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Small Victory for Sam Bankman-Fried: Prosecutors Resolve Dispute Over Bail Conditions – Here's What Happened
7.2.2023
After a tumultuous month for disgraced FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), finally prosecutors have given ground.
January was difficult for SBF. Despite being sat in home arrest in California, on a $250m bond. Last week US District Judge Lewis Kaplan imposed severe restrictions on...
‘Multichain future is very clear’ — Metamask to support all tokens via Snaps
7.2.2023
Metamask eyes a multichain-friendly future with the ongoing development of Snaps allowing future blockchain integrations and extensions to its browser-based service
Crypto Companies Rush to Help Turkey and Syria Earthquake Victims – Blockchain Beyond Borders?
7.2.2023
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake sent shockwaves across Turkey and Syria on Monday. The incident has been coined the 'deadliest in a decade'.
Caused by a 100km rupture at the East Anatolian fault, the epicentre was 26km East of Nurdagi. Only the third earthquake on the strike-slip fault to measure above...
Makerdao Co-Founder Proposes $14 Million Fund to Combat Climate Change; Crypto Supporters Mock Idea
7.2.2023
Cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing a proposal by the founder of Makerdao, Rune Christensen, to fund a Scientific Sustainability Fund. An idea that aims to combat climate change and misinformation about energy solutions. Christensen is asking for 20,000 MKR tokens to move forward with...
File Sharing Service WeTransfer Partners With Blockchain Platform Minima on Mobile NFT Solution
7.2.2023
The new partnership will allow users to generate NFTs directly from their phone and transfer NFTs without an intermediary
South Korea Takes Major Step Toward Cryptocurrency Legalization with New Guidelines on Securities Tokens
6.2.2023
South Korea has taken a major step towards bringing crypto into the mainstream as the country’s main financial regulator introduces new guidelines on security tokens.
Under the new guidelines, security tokens, defined as financial assets issued by a centralized party and tokenized on a blockchain...
Blockchain Analytics Firm Elementus Triples in Valuation Despite Crypto Winter
6.2.2023
Elementus increased its valuation significantly from a little more than a year ago in a new $10 million fundraise
More Than 7,000 Ordinals Inscriptions Have Already Been Included on the Bitcoin Blockchain
6.2.2023
Ordinals inscriptions, viewed as a kind of Bitcoin-native NFTs, are picking up steam among some Bitcoin circles, even though the procedures to issue them are far from user-friendly. The protocol, which was unveiled in January, has already served to bring more than 7,000 inscriptions directly to...
What are decentralized social networks?
6.2.2023
Explaining Web3 social networks — their benefits, challenges and how they work
Brazil to Grant Prosecutors, Police New Crypto Confiscation Powers
6.2.2023
The Brazilian government looks set to grant the nation’s prosecutors, courts, and police officers new powers to confiscate crypto.
According to an official release from the Attorney General, the nation’s Federal Public Ministry (MPF) has prepared a draft crypto “guide” for prosecutors and...
Chainlink oracle, data feeds coming to StarkNet ecosystem
6.2.2023
StarkWare is set to partner with Chainlink Labs to integrate oracle services and data feeds to the StarkNet testnet
It’s time to own your digital identity
6.2.2023
As we emerge into the world of Web3 and the metaverse, we are starting to see methods of data retention where the web user has full visibility and control of this — specifically through digital identities
Brazilian Fintech Company Capitual Partners With Azimut to Offer Crypto Services in European Markets
6.2.2023
Capitual, a Brazilian fintech company that offers cryptocurrency intermediation services, has partnered with Azimut, an asset management firm, to expand its service offer to Europe. The deal, which contemplates an investment of €15 million (about $16.2 million), would allow Capitual to start...
Starknet Prover soon becomes open-source!
6.2.2023
StarkWare has published an official blog post to announce that it is going to open source StarkNet Provider under an Apache 2.0 license with the objective of boosting collaboration and increasing accessibility to developers in the community. Calling it a milestone in the evolution, StarkWare...
FTX Japan Bidding Deadline Extended
6.2.2023
Bidders have been given more time to register their interest in the crypto exchange FTX’s Japanese arm, FTX Japan.
The Japanese media outlet CoinPost reported that a bankruptcy court in the United States has pushed back the bidding date for the exchange from March 15 to April 19.
An auction...
Starkware Plans to Open Source Key Tech Linked to Starknet Prover
6.2.2023
At the Starkware Sessions 2023 event, held at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson informed the audience that the company intends to open source “key tech” linked to the Starknet Prover. During the event, the co-founder of the Ethereum scaling...
NFT Market Remains Resilient With 1.23% Increase in Sales, Ethereum Dominates With 81% of Total NFT Settlements
5.2.2023
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales rose slightly last week, increasing 1.23% to $232.49 million in recorded sales. The top two NFT collections, Otherdeed and Doodles, saw growth of 44% to 58% compared to the previous week. Ethereum continues to dominate the NFT industry, accounting for more than 81%...
Fantom's 5-week winning streak is in danger — Will FTM price lose 35%?
5.2.2023
The FTM market has turned overbought after rallying 230% in five weeks. In addition, the coin's momentum is slowing down compared to the price boom, per technical data
Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Announces Layoffs Amid Crypto Winter and Economic Downturn
5.2.2023
Protocol Labs CEO Juan Benet published a blog post on Friday announcing that 21% of the company’s staff will be laid off. Protocol Labs is the creator of the blockchain network Filecoin. Benet emphasized in the blog post that it has been an “extremely challenging economic downturn...
Binance to Support Georgia’s Crypto Industry Through Blockchain Education
5.2.2023
Digital asset exchange Binance has agreed to help Georgia to develop its cryptocurrency sector by launching educational and other blockchain initiatives. The leading coin trading platform has been expanding its presence in the region with similar projects in other countries. Binance and Georgian...