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Analysis

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

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

Zeynep Geylan · 11 hours ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin makes partial recovery after 4% drop brings price near $27.2K

Bitcoin makes partial recovery after 4% drop brings price near $27.2K

Mike Dalton · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Investment in European crypto startups defied the 2022 bear market

Investment in European crypto startups defied the 2022 bear market

Andjela Radmilac · 1 day ago · 2 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 · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Bankruptcy

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

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

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 1 min read

Montenegro Vice President announces arrest of individual suspected to be Do Kwon: Confirmed

Montenegro Vice President announces arrest of individual suspected to be Do Kwon: Confirmed

Samuel Wan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

$Banking crisis: Hoskinson blames money printing, fractional reserve banking – not crypto$

Banking crisis: Hoskinson blames money printing, fractional reserve banking – not crypto

Samuel Wan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Coinbase drops support for Signature’s still-active Signet payment network

Coinbase drops support for Signature’s still-active Signet payment network

Mike Dalton · 5 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 · 3 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 · 3 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 · 1 week 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

Billionaire Tim Draper tells businesses to hold Bitcoin in the SVB aftermath

Billionaire Tim Draper tells businesses to hold Bitcoin in the SVB aftermath

Assad Jafri · 7 hours 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 · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Binance bug dumps BTC 1.39% – CZ assures ‘Funds are #SAFU’

Binance bug dumps BTC 1.39% – CZ assures ‘Funds are #SAFU’

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin bulls successfully defend $27,800

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin bulls successfully defend $27,800

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 3 min read

Crime

North Korean Lazarus Group tries to phish Euler exploiter

North Korean Lazarus Group tries to phish Euler exploiter

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days ago · 1 min read

OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition

OneCoin associate Irina Dilkinska charged following US extradition

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 1 min read

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

Dorian Batycka · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter

Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

DeFi

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Andjela Radmilac · 3 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 · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

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

Ethereum

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 · 2 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 · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Circle CEO says ‘aggressive regulatory actions’ on crypto caused ‘deep market anxiety’

Circle CEO says ‘aggressive regulatory actions’ on crypto caused ‘deep market anxiety’

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 2 min read

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Litecoin shines as wider crypto market stutters

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Litecoin shines as wider crypto market stutters

Samuel Wan · 2 days ago · 3 min read

Exchanges

Justin Sun: Huobi believes SEC impact is over

Justin Sun: Huobi believes SEC impact is over

Mike Dalton · 21 hours ago · 1 min read

Zipmex acquisition faces challenges as buyer misses $1.2M payment

Zipmex acquisition faces challenges as buyer misses $1.2M payment

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Coinbase moves to on-chain staking for Tezos, Cosmos, Solana, and Cardano

Coinbase moves to on-chain staking for Tezos, Cosmos, Solana, and Cardano

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Polygon, ex-Meta executives defend Coinbase following SEC Wells notice

Polygon, ex-Meta executives defend Coinbase following SEC Wells notice

Mike Dalton · 2 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 · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Mike Dalton · 5 days 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 · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Layer2

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 days 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 · 1 week 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 · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Coinweb to bring cross-chain tokenisation to Layer 2

Coinweb to bring cross-chain tokenisation to Layer 2

News Desk · 2 weeks ago · 5 min read

NFTs

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

Dorian Batycka · 4 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 · 5 days 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 · 1 week 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 · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Partnerships

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Zeynep Geylan · 3 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 · 1 month ago · 1 min read

People

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

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

Assad Jafri · 6 hours ago · 2 min read

Dogecoin dev tool update adds QR codes, moon phases, BIP-39 seed support

Dogecoin dev tool update adds QR codes, moon phases, BIP-39 seed support

Mike Dalton · 21 hours ago · 1 min read

Crypto twitter turns Greenpeace’s attempt to vilify BTC via art piece into meme

Crypto twitter turns Greenpeace’s attempt to vilify BTC via art piece into meme

Assad Jafri · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Nasdaq to launch crypto custody service for BTC, ETH in 2023 to inaugurate digital assets arm

Nasdaq to launch crypto custody service for BTC, ETH in 2023 to inaugurate digital assets arm

Assad Jafri · 1 day 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 · 2 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 · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Dorian Batycka · 1 week 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 · 1 week 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 · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Regulation

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong criticizes US crypto regulation, SEC behavior in Twitter Space

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong criticizes US crypto regulation, SEC behavior in Twitter Space

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

Uphold ends staking for US customers following SEC guidance

Uphold ends staking for US customers following SEC guidance

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

SEC issues investor alert over crypto investments

SEC issues investor alert over crypto investments

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Coinbase receives Wells notice from SEC

Coinbase receives Wells notice from SEC

Mike Dalton · 3 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 · 2 days ago · 1 min read

Binance’s Bitcoin liquidity for TUSD surges 250%

Binance’s Bitcoin liquidity for TUSD surges 250%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 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 · 3 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 · 4 days ago · 1 min read