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LocalBitcoins closes down the P2P crypto exchange service
9.2.2023
LocalBitcoins’ customers have 12 months to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from the LocalBitcoins wallet but are advised to do so immediately
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Arrested in Russia, Report
9.2.2023
Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may face extradition to France. Another Co-Founder...
Crypto lender SALT makes comeback with $64.4 million funding
9.2.2023
The crypto lender froze withdrawals in mid November. It will resume operations in Q1 2023 buoyed by a Series A recapitalization
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Says Most Crypto Tokens Are Worthless — ‘They’ll Eventually Just Go to Zero’
9.2.2023
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says that most crypto tokens are worthless and they will eventually drop to zero in value. He added that he now owns seven cryptocurrencies and he is getting the same volatility he did when he owned 32 crypto tokens prior to the collapse...
As Bitcoin nears $25K, questions about rally’s sustainability remain
9.2.2023
Analysts seem to be divided as to whether a bull run is now in session despite many key indicators suggesting the same
Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone Says Cryptocurrencies May Be Facing Their First Real Recession
9.2.2023
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone has warned that “cryptos may be facing their first real recession.” The Federal Reserve tightening despite the risk of a recession “could be a primary headwind for most risk assets, notably cryptos,”...
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Offer Assistance to Earthquake-Hit Turkey
8.2.2023
Major crypto exchanges have offered to help the people of Turkey to overcome the consequences of this week’s devastating earthquake. While the crypto industry pledged support, the country’s financial authorities allowed the raising of relief funds through cryptocurrency donations...
Uniswap's BNB deployment should use multiple bridges, claims LIFI CEO
8.2.2023
The LIFI executive proposed that a team of four researchers be appointed to study the idea of a multi-bridge approach
Cloud mining firm BitFuFu postpones merger with SPAC until May
8.2.2023
Bitfufu's plans to go public have been delayed for the second time. The company is the cloud mining arm of Chinese mining giant Bitmain
Coin Cloud crypto ATM operator files for bankruptcy, owes over $100M to Genesis
8.2.2023
The company was in “hyper-growth” in January 2022, now it has over 5,000 creditors and debts over $100 million; bankrupt Genesis is its largest creditor
UK blockchain carbon offset platform raises $45M in seed funding
8.2.2023
Carbonplace says it will use the funds to scale its services and become the "SWIFT of carbon markets."
CoinGecko and 21Shares propose global crypto classification standard
8.2.2023
The new crypto classification effort aims to help investors and regulators spot potential crypto failures like those seen in 2022
The war among blockchains should stop to speed up adoption
8.2.2023
Sometimes we are so engrossed in internecine warfare among the chains and tokens that we fail to realize the regular folks who have no idea what we are talking about
Here’s Why Artificial Intelligence Focused Cryptocurrencies Are Vastly Outperforming Bitcoin
8.2.2023
Tokens of blockchain protocols claiming to utilize AI technology have been on a tear in the past months. Some are sold on the hype, while some remain wary
North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
Former Coinbase product manager pleads guilty in insider trading case
7.2.2023
United States prosecutors have labeled this as the first insider trading case in cryptocurrency
Lawmakers write to US officials about crypto energy usage information gathering
7.2.2023
Elizabeth Warren and seven other Democrats want to know how much the Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department know about crypto mining energy draws
ConsenSys CEO: 'We've retained virtually all of our capabilities' after job cuts
7.2.2023
The executive stated that the layoffs were due to concerns about “macroeconomic and geopolitical” issues that may affect the venture capital markets
US financial regulators warn against crypto exposure in retirement accounts
7.2.2023
The financial watchdogs targeted self-directed individual retirement accounts with potential exposure to crypto in a warning to investors
Binance to support users in Turkey’s earthquake region with $100 airdrops in BNB tokens
7.2.2023
According to Binance CEO ‘CZ’, Binance is working on more efforts to help