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NFT wash trading recorded fourth consecutive raise in February

NFT wash trading recorded fourth consecutive raise in February

Zeynep Geylan · 4 hours ago · 2 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 hours ago · 1 min read

Top 5 blockchain projects outperforming Bitcoin’s recent 30% gains

Top 5 blockchain projects outperforming Bitcoin’s recent 30% gains

Dorian Batycka · 2 days ago · 3 min read

USDC in circulation fell over 10% since de-peg event

USDC in circulation fell over 10% since de-peg event

Dorian Batycka · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Bankruptcy

UBS completes Credit Suisse deal for $3.2B following offer from Justin Sun

UBS completes Credit Suisse deal for $3.2B following offer from Justin Sun

Mike Dalton · 21 hours ago · 2 min read

Silicon Valley Bank parent firm files for bankruptcy protection

Silicon Valley Bank parent firm files for bankruptcy protection

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Bankruptcy judge rejects U.S. government’s request to delay Voyager-Binance.US deal

Bankruptcy judge rejects U.S. government’s request to delay Voyager-Binance.US deal

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Reuters report that any bank bidding for Signature “must give up all crypto business”

Reuters report that any bank bidding for Signature “must give up all crypto business”

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 2 min read

CBDCs

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 · 2 days 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 · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Speculation mounts that U.S. banking crisis was a ploy to push CBDCs

Speculation mounts that U.S. banking crisis was a ploy to push CBDCs

Samuel Wan · 6 days ago · 2 min read

Op-ed: The pound’s decline paves the way for Bitcoin adoption in the UK

Op-ed: The pound’s decline paves the way for Bitcoin adoption in the UK

Samuel Wan and James Van Straten · 1 week ago · 5 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

Bitcoin spikes to 9-month high as central banks increase liquidity to mitigate banking crisis

Bitcoin spikes to 9-month high as central banks increase liquidity to mitigate banking crisis

Assad Jafri · 2 hours ago · 2 min read

Former Coinbase CTO’s $1M Bitcoin bet has zero chance of happening: Raoul Pal

Former Coinbase CTO’s $1M Bitcoin bet has zero chance of happening: Raoul Pal

Samuel Wan · 3 hours ago · 2 min read

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin dominance spikes to 40-week high

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin dominance spikes to 40-week high

Samuel Wan · 5 hours ago · 3 min read

Bitcoin surges 10% hitting 9-month high

Bitcoin surges 10% hitting 9-month high

Dorian Batycka · 3 days ago · 1 min read

Crime

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

AI dApp Harvester Keeper gets hacked for almost $1M

Dorian Batycka · 3 hours ago · 1 min read

Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter

Euler Finance hacker sent 100ETH to Ronin Bridge exploiter

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days 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 · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY

Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY

Assad Jafri · 4 days ago · 2 min read

DeFi

Sushi DAO declines CB Recruitment’s remuneration proposal – despite helping recruit head chef

Sushi DAO declines CB Recruitment’s remuneration proposal – despite helping recruit head chef

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 hours ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 7 hours ago · 2 min read

DefiLlama website splits as one founder pushes for crypto token launch

DefiLlama website splits as one founder pushes for crypto token launch

Mike Dalton · 18 hours 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 · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Ethereum

Microsoft Edge is testing a built-in crypto wallet

Microsoft Edge is testing a built-in crypto wallet

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 2 min read

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin taps $26,900 – posting a 39-week high

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bitcoin taps $26,900 – posting a 39-week high

Samuel Wan · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Coinbase’s Grewal hails Ripple’s defense efforts: XRP relisting possible

Coinbase’s Grewal hails Ripple’s defense efforts: XRP relisting possible

Samuel Wan · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Ethereum co-founder praises Gary Gensler as ‘shining knight of decentralization’

Ethereum co-founder praises Gary Gensler as ‘shining knight of decentralization’

Samuel Wan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Exchanges

Gemini founder Tyler Winklevoss describes US banking system as unequal

Gemini founder Tyler Winklevoss describes US banking system as unequal

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days ago · 1 min read

Coinbase eyeing offshore exchange to escape US regulatory pressure

Coinbase eyeing offshore exchange to escape US regulatory pressure

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Binance removes BUSD from SAFU fund — adds TUSD, USDT

