegged to the US dollar.
Bankrupt Crypto Lending Platform Faces Customer Fury Over Plan to Repay Just 36% of Funds
Bankrupt crypto lending platform Voyager Digital has received court approval to begin repaying its customers’ long-trapped money. However,…
Tether Announces Intention to Use 15% of Profits to Buy Bitcoin
Tether, the stablecoin enterprise, has revealed its intention to devote 15% of its profits to bitcoin. The firm’s…
Russian Tax Administration to Regulate Crypto Industry
Russia’s tax administration is going to be tasked with overseeing the crypto industry in the country, a high-ranking…
EU Council Unanimously Approves the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union unanimously favored the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation…
US DOJ Targets Crypto Exchanges for Money Laundering
DOJ to Target Mixers and Tumblers According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at…
Judge Denies SEC’s Request to Seal Documents Related to Hinman’s Speech
In the latest development in a long-running court case, Judge Analisa Torres has denied the SEC’s request to…
Optimism Set to Release Bedrock Upgrade With Focus on Fee Reduction and Ethereum Compatibility
Optimism, a popular layer-2 blockchain, is set to release its long-awaited Bedrock upgrade on June 6th at 16:00…
Blockfi Decides to Proceed with Self-Liquidation Plan After Failed Attempts to Sell
The Self-Liquidation Plan of Blockfi Crypto Lender Blockfi, the crypto lender that has recently filed for bankruptcy, has…
Lido V2 Enables Direct ETH Withdrawals for Lido Stakers
Market-leading liquid staking platform Lido has enabled staked ETH withdrawals. The move came as Lido launched the V2…
Peter Schiff Warns of a Great Depression with Prices Rising
Peter Schiff, economist and best-selling author, has warned that America is on the brink of a new Great…
OKX and Alex Greenwood Launch an NFT Exhibition in the OKX Collective Metaverse
OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, has partnered with Manchester City women’s player, Alex Greenwood, to launch an…
Bitcoin Cash Takes a Leap Forward With New Ruleset Changes
Bitcoin Cash made a significant technological leap on May 15, 2023, introducing four new features into its ruleset.…
SEC Requests Smaller Penalty for LBRY
In a surprising request filed recently, the SEC asked that the court of New Hampshire downsize the penalties…
Ethereum Beacon Chain Experiences Finality Issues
The Beacon Chain experienced technical issues last week that caused it to stop finalizing blocks on two separate…
Former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Cannot Vouch for Platform after Leaving
Former Paxful CEO Ray Youssef has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer…
Crypto becomes a key factor in Turkey’s presidential elections
The Presidential elections in Turkey: Crypto becomes a key factor in the presidential election
Democrats Push for SEC to Continue Cryptocurrency Regulations
Democratic Party members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services were handed a memo instructing them to…
Binance to Wind Down Operations in Canada Due to Regulatory Changes
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has announced its plan to wind down its Canadian arm after…
Alibaba Cloud and Avalanche Build Metaverse Launchpad
Alibaba Cloud – a subset of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba – along with Avalanche has built a launchpad…
Russia Poised to Attract Crypto Miners as US, Kazakhstan Face Challenges, Says Experts
Russia May Attract Half of Kazakhstan’s Cryptocurrency Miners Increasing regulatory pressures, tax burden and energy costs in countries…
Central Banks Register Strong Gold Demand in Q1 2023, According to World Gold Council Report
Central banks have continued to consistently purchase gold during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest…
Syrian Crypto Dealer Kidnapped by His Own Party Friends
Spanish law enforcement thwarted the kidnapping of a Syrian cryptocurrency dealer who was held for ransom by three…
Brazil to Serve as Bridge Between BRICS and Argentina
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to serve as a mediator between Argentina and the…
Nigeria Passes National Blockchain Policy After Extensive Consultations
The National Blockchain Policy Passes in Nigeria Wide Consultations Result in New National Blockchain Policy The Nigerian Federal…
Ethereum Gas Fees on the Rise as Meme Coins Return
Increase in Ethereum Gas Fees As Meme Coins Return The Concern over Gas Fees on the Ethereum Network…
Pepe Coin’s Market Capitalization Exceeds $1 Billion as It Outperforms Other Memecoins
Pepe Coin Skyrockets in Value as Its Market Capitalization Exceeds $1 Billion Pepe Coin Outperforms Other Memecoins Pepe…
Gemini Doubles Down on Expansion to Serve Non-US Residents Despite Regulatory Obstacles
Gemini Foundation, the non-US derivatives platform, recently launched its services on May 1st, catering to customers in 29…
Ukraine Police Disrupt Crypto Exchanges Laundering Illicit Funds
Ukrainian police, assisted by US law enforcement officials, have disrupted nine crypto exchange platforms suspected of laundering criminal…
