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Bitfarms Rejected $950 Million Riot Platforms’ Acquisition Proposal, Citing Undervaluation
29.5.2024
Bitfarms, a global Bitcoin mining company, has confirmed receiving and rejecting an acquisition proposal from Riot Platforms on April 22, 2024.
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Riot Platforms Buys 9.25% Stake in Bitfarms After Rejected Takeover Offer
29.5.2024
Riot Platforms has acquired a 9.25% stake in Bitfarms after its $950 million proposal to buy out the company's outstanding stock at $2.30 per share was rejected.
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BitGo’s $100M Suit Against Galaxy Gets Green Light from Delaware Supreme Court
25.5.2024
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled in favor of BitGo by overturning a lower court's dismissal of the company's $100 million lawsuit against Galaxy Digital.
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FTX Group Paid $25 Million In Settlement To Whistleblowers Before Collapse
24.5.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group paid over $25 million in hush money to seven whistleblowers before the doomed crypto exchange collapse in November 2022, an independent examination released Thursday has found. The report's release comes just days before former FTX executive Ryan Salame is set to...
AI firm Rabbit rejects Coffeezilla’s NFT scam accusation
24.5.2024
A Rabbit spokesperson claimed that the Gama team was forthright with the open-sourcing of the project and that the allegation was false
ESET And Dutch Police Uncover Ebury Botnet’s Crypto Theft Operation
23.5.2024
The Dutch authorities and Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET discovered a significant cryptocurrency theft connected to the infamous Ebury botnet. This botnet poses a serious threat to the industry because it has hacked more than 400,000 systems in the last 15 years.
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U.S. Supreme Court Loss for Coinbase Leaves Company with Mixed Record
23.5.2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Coinbase Inc. (COIN) in its dispute over which legal agreement should hold sway when parties are under two distinct contracts and the first of them calls for arbitration, finding the company's case was "unpersuasive" and that the courts need to work those...
Bitcoin support for MetaMask in the works? Company says ‘stay tuned’
22.5.2024
Reports suggest that MetaMask is preparing to support native Bitcoin transactions. The company has not provided a timeline or confirmed the plans
SEC fines NYSE parent company $10M for failing to report cyberattack
22.5.2024
The Intercontinental Exchange will pay a penalty for failing to timely inform a cyber intrusion. The enforcement action affected several ICE subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange
YouTube Investigator ‘Coffeezilla’ Accuses Rabbit AI of Involvement in an NFT Scam
22.5.2024
Stephen Findeisen, popularly known as "Coffeezilla" on YouTube, has accused artificial intelligence company Rabbit AI of orchestrating an NFT scam and attempting to cover it up.
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SEC Files Opposition To Ripple’s Latest Motion
21.5.2024
A response to Ripple's move to redact and seal the company's business facts was filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 21 in the parties' remedy briefings.
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CryptoPunks Project Put on Hold by Yuga Labs Due to ‘Woke’ Community Outcry
21.5.2024
Yuga Labs, the company behind the iconic NFT collection CryptoPunks, has faced backlash and controversy over its latest venture.
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David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Inc., Reflects on His Company’s Transformational Pivot to Bitcoin and More
21.5.2024
David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Inc., took time out of running the Bitcoin Asia Conference in Hong Kong to sit down with Bitcoin.com’s COO, Jason Sheman. The conversation delved into the lessons learned from past mistakes, the strategic pivot to Bitcoin, the Bitcoin Conference, Bitcoin Layer twos,...
Dolce & Gabbana Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged 97% Loss on Metaverse Outfit NFTs
17.5.2024
A customer sued Dolce & Gabbana USA on Thursday, claiming the NFTs they purchased lost 97% in value due to the company's bungled delivery.
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Vanguard’s New CEO Affirms No Plans to Launch Bitcoin ETF Despite Industry Interest
16.5.2024
Salim Ramji, the newly appointed CEO of Vanguard, has confirmed that the company will not reverse its decision to refrain from launching a spot Bitcoin ETF.
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Louis Vuitton-Affiliated Château d’Esclans And BlockBar To Sell $22,000 NFT Rosé Barrel
15.5.2024
Louis-Vuittion (LVMH) owned wine producer Château d'Esclans and spirits-focused blockchain marketplace BlockBar have launched an NFT edition of the wine maker’s famed Garrus rosé, according to a Monday announcement from BlockBar. The news marks the latest venture by LVMH to expand the company's...
Mercedes-Benz NXT Partners with Mojito to Launch New NFT Collection
15.5.2024
Mercedes-Benz NXT's new collection, 'The Era of Technology,' is the second of seven eras in the company’s 'Icon' series.
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Iris-Scanning Worldcoin Token Gets Malaysian Regulator’s Nod
15.5.2024
Malaysia-based Cuscapi's associate company MX Global received the approval from Malaysia regulator, to facilitate trading of WLD token.
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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Plans US Transition for Legal Operations, Leaving Ireland Base
15.5.2024
Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to relocate its legal base from the Republic of Ireland to the US. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the company recently filed court paperwork to re-domicile.
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Bitfarms Fires CEO Geoffrey Morphy Following $27 Million Lawsuit
13.5.2024
Bitfarms has ousted its CEO Geoffrey Morphy after he filed a $27 million lawsuit against the Bitcoin miner, the Toronto-based firm announced Monday. News of Morphy's ousting comes amidst decreased Bitcoin production values for public crypto mining companies following last month's halving event.
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