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Bogus Crypto Bank Chief Jailed for 10 Years After Duping Investors out of $181m
9.2.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto bank has been handed a 10-year jail term – after cheating investors out of a total of $181 million.
The news outlets Chosun and Newsis reported that the CEO (surnamed Ko) led a firm named QRC Bank. Ko was convicted of fraud and other charges. Two other...
5,000 Merchants in India Now Accept Payments in Digital Rupee: Deputy Governor
9.2.2023
5,000 merchants and 50,000 users are now participating in India’s CBDC pilot project, the RBI’s deputy governor has said, noting that the central bank intends to proceed with the project slowly to avoid unwanted fallouts.
Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor at Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced...
Tron Blockchain Commits $100M in Grants to Artificial Intelligence-Focused Projects
9.2.2023
The commitment comes as AI-focused tokens take over the narrative in crypto circles
Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023: A Gathering of Thought Leaders in the Blockchain Industry
9.2.2023
FINEXPO is excited to announce the upcoming Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023, set to take place on the 16th and 17th of February 2023 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Center Singapore. This premier event will bring together some of the most visionary individuals in the blockchain industry from around...
Indian Web3 Social App Chingari Partners with Aptos Blockchain; GARI Token Surges 48%
8.2.2023
Chingari will release a newer version of its Tiktok-like Web3 app exclusively available on Aptos
Today in Crypto: Brave Reveals Solana Dapp Support, Revolut Announces Crypto Staking Support, Binance Full Audit is ‘Some Way Off’
8.2.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Brave Reveals Solana Dapp Support, Revolut Announces Crypto Staking Support, Binance Full Audit is ‘Some...
UK blockchain carbon offset platform raises $45M in seed funding
8.2.2023
Carbonplace says it will use the funds to scale its services and become the "SWIFT of carbon markets."
US Senator Elizabeth Warren Leads the Charge to Learn More About Crypto Mining Energy Usage – Regulation Incoming?
8.2.2023
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Senator who is known as a fierce crypto critic, is now part of an effort by lawmakers to learn more about the energy use of crypto mining.
The new initiative aims to increase the transparency requirements for crypto mining companies, particularly when it comes...
Lido presents its largest upgrade – Lido V2
8.2.2023
Contributors at Lido have come up with Lido V2, a step to further decentralize Ethereum. Lido V2 is being termed the biggest upgrade to date and an important step in the direction of decentralization. Lido V2 centers around Staking Routers and Withdrawals as the two major upgrades. Staking Router...
Binance Helps Turkey Earthquake Victims By Airdropping Free BNB Tokens – Here's What You Need to Know
8.2.2023
Binance will airdrop $100 worth of BNB tokens to its Turkish users affected by the recent devastating earthquake.
The world's largest crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it will airdrop BNB worth $100 to all Binance users identified to be living in 10 cities where the earthquake has had...
Stylus: An easy next-gen deployment to the Web3 ecosystem
8.2.2023
Offchain Labs has published a blog post to announce that Stylus is scheduled to go live later in 2023. Termed EVM+, Stylus is the next-generation programming environment by Arbitrum to boost the development of decentralized applications with interoperability features. The goal is to advance...
Brazil: $193m ‘Crypto Pyramid’ Firm Declared Bankrupt
8.2.2023
Indeal, the Brazilian company behind a suspected crypto pyramid scheme worth some $193 million, has declared bankruptcy.
The firm was at the heart of a major police operation back in May 2019. The police dubbed their operation Operation Egypt and worked in conjunction with the nation’s tax agency...
Fan Token Project Chiliz Rolls Out Layer 1 Blockchain, Token Surges 20%
8.2.2023
Chiliz, the blockchain-based sports token that allows fans to own tokens tied to respective teams, has validated the genesis block of its new layer-1 blockchain
Elementus Raises $10 Million to Bring Clear Blockchain Analytics to Institutional Customers
8.2.2023
Elementus, a New York-based blockchain firm, has raised $10 million as part of its Series A-2 funding round, led by Web3 VC company Parafi Capital. The raise, which values the company at $160 million, aims to allow Elementus to keep improving its processes for providing effective and sound...
Blockchain-Based Render Network Token Rising After Community Vote for New Burn-and-Mint Model
8.2.2023
The utility token of Render Network has jumped 80% over the past seven days following the passage of a new tokenomics model proposal on the network
File Transfer Giant Wetransfer Joins NFT Industry, Partners with Blockchain Platform Minima for March Launch of Minting Product
7.2.2023
File transfer service giant Wetransfer announced Monday it is collaborating with blockchain platform Minima to offer a non-fungible token (NFT) minting product in March. Wetransfer’s announcement details that users leveraging the Minima cooperative will be able to mint NFTs from a mobile...
Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain
7.2.2023
According to a post on the Reddit community r/bitcoin, an old file was discovered that may be linked to Julian Assange, the whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks. The encrypted 7zip file is in the output script from a transaction that took place on Jan. 5, 2017, and was mined at block height...
Avalanche (AVAX) price is up, but do fundamentals support the rally?
7.2.2023
AVAX price has been in a strong rally since the start of 2023, but a sustained uptick in its DeFi components is needed in order to sustain the current bullish momentum
What are phygital NFTs, and how do they work?
7.2.2023
Discover the unique world of phygital NFTs and how they combine the physical and digital realms to create a new level of ownership and authenticity
Today in Crypto: Lido V2 Upgrade to Bring Withdrawals and Staking Router, BANXA Holdings Integrates with MetaMask, Ramp Reveals Off-ramp Product, StarkWare to Partner with Chainlink Labs
7.2.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Lido V2 Upgrade to Bring Withdrawals and Staking Router, BANXA Holdings Integrates with MetaMask, Ramp...