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Bitcoin Surge Propels DeFi TVL Past $100 Billion Milestone
10.3.2024
The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has surpassed a significant milestone, with the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols exceeding $100 billion.
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Billionaire Hedge Funder Bill Ackman Mulls Bitcoin
9.3.2024
The activist investor has previously mostly steered clear of any involvement in crypto
Study: Criminals Target Defi Platforms, Steal More Than $67 Million in February Alone
9.3.2024
In February alone, criminals stole digital funds worth over $67 million from decentralized finance (defi) platforms. The latest Immunefi data shows that hacking attacks accounted for more than $65 million, or 97% of the month’s losses. The Ethereum blockchain suffered the most individual...
Nigerian Central Bank, Real-World Asset Firm Partner to Revive Struggling CBDC
9.3.2024
Gluwa, a platform for real-world assets, announced on March 7 its partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The partnership arrangement aims to improve the functionality of the Nigerian central bank’s digital currency and promote financial innovation through blockchain technology. Improving...
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon Signs Legislation Recognizing DAOs
9.3.2024
The Wyoming governor, Mark Gordon, recently signed into law a bill that establishes a legal framework for regulating decentralized autonomous organizations under existing financial laws. The enactment of this law is also viewed as an effort to attract blockchain firms to Wyoming. New Law Reinforces...
Solana Client Developer Jito Announces End of 'Mempool' Function
9.3.2024
The mempool was a key part of its technology stack that nonetheless allowed for "sandwich" attacks
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Coinbase to Neutral as Bitcoin Prices Rally
8.3.2024
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs upgrades Coinbase stock (COIN) from "sell" to "neutral" as Bitcoin surges. Analysts link the upgrade to the current cryptocurrency market rally and note similar jumps in Bitcoin-linked stocks like MicroStrategy.
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Virtual Smartphone App Aphone on Solana Revives Old Devices in Emerging Markets
8.3.2024
A novel Aphone app running on Solana's blockchain brings Web3 applications and powerful tools to resource-limited devices. This virtual smartphone solution uses decentralized cloud infrastructure and focuses on users in developing economies where older smartphones are prevalent.
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Tether to Collaborate With Uzbekistan on Developing Crypto Infrastructure Projects
8.3.2024
Tether, one of the largest stablecoin companies, announced a collaboration with the government of Uzbekistan to develop cryptocurrency and communication projects. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the parties encompasses issuing a comprehensive crypto legal framework, developing...
BlackRock Plans to Acquire Spot Bitcoin ETPs for Its Global Allocation Fund
8.3.2024
DCG's Barry Silbert Pitched Genesis-Gemini Merger in a Drastic Bid to Save the Lender in 2022
8.3.2024
Do Kwon Extradition To South Korea Challenged Again By U.S. Prosecutors
8.3.2024
Terra founder Do Kwon has been caught in a legal battle between the United States and South Korea over which nation gets to extradite the crypto mogul to their turf.
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Blackrock Explores Bitcoin ETP Investments for Global Allocation Fund
8.3.2024
In a significant development, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has amended its prospectus for the Blackrock Global Allocation Fund to potentially include investments in bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). This move, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis Leads Push for Stablecoin Regulation: A Look at the Bill and Its Impact
8.3.2024
U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are getting ready to unveil a landmark stablecoin regulation bill. The bill has received support from stakeholders including the Treasury and the New York Department of Financial Services.
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Piers Ridyard, CEO of Radix DLT, on The Future of Web3, Wallets, Account Abstraction, and Creating the Game Engine for DeFi | Ep. 315
8.3.2024
Piers Ridyard, CEO of the decentralized network Radix DLT, talks about the “wild ride” through the worlds of smart contracts and Y Combinator, finding Ethereum, mining on its genesis block, selling ETH, getting into Radix, the project’s fundamental principles, and how it goes above and beyond...
Philippine Central Banker Unveils Project Agila: A Leap into wCBDC Pilot
8.3.2024
The central bank of the Philippines (BSP) aims to complete a CBDC pilot by the end of the year, according to a local press report. Central bank Deputy Governor for Payments and Currency Management Mamerto Tangonan told a press briefing Wednesday: “For CBDC… our timeline for that is to complete...
U.S. Added 275K Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rose to 3.9%
8.3.2024
So far in 2024, bitcoin's concerns about the path of the economy or interest rates have taken a back seat to the overwhelming demand from the spot ETFs
Bankrupt Cryptopia Exchange to Return Crypto to Some Creditors
8.3.2024
The New Zealand exchange went offline in 2019 following a cyber attack that saw millions of dollars worth of tokens stolen
Australian Crypto Love: Value of Digital Assets Held in Super Funds Surges Past $650 Million
8.3.2024
In just three years, Australian self-managed super funds saw the value of their respective crypto asset holdings rise from just over $159 million to over $650 million. According to an executive with a local crypto exchange, many Australians are seeking to “allocate at least a percentage...
Band Protocol pioneers Oracle-Stellar Smart Contract integration
8.3.2024
Band Protocol announced that it is now further building on its integration with the Staller Ecosystem. The commitment is to pioneer Oracle services to facilitate the development of dApps, decentralized applications. The mission simultaneously covers the purpose of advancing interoperability...