Market
Exchanges
Binance allegedly maintains ties with blacklisted Russian banks despite Western sanctions: WSJ
Binance has recently faced heavy regulatory scrutiny across several jurisdictions, particularly in the West.
Exchanges
Binance and The Weeknd mix music, crypto, and philanthropy in upcoming tour
The tour is designed to enhance fan experience by integrating novel web3 technologies.
Tokenization
Algorand’s ALGO token nosedives amid SEC classification and deflating DeFi activity
Algorand's price and DeFi volume have suffered severely in the wake of its classification as a security by the SEC.
Legal
Bitcoin devs rebuff Craig Wright lawsuit over $2.5B lost coins, cite history of forgery
The developers claim Wright has been "shown to be a thoroughly dishonest individual."
Technology
Friend tech renames token to Keys amid speculation of SEC scrutiny
Crypto community members have linked the name change to fears of the SEC.
Technology
Friend.tech founders have controversial ties to failed NFT project Kosetto
Friend.tech has generated much interest from the cryptocurrency community with its decentralized social application.
Web3
Vitalik Buterin stirs market uncertainty with $1M Ethereum transfer to Coinbase
Ethereum price has struggled considerably since last week's flash crash.
Exchanges
Bitget to require tightened KYC process for all users from September
Bitget will verify users' identity for risk assessment purposes.
NFTs
Mark Cuban slams OpenSea’s optional NFT royalties as industry misstep
OpenSea will stop enforcing creator royalty fees on secondary sales by the end of this month.
Exchanges
Unknown trader swallows $55 million loss in wake of crypto market crash
The BNB Bridge hacker's $63 million position was also liquidated on Venus Protocol.
Stablecoins
Tether USDT stability tested amid crypto market shakeup
Crypto traders are showing preference for other stablecoins as Curve's pool is slighly imbalanced.
CBDCs
Mastercard forges blockchain alliances to power future of CBDCs
The partnership aims to clarify the benefits and limitations of CBDCs and how it can be safely implemented.