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Binance to Halt Tron USDC Trading Following Circle’s Move Away
25.3.2024
Crypto exchange Binance will end support for TRC-20-based USDC tokens on April 5, following an announcement by USDC issuer Circle to discontinue support for the stablecoin on the Tron blockchain. Circle ceased minting USDC on Tron and aims to phase out support entirely, aligning with efforts...
Vitalik Buterin Unveils ‘Rainbow Staking’ and a ‘Recovery Hard Fork’ at Ethtaipei
21.3.2024
During the Ethtaipei 2024 event in Taiwan, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin introduced “rainbow staking,” a new conceptual framework designed to allow protocol service providers to engage in a differentiated menu of protocol services. Rainbow staking aims to enhance the economic value...
Crypto Lender Genesis Agrees to $21 Million SEC Fine, Funds to Await Bankruptcy Claim Settlements
19.3.2024
Genesis Global Capital has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and agreed to pay a $21 million civil penalty. The SEC further disclosed that the regulator will “not receive any portion of the penalty until after payment of all other allowed claims by the bankruptcy court...
UK Court Rules Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto, Ending Weeks-Long COPA Case
14.3.2024
On March 14, Judge James Mellor of the U.K. reached a conclusion in the high-profile case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Craig Wright, finding him not to be the individual behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. This decision came after several weeks of proceedings...
Blast Network Temporarily Halts Amid Dencun Upgrade; Fix Deployed
13.3.2024
Blast, a new Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution, paused its block production due to issues arising from the recent Dencun upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, with its team diligently seeking a fix. Since launching its mainnet on Feb. 29, 2024, and amassing billions in crypto assets through...
Bitcoin Pushes Past $71,000 to Make a New All-Time High
11.3.2024
Bitcoin’s price has reached a new all-time high, surpassing the $71,000 mark with the rally still in progress. Over a period of six days, the world’s leading cryptocurrency has seen a more than 40% increase in value, bringing it close to surpassing the $72,000 threshold. The milestone...
US Continues Efforts to Extradite Terra Founder Do Kwon
8.3.2024
Despite Montenegro’s High Court ruling for Do Kwon’s extradition to South Korea, the U.S. is not backing down. “The United States continues to seek Kwon’s extradition in accordance with relevant international and bilateral agreements and Montenegrin law,” the Justice...
Optimism Foundation Executes $89 Million OP Private Token Transaction
8.3.2024
The Optimism Foundation recently sold approximately 19.5 million OP tokens, valued at nearly $90 million, to an unnamed buyer, with these tokens being sourced from the unallocated segment of their OP Token treasury initially set aside as working capital. This sale is part of the foundation’s...
Jerome Powell Clarifies: US Far From Introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency
8.3.2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs that the United States is far from adopting or even recommending the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), emphasizing a significant distance from such a possibility....
Election Fever Hits Cryptocurrency: TRUMP and BODEN Tokens Surge
7.3.2024
As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, memecoins named after Donald Trump (TRUMP) and Joe Biden (BODEN) are experiencing significant fluctuations, reflecting their popularity and potential as prediction markets. The Trump-inspired TRUMP token has recorded a notable increase of 242.9% in...
Blackrock Launching Brazil’s First Bitcoin ETF
1.3.2024
Blackrock is launching Brazil’s first spot bitcoin ETF, the Ishares Bitcoin Trust BDR (IBIT39), on Mar. 1, initially available to qualified investors with plans to eventually open it to retail investors. The ETF aims to provide investors with regulated access to bitcoin and is part...
Is Polygon Price Going to Zero? MATIC Drops 15% as This Novel Mining Project Secures $4.3 Million in Funding
23.11.2023
Leading layer-2 solution Polygon has tumbled in recent days, with MATIC price dropping -15%, and with some panicked bag-holders asking ‘Is Polygon price going to zero?’ – lets dig in. This comes following the breaking news that the emerging Swiss crypto city of Lugano (led...
Is The Graph Going to Zero? GRT Price Suddenly Drops 8% as Attention Shifts to Surprising New Mining Startup
8.11.2023
Leading indexing protocol The Graph (GRT) price has undertaken a -8% tumble triggered by rejection from upper trendline resistance, leaving some panicked bag-holders asking ‘is The Graph going to zero?’. This comes as GRT price exploded +30% following the breaking news that The Graph...
Breaking News: SafeMoon Executives Charged by SEC for ‘Massive Fraudulent Scheme’ and Unregistered Offering of Crypto Securities
1.11.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just charged crypto project SafeMoon and its top executives for “perpetrating a massive fraudulent scheme” through the unregistered sale of crypto asset security SafeMoon (SFM). As per a press release on the SEC’s website, the agency...
Uniswap Class Action Dismissed in Landmark Ruling for DeFi
30.8.2023
Legal proceedings against Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange protocol, took a turn today when a class action lawsuit filed against it was dismissed.
Mike Wawszczak, a legal analyst, revealed that the judge presiding over the case — initially lodged by the US Securities and Exchange...
EU Parliament Approves Crypto Licensing, Funds Transfer Rules
20.4.2023
The vote clears the way for landmark MiCA regulation to take effect in 2024
Breaking News: Terra Luna Founder Do Kwon Allegedly Arrested in Montenegro – Developing Story
23.3.2023
Terra founder and crypto fugitive Do Kwon has been allegedly arrested in Montenegro.
In a Thursday tweet, Montenegro Minister of the Interior Filip Adzic said an individual suspected of being Do Kwon has been arrested at the Podgorica airport, an international airport located in the heart...
Decentralize and the week’s Breaking News: SVB, USDC and BTC to 26k
16.3.2023
Breaking news and insightful views: Cointelegraph’s Decentralize drops a new style of podcast, curated for you by the Cointelegraph news team
Breaking News: Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Announces 'Voluntary Liquidation' - A Blow for Crypto Adoption?
8.3.2023
Crypto-friendly US-based bank Silvergate Bank has begun the voluntary process of liquidation, according to a statement issued by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). The announcement of Silvergate Bank’s liquidation come just a day after reports surfaced...
Breaking News: Crypto Prices Explode as Binance Acquires FTX
8.11.2022
Binance is set to acquire FTX – that is the startling news that hit the cryptoverse moments ago.
Changpeng Zhao - or CZ as he is known – tweeted that Binance has been asked for help by FTX as it seeks to staunch the bleeding at the exchange, after Coindesk caught sight of documents earlier this...