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Brazilian Soccer Star Ronaldinho Fails to Turn Up at ‘Crypto Scam’ Hearing
28.8.2023
The Brazilian football (soccer) icon Ronaldinho has failed to show at a parliamentary hearing on crypto pyramids, and could face jail time if he refuses to attend another hearing later this month.
Per Sport.es and Livecoins, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies’ Financial Pyramids Committee...
NFT Sales Dip 14%, Yet Buyers Increase: Weekly Report Reveals $91 Million Traded
27.8.2023
According to the latest statistics, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken a 14% dip compared to the preceding week, tallying up to $91.86 million in the past seven days. Interestingly, the count of purchasers rose by 38%; however, NFT transactions witnessed a decline of over 30% during...
Growing Use of AI in Making Web3 Games Hints at Accelerated Adoption of Blockchain — Cronos Labs MD
27.8.2023
The use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) when launching Web3 games as well as developers’ emergence as experts at community management are some of the promising trends in blockchain gaming that can accelerate mass adoption, Ken Timsit, the managing director (MD) at Cronos Labs, has said. Timsit...
Blockchain Bettors Favor Vivek Ramaswamy Over Ron DeSantis as Strong Trump Challenger Post-GOP Debate
27.8.2023
During Wednesday's first debate for the 2024 U.S. Republican presidential nomination, candidates aimed to shift attention away from non-participating former President Donald Trump. Nevertheless, much of the spotlight remained on political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy.
Former President Donald Trump...
DEA Duped: How a Crafty Crypto Scammer Outwitted the Agency and Made Off With $55K
26.8.2023
In a revealing report published on August 24, 2023, a significant oversight by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was brought to light. In their endeavor to manage assets confiscated from a nefarious enterprise, the DEA mistakenly funneled funds to an unrelated scammer, falling prey to a notorious...
How can the synergy of AI and blockchain disrupt the music industry?
26.8.2023
While AI-generated songs are flooding the music market, blockchain technology can ensure transparency and ethical standards are maintained within the industry
Jellyfish Mobile to Curb the SIM-Swap Menace That Led to Losses Worth $140 Million in Two Years
26.8.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The cryptocurrency market lacks regulation, leading to potential risks for investors, including SIM-swap scams. By this technique, hackers manipulate mobile carrier customer service to gain access to a user’s phone number, allowing them to bypass security measures and access...
Binance Discontinues Peer-to-Peer Service with Sanctioned Russian Banks – Here's the Latest
26.8.2023
Binance has ended its relationship with five Russian banks under sanctions on the exchange's peer-to-peer service for ruble fund transfers.
Binance received criticism from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on August 22 for offering sanctioned Russian banks like Tinkoff and Rosbank as transfer options....
US Treasury Department Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Digital Asset Brokers – An Attempt to “Kill” Crypto Adoption?
25.8.2023
The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday released new proposed regulations that would require the brokers of digital assets to report certain sales and exchanges in an effort to crack down on tax cheats, as well as to assist law-abiding taxpayers know how much...
Exodus Records Solid Q2 with $12.4 Million Revenue – Crypto Wallets Making a Comeback?
25.8.2023
Crypto wallet company Exodus recorded a revenue of $12.4 million in the second quarter, experiencing a 4% decline compared to the previous year, the company announced on Tuesday.
Despite the revenue dip, Exodus achieved a net income of $1.9 million, a significant outcome that was influenced...
Bitfinex Crypto Exchange Collaborates with Turkey's Second-Largest Bank to Offer Free Turkish Lira Deposits
25.8.2023
Crypto trading platform Bitfinex has unveiled a feature that allows its Turkish customers to directly deposit Turkish Lira into their accounts without incurring any charges....
Read More: Bitfinex Crypto Exchange Collaborates with Turkey's Second-Largest Bank to Offer Free Turkish Lira Deposits
Trump Mugshot Fuels NFT Sales: Ex-President’s Digital Cards Jump 426%
25.8.2023
After a mugshot of the 45th U.S. president, Donald Trump, was snapped at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, his NFT trading card sales skyrocketed. Cryptoslam.io data shows a whopping 426% surge in Trump’s digital card sales in just 24 hours. Trump’s Unprecedented Mugshot Sparks NFT Card...
Ed Marquez, Developer Relations Engineer for Hedera, on Blockchain Scalability and AI Language Models Within Web3 | Ep. 259
25.8.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Ed Marquez, Dev Relations Engineer of Hedera, talks about Hedera’s recent integration of ChatGPT’s plugin with its HBAR token and his thoughts on integrating other intelligent AI language models within Web3....
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Base publishes an update on its commitment to Superchain
25.8.2023
Base has published the update on its commitment to Superchain, assuring the community that its work toward enhancing decentralization is ongoing. The announcement adds a reminder about building the mechanism on OP Stack along with Optimism. The overall objective is to achieve an economy that goes...
Cybersecurity Breach at Kroll Affects FTX and BlockFi Claimants' Data
25.8.2023
A cybersecurity breach at FTX’s bankruptcy claims agent Kroll has compromised user data from both FTX and the bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi.
The compromised data consisted only of “non-sensitive” customer information, FTX said on X on Thursday, stressing that account passwords were not stored...
NFL and Mythical Games Unveil NFL Rivals: The First Web3-Powered NFL Game
25.8.2023
Web3 game studio Mythical Games officially launched the first Web3 technology-powered, NFL-licensed game. 'NFL Rivals'.
On August 24, the Kickoff program went live - "bringing the Mythical Marketplace to the NFL Rivals app for all players to participate in the game economy we’re all building...
Palau’s Stablecoin Audit Process Advances
25.8.2023
Palau’s Ripple-backed stablecoin pilot audit process is advancing, with the Ministry of Finance collaborating with auditors and turning in more than 200 documents for review. Jay Hunter Anson, a Palau Ministry of Finance member, explained he was ready to show auditors that every transaction...
Polygon Labs and Celo Foundation join forces for blockchain impact
25.8.2023
Polygon Labs has begun a groundbreaking venture with the Celo Foundation that is likely to change people’s perception of blockchain technology. Through The Value Prop, an open database created by Polygon Labs policy group, the two organizations intend to focus on actual and transformative...
Popular Decentralized Exchange 1Inch Partners with Coinbase's Base Network to Expand Liquidity Aggregation
25.8.2023
Popular Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch partners with Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base to deploy its 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch Limit Order Protocol.
With the mainnet launch of Base on August 9th, exchanges like Uniswap, Balancer, and SushiSwap have just joined...
Magnate Finance Website Goes Offline as Users Fear $6.4 Million Exit Scam
25.8.2023
Magnate Finance on Base has deleted its Telegram group and took its website offline earlier today, sparking fears of a yet another exit scam.
Magnate Finance, which holds $6.4 million in Total Locked Value, has ties with other financial exit scams.
Blockchain analyst ZachXBT also warned of...