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Coinbase to shut down some Russian accounts due to EU sanctions

Coinbase has asked select users to provide documents that prove they are not subject to EU sanctions before May 30.

Jinia Shawdagor 2 min read 4 years ago

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Terra’s LFG to lend OTC traders $1.5B in BTC, UST to support stablecoin peg

Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terra, has said that the move is not an attempt to sell its Bitcoin holdings.

3 min read 4 years ago

Exchanges

Luna Foundation Guard just moved $1.4B worth of Bitcoin to an exchange

LFG have moved billions of Bitcoin to a wallet believed to belong to Gemini

2 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

Crypto presents golden opportunity for UK to take back financial crown post-Brexit

In a recent article, author Barnabas Reynolds argued that nowhere is better placed to become a global digital financial center than the U.K.'s financial district.

2 min read 4 years ago

NFTs

Nigerian firm Looty looks to repatriate stolen African art in digital form

Looty aims to find all looted African artwork and recreate it digitally in the form of 3D NFTs.

3 min read 4 years ago

Stablecoins

Terra’s UST drops 850 basis points against the dollar, loses peg

Exchanges halt withdrawals of UST as volatility continues. A sustained de-pegging event is now a concern

2 min read 4 years ago

People

CTO of tech used in Bitcoin-Qt wallet thinks crypto is a “Ponzi scheme”

Lars Knoll, CTO of Qt, believes blockchain is "technological fraud," while the company promotes blockchain technology case studies via their website

2 min read 4 years ago

Crime

UK thieves targeting phones to steal crypto

One victim of the attack revealed that a mugger forced him to open his phone with a fingerprint, changed his security settings, and stole £28,700, including cryptocurrency.

3 min read 4 years ago