Big breath as Beacon Chain stops finalizing... and then recovers
12.5.2023
The Ethereum mainnet briefly stopped finalizing transactions but recovered after 25 minutes
Goldman Sachs, Yellen Warn of US Default’s ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ — ‘There Is Real Risk to US Dollar’
12.5.2023
A Goldman Sachs executive who also serves as the chair of a Treasury advisory committee has warned that a U.S. default poses “real risk to the U.S. dollar.” She stressed: “Anything that moves us away from being viewed as the world’s reserve currency, of being the safest most liquid...
Pepe would be ashamed by PEPE investors
12.5.2023
Memes come and go, but greed, harassment and “community” are stalwarts of the crypto industry
Alameda’s $38B IRS bill, Do Kwon kicked in the assets, Milady frenzy: Asia Express
12.5.2023
IRS wants $38B in unpaid taxes from Alameda, Milady token surges 3,000%, restraining order for Arthur Hayes over 3AC “threatening” words
Binance.US Explores Ways to Decrease CZ's Dominant Share: The Information
12.5.2023
Since the summer of 2022, Zhao has been attempting to offload at least a portion of his shares, according to one individual that spoke with The Information
US House financial committee tells SEC they don’t like custody proposal
12.5.2023
The letter criticizes the proposed rule for its impact on the banking industry, particularly in ways that would be disadvantageous to the digital asset industry
Ethereum Mainnet Was Unable to Fully Finalize Transactions for 25 Minutes
11.5.2023
Developers resolved the finalization issues and are investigating what caused the outage
Federal Reserve's FedNow will integrate with Metal Blockchain
11.5.2023
The integration will allow users to instantly convert cash to stablecoin for use in DeFi protocols
BlockFi users to get back $297M from Wallet accounts: Report
11.5.2023
Return of funds does not apply to users of interest-bearing accounts, ruled U.S. bankruptcy judge Michael Kaplan
Donald Trump Urges Republicans to Let US Default on Debt if Democrats Don’t Agree to Spending Cuts
11.5.2023
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to let the U.S. default on its debt obligations if the Democrats do not agree on “massive” spending cuts. Trump, who is also running for president in 2024, stressed that letting the U.S. default is “better than what we’re doing right...
BlockGPT launches ‘chat to earn’ ecosystem for training AI
11.5.2023
A new Web3 initiative aims to build a ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence system on the blockchain
Safaricom M-Pesa receives Ethiopian mobile money license, ending state monopoly
11.5.2023
The Kenya-based company already has 3 million mobile phone users in Ethiopia and plans to make it the 10th country where the payment service will be available