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Hong Kong-Based Fund Set to Raise $100 Million for Web3 Startups Amid City's Crypto Revamp
30.3.2023
A new Hong Kong-based fund is set to raise $100 million to invest in crypto companies as the city is accelerating toward its goal of becoming a global crypto hub with a more friendly regulatory stance.
The ProDigital Future Fund has already secured $30 million in commitments from major Asian...
Ethereum devs set date for Shapella fork and mainnet announcement
30.3.2023
Ethereum Foundation’s support team has published an official blog post to announce a major update for Shapella. The 157th AllCoreDevs Execution Layer meeting was held recently, and it has been decided that the mainnet update will go live on April 12, 2023, at 22:27:35 UTC. That is when the epoch...
Billionaire Mike Novogratz's Crypto Firm Announces $1 Billion Loss – Here's What Happened
29.3.2023
Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital lost a whopping $1 billion on its investment last year due to “depressed market conditions.”
The $1 billion loss was primarily a result of unrealized losses on certain investments in Galaxy Digital’s primary investments portfolio, the company...
Shocking Revelation: Binance Concealed Links to China for Years, Company Documents Reveal
29.3.2023
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is once again in the limelight amidst allegations of concealing its ties to China.
A recent Financial Times report revealed that Binance had deep and extensive connections to the country even years after officially leaving in the wake of...
European Parliament Passes Historic Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Crypto Industry – More Regulation Incoming?
29.3.2023
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved new rules that aims to prevent crypto from being used for money laundering purposes.
The most important part of the new legislation for crypto users is new a €1,000 ($1,080) cap on anonymous crypto transactions, meaning transactions that are made between...
Parisians Can Pay Crypto to Charge Phones at Burger King – Is Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
29.3.2023
Crypto adoption is increasing in France – with all Paris branches of Burger King set to install crypto-powered machines that charge the batteries of customers’ phones and mobile devices.
In a press release from the crypto pay firm Alchemy Pay, the latter announced that it had partnered with...
Coinbase Urges Creation of Stablecoins That Preserve Purchasing Power Amid Dispute with SEC
28.3.2023
The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is calling on developers to create a new and inflation-proof stablecoin for its own blockchain.
The call for the new type of stablecoin came in a blog post on Thursday where the exchange said it is “particularly interested in ‘flatcoins’ – stablecoins that...
Disney Closes Metaverse Division, 50 Laid Off in Company-Wide Staff Reduction
28.3.2023
Disney has pulled the plug on its metaverse division, eliminating the entire team of 50 people tasked with exploring ways to tell interactive stories in new technological formats.
According to a Monday report by the Wall Street Journal, the layoff is part of a broader restructuring plan that will...
Sam Bankman-Fried Hit with Additional Indictment Amid Chinese Bribery Allegations
28.3.2023
In a dramatic development, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a new indictment for bribery, adding to the 12 charges he already faced.
The former FTX CEO was arrested last year on charges of fraud, conspiracy, and trying to evade U.S. campaign laws. He was released on bond, with the terms...
EU Lawmakers to Vote on New Crypto Regulations, Ban Anonymous Transfers Above €1,000
28.3.2023
Lawmakers in the European Union (EU) will vote on a new set of crypto regulations on Tuesday that could ban large crypto transfers from self-hosted wallets.
The new regulations are part of a renewed focus in the EU on crypto and its potential use for money laundering. EU lawmakers will, among...
KDDI joins the list of validators on Oasys Blockchain
28.3.2023
Oasys Blockchain is on the way to achieving its mission of promoting the adoption of blockchain technology. Known for establishing successful partnerships, the blockchain network recently added KDDI to the list of validators that SoftBank entered on February 16, 2023. Under this partnership,...
Breaking: Binance Sued By CFTC Over Offering Unregistered Crypto Derivate Trading Products in US
27.3.2023
Major US financial market regulatory agency the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao.
That’s according to a lawsuit filed by the CFTC on Monday accusing Binance and its founder of knowingly offering unregistered crypto derivative products...
Japan Set to Ask G7 & G20 to Bolster Crypto Regulation – And Not For the First Time
27.3.2023
Japan is set to make another attempt to convince G7 and G20 leaders to adopt streamlined crypto regulations.
Per Kyodo News, the Japanese government is set to take advantage of the fact that it will host a G7 summit in Hiroshima this May. Host nations are allowed to add items to the summit’s...
Nvidia CTO Claims Cryptocurrencies are Useless: AI Chatbots a Better Use of Processing Power
27.3.2023
It is not unusual for tech giants to have strong opinions on emerging technologies, and Nvidia CTo Michael Kagan is no exception.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Kagan dismissed cryptocurrencies as providing no real value to society, suggesting AI chatbots like ChatGPT are a better use...
SEC Warns Investors to Exercise Caution When Investing in Crypto Securities – Clampdown Incoming?
24.3.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors of an alleged danger posed by crypto assets, saying those offering such investments may not comply with US securities laws.
The warning, published on the SEC’s Investor.gov website on Thursday this week, said the risk of loss...
Russian Lawmakers ‘to Roll Out Crypto Legislation in April’ – But Not Everyone’s Happy About It
24.3.2023
Russian lawmakers say that long-awaited crypto legislation will be ready for debate in parliament next month – although critics have raised concerns.
Per Finam, Anatoly Aksakov, the Chairman of the State Duma’s committee on the financial markets, stated that the “regulation of cryptocurrencies”...
Avalanche announces the Cortina upgrade
24.3.2023
Avalanche wrote an official blog post to let the community know that the Cortina upgrade is getting closer to being put into place. The scheduled activation date is March 31, 2023, at the time of drafting this article. X-Chain is now ready to switch to Snowman++ consensus, which will make the chain...
Crypto Giant Binance Grapples with Bug, Suspends Spot Trading Temporarily
24.3.2023
In a surprising turn of events, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has temporarily suspended all online spot trading on its platform.
The suspension came after a bug was discovered in the exchange's matching engine, causing an unfortunate disruption...
Short Seller Hindenburg Research Targets Billionaire Jack Dorsey's Payments Group, Block – What's Going On?
24.3.2023
Shares of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s fintech firm Block fell 15% on Thursday after the company was targeted by professional short sellers.
The fall in Block’s share price came as short selling firm Hindenburg Research announced that they had taken a short position in Block, Inc., a company...
Binance Employees are Allegedly Helping Users Bypass China's Crypto Ban – Here's What You Need to Know
24.3.2023
CNBC's recent investigation has dropped a bombshell, Binance employees may be actively assisting Chinese users in eluding the country's rigid crypto regulations.
The probe scrutinized translated messages from Discord servers and Telegram groups tied to Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency...