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Worldcoin Confirms Kenya ID Verification Pause
5.8.2023
The CEO of Worldcoin’s founding entity confirmed on Aug. 2 that his organization has paused “World ID verifications in Kenya” and will attempt to address concerns raised by authorities. Kenya’s ICT Minister Eliud Owalo has said Worldcoin’s verification services were...
US lawmakers urge White House to address North Korea's use of digital assets: Report
4.8.2023
Senator Elizabeth Warren was part of a group of lawmakers who pushed for provisions against crypto mixers and privacy coins in the National Defense Authorization Act in July
Curve Founder Deploys New Liquidity Pool to Address FRAX Debt Situation
1.8.2023
Egorov has created a new liquidity pool on Curve for FraxLend's CRV/FRAX market, called crvUSD/fFRAX. Analysts said it is an attempt to incentivise liquidity to FraxLend's pool from where Erogov has taken loan of 15.8 million FRAX
Rare 2010 Bitcoin Block Reward Stirs After 13 Years of Dormancy
25.7.2023
On July 24, 2023, a block reward from 2010 was transferred for the first time in 13 years, marking this month’s first expenditure of dormant bitcoin from that year. So far this year, a total of nine such block rewards from the 2010 era have been spent, resulting in the transfer of...
Sleeping Bitcoin wallet stirs after 11 years, moving over $30M
24.7.2023
The anonymous Bitcoin whale is up over 600,000% from their 2011 purchase of BTC at $4.92
Dormant $30 Million Bitcoin Cache Roused After 11 Years: 8 Sleeping Wallets From 2012 Stirred to Life in July
23.7.2023
Under the cover of darkness early Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, precisely at 12:51 a.m. UTC, a former dormant bitcoin address, home to 1,037.42 BTC—valued at $30 million—stirred to life for the first time since 2012. Long-dormant Bitcoin Address Springs to Life, Moving $30 Million...
SEC Asks for Increased Funding to Tackle Crypto Market Risks and Wrongdoing
22.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has asked Congress for more funding for his agency to address “risks in the crypto markets.” In a Senate hearing, he stressed: “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance...
Nearly 80,000 Dormant Ether ICO Tokens Awaken in 2023, Including 61,216 ETH Transfer to Kraken
19.7.2023
Based on onchain metrics, a dormant wallet containing 61,216 ether acquired during the initial coin offering (ICO) has recently transferred the cryptocurrency after lying idle for a span of eight years. The funds have reportedly been sent to the crypto exchange, Kraken. This occurrence marks...
SEC Chair Advocates Increased AI Use for Market Surveillance and Enforcement
19.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler says the SEC could benefit from making greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in several areas, including enforcement and market surveillance. However, he also raised a number of concerns associated with AI, emphasizing that...
Coinbase Adds Ability to Direct Message Any Ethereum Address
12.7.2023
The new messaging feature will let any two Ethereum addresses talk to each other
Multichain Woes: Users Informed of an ‘Abnormal’ Transfer of Assets to Unknown Address
7.7.2023
Users of the cross-chain protocol Multichain were on July 6 informed of an abnormal transfer of lockup assets on the Multichain MPC address to an unknown address. While the Multichain team has urged users to stop using the cross-chain protocol, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) told his followers...
IMF Economists Say Countries Should Address Crypto Demand Drivers Instead of Banning
23.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economists have cautioned that banning cryptocurrency “may not be effective in the long run.” Instead of outlawing crypto, they suggest countries should address “the drivers of crypto demand, including citizens’ unmet digital payment needs.”...
US lawmakers propose bills to hold bank execs accountable for failures and address risks
21.6.2023
Maxine Waters did not specifically mention crypto in the proposed legislation, drafted in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank
Binance UK office one of 2,403 companies sharing ‘utility closet’ in Suffolk
20.6.2023
Binance has drawn attention for using a small building as its registered office in the UK, but tech firms have used a similar trick for years
Bangladesh Eyes BRICS Invite as Rumors Swirl of Formal Request
20.6.2023
In mid-May, several reports indicated that Bangladesh and India were engaging in currency trading using their respective currencies in order to address U.S. dollar liquidity challenges. Recent sources now reveal that Bangladesh is welcoming a formal invitation to join the BRICS bloc. Speaking...
Ethereum Core Devs Weigh Pros and Cons of Raising Validator Threshold From 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH
19.6.2023
Ethereum’s core developers are engaged in discussions about raising the validator threshold from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. This proposal, put forward by Michael Neuder, a researcher from the Ethereum Foundation, aims to address concerns related to decentralization, inflation, and the size of...
Etherscan Unveils Code Reader: An AI-Powered Tool That Aims to Bolster Smart Contract Analysis
19.6.2023
After the Ethereum block explorer Etherscan introduced an advanced filter for blockchain exploration, the team announced a new tool called Code Reader, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Essentially, the service leverages AI to enable users to retrieve and interpret the source code of...
50 Dormant Bitcoins Worth $1.25 Million Wake Up After 12-Year Slumber
15.6.2023
A dormant Bitcoin address holding 50 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.25 million, suddenly sprang to life on June 15 after being inactive since June 21, 2010. This month has seen only one 2010 block reward transfer, with the previous two taking place on May 22, 2023. $1.25 Million in Bitcoin...
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum ‘fails’ without these 3 important ‘transitions’
12.6.2023
All three “transitions” are necessary to secure Ethereum’s future, according to Buterin
Binance CEO CZ responds as data points to billions in exchange outflows
12.6.2023
Data analytics platforms have reported billions of dollars in outflows from Binance over the last week, but this can be misinterpreted, argues Changpeng Zhao