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Analysis

Crypto Twitter reacts to CFTC lawsuit against Binance

Crypto Twitter reacts to CFTC lawsuit against Binance

Dorian Batycka · 10 hours ago · 2 min read

New Kaspersky report finds 14% of crypto users don’t back up keys, seed phrases

New Kaspersky report finds 14% of crypto users don’t back up keys, seed phrases

Dorian Batycka · 12 hours ago · 2 min read

Crypto investment products record $160M inflows – breaking six-week negative strike

Crypto investment products record $160M inflows – breaking six-week negative strike

Zeynep Geylan · 19 hours ago · 2 min read

Italy led crypto trading in Q4’22 – $112K per user

Italy led crypto trading in Q4’22 – $112K per user

Zeynep Geylan · 22 hours ago · 3 min read

Bankruptcy

BlockFi will refund $100K to California users

BlockFi will refund $100K to California users

Mike Dalton · 11 hours ago · 2 min read

First Citizens Bank to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank assets at a discount

First Citizens Bank to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank assets at a discount

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Analysis: How social media killed Silicon Valley Bank

Analysis: How social media killed Silicon Valley Bank

News Desk · 1 day ago · 6 min read

FTX plans to sell stake in Mysten Labs for $96M

FTX plans to sell stake in Mysten Labs for $96M

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 1 min read

CBDCs

SEC’s Coinbase enforcement action deemed a power play by crypto community

SEC’s Coinbase enforcement action deemed a power play by crypto community

Samuel Wan · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown

Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown

Samuel Wan · 6 days ago · 2 min read

Russian lawmakers approve first reading of draft laws establishing CBDC regulation, issuance

Russian lawmakers approve first reading of draft laws establishing CBDC regulation, issuance

Assad Jafri · 1 week ago · 2 min read

China’s Fujian Province processes nearly $22B in digital yuan transactions

China’s Fujian Province processes nearly $22B in digital yuan transactions

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Censorship

Hoskinson: Contingent staking, why the Cardano community is pushing back

Hoskinson: Contingent staking, why the Cardano community is pushing back

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 2 min read

Tornado Cash developer remanded in custody another 3 months without charge

Tornado Cash developer remanded in custody another 3 months without charge

Dorian Batycka · 1 month ago · 1 min read

Ethereum’s OFAC-Compliant blocks drop to 47%

Ethereum’s OFAC-Compliant blocks drop to 47%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 month ago · 1 min read

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Christian Nwobodo · 3 months ago · 1 min read

Bitcoin

MicroStrategy acquires Bitcoin worth $150M, makes repayment on Silvergate loan

MicroStrategy acquires Bitcoin worth $150M, makes repayment on Silvergate loan

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 19 hours ago · 2 min read

Accidentally burnt CryptoPunk #685 ‘resurrected’ – becomes first official CryptoPunk Ordinal

Accidentally burnt CryptoPunk #685 ‘resurrected’ – becomes first official CryptoPunk Ordinal

Dorian Batycka · 19 hours ago · 1 min read

Theories abound as Bitcoin hash rate records unprecedented rise

Theories abound as Bitcoin hash rate records unprecedented rise

Samuel Wan · 20 hours ago · 2 min read

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Bitcoin meets resistance at $28,000 as liquidity concerns rise

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Bitcoin meets resistance at $28,000 as liquidity concerns rise

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 20 hours ago · 3 min read

Crime

Binance execs used Signal, discussed Hamas funds, told customers how to use VPNs: CFTC filing

Binance execs used Signal, discussed Hamas funds, told customers how to use VPNs: CFTC filing

Mike Dalton · 6 hours ago · 2 min read

Serbian lawyers exposed for helping Do Kwon set up shell company post red notice

Serbian lawyers exposed for helping Do Kwon set up shell company post red notice

Samuel Wan · 15 hours ago · 2 min read

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

Zeynep Geylan · 20 hours ago · 2 min read

Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer

Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer

Dorian Batycka · 21 hours ago · 2 min read

DeFi

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Andjela Radmilac · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Avalanche C, X-chains experience brief outage due to network bug

Avalanche C, X-chains experience brief outage due to network bug

Andjela Radmilac · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Mike Dalton · 7 days ago · 2 min read

Zilliqa mainnet EVM compatibility set to go live in April

Zilliqa mainnet EVM compatibility set to go live in April

Dorian Batycka · 7 days ago · 2 min read

Ethereum

Nvidia says ‘crypto adds nothing useful to society’ after billions in mining sales

Nvidia says ‘crypto adds nothing useful to society’ after billions in mining sales

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 17 hours ago · 2 min read

Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January

Crypto scams, exploits down 71% YoY as $370M lost since January

Zeynep Geylan · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Airdrop claims help Arbitrum process twice Ethereum’s transaction in 24 hours

Airdrop claims help Arbitrum process twice Ethereum’s transaction in 24 hours

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Over 300M Arbitrum ARB tokens claimed; price plunges 90%

Over 300M Arbitrum ARB tokens claimed; price plunges 90%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Exchanges

