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KuCoin Ventures to Provide $20K Grant to TON Ecosystem
1.12.2023
KuCoin Ventures' funding will be allocated to five "mini-apps" on TON focusing on payments and gaming
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Offloads a Further $4.7M Worth of Coinbase Shares
1.12.2023
COIN reached its highest level since April 2022, rising to $130.31 on Wednesday
SEBA Bank Rebrands to AMINA Bank, Shoots for Global Expansion
1.12.2023
Crypto-friendly Swiss-based SEBA Bank AG has announced its new brand identity: AMINA Bank AG. According to the press release shared with Cryptonews, the rebrand will not affect the bank’s current clients “other than encountering the new name.” It stated that, “All operations will be business...
Bitcoin Going From Boiling the Oceans to Draining Them, According to Critic
30.11.2023
The findings have an echo of De Vries' previous criticisms of Bitcoin, which have hitherto centered on the electricity usage of bitcoin mining
Crypto for Advisors: Investing in Web3
30.11.2023
Alex Tapscott, author of the recently published book Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier, takes us through Web3 investment opportunities in today’s Advisors
Decentralized Infrastructure Provider Grove Raises $7.9M
30.11.2023
Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects don't need to incur the costs of buying and running their own equipment
Institutional Crypto Trading Platform Talos Taps Into Uniswap's Liquidity
30.11.2023
It's the first time Talos will be routing trades through a decentralized exchange
Polygon's Secret Deal: Sending DraftKings Millions to Run Failed Validator
30.11.2023
Polygon quietly gave DraftKings' validator preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community
Australia Considers Sector-Specific Codes for Addressing Banking and Crypto Scams
30.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / FiledIMAGE The Australian Department of the Treasury is considering applying sector-specific codes and standards to banking and cryptocurrency scams as part of its proposed framework. On November 29, a consultation paper titled “Proposed Scams Code Framework,” aimed...
Upbit Crypto Exchange Operator Dunamu Suffers 82% Drop in Profits
30.11.2023
Source: piter2121/Adobe Dunamu, the South Korean operator of the Upbit crypto exchange, has seen year-on-year profits fall by a staggering 82% in the third quarter of FY2023. The South Korean media outlet Business Post reported that Dunamu published its financial report for the third quarter...
SoFi to Exit Crypto Business Amid Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Goodpics SoFi Technologies Inc., a financial services company, has decided to exit the cryptocurrency sector due to increased scrutiny by banking regulators. On November 29, the company announced that it would terminate its cryptocurrency trading services for users by December...
Grayscale Gears Up for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Updating Trust Agreement for Sake of ‘Operational Efficiencies’
29.11.2023
The changes involve the fee structure, and how assets can be custodies for smoother share creation and redemptions
Binance will end support for BUSD stablecoin in December
29.11.2023
Many users' Binance USD balances will automatically be converted into First Digital USD starting on Dec. 31
Massive Game Microtransaction Company Sounds Super Shady
29.11.2023
The live-service video game economy runs on microtransactions, and Xsolla is one of the companies that helps process them. The payment platform works with Epic Games, Unity, Roblox, and others to collect money from players all over the world. Now a new lawsuit alleges that Xsolla has mishandled...
Binance Will Cease Support for Its BUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 15
29.11.2023
Binance said it will end support for its BUSD stablecoin on Dec. 15, following the exchange's August announcement that it would “gradually” do so after Paxos, the company that actually issued it, was ordered to stop minting the coin in February
Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup
29.11.2023
The startup said it created "only non-custodial" mining pool where miners get the new bitcoin block reward for mining directly from the network
Digital Finance Firm SoFi Hands Its Crypto Business to Blockchain.com
29.11.2023
Blockchain.com President Lane Kassleman said in an interview that his firm’s SoFi partnership equates to hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of millions of dollars
Bitcoin Buyer Quietly Accumulates $424M of BTC in Three Weeks
29.11.2023
An unknown entity has bought 11,268 bitcoin [BTC] worth $424 million since November 10 in what appears to be a time-weight average price (TWAP) accumulation strategy
2024 Will Be the Year Tokenization Truly (Finally) Begins
29.11.2023
After several years of being the next-big-thing, next year will be when tokenization of real-world assets really takes off, says Colin Butler, Global Head of Institutional Capital at Polygon Companies
Blockchain Messaging Platform Wormhole Raises $225M at $2.5B Valuation
29.11.2023
Wormhole, which was recently separated from parent Jump Trading Group after it scaled back its crypto operations, is a developer platform which allows different blockchain networks to communicate with each other