IMF Warns of US Banking Crisis and Growing De-Dollarization Trend Threatening Financial Security
U.S. banking crisis is still ongoing and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, spoke about…
FTX Attempts to Claw Back Billions from Genesis
Court documents filed on May 3 reveal that FTX is attempting to claw back over $3.88 billion in…
Celsius Network Founder Fights Back Against NY Complaint
Celsius Network Founder Alex Mashinsky has filed a response seeking to dismiss the complaint filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Iran Eases Import Payments with Dedicated Crypto Platform
Iran is making it easier for local businesses to pay for imported goods using cryptocurrencies with the establishment…
YouTube Influencers Facing Lawsuit from Victims of FTX Scandal
A Handful of YouTubers in Hot Water After Lawsuit from FTX Scandal Victims Introduction Several influencers known for…
Coinbase Shares Plummet as Regulatory Action Scares Away Investors
Coinbase Shares Plummet 28.6% as Investors Flee Amidst Regulatory Action Coinbase is currently facing massive setbacks in the…
First Republic Bank Collapse Awakens Concerns About US Banking System and Possible Repercussions
The Collapse of First Republic Bank Awakens Concerns About US Banking System Analysts Warn of Possible Repercussions on…
Crypto Lender Celsius Seeks to Consolidate UK and US Entities Amidst Claims of Intercompany Chaos
Celsius Network, a bankrupt crypto lender, is attempting to consolidate its UK and US entities. The company is…
White House Proposes 30% Tax on Cryptocurrency Miners to Combat Climate Change
The White House is attempting to persuade Congress to pass a 30% climate change tax on cryptocurrency miners…
Sotheby’s Launches NFT Marketplace for Secondary Sales of Digital Art in Metaverse
Sotheby’s has launched a blockchain-based NFT Marketplace that will cater to secondary sales of digital art. The marketplace…
Russian Government Plans to Experiment with Cryptocurrency for Cross-Border Payments
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev has commented that while cryptocurrency may be risky for individual investors, it…
Latam Insights: Crypto and Economic Development News in Latin America
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America…
BRICS Focused on Expanding Use of Member Currencies Before Single Currency Launch
The Wider Use of National Fiats of BRICS States to Precede Launch of Single Currency The member states…
Pepe Coin Soars by Over 90% After OKX Listing
Pepe coin (PEPE) – a token inspired by the popular internet meme of Pepe the Frog – skyrocketed…
Argentinians Look to Bitcoin Amidst Inflation
The Dollarization Option Micheal Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, has urged Argentinians to consider bitcoin as their currency…
More Than 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions are Now Engraved into the Bitcoin Blockchain
More Than 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions Are Now Engraved Into the Bitcoin Blockchain As of April 28, 2023,…
FBI Conducts Mysterious Search on Home of Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
FBI Conducts Mysterious Search on Home of Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Unnamed sources have reported that the…
Trump warns on Dollar Crash, Inflation and World War III
Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. dollar is crashing and soon will “no longer be the world standard."
Coinbase Responds to SEC’s Wells Notice
Coinbase, a San Francisco-based crypto exchange, publicly disclosed its response to the Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Bank of America Strategist Predicts Gold Could Reach $2500 per Ounce by 2023
A Bank of America Strategist Believes Gold Could Reach $2500 Per Ounce by 2023
Personalize Your Own Digital Avatar with OKX and Manchester City
Experience Manchester City like never before with the new augmented reality and avatar experience at playforthecity.com, created by…
Binance Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users for Deposits and Balances
Binance Lifts Restrictions on Russian Users, Allowing Deposits with Bank Cards and Removing Balance Limitation Binance, the world’s…
Brazilian President Backs the Creation of BRICS Currency
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has expressed support for the creation of a BRICS currency. His…
Bahamas to Strengthen Cryptocurrency Regulations After FTX Collapse
The Bahamian regulatory body of cryptocurrencies, the Securities Commission, plans to strengthen the country’s crypto regulations following the…
Austrian Cooperative Bank and Bitpanda Partner to Offer Crypto Investment Services
Austrian Cooperative Bank Partners with Bitpanda to Offer Crypto Investment Services Introduction Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien), an Austrian…
Bitget Launches Liquid Staking Derivatives as Margin Option for Bitget Coin-margined Futures
Bitget, a leading crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, has launched Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) as a margin…
