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Grayscale CEO Demands Public Options Market For Bitcoin Spot ETFs
5.2.2024
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein is calling for approval of public options on Bitcoin spot ETFs after his company’s Bitcoin fund successfully converted into one last month. “It’s never been more important for the crypto and ETF communities alike to advocate for the development of a robust listed...
Genesis Seeks Court Approval to Offload $1.4 Billion in GBTC Assets Post-SEC Settlement
4.2.2024
After reaching an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the bankrupt company Genesis Global Capital has submitted a petition to the bankruptcy court to dispose of holdings from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, and Ethereum Classic Trust. These assets...
Domain Registry Company Finesses New Bitcoin Rival Out of Their .Com
4.2.2024
  The Domain registry company NJAL.LA aka ‘Njalla’ has be cast into the spotlight of cryptocurrency for their finessing of Mollars.com from the “Mollars Cryptocurrency Project.” Now relocated to Mollars.CC, the project’s original domain shut down abruptly with no explanation. The strange...
Apple Vision Pro Launches with Blockchain-Based Metaverse Game – Next Big Thing?
3.2.2024
Apple’s highly anticipated headset Vision Pro has an upcoming metaverse app from a blockchain-related company. Victoria VR, a crypto-meets-virtual reality (VR) developer, aims to offer an immersive metaverse experience with ultra-realistic graphics, complementing the advanced technologies...
State of Play, Switch 2, And More Of The Week's Biggest Gaming News
3.2.2024
We’re starting to get a much clearer look at the 2024 gaming calendar, after the Xbox Developer Direct on January 18 and now Sony’s State of Play event on January 31. The Sony event gave us an in-depth look at Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding sequel, On The Beach, and boy was there a lot going on....
Bitfinex Securities Launches in El Salvador
3.2.2024
Bitfinex has launched Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., its securities tokenization services company in the country. The exchange, one of the first regulated digital asset service providers in El Salvador, expects its proposal to be well-received among potential customers and...
Steve Christie’s Return to Binance Signals Strong Compliance Push
3.2.2024
Binance has rehired Steve Christie, its former Senior Vice President of Compliance, as the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. In a recent announcement, the exchange said Christie’s primary responsibility will be to enhance Binance’s compliance framework by collaborating with regulators...
Genesis Settles SEC Lawsuit for $21 Million Over Unregistered Securities
2.2.2024
Facing charges from the SEC over its crypto lending practices, Genesis has agreed to a $21 million settlement. This move aims to close a chapter of legal challenges following the company’s bankruptcy filing last year amid a wider crypto market collapse. Genesis Strikes $21 Million Deal With SEC...
Marathon Digital Snaps Up Two Bitcoin Mining Sites From Hut 8 For $13.5 Million
2.2.2024
Marathon Digital will acquire two of Hut 8’s Bitcoin mining sites for $13.5 million under an agreement announced February 2 in a press release. Marathon Digital Buys Out Site Management Rights Top Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 said in the release that it’s relinquishing Bitcoin mining sites...
OFAC Blocks Venezuelan Gold Business, Warns About Upcoming Oil Sanctions
2.2.2024
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revoked the license of Minerven, the Venezuela-owned gold company, for commercializing gold in international markets. The sanctions on Minerven, which were eased in October, will be applied again on February 13, with oil and gas sanctions reported...
GoMining Introduces New NFT Generation Flow With the Release of the Mine Box Collection
2.2.2024
  GoMining, the world’s first mining company to offer seamless access to mining BTC by holding NFTs backed with real computing power, has introduced a brand new logic for NFT miner generation. Now, NFT fans and bitcoin mining enthusiasts worldwide can generate and mint their own unique...
Fintech Provider Monei Kicks-Off EURM Stablecoin Pilot in Spain
2.2.2024
Fintech firm, Monei has launched trials of the euro-backed stablecoin EURM in Spain in collaboration with major financial institutions in the country. In a recent press release, the company announced the commencement of tests under the supervision of the Bank of Spain’s Financial Sandbox. The tests...
Lawyer Says FTX Has Abandoned Revival Efforts, Judge Certifies Controversial Reimbursement Plan
2.2.2024
The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX will not be proceeding with efforts to resume operations because none of the prospective suitors has pledged to invest the needed capital, the company’s attorney has said. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has said FTX’s proposal to reimburse...
Gate.io and D3 Partner to Apply for and Obtain ‘.Gate’ Top-Level Domain
2.2.2024
Feb 2nd, Panama City – Gate.io, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 innovator, has announced its partnership with D3 Global, a next-gen domain name company developing interoperable digital identities, to apply for and obtain the ‘.gate’ Top-Level Domain (TLD) during...
Celsius Emerges From Bankruptcy, Begins to Distribute $3 Billion to Creditors
1.2.2024
Celsius has concluded its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and is embarking on a new journey with the launch of Ionic Digital, Inc., a bitcoin mining company managed by Hut 8 Corp. This development follows a complex legal and financial restructuring, which will include over $3 billion distributed...
Polygon Labs Lays Off 19% of Staff Following Restructuring, Increases Workers’ Pay by 15%
1.2.2024
Polygon blockchain developer Polygon Labs has cut 19% off its workforce, according to a blog post published by CEO Marc Boiron on Thursday. Polygon Labs Lays Off 60 Employees Boiron called the decision “difficult, but necessary” to ensure the team’s “extreme focus, diligence, efficiency...
Tether Achieves Record $6.2 Billion Annual Profit, Nears $100 Billion In Assets
1.2.2024
In 2023, Tether saw its assets approach the $100 billion mark, following a $6.2 billion profit according to the company’s Q4 attestation report released on January 31. The financial surge, detailed in Tether’s latest financial statements, reflects a strategic allocation of assets....
Web3 Gaming Company Saltwater Raises $5.5M Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Saltwater closed its seed round on the heels of acquiring gaming developers Maze Theory, Nexus Labs and Quantum Interactive
FTX lawyer says that the company is not restarting its operations
1.2.2024
Andrew Dietderich, FTX’s lawyer, has finally come clean about where the company is headed. Andrew Dietderich has said that while plans to repay former customers are in the pipeline, the company is less likely to restart its operations. He has said that the management anticipates sufficient funds...
Core Scientific Becomes North America’s Largest Listed Bitcoin Producer, Generating 19,274 BTC in 2023
1.2.2024
Core Scientific has cemented its position as the largest listed Bitcoin (BTC) producer in North America, generating an impressive 19,274 BTC in 2023. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the crypto miner said 13,762 BTC were mined by the company itself in its state-of-the-art data centers...