Binance removes BUSD from SAFU fund — adds TUSD, USDT

Assad Jafri · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Crypto exchanges registered in offshore locations are 70% of top 30

Crypto exchanges registered in offshore locations are 70% of top 30

Zeynep Geylan · 4 days ago · 1 min read

Gaming

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 · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Virtual worlds trading volume grew 230% in February

Virtual worlds trading volume grew 230% in February

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Gaming accounts for 45% of web3 industry active wallets despite decrease in activity

Gaming accounts for 45% of web3 industry active wallets despite decrease in activity

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Web3 eSports on the rise in southern Asia

Web3 eSports on the rise in southern Asia

News Desk · 2 weeks ago · 4 min read

Layer2

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days 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 · 4 days 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

Does an interchain future mean dApps developers have the responsibility to unify?

Does an interchain future mean dApps developers have the responsibility to unify?

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

NFTs

New data reveals unusual NFT flipping trend

New data reveals unusual NFT flipping trend

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 2 min read

China’s NFT-related complaints surge 30,000% in 2022

China’s NFT-related complaints surge 30,000% in 2022

Zeynep Geylan · 6 days ago · 1 min read

Facebook parent Meta to abandon NFT pursuits

Facebook parent Meta to abandon NFT pursuits

Mike Dalton · 7 days ago · 2 min read

“NFT” sweeps across US as the most used crypto slang

“NFT” sweeps across US as the most used crypto slang

Zeynep Geylan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Partnerships

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Zeynep Geylan · 2 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 · 3 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 · 4 weeks 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

Belgium to introduce new crypto ad regulation

Belgium to introduce new crypto ad regulation

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 hour ago · 1 min read

Over 20 crypto firms plan to establish presence in the city: Hong Kong authorities

Over 20 crypto firms plan to establish presence in the city: Hong Kong authorities

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 hours ago · 1 min read

Flagstar Bank acquires Signature Bank – without $4B of ‘digital banking’ deposits

Flagstar Bank acquires Signature Bank – without $4B of ‘digital banking’ deposits

Dorian Batycka · 7 hours ago · 1 min read

MacroSlate Weekly: Bitcoin shines through banking failures, bailouts

MacroSlate Weekly: Bitcoin shines through banking failures, bailouts

James Van Straten · 2 days ago · 3 min read

Politics

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Dorian Batycka · 3 days 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 · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Crypto Twitter labels Senator Warren ‘tone deaf’ on crypto audits amid SVB meltdown

Crypto Twitter labels Senator Warren ‘tone deaf’ on crypto audits amid SVB meltdown

Assad Jafri · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Biden to propose changing crypto tax rules: WSJ

Biden to propose changing crypto tax rules: WSJ

Mike Dalton · 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 · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Regulation

US lawmaker says President Biden administration is weaponizing market chaos to kill crypto

US lawmaker says President Biden administration is weaponizing market chaos to kill crypto

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Federal Reserve says FedNow will go live in July

Federal Reserve says FedNow will go live in July

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

SEC charges Trump-connected Chinese businessman Guo Wengui over ‘H-Coin’

SEC charges Trump-connected Chinese businessman Guo Wengui over ‘H-Coin’

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Congressman Emmer attacks FDIC for ‘weaponizing’ bank closures to attack crypto

Congressman Emmer attacks FDIC for ‘weaponizing’ bank closures to attack crypto

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 5 days ago · 3 min read

Stablecoins

Maker passes first vote to increase U.S. Treasury bond holdings to $1.25B

Maker passes first vote to increase U.S. Treasury bond holdings to $1.25B

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Scam warning: Circle phishing campaign promises fake USDC DeFi swap

Scam warning: Circle phishing campaign promises fake USDC DeFi swap

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Circle says substantially all USDC minting, redemption backlogs are resolved after wild week

Circle says substantially all USDC minting, redemption backlogs are resolved after wild week

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Tether’s circulating supply reaches 10-month high of $74B

Tether’s circulating supply reaches 10-month high of $74B

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days ago · 2 min read