Binance-linked addresses plunge by over $1B following CFTC lawsuit

Binance-linked addresses plunge by over $1B following CFTC lawsuit

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 13 hours ago · 2 min read

Binance Bitcoin trading volume plunges 13% – lowest level in 8 months

Binance Bitcoin trading volume plunges 13% – lowest level in 8 months

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 22 hours ago · 2 min read

Justin Sun: Huobi believes SEC impact is over

Justin Sun: Huobi believes SEC impact is over

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 1 min read

8 out of 10 investors store crypto on hot wallets: CoinGecko survey

8 out of 10 investors store crypto on hot wallets: CoinGecko survey

Zeynep Geylan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Gaming

Magic Eden eyes growth in web3 gaming following launch of Magic Eden Games

Magic Eden eyes growth in web3 gaming following launch of Magic Eden Games

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

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Mike Dalton · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Here’s why Pokemon’s web3 and metaverse plans face fan backlash

Here’s why Pokemon’s web3 and metaverse plans face fan backlash

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Virtual worlds trading volume grew 230% in February

Virtual worlds trading volume grew 230% in February

Zeynep Geylan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Layer2

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Shiba Inu community clash over allegations of foul play by developers

Shiba Inu community clash over allegations of foul play by developers

Samuel Wan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Coinweb to bring cross-chain tokenisation to Layer 2

Coinweb to bring cross-chain tokenisation to Layer 2

News Desk · 3 weeks ago · 5 min read

NFTs

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

Dorian Batycka · 7 days ago · 2 min read

NFT wash trading recorded fourth consecutive raise in February

NFT wash trading recorded fourth consecutive raise in February

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

U.S. Banking turmoil halts NFT hype as DeFi thrives

U.S. Banking turmoil halts NFT hype as DeFi thrives

Zeynep Geylan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

A new class-action lawsuit targets YouTube influencers for promoting FTX

A new class-action lawsuit targets YouTube influencers for promoting FTX

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Partnerships

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Zeynep Geylan · 4 weeks ago · 1 min read

Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services

Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services

Christian Nwobodo · 4 weeks ago · 1 min read

Ankr’s node hosting app launches on Azure marketplace

Ankr’s node hosting app launches on Azure marketplace

Zeynep Geylan · 1 month ago · 1 min read

MetaMask set to launch Onramp.money integration

MetaMask set to launch Onramp.money integration

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

People

Disney disbands entire metaverse team – 50 staff jobs cut

Disney disbands entire metaverse team – 50 staff jobs cut

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 mins ago · 1 min read

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao admits to using company products but says employee trading is limited

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao admits to using company products but says employee trading is limited

Mike Dalton · 7 hours ago · 2 min read

Binance calls CFTC charges ‘unexpected,’ says it will cooperate with regulators

Binance calls CFTC charges ‘unexpected,’ says it will cooperate with regulators

Mike Dalton · 11 hours ago · 2 min read

Contagion from SVB’s collapse highlights need for banking system resilience, says Fed official

Contagion from SVB’s collapse highlights need for banking system resilience, says Fed official

Dorian Batycka · 14 hours ago · 2 min read

Politics

Congressman Emmer introduces bill providing ‘safe harbor’ to miners, developers and wallets

Congressman Emmer introduces bill providing ‘safe harbor’ to miners, developers and wallets

Assad Jafri · 5 days ago · 1 min read

El Salvador’s Bitcoin President receives 91% approval rating: La Pensa Grafia

El Salvador’s Bitcoin President receives 91% approval rating: La Pensa Grafia

Dorian Batycka · 1 week ago · 1 min read

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

US Banks borrow record-high $164.8B from Fed backstop facilities

US Banks borrow record-high $164.8B from Fed backstop facilities

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Privacy

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Mike Dalton · 1 month ago · 1 min read

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Mike Dalton · 2 months ago · 2 min read

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

Mike Dalton · 2 months 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 · 4 months ago · 2 min read

Regulation

Justin Sun’s US fraud charges could hamper Huobi’s license application in Hong Kong

Justin Sun’s US fraud charges could hamper Huobi’s license application in Hong Kong

Assad Jafri · 15 hours ago · 2 min read

CFTC sues Binance over alleged breaking of trading and derivatives rules

CFTC sues Binance over alleged breaking of trading and derivatives rules

Samuel Wan · 17 hours ago · 1 min read

Bitwise CIO sees ‘no path forward’ for spot Bitcoin ETF

Bitwise CIO sees ‘no path forward’ for spot Bitcoin ETF

Assad Jafri · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin cannot be stopped – Regulators will only be playing Whack-a-Mole: Caitlin Long

Bitcoin cannot be stopped – Regulators will only be playing Whack-a-Mole: Caitlin Long

Samuel Wan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Stablecoins

Centi launches CHF stablecoin backed 1:1 by a Swiss bank

Centi launches CHF stablecoin backed 1:1 by a Swiss bank

Assad Jafri · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Binance’s Bitcoin liquidity for TUSD surges 250%

Binance’s Bitcoin liquidity for TUSD surges 250%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 5 days ago · 2 min read

USDC issuer Circle issues warning about hacked executive account

USDC issuer Circle issues warning about hacked executive account

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 days ago · 1 min read

USDC issuer Circle seeks regulatory approval in France amid US banking troubles

USDC issuer Circle seeks regulatory approval in France amid US banking troubles

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 7 days ago · 1 min read