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Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Kicks Off; Jury Should Be Seated by Wednesday
3.10.2023
Chia Network Faces IPO Setback, Lays Off 26 Workers – Bear Market Woes Continue?
3.10.2023
The bear has claimed more victims: blockchain and smart-contract platform Chia Network announced today that it has fired nearly 30 of its staff, at the time the company is making moves to go public in the US.
According to the post on the project's Twitter account, Chia has "eliminated...
Chainalysis Lays Off Another 150 Employees Amid Ongoing Market Downturn
3.10.2023
In response to the ongoing market downturn and reduced commercial demand, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is laying off another 150 employees, representing over 15% of its workforce.
CEO Michael Gronager informed employees of the decision in an email on Monday evening, according to a recent...
Chia Network Lays Off Third of Its Staff as Loss of Banker Delayed Going Public
2.10.2023
Chia Network cut a third of its workforce today as the blockchain platform sought to reestablish a lost banking relationship, the company told CoinDesk, further delaying what Chia had hoped would be a rapid path to listing as a public company
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Cool Down After Historic Peak
1.10.2023
Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions have tapered off markedly since September 24, 2023, following a historic peak on September 15. This deceleration emerges as inscriptions nestled within the Bitcoin blockchain verge on the notable 35 million milestone. A Look at Bitcoin’s Recent Inscription Decline...
Darknet Marketplace Tor2door Vanishes, Allegedly Swindling a ‘Massive Crypto Escrow Balance’
30.9.2023
Numerous reports have detailed that a darknet marketplace (DNM) by the name of Tor2door reportedly pulled off an exit scam, making off with a “massive crypto escrow balance.” Discontent began brewing among Tor2door users when the site vanished from the deep web on September 14, 2023,...
US Representative Introduces Legislation to Mandate Reporting of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions to the CFTC
30.9.2023
Virginia’s Democratic representative Don Beyer has ushered in a fresh bill mandating the documentation of off-chain transactions and over-the-counter (OTC) crypto engagements by cryptocurrency exchanges, to be catalogued in a repository under the purview of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
Valkyrie Backs Off Ether Futures Purchases Until SEC ETF Approval Officially Effective
29.9.2023
The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts
New US bill to require firms to report off-chain transactions to CFTC
29.9.2023
The new legislation aims to protect crypto investors from disputes, manipulation or fraud potentially stemming from transactions occuring off-chain
Fortnite Developer Epic Games Lays Off 16% of Staff Following Metaverse-Inspired Transition
29.9.2023
The game's growth is now primarily driven by creator content, meaning lower revenue for Epic as the revenue is shared around more
U.S. Democrat’s Bill Urges Exchanges to Share Off-Chain Crypto Transactions to Regulators
29.9.2023
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat serving the 8th District of Virginia, is pushing a bill that would establish centrally-accessible repositories for off-chain cryptocurrency transaction data.
The bill, dated Sept. 27 – the Off-Chain Digital Commodity Transaction Reporting Act – urges crypto trading...
Epic Games lays off 830 staff, citing ‘unrealistic’ metaverse ambitions
29.9.2023
“Spending way more than we earn” — CEO Tim Sweeney blamed job cuts on major structural changes to the company’s economics
U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
28.9.2023
It would be hard for a big exchange to repeat an FTX collapse if the firm’s internal flow of crypto assets was also reported to an outside repository that U.S. regulators could see. That’s the idea behind new legislation from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) that would force exchanges to share the movement...
PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on-chain or off-chain asset trading
28.9.2023
PayPal’s proposed NFT purchase and transfer system would handle fractionalization, DAOs and royalties through a third-party provider
The Scalability Solution: Understanding Layer One vs. Layer Two Blockchains
28.9.2023
Layer one (L1) and layer two (L2) blockchains offer different approaches to scaling distributed ledger networks. While developers of L1 blockchains focus on improving the base protocol, L2 programmers have moved transactions off-chain to enable faster and cheaper transactions. What Are Layer...
Ending the Staking Trade-Off Can Save DeFi Communities
27.9.2023
HTX Hacker Makes Off With $8 Million
26.9.2023
Crypto exchange HTX experienced a security breach over the weekend that resulted in the loss of $8 million worth of crypto assets.
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), HTX stakeholder Justin Sun confirmed the news, detailing that the hacker managed to steal 5,000 ETH (worth around $8 million)...
Will Shiba Budz (BUDZ) Dethrone Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Take off to the Moon
25.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. New cryptocurrency initiatives are continuously arising, each with its own distinct value proposition and room for expansion. Shiba Budz (BUDZ), one such effort, has recently gained attention. Shiba Budz (BUDZ), positioned as the utility meme world’s next big thing, intends...
Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction as Bears Push LUNC Down 0.4% – Is the Sell-Off Over Now?
20.9.2023
The price of Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) has dipped by 0.5% this morning, with its fall to $0.00005748 representing a similar fall in the past week and a 14% drop in the last 30 days.
Given just how heavily LUNC has been sold in the past few months, many traders may be tempted to think that it...
Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Warns It May Lay Off 62 Employees, Nevada Records Show
19.9.2023
The company filed for bankruptcy in August