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Analysis

The Sandbox (SAND) surges ahead of token unlock

The Sandbox (SAND) surges ahead of token unlock

Dorian Batycka · 4 hours ago · 2 min read

Average BTC block size reaches new ATH at over 2 MB

Average BTC block size reaches new ATH at over 2 MB

Zeynep Geylan · 20 hours ago · 1 min read

Data on Taproot Ordinals points to higher Bitcoin fees, chain bloat

Data on Taproot Ordinals points to higher Bitcoin fees, chain bloat

Samuel Wan and James Van Straten · 2 days ago · 3 min read

AI cryptos continue to sizzle with the market sector up over 51% in the past week

AI cryptos continue to sizzle with the market sector up over 51% in the past week

Dorian Batycka · 2 days ago · 5 min read

Bankruptcy

FTX lawyers S&C file $7.5M invoice for November services

FTX lawyers S&C file $7.5M invoice for November services

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 hours ago · 1 min read

Bitvavo expected to receive at least 80% of DCG’s debt

Bitvavo expected to receive at least 80% of DCG’s debt

Zeynep Geylan · 1 day ago · 1 min read

DCG sells $22M worth of Grayscale shares to raise funds

DCG sells $22M worth of Grayscale shares to raise funds

Christian Nwobodo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Gemini comes to agreement with Genesis as Cameron Winklevoss declares $100M contribution

Gemini comes to agreement with Genesis as Cameron Winklevoss declares $100M contribution

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 days ago · 1 min read

CBDCs

Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

Dorian Batycka · 2 hours ago · 1 min read

BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’

BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’

Christian Nwobodo · 6 hours ago · 1 min read

UK says digital pound will not be a crypto as consultation period begins

UK says digital pound will not be a crypto as consultation period begins

Mike Dalton · 18 hours ago · 2 min read

Chinese cities gives away $26.6M in Digital Yuan to drive adoption

Chinese cities gives away $26.6M in Digital Yuan to drive adoption

Christian Nwobodo · 2 days ago · 1 min read

Censorship

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Christian Nwobodo · 2 months ago · 1 min read

FTX debtors attempt to seal corporate identities to obfuscate bankruptcy proceedings

FTX debtors attempt to seal corporate identities to obfuscate bankruptcy proceedings

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 months ago · 3 min read

99% ETH OFAC compliance to slow block time to 3hrs but not censor

99% ETH OFAC compliance to slow block time to 3hrs but not censor

Josh O'Sullivan · 3 months ago · 2 min read

FTX Exploiter swaps 50K ETH to BTC swap sparking concern for Ethereum as ETH dips 3%

FTX Exploiter swaps 50K ETH to BTC swap sparking concern for Ethereum as ETH dips 3%

Josh O'Sullivan · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Polygon leads top 10 second day running

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Polygon leads top 10 second day running

Samuel Wan · 4 hours ago · 3 min read

Argo mined 168 BTC in January, accrued roughly $3.42M in revenue

Argo mined 168 BTC in January, accrued roughly $3.42M in revenue

Zeynep Geylan · 6 hours ago · 1 min read

Grayscale continues to challenge SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF conversion

Grayscale continues to challenge SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF conversion

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 22 hours ago · 2 min read

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Overall market sentiment green as AI tokens establish their rise

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Overall market sentiment green as AI tokens establish their rise

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 3 min read

Crime

UN says North Korea stole $630m of crypto last year in lowball estimate

UN says North Korea stole $630m of crypto last year in lowball estimate

Mike Dalton · 1 day ago · 1 min read

FBI seizes $260k of assets including ETH, Bored Ape following ZachXBT tip

FBI seizes $260k of assets including ETH, Bored Ape following ZachXBT tip

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Hackers steal record $3.8B during 2022 – Chainalysis

Hackers steal record $3.8B during 2022 – Chainalysis

Dorian Batycka · 5 days ago · 3 min read

SBF wins Texas case alleging violations of securities laws via FTX offerings

SBF wins Texas case alleging violations of securities laws via FTX offerings

Mike Dalton · 6 days ago · 2 min read

DeFi

Cardano ADA sees increased whale transactions, DeFi TVL doubles

Cardano ADA sees increased whale transactions, DeFi TVL doubles

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 hours ago · 1 min read

Is your crypto safe? Check the security of your portfolio with NGRAVE

Is your crypto safe? Check the security of your portfolio with NGRAVE

Andjela Radmilac · 1 day ago · 1 min read

CoW Swap said it suffered no loss – despite $166k exploit

CoW Swap said it suffered no loss – despite $166k exploit

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Uniswap BNB deployment is ‘now or never’ as a16z disagrees on bridge solution

Uniswap BNB deployment is ‘now or never’ as a16z disagrees on bridge solution

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 days ago · 3 min read

Ethereum

ChatGPT.ens domain name sells for over $10k

ChatGPT.ens domain name sells for over $10k

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 8 hours ago · 1 min read

ETH Core Developers to update Shanghai testnet as EIP-4844 comes closer

ETH Core Developers to update Shanghai testnet as EIP-4844 comes closer

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 day ago · 3 min read

Lido’s staked Ethereum crosses 5M, Frax Ethereum on the rise

Lido’s staked Ethereum crosses 5M, Frax Ethereum on the rise

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Uniswap founder denies swindling Balance.io co-founder

Uniswap founder denies swindling Balance.io co-founder

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Exchanges

Full audit of Binance’s reserves ‘some way off’ – exec

Full audit of Binance’s reserves ‘some way off’ – exec

Christian Nwobodo · 3 hours ago · 1 min read

WazirX deems Binance allegations ‘false’ and ‘unsubstantiated’

WazirX deems Binance allegations ‘false’ and ‘unsubstantiated’

