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PayPal Held $604M of Customers' Crypto as of Year-End 2022
10.2.2023
The payments company held $291 million of bitcoin and $250 million of ether, with the rest comprising litecoin and bitcoin cash
Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US
10.2.2023
A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in mid-August, last year, will be sentenced in April. Russian Crypto Launderer Pleads Guilty in...
China Targets Blockchain Breakthroughs With Beijing Research Center: Report
10.2.2023
The center will focus on blockchain use related to the economy and individuals' livelihoods in an attempt to make the technology central to the country's digital infrastructure
Bitget Expands Innovation Zone With Priority Access to Exceptional Projects
10.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Victoria Seychelles, 2023 – Bitget, the leading global crypto derivative exchange, announces to add AI (Artificial Intelligence), Arbitrum, and NFT zone listings to its Innovation Zone for users who would like to expose their crypto portfolio to related tokens in an early stage....
Microsoft Disbands Industrial Metaverse Project: Report
10.2.2023
The 100 members of the team have all been laid off, according to the report, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter
South Korea Blacklists North Korean Crypto Thieves, Flags Wallet Addresses
10.2.2023
The government sanctions targeted four individuals and seven institutions – some with alleged ties to the elite North Korean hacking group "Lazarus."
Šeptanda: Žádné expanze, letos vyjde plnohodnotné Call of Duty
10.2.2023
Arbitrum-Based Radiant Capital Targets Outsized Platform Profitability With V2 Launch
10.2.2023
Radiant has already generated $5 million in fees for users since its July launch
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Seeks to Raise $14M From Bitmain Mining Vouchers
10.2.2023
The company joins Core Scientific in trying to offload the assets before expiry, and will use the funds to repay creditors
Long Traders Bear Brunt as Bitcoin, Ether Slide Spurs $220M in Liquidations
10.2.2023
Over 90% of all liquidated positions originated from traders betting on higher crypto prices
Argentina Mulls Inclusion of Proof-of-Solvency Requirements in Crypto Regulation
10.2.2023
Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions like the national securities regulator, the CNV, will be studying the inclusion of proof-of-solvency requirements for exchanges...
Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real
10.2.2023
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be achieved with the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. The tests will be conducted later this year and will set up a simplified operation...
Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank
10.2.2023
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the central bank governor, John Mangudya, the gold coins “have proved to be an effective open market instrument for mopping up excess...
Moonpay and Looksrare Partner to Bring Convenient NFT Purchasing to the Masses
10.2.2023
On Thursday, the fiat-to-crypto onramp business Moonpay announced a multi-year partnership with the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Looksrare. According to the deal, Looksrare will allow marketplace users to buy and sell crypto assets through Moonpay’s services. Moonpay and Looksrare...
French Luxury Brand Hermes Wins NFT Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
10.2.2023
French luxury brand Hermes has won a lawsuit against an artist who depicted its famous Birkin bags in a non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The artist argued that NFTs should be covered under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment but the jury disagreed. Hermes Wins Lawsuit Against...
First Mover Asia: Kraken Crypto Staking Settlement Bedevils Markets as Bitcoin Lingers Below $21.9K
10.2.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams considers the significance of "whales" sending bitcoin back to exchanges, while smaller investors remove it. Bitcoin falls below $21.9K
Bitzlato Co-Founder Released After Arrest in Moscow, Pledges Relaunch of Seized Exchange
10.2.2023
Federal Reserve Officials Say More Interest Rate Hikes Are Needed to Curb Inflation
10.2.2023
Several Federal Reserve governors and presidents say that more interest rate hikes are needed to curb inflation. “We are not done yet with raising interest rates,” Fed Governor Lisa Cook said. “We need to raise rates aggressively to put a ceiling on inflation,” Minneapolis...
Popular Rihanna Song Offered as NFT With Royalty Sharing Ahead of Super Bowl
10.2.2023
Music producer Deputy, who helped produce Rihanna's hit 2015 single "B**** Better Have My Money," is granting a portion of his streaming royalties to collectors through anotherblock
OP Token Falls After Surprise Optimism Airdrop
10.2.2023
Optimism conducted a second airdrop that rewarded users of the Ethereum layer 2. OP token fell on the news