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Dogecoin gaining popularity for illegal activities, Elliptic report says

Elliptic revealed that there have been several instances where the popular meme coin have been used by bad actors for their gain.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Solana launches Android smartphone ‘purpose-built for crypto’

Solana has announced the launch of their Android smartphone named Saga and the Solana Mobile Stack software for Android.

Anthony Clarke · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Quantum Economics partners with LitBit for project incubation

The two companies aim to combine their resources to identify new crypto projects with significant potential and help them achieve their goals.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Max Keiser suggests corruption could be at play over SEC’s denial of spot Bitcoin ETF

Max Keiser suggests the SEC's stance on spot BTC ETFs boils down to a conflict of interest within the organization.

Samuel Wan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Coinbase to launch Advanced Trade as a replacement for Coinbase Pro

Coinbase is actively integrating features into Advanced Trade as it prepares to phase out Coinbase Pro later this year.

Jinia Shawdagor · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Binance CEO says bailouts for bad projects ‘don’t make sense’

CZ wrote that bad projects should not be saved regardless of the number of their users.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

US Senators call on OSTP to restrict PoW mining to zero-carbon energy sources

Five U.S. Senators are proposing to create a national registry for PoW mining companies and mandating them to provide regular disclosures about their energy sources and carbon emissions.

Jinia Shawdagor · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Jim Cramer says bull market may return soon but full recovery for Bitcoin years off

A bull market within the current one may emerge if a number of conditions happen, but Bitcoin is not likely to reach its old highest for years to come.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

MATIC pumps 23% on launch of Polygon ID solution

Polygon ID, a Web3 solution to identity verification, and a collaboration with Bentley Motors, help drive the MATIC price to an 11-day high.

Samuel Wan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Analysis of previous Bitcoin bottoms suggests more pain to come

The data puts a bottom price of $13,800 on Bitcoin, but the extraordinary times we are living could result in a more severe drawdown.

Samuel Wan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Meta will grow to billions of people spending hundreds, Zuckerberg says

Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is aiming at becoming a large social platform with a solid economy, including billions of people who spend hundreds of dollars.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Experts say the crypto downturn shouldn’t affect the U.S economy

The massive crypto sell-off has sparked fears of a recession in the broader economy. Experts say the losses are too insignificant, and its influence is too little to cause this.

Abdulrasaq Ariwoola · 1 week ago · 3 min read

Ethereum to shutdown 3 testnets after Merge

Ethereum foundation has revealed that Kiln, Rinkeby, and Ropsten testnets would be deprecated after Ethereum’s transition into a proof-of-stake network.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Chainalysis unveils a 24/7 hotline for victims of cryptocurrency crimes

Chainalysis response service will match crypto crime victims with a team of investigative experts to trace the funds and attempt their recovery.

Abdulrasaq Ariwoola · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin miners are forced to sell to cover operating costs

In May, a BTC sell-off trend for its miners began as its price fell to an 18-month low. More miners are forced to sell as the Bitcoin prices continue their downtrend and the electricity fees increase.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried now single largest shareholder of Voyager Digital

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has now acquired 11% of Voyager Digital to become the single largest shareholder

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 week ago · 2 min read

India will consider 28% additional tax on crypto sales next week

India's federal and state finance ministers will come together at a panel on 28-29 June to discuss whether to implement a new tax on crypto transactions.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin could be a panacea for income inequality, says Forbes

Bitcoin emerges as a way to rescue the world's economy as the inflation continue to increase and the income gap widens.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Voyager Digital reduces withdrawal limits to $10,000 amid 3AC exposure risk

Voyager Digital has reduces withdrawal limits for users just hours after it was revealed they received a $200M from Alameda Ventures.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 week ago · 1 min read

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Inside THORchain: The cross-chain RUNE DEX offering native coins like BTC and ETH

CryptoSlate spoke to Tyler Bond from Nine Realms to discuss what makes THORchain so different and why cross-chain interoperability is so important.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 week ago · 7 min read

Crypto lender Maple Finance joins list of platforms facing liquidity issues

The DeFi protocol for institutional borrowers and lenders published an update saying “lenders must wait for borrower repayments.”

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Bybit, KuCoin each fined more than C$2 million in Canada for securities compliance failures

Ontario's market regulator has fined Bybit and KuCoin for operating unregistered trading platforms in the state.

Andjela Radmilac · 1 week ago · 1 min read

eBay acquires KnownOrigin marketplace, expanding NFT business

KnownOrigin said it believes the acquisition would "help bring even more creators and collectors into the space."

Abdulrasaq Ariwoola · 1 week ago · 2 min read

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Sami ‘JDC’ Ben: How the fight to keep news profitable led to Node Guardians

Journal du Coin's Sami Ben talked to CryptonitesTV about how the quest to keep his media outlet profitable without losing integrity led him to create Node Guardians, an ambitious project that brings together staking and education.

Andjela Radmilac · 1 week ago

Bitcoin mining company Compass Mining loses facility for not paying electricity bill

Hacktivist group Anonymous sets sights on Do Kwon after LUNA meltdown

Confusion reigns as Vitalik Buterin praises EOS while slamming Ethereum

Rumors circulate that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky attempted to flee the U.S.

What does the Gray Glacier upgrade mean for the Ethereum Merge?

Cardano commences long-awaited Vasil hard fork

First Spot Bitcoin ETF approved to launch in Europe in July

Bitcoin sees record outflows as Ethereum bucks trend

Tether responds to the increase in hedge funds shorting USDT

XT.com Lists Land of Fantasy (LOF) With USDT Trading Pair

Blockchain Network Backed by Japanese Content Giant Launches to Build a Sustainable Metaverse Ecosystem

EXIT partners with NFT-TiX to release first NFT festival tickets in the world

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Dogecoin gaining popularity for illegal activities, Elliptic report says

Solana launches Android smartphone ‘purpose-built for crypto’

Quantum Economics partners with LitBit for project incubation

Max Keiser suggests corruption could be at play over SEC’s denial of spot Bitcoin ETF

Coinbase to launch Advanced Trade as a replacement for Coinbase Pro

Binance CEO says bailouts for bad projects ‘don’t make sense’

US Senators call on OSTP to restrict PoW mining to zero-carbon energy sources

Jim Cramer says bull market may return soon but full recovery for Bitcoin years off

MATIC pumps 23% on launch of Polygon ID solution

Analysis of previous Bitcoin bottoms suggests more pain to come

Meta will grow to billions of people spending hundreds, Zuckerberg says

Experts say the crypto downturn shouldn’t affect the U.S economy

Ethereum to shutdown 3 testnets after Merge

Chainalysis unveils a 24/7 hotline for victims of cryptocurrency crimes

Bitcoin miners are forced to sell to cover operating costs

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried now single largest shareholder of Voyager Digital

India will consider 28% additional tax on crypto sales next week

Bitcoin could be a panacea for income inequality, says Forbes

Voyager Digital reduces withdrawal limits to $10,000 amid 3AC exposure risk

Inside THORchain: The cross-chain RUNE DEX offering native coins like BTC and ETH

Crypto lender Maple Finance joins list of platforms facing liquidity issues

Bybit, KuCoin each fined more than C$2 million in Canada for securities compliance failures

eBay acquires KnownOrigin marketplace, expanding NFT business

Sami ‘JDC’ Ben: How the fight to keep news profitable led to Node Guardians

Bitcoin mining company Compass Mining loses facility for not paying electricity bill

Hacktivist group Anonymous sets sights on Do Kwon after LUNA meltdown

Confusion reigns as Vitalik Buterin praises EOS while slamming Ethereum

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