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Analysis

Citigroup believes CBDCs will lead the way to mass adoption

Citigroup believes CBDCs will lead the way to mass adoption

Assad Jafri · 4 hours ago · 2 min read

DeFi had a successful Q1 with an increase in TVL, new focus on Arbitrum

DeFi had a successful Q1 with an increase in TVL, new focus on Arbitrum

Andjela Radmilac · 6 hours ago · 2 min read

Fetch.ai seizes $40M investment despite decline in AI sector token performance

Fetch.ai seizes $40M investment despite decline in AI sector token performance

Dorian Batycka · 13 hours ago · 2 min read

SafeMoon working to ‘rectify’ situation after $9M exploit, says CEO

SafeMoon working to ‘rectify’ situation after $9M exploit, says CEO

Dorian Batycka · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Bankruptcy

OKX eyes Australia expansion as it returns bankrupt FTX’s $157M

OKX eyes Australia expansion as it returns bankrupt FTX’s $157M

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 13 hours ago · 2 min read

Paxful to refund users’ Earn balances affected by Celsius collapse

Paxful to refund users’ Earn balances affected by Celsius collapse

Mike Dalton · 24 hours ago · 1 min read

FDIC to sell Signature’s Signet network; remaining bank clients given cutoff date

FDIC to sell Signature’s Signet network; remaining bank clients given cutoff date

Mike Dalton · 1 day ago · 1 min read

BlockFi will refund $100K to California users

BlockFi will refund $100K to California users

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 2 min read

CBDCs

ECB president warns central banks could “losing control” without CBDCs

ECB president warns central banks could “losing control” without CBDCs

Zeynep Geylan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

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 · 1 week 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 · 1 week 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 · 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

Denmark Supreme Court rules that Bitcoin gains are taxable

Denmark Supreme Court rules that Bitcoin gains are taxable

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 7 hours ago · 1 min read

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Bitcoin $29,000 rally short-lived as top 10 assets plunge

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Bitcoin $29,000 rally short-lived as top 10 assets plunge

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 9 hours ago · 3 min read

Bitcoin reclaims $28k despite potential regulatory woes from Binance lawsuit

Bitcoin reclaims $28k despite potential regulatory woes from Binance lawsuit

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Potential crypto ban: Coin Center raises the alarm on the RESTRICT Act

Potential crypto ban: Coin Center raises the alarm on the RESTRICT Act

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Crime

SBF pleads not guilty to all 13 federal indictments

SBF pleads not guilty to all 13 federal indictments

Assad Jafri · 2 hours ago · 2 min read

Binance freezes $2M from alleged insider trader

Binance freezes $2M from alleged insider trader

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 10 hours ago · 2 min read

U.S. and South Korea vying for Do Kwon trial; extradition destination uncertain

U.S. and South Korea vying for Do Kwon trial; extradition destination uncertain

Mike Dalton · 20 hours ago · 2 min read

North Korean hacking group APT43 found to rely on cryptocurrency crime

North Korean hacking group APT43 found to rely on cryptocurrency crime

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 2 min read

DeFi

BNB smart chain (BSC) receives user proposal for lower transaction fees

BNB smart chain (BSC) receives user proposal for lower transaction fees

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

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

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Mike Dalton · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Ethereum

Liquid staking tokens rally by 15% as Ethereum Shapella upgrade draws near

Liquid staking tokens rally by 15% as Ethereum Shapella upgrade draws near

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Cardano’s Hoskinson lauds Polygon’s zkEVM launch despite previous criticism of Ethereum

Cardano’s Hoskinson lauds Polygon’s zkEVM launch despite previous criticism of Ethereum

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 2 min read

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 · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Exchanges

Matt Damon promoted Crypto.com to support his Water.org charity

Matt Damon promoted Crypto.com to support his Water.org charity

Samuel Wan · 8 hours ago · 2 min read

Binance temporarily suspends BSC deposits and withdrawals

Binance temporarily suspends BSC deposits and withdrawals

Samuel Wan · 11 hours ago · 1 min read

Binance says FT is ‘dramatically mischaracterizing events’

Binance says FT is ‘dramatically mischaracterizing events’

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 12 hours ago · 2 min read

Op-ed: Binance’s reputation at risk as CFTC allegations raise concerns

Op-ed: Binance’s reputation at risk as CFTC allegations raise concerns

Anndy Lian · 21 hours ago · 3 min read

Gaming

Rocket League world champions TeamBDS partners with Xborg for web3 fan activations

Rocket League world champions TeamBDS partners with Xborg for web3 fan activations

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

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 · 1 week 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

Layer2

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 · 7 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 · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks 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

NFTs

NEAR launches $11M grassroots community trust registered in Guernsey

NEAR launches $11M grassroots community trust registered in Guernsey

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

NFT Inspect makes comeback after January shutdown with acquisition by JVH Technology

NFT Inspect makes comeback after January shutdown with acquisition by JVH Technology

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 1 min read

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

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

Dorian Batycka · 3 days ago · 1 min read

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

Sony Interactive Entertainment files for NFT patent

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 · 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 · 1 month 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

Cold wallet Ledger raises $108M as cold wallets gain popularity

Cold wallet Ledger raises $108M as cold wallets gain popularity

Zeynep Geylan · 54 seconds ago · 2 min read

US crypto crackdown is ‘upside-down’ by ignoring AI threat: Mike Novogratz

US crypto crackdown is ‘upside-down’ by ignoring AI threat: Mike Novogratz

Samuel Wan · 11 hours ago · 2 min read

Elizabeth Warren says she’s building an anti-crypto army in new campaign

Elizabeth Warren says she’s building an anti-crypto army in new campaign

Andjela Radmilac · 12 hours ago · 1 min read

SEC’s Gary Gensler seeks for more staff, resources to regulate crypto

SEC’s Gary Gensler seeks for more staff, resources to regulate crypto

Mike Dalton · 23 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 · 1 week 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

Zero-knowledge proofs now live on Bitcoin

Zero-knowledge proofs now live on Bitcoin

Dorian Batycka · 2 days ago · 2 min read

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

Regulation

Texas bill seeks to eliminate incentives for Bitcoin miners

Texas bill seeks to eliminate incentives for Bitcoin miners

Assad Jafri · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Binance’s CZ refutes report claiming company has been hiding China ties

Binance’s CZ refutes report claiming company has been hiding China ties

Assad Jafri and Andjela Radmilac · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Binance daily withdrawals double as users report problems off-ramping

Binance daily withdrawals double as users report problems off-ramping

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

SEC charges force crypto exchange Beaxy to close operations

SEC charges force crypto exchange Beaxy to close operations

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Stablecoins

Voyager redeems $150M of USDC to fiat through Circle

Voyager redeems $150M of USDC to fiat through Circle

Dorian Batycka · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Europe is getting its first ETP based on a Morgan Stanley index

Europe is getting its first ETP based on a Morgan Stanley index

Andjela Radmilac · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Circle’s USDC to launch on Cosmos

Circle’s USDC to launch on Cosmos

Andjela Radmilac · 2 days ago · 1 min read

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

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

Zeynep Geylan · 3 days ago · 2 min read