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 23 hours ago · 1 min read

Ex-Coinbase Manager files to dismiss SEC claims

Ex-Coinbase Manager files to dismiss SEC claims

Christian Nwobodo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Binance is suspending USD-based bank transfers

Binance is suspending USD-based bank transfers

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 1 min read

Gaming

W3E announces a new series of Web3 Esport tournaments

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W3E announces a new series of Web3 Esport tournaments

News Desk · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Warner Bros to broadcast blockchain quiz during ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT

Warner Bros to broadcast blockchain quiz during ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 6 days ago · 1 min read

Xborg launches $100K web3 esports league, Xtreme Championship Series

Xborg launches $100K web3 esports league, Xtreme Championship Series

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 7 days ago · 1 min read

Crypto gamer wallet ‘Immutable Passport’ aims to be Gamertag of web3

Crypto gamer wallet ‘Immutable Passport’ aims to be Gamertag of web3

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 week ago · 1 min read

Layer2

Lighting network provider Strike expands to Philippines

Lighting network provider Strike expands to Philippines

Dorian Batycka · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Optimism (OP) hits new ATH despite 70% transaction volume decline

Optimism (OP) hits new ATH despite 70% transaction volume decline

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

Ethereum mainnet hits record-breaking 32B weekly gas expenditure

Ethereum mainnet hits record-breaking 32B weekly gas expenditure

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

Shiba Inu Shibarium on verge of beta version launch

Shiba Inu Shibarium on verge of beta version launch

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

NFTs

Yuga Labs settles case with developer of Ryder Ripps’ copycat project

Yuga Labs settles case with developer of Ryder Ripps’ copycat project

Dorian Batycka · 2 days ago · 4 min read

OpeaSea announces slew of new creator tools

OpeaSea announces slew of new creator tools

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 1 min read

Logan Paul faces class-action lawsuit over failed CryptoZoo NFT project

Logan Paul faces class-action lawsuit over failed CryptoZoo NFT project

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 5 days ago · 2 min read

NFT lending hits all-time high in loan volume, users, quantity

NFT lending hits all-time high in loan volume, users, quantity

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Partnerships

The Sandbox gains 30% following mysterious Saudia Arabia partnership

The Sandbox gains 30% following mysterious Saudia Arabia partnership

Mike Dalton · 7 hours ago · 1 min read

Binance, Kazakhstan agree on ‘wait-and-see’ approach in regulating DeFi

Binance, Kazakhstan agree on ‘wait-and-see’ approach in regulating DeFi

Zeynep Geylan · 5 days ago · 3 min read

Pudgy Penguins launches cross-chain transactions for Polygon, BNB Chain, Arbitrum

Pudgy Penguins launches cross-chain transactions for Polygon, BNB Chain, Arbitrum

Zeynep Geylan · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

CoinFLEX could drive up creditor equity value via GTX venture — and rebrand

CoinFLEX could drive up creditor equity value via GTX venture — and rebrand

Mike Dalton · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

People

Gifto token surges over 300% following rebrand, token swap

Gifto token surges over 300% following rebrand, token swap

Christian Nwobodo · 2 hours ago · 1 min read

Dubai bars issuance of privacy coins, details other crypto regulations

Dubai bars issuance of privacy coins, details other crypto regulations

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 hours ago · 2 min read

IRS broadens tax requirements for crypto to encompass everyone

IRS broadens tax requirements for crypto to encompass everyone

Zeynep Geylan · 4 hours ago · 1 min read

Korean authorities confirm search for Do Kwon

Korean authorities confirm search for Do Kwon

Samuel Wan · 5 hours ago · 2 min read

Politics

Turkey’s Nation Alliance set for crypto adoption

Turkey’s Nation Alliance set for crypto adoption

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

SEC’s Hester Peirce says crypto industry should not wait for regulators to solve problems

SEC’s Hester Peirce says crypto industry should not wait for regulators to solve problems

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Massachusetts bill for special blockchain commission to assess government usage

Massachusetts bill for special blockchain commission to assess government usage

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 3 min read

Every third member of the US Congress received money from FTX

Every third member of the US Congress received money from FTX

Andjela Radmilac · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

Privacy

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Mike Dalton · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

Mike Dalton · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

TOR network DDOS attacks lead to I2P solution for Bitcoin Privacy apps

TOR network DDOS attacks lead to I2P solution for Bitcoin Privacy apps

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 months ago · 2 min read

LiquidFactory.io to launch privacy network auction-style NFT marketplace

LiquidFactory.io to launch privacy network auction-style NFT marketplace

Josh O'Sullivan · 2 months ago · 1 min read

Regulation

Turkish watchdog stretches rules and allows crypto wallets to collect aid

Turkish watchdog stretches rules and allows crypto wallets to collect aid

Zeynep Geylan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

UK FCA warn crypto companies to comply with new ad regime or face imprisonment

UK FCA warn crypto companies to comply with new ad regime or face imprisonment

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 1 min read

South Korea issues guidance on security tokens, STOs

South Korea issues guidance on security tokens, STOs

Monika Ghosh · 2 days ago · 1 min read

CFTC commits to regulating crypto products that are not securities

CFTC commits to regulating crypto products that are not securities

Mike Dalton · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Stablecoins

Terra USTC surges 66% following approval to re-peg to $1

Terra USTC surges 66% following approval to re-peg to $1

Christian Nwobodo · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Finnish fintech Membrance launches Euro-based payment network

Finnish fintech Membrance launches Euro-based payment network

Zeynep Geylan · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Four men controlled 86% of Tether shares in 2018

Four men controlled 86% of Tether shares in 2018

Monika Ghosh · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Binance CZ says stablecoin regulation would boost adoption

Binance CZ says stablecoin regulation would boost adoption

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 days ago · 2 min read