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Fireblocks VP: Big names won’t go back after discovering crypto payments’ potential
20.4.2023
Ran Goldi, the vice president of payments at Fireblocks, believes that affordability and speed will keep big brands that have implemented crypto payments in the last two years
Voyager's $1B deal with Binance.US moves forward after deal with Feds
20.4.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender struck a deal with the U.S. government and its $1 billion sale of cryptocurrencies to Binance.US has moved forward
Crypto Industry Report: BTC Beats Nasdaq Index and Gold in Q1, Liquid Staking Governance Tokens up by 210%
20.4.2023
According to the latest Coingecko crypto industry report, during the first quarter of 2023, bitcoin became the best-performing asset after it saw its U.S. dollar value go up from just under $17,000 observed on Dec. 31, 2022, to just over $28,000 by March 31, 2023. The report attributes the crypto...
Stop the Presses: Criticism Against the New York Times Mounts as Newspaper Is Accused of Killing 59 Million Trees Annually
19.4.2023
After the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial about bitcoin mining, claiming the industry is harmful to the environment, an organization called Stop the Presses took issue with the Times’ paper usage. Stop the Presses launched a social media campaign against the NYT’s newspaper...
Bitcoin Hovers Near $29.3K After Binance Sell Order, UK Inflation Data
19.4.2023
BTC fell as low as $29,045 earlier Wednesday. ETH dropped below $2,000 for the first time in almost a week
Optimism’s OP Token Jumps Ahead of a16z Project Announcement
19.4.2023
It’s been a volatile 18 hours for the crypto
Institutions Flock to Ether After Shapella Upgrade
19.4.2023
Open interest in CME futures has risen to the highest level since March 2022, indicating an influx of institutional traders to the crypto market
Chip Giant Intel Abandons Bitcoin ASIC Production
19.4.2023
After announcing the production of bitcoin application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, appears to be abandoning its blockchain chip production. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the chip manufacturer explained that...
Resident Evil Games Accidentally Lose Ray-Tracing On PC After Update
19.4.2023
Last week Capcom pushed an update out to the Steam versions of the remakes for Resident Evil 2 & 3. It was supposed to be a generic little update, but whatever Capcom did under the hood ended up breaking a couple of the game’s nicer features.Read more
Optimism’s OP Token Rallies After Cryptic Tweet From A16Z Engineer
18.4.2023
The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16Z Crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.”
ETH staking passes withdrawals for the first time after Shapella upgrade
18.4.2023
Over 1 million ETH has been withdrawn since the Shapella hard fork on April 12. However, a significant chunk of addresses has gone back to re-staking their ETH
Lesser-Known Bitcoin Indicator Signals Onset of Major Bull Run
18.4.2023
You might not have heard of the reserve risk multiple, but right now, it's signaling a continued bitcoin price rally in months ahead
Russia Negotiating Free Trade Deal With India to Facilitate Imports in the Face of Sanctions
18.4.2023
Russia is in the process of negotiating a free trade deal with India in order to substitute part of the products and investments that were banned by sanctions enacted after the Ukrainian conflict erupted. Russia is now the largest oil supplier of India, with the country taking advantage of...
Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
18.4.2023
Members of the crypto community have called out the SEC Chairman for “shilling” Algorand
Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea
18.4.2023
Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show
Total Arbitrum accounts surpass 5M after airdrop hype: Report
17.4.2023
The milestone was accomplished less than one month after a much-anticipated airdrop
CME Group to expand Bitcoin and Ether option expiries after record daily volume
17.4.2023
The CME Group aims to offer market participants more accuracy and flexibility in managing the risk of short-term fluctuations in the prices of Bitcoin and Ether
Mythic Quest Star F. Murray Abraham Reportedly Left Show After Sexual Misconduct Complaints
17.4.2023
When Mythic Quest, the Apple TV+ series about a fictional video game company, announced star F. Murray Abraham was leaving the show back in April 2022, the details were scant. A spokesperson for producer Lionsgate simply said: “F. Murray Abraham will not be returning to season three of Mythic...
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
17.4.2023
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker,...
Tether market cap eyes record high after regaining 65% stablecoin dominance
17.4.2023
The market capitalization of Tether is nearly a billion dollar away from reaching a new lifetime peak while rival stablecoins struggle