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Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief Joins Chainalysis as Global Head of Capacity Building
8.4.2024
Chainalysis revealed that Jim Lee has joined the company as its global head of capacity building. In this capacity, he will focus on collaborating with international agencies to develop effective solutions against cryptocurrency-based crime.
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Binance Suspends Bitcoin Ordinals Trading – What’s Going On?
5.4.2024
On April 4, Binance declared that as of April 18, 2024, it will no longer be accepting deposits or transactions of Bitcoin Ordinals. The exchange then gave investors of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on Bitcoin the advice to remove their holdings from the NFT marketplace trading platform by...
Australian Asset Manager Monochrome Eyes Spot Bitcoin ETF Listing with Cboe Australia
5.4.2024
Brisbane-based Monochrome Asset Management has announced it has moved its application for its flagship product the Monochrome Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on the Cboe Australia.
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Binance NFT to Halt Bitcoin NFT Activities, Focus Shifts Away From BTC-Based Collectibles
4.4.2024
In a recent announcement by Binance on April 4, 2024, the firm disclosed its decision to halt support for Bitcoin-based Ordinal non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles within its NFT marketplace. The directive from Binance calls for users of its NFT marketplace to withdraw their Ordinal inscriptions...
Protocol Village: Optimism-Based DEX Velodrome Deploys to Bitcoin L2 BOB
3.4.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 4-10
SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal Slams Crypto Industry, Cites “Significant Non-Compliance”
3.4.2024
Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the Enforcement Division at the SEC, slammed the crypto industry for its "significant non-compliance" in remarks given Wednesday at the Practicing Law Institute SEC Speaks event. His criticism comes one day after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce chided the agency...
Is FLOKI About to Crash? FLOKI Price Dives 10% as Eyes Turn to Rising Solana Meme Coin
3.4.2024
The price of the popular ERC-20 meme coin FLOKI has taken a hit amidst fierce competition from Solana-based competitors. FLOKI has nosedived 12% in the last 7 days to trade at $0.0002064, amidst a broader market pullback that has shaved the price of virtually all leading cryptocurrencies....
Bitfinex Launches First Volatility-Based Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures Contracts
3.4.2024
Bitfinex Derivatives, the derivatives platform of iFinex Financial Technologies Limited, is expanding its offerings with the launch of two new volatility-focused perpetual futures contracts.
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Solareum to Close Shop Following $500,000 Exploit
2.4.2024
Following the discovery of a vulnerability that led to the loss of more than 2,000 Solana (SOL) tokens from users' wallets, Solareum, a Telegram trading bot for Solana-based currencies, announced its closure on March 31.
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Luke Barwikowski, CEO of web3 Game Pixels, on The Current State of Web3 Gaming, Growing to 500K Daily Active Users, and Building on Ronin Blockchain | Ep. 322
2.4.2024
Luke Barwikowski, the founder and CEO of Ronin-based social Web3 game Pixels, discusses Pixels’ development and successes, its move from Polygon to Ronin, the token going live on Binance, what it takes to launch a Web3 game, and why projects should wait before launching a token.
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Crypto Exchange Deribit's Dubai-Based Unit Wins Conditional VASP License
2.4.2024
Obtaining the full VARA spot and derivatives license is an important next step in our efforts to raise the overall quality & governance standards of our platform, exchange's new CEO Luuk Strikers told CoinDesk
Deribit To Set Up Global HQ in Dubai As VARA Grants Conditional License
2.4.2024
Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange, said Tuesday that its Dubai-based subsidiary was granted a conditional virtual asset service provider license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Allocates $30M Funding for Gaming Startups
2.4.2024
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz is investing $30 million in gaming startups in the next 45 days.
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Bitcoin’s future: X-based trader ‘Doctor Profit’ predicts what’s next
1.4.2024
As the much anticipated halving approaches, investors and traders are at their wits’ end. With Bitcoin’s big price retracements in the last month generating concerns about the sustainability of the whole cryptocurrency industry, investors continue to rush to BCH-tracked futures, which...
Ruling In SBF Case Is A Warning To Others, U.S. Attorney Says
28.3.2024
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence will send “an important message” to potential fraudsters everywhere, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams wrote following his sentencing. Based on the ruling, Bankman-Fried will not be out of prison until his late 50s.
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Hong Kong-Based Asset Manager VSFG and Value Partners Apply for Spot Bitcoin ETF
27.3.2024
Asset Manager VSFG, together with its partners, Value Partners, have applied for a spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), its Head of Investment & Products Brian Chan told CoinDesk on Wednesday
KuCoin Appears Not to Commingle User Funds and has “Sufficient” Reserves: CryptoQuant CEO
27.3.2024
In the midst of criminal allegations and growing concerns over its reserves, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has received a vote of confidence from Ki Young Ju, the founder and CEO of crypto analytics service CryptoQuant.
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Texas Crypto Mining Firm Giga Energy Expands Operations to Argentina
27.3.2024
Texas-based cryptocurrency mining firm Giga Energy has expanded its operations to Argentina following its expansion across the U.S. and into Shanghai, tapping into the gas flaring trend.
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Jeo Boden Price Prediction as BODEN Hits $0.30 Level – $1 BODEN Possible?
26.3.2024
The Jeo Boden price has declined by 8% in the past 24 hours, with the new Solana-based meme token falling down to $0.333 after hitting an all-time high of $0.3916 yesterday.
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Panasonic Partners With Binance-listed Jasmy Altcoin, Sparking Token Price Surge
26.3.2024
Panasonic and JasmyCoin collaboration aims to create a Web3-based platform that connects decentralized database to the IoT.
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