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How Rejuve is Using AI and Blockchain to Improve Health and Longevity
27.12.2023
Source: rejuve.ai The company called Rejuve is using artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency to improve individuals’ health and longevity. According to the website, Rejuve is “harnessing the prowess of sophisticated AI” to create intricate, dynamic models of human bodily...
KyberSwap’s CEO Says Staff Strength Reduced by 50% Following Exploit and Related Challenges
27.12.2023
Source: KyberSwap KyberSwap’s CEO Victor Tran says the company has reduced its staff by 50% following a $48 million exploit last month stressing on keeping operations running and compensating all affected users with their assets. In a Dec 25 post, the CEO took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain...
Thunder Terminal Claims Security After $192,000 Exploit, Hacker Demands Ransom in Dispute
27.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Thunder Terminal has recently encountered an exploit. Despite the severity of the incident, the platform has assured users of the security of their funds. Yet the hacker claimed differently and demanded ransom. In a recent post published by the decentralized platform Thunder...
Hive Amplifies Bitcoin Mining Might With 7,000 Bitmain S21 Units
24.12.2023
The publicly-listed company Hive Digital Technologies, based in Vancouver, has announced the acquisition of 7,000 new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs from Bitmain. The ordered Antminer S21 units are slated for arrival from January through June next year. Hive...
Ripple Registered With Central Bank of Ireland
23.12.2023
Ripple is now registered as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Ireland. The company explained that it will “seek to provide services to clients across the European Economic Area once the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force at the end of 2024...
Bloxroute to Reject Blocks With OFAC Flagged Transactions
22.12.2023
Bloxroute, a company that provides relaying services, has declared that it will start rejecting block bids with transactions from wallets part of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN List). Based in the U.S., the company clarified...
Paxos Expands to Solana Following NYDFS Nod, Widening Stablecoin’s Horizon
22.12.2023
The tokenization and stablecoin platform Paxos has revealed plans to broaden its stablecoin issuance to the Solana blockchain. The company, which oversees the pax dollar (USDP), anticipates that Solana-issued USDP will be publicly available starting Jan. 17, 2024. Paxos Set to Launch Stablecoin...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Rises to $44,050, Coinbase Expands, and Musk’s 2024 Financial Plans
22.12.2023
Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, has surged to $44,050, marking over 1.4% increase and signaling a buoyant phase for the crypto industry. This upswing coincides with Coinbase’s strategic expansion, as the company secures a crypto license in France, indicating a broader global outreach....
Galaxy Digital Seeking to Score Deals From Defunct Cryptocurrency Companies
22.12.2023
Galaxy Digital, a digital assets and blockchain financial services company, is seeking to score deals with defunct cryptocurrency companies to acquire their assets. According to reports, the company is eyeing FTX’s venture capital portfolio, which has a sizable stake in artificial...
Core Scientific Finalizes Global Settlement Agreement, Will Emerge from Bankruptcy in January
21.12.2023
Crypto miner Core Scientific will emerge from bankruptcy in January, according to a press release from the company on Thursday. New opportunities ahead According to Thursday’s statement, the crypto miner has “reached an agreement in principle with all key stakeholders on the terms of a global...
Circle Informs Clients of IRS Inquiry Into $20K Annual Transactions
21.12.2023
Numerous advocates of digital currencies report that Circle Internet Financial has been reaching out to its clients about a summons received from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Circle has stated that it is obliged to submit records concerning U.S. taxpayers who have engaged in transactions...
Worldcoin Discontinues its Orb Verification Services in India, Brazil and France
21.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Worldcoin, the controversial startup led by Sam Altman, has announced plans to discontinue its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France. The decision follows just months after the company’s expansion of its helmet-shaped eyeball-scanning verification device, known...
Cardano to Train Petrobras Staff on Blockchain, Participants to Earn NFT Rewards
20.12.2023
Source: Freepik The Cardano Foundation has partnered with Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, to offer blockchain education through workshops for its 40,000+ workforce. Just in: The Cardano Foundation partners with Petrobras, Brazil's largest corporation, to provide blockchain...
Web3 Gaming Company Immutable Debuts Passport With Google and Apple Integration
20.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Immutable, a Web3 game publisher, has introduced its “Immutable Passport,” a new wallet infrastructure enabling users to generate and restore their wallets using a Google or Apple account or through an email address. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Immutable highlighted that...
Bobby Kotick’s Goodbye Letter Calls Xbox ‘The World’s Most Admired Company’
20.12.2023
We knew that Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO, Bobby Kotick, would be stepping down at the end of this year following Microsoft’s historic acquisition of his company—but we didn’t know that he’d officially leave on the last workday of 2023, technically two days before the end of the year. This...
99% of Law Enforcement Needs More Crypto-related Training, New Report Reveals
20.12.2023
A new survey conducted by blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs has revealed that 99% of law enforcement needs more training on crypto. “Extremely” complex cases The survey collected responses from 300 law enforcement professionals around the globe, 93% of which were from US law enforcement...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Acquires 2 High-Capacity Mining Facilities for $178.6M
20.12.2023
On Tuesday, Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading bitcoin mining company listed on public markets, revealed its acquisition of two fully operational bitcoin mining facilities, representing a combined capacity of 390 megawatts (MW). For these facilities, Marathon invested a total of $178.6 million...
Zooko Wilcox Ends Eight-Year Association With Company Behind Privacy Coin Zcash
20.12.2023
Zooko Wilcox, the CEO of Electric Coin Co., revealed on Dec. 18 that he is ending his eight-year association with the entity which is behind the privacy coin zcash. Despite leaving his role as the company’s top executive, Wilcox said he remains committed to anything focused on human freedom....
Crypto Derivative Platform Hegic’s Profitable DeFi Strategy Could Spark Probe From SEC – Here’s Why
19.12.2023
Source: Adobe Hegic, a crypto derivatives trading platform, may have just exposed itself to an insider trading probe from the U.S. government following a profitable but sketchy trade with an affiliate company. The platform recently scored $17 million when its pseudonymous founder, Molly Wintermute...
BloXroute To Reject All OFAC-listed Transactions, Sparks Censorship Debate
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay BloXroute, a blockchain infrastructure company offering DeFi tools, has announced that its relays will begin declining transactions that include addresses listed under U.S. sanctions. “Effective immediately, all bloXroute relays will reject block bids if they contain OFAC...