Digital Euro Project Nears End of Research Phase: Universal Payment Method a Focus
Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced that the digital…
First Republic Bank Stocks Hit by Banking Crisis
First Republic Bank stock (FRC) lost half its value on Tuesday, April 25, following a disappointing quarterly earnings…
AWS and Cronos Labs Team up to Boost Blockchain Technology Adoption
AWS Teams Up with Cronos Labs to Boost Blockchain Technology Adoption Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined forces…
Bitcoin and Altcoins Soar After Several Days of Sideways Trading
Bitcoin Surges to Almost $29,000 Bitcoin has been stuck in a period of inactivity, trading sideways for several…
Unizen and THORChain Partner to Offer Cross-Chain Swaps on the Unizen Trade Platform
The Unizen team at zcx.com has announced a strategic partnership with THORChain. This agreement has enabled swaps between…
Golden Gate: The Interchain Infrastructure Protocol That Solves Communication and Liquidity Fragmentation in Web3
Golden Gate: The Interchain Infrastructure Protocol That Solves Communication and Liquidity Fragmentation in Web3 Golden Gate (GGX) is…
FTX Sells LedgerX to Monetize and Meet Client Obligations
FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the closure of a deal to sell LedgerX, a futures and…
Venture Capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya Shares Thoughts on Crypto Regulation
Chamath Palihapitiya, the host of the widely-known podcast ‘All In’ and a seasoned venture capitalist with investments in…
Bank Analysts Foresee Bitcoin Reaching $100k by 2024
In a note published on April 24, Standard Chartered analysts predicted that Bitcoin prices will climb to $100,000…
The Rise of Uniswap: How the Decentralized Exchange Maintained Dominance
The Rise of Uniswap: How the Decentralized Exchange Maintained Dominance The crypto market significantly improved this year, but…
Stablecoin Market Takes a Hit with $2.4 Billion Loss in 30 Days
Four of the top five stablecoins have experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, resulting in a…
Binance US Terminates Asset Purchase Agreement with Voyager
Voyager Digital Ltd., once in collaboration with Binance’s US subsidiary to acquire its assets, has had its asset…
Binance Launches AI-Driven Learning Tool: Sensei
Introducing Binance Sensei: World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, has launched Binance Sensei, a free AI-driven learning tool…
ECB President Warns of De-Dollarization Trend
ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned that the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status “should no longer be taken…
Massive Cryptocurrency Scam Busted in Spain: More Than €100 Million Lost by Over 3,000 Investors
Spain authorities nab a criminal organization accused of conducting an extensive cryptocurrency scam that defrauded over 3,000 people…
Clinton Warns About U.S. Defaulting and Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status
Hillary Clinton, a former first lady and the U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, has issued…
US Treasury Sanctions Three Individuals for Helping Lazarus Group Fund DPRK’s Illicit WMD Programs
The United States Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on three individuals allegedly involved in helping the Lazarus…
Economist Peter Schiff Warns of US Debt Default
Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has raised concerns about the United States’ debt obligations, warning that a…
Crypto: Unstoppable Domains achieves unicorn status
Good news for Unstoppable Domains, which has just entered the league of unicorns, after raising $65 million in funding.
NFT: Kucoin sells 2 BAYC in split NFT format
Crypto-currency exchange Kucoin has unveiled two split BAYCs for sale on its platform.
Crypto: Kraken under federal investigation in the US
Kraken is under federal investigation for violating US economic sanctions against Iran, Syria and Cuba.
Crypto: Coinbase in the SEC’s sights?
The SEC is investigating Coinbase's activities to determine whether the company is offering unsecured securities to its users.
Regulation: Is the US moving towards softer crypto taxation?
Two US senators are introducing a bill that proposes a tax exemption on gains from cryptocurrency transactions. It is conditional.
Crypto: Blockchain company Aptos Labs raises $150 million
Crypto company Aptos Labs secures $150 million in Series A funding, co-led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto.
Crypto: Polygon launches its first zkEVM Layer 2 network
Polygon finally unveils its revolutionary new Layer 2 network with Polygon zkEVM.
Crypto: BNP Paribas bank gets into crypto?
French bank BNP Paribas is partnering with Metaco to launch a crypto-currency custody service.
NFT: Yuga Labs and Improbable unveil the Metaverse Otherside
This week, the "voyagers" were able to discover the extent of the Otherside Metaverse, created by Yuga Labs and Improbable, through a first game experience.
Crypto: 3AC owes $27m to Polkadot’s Moonbeam Foundation
According to court documents, the bankrupt fund, Three Arrows Capital, owes the Polkadot developer, Moonbeam Foundation, over $27 million.
