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Coinbase to Wind Down Lending Program Over Coming Months
20.7.2023
Coinbase Borrow, a program that allowed customers to receive fiat loans of up to $1 million against as much as 30% of their bitcoin (BTC) holdings, will be shutting down over the coming months as the company focuses its resources on products that “customers care about most,” a spokesperson said
OpenAI launches ‘custom instructions’ for ChatGPT so you don’t have to repeat yourself in every prompt
20.7.2023
The new feature is now available in beta for Plus users outside the E.U. and U.K., with a full rollout expected in the coming weeks
Tokenization News Roundup: Real-World Assets Come to Blockchains
20.7.2023
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain
‘Historic’ BRICS Summit to Be Held Without Putin in Person
20.7.2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit in August, according to the office of his South African counterpart. Moscow will send Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov instead, the Kremlin confirmed, emphasizing that Putin will join the event via video link. Putin...
FTX sues over investments, donations made by charity arm to life sciences companies
20.7.2023
The money was intended to add to Bankman-Fried’s political influence and goodwill and did not benefit FTX or Alameda Research
RFK Jr. Pledges Support for Bitcoin-Backed Dollar and Tax Exemption for BTC
20.7.2023
US Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he is in favor of a tax exemption on Bitcoin (BTC), while also unveiling a plan to partly back the US dollar with “real, finite assets” like Bitcoin.
“Like Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico and Portugal, a Kennedy...
Former Binance US CEO joins Hashdex board
20.7.2023
Brian Brooks has worked as Coinbase's chief legal officer, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, CEO of Binance.US, and CEO of Bitfury
OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps
20.7.2023
The new feature allows collectors to trade NFTs directly with each other as well as add WETH to “sweeten the deal.”
New AI Utility Coin yPredict Breaks $3 Million Fundraising Milestone - Here's How it Works
20.7.2023
yPredict, a prominent web3 AI platform, has reached an impressive milestone in its crypto token presale. To date, it has successfully generated over $3 million in the seventh phase of its presale of the native $YPRED token.
The AI coin marks the latest advancement in the intersection...
Samsung’s 3nm GAA Chip Discovered in Microbt’s Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig
20.7.2023
According to reports, the 3-nanometer (nm) Gate-All-Around (GAA) semiconductor from Samsung has been discovered in use after a year since its release. Until now, there were no confirmed applications of the technology. Techinsights found Samsung’s 3nm chip in the Whatsminer M56S++ bitcoin...
21 Arrested in China for $54M USDT Money Laundering Investigation
20.7.2023
Authorities in China's Shanxi Province have arrested 21 individuals allegedly involved in a major Tether (USDT) money laundering scheme.
The scheme, estimated to have generated over $54 million, utilized the US dollar-backed stablecoin USDT to launder money, the country’s national broadcasting...
Arkham Top Trending Cryptocurrency on DEXTools - Does Launchpad XYZ Platform Have More Upside Potential Than ARKM
20.7.2023
When Arkham Intelligence's $ARKM made its debut on July 18 with a price of $0.75, it received a warm welcome and immediately achieved a high of $1.05004.
Although the coin had a promising start, it has since struggled to maintain its bullish momentum as it currently trades at $0.5962, down by 7.5%...
Crypto Firm RISC Zero Secures $40M Funding Round Led by Blockchain Capital
20.7.2023
RISC Zero, a startup that builds zero-knowledge (ZK) proof software, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by the major crypto-focused investor Blockchain Capital.
In its announcement of the closing of the funding round, RISC Zero said the fresh capital will be used to bring...
Terraform Labs seeks access to FTX wallets in fraud defense
20.7.2023
Terraform filed a motion to access information from wallets used by short sellers during the collapse of its algorithm stablecoin in 2022
Why Nasdaq Backing Out of Custody Is Bad, Bad News for Crypto
20.7.2023
If a financial giant can’t navigate the red tape, who can?
Fed Launches New Instant Payment FedNow Service – Does This Undermine Crypto’s Use Case?
20.7.2023
The US Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that its long-awaited FedNow Service has gone live.
According to a post on the Fed’s website, "banks and credit unions of all sizes can sign up and use this tool to instantly transfer money for their customers, any time of the day, on any day of...
XRP price can fall 40% by September — Fractal analysis
20.7.2023
XRP is currently mirroring a trend from the April-June 2021 that preceded the price falling by 65% in the following months
Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison’s Google Docs Diary Exposes Struggles Prior to FTX Collapse
20.7.2023
According to the New York Times and several sources familiar with the matter, Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, maintained a diary on Google Documents that provides a brief glimpse into the challenges she faced before the collapse of FTX. Excerpts from the diary suggest Ellison...
MakerDAO Votes to Halt Lending to Tokenized Credit Pool After $2M Loan Default
20.7.2023
The embattled Harbour Trade credit pool minted $1.5 million of DAI stablecoin secured with loans to a consumer electronics firm, which defaulted on $2.1 million of debt
Bitcoin․me Launches $150,000 in Liquidity Pool Rewards
20.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. In its pursuit to revolutionize the cryptocurrency trading landscape, Bitcoin.me is pleased to announce the launch of three remarkable Liquidity Pools: KFI/USDT, KLV/USDT, and the latest addition, KFI/KLV. Cryptocurrencies have reshaped the world of finance, with centralized...