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Tornado Cash ban could spell disaster for other privacy protocols — Manta co-founder

17.8.2022
The ban of Tornado Cash in the U.S. could have ripple effects across Web3 protocols, particularly ones that offer privacy on the blockchain

Report: Celsius CEO Accused of Controlling Crypto Company’s Trading Scheme and Placing Bad Bets

17.8.2022
According to a recent report published on Tuesday, the Israeli-American founder and CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, was in charge of the company’s trading strategy. The report, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, said Mashinsky sold millions of dollars’ worth...

2017 ICOs aren't over yet: SEC files suit against Dragonchain and its founder

16.8.2022
The commission said it would be seeking “permanent injunctions, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, civil penalties against and conduct-based injunctions."

Galaxy Digital Terminates $1.2 Billion Bitgo Acquisition Deal, Crypto Firm Still Plans for Nasdaq Listing

16.8.2022
Galaxy Digital Holdings and the company’s CEO and founder Mike Novogratz announced the company has “exercised its right to terminate” a previously announced acquisition of Bitgo. According to Galaxy the termination of the deal was due to Bitgo’s “failure...

Skybridge Expects Bitcoin to Reach $300K in 6 Years — ‘You Are Going to See a Lot More Commercial Activities’

15.8.2022
Skybridge Capital is “pretty optimistic” about bitcoin and ethereum over the next 12 to 24 months. The global asset management firm’s founder explained that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could reach $300K in six years, urging investors to “just relax”...

Crypto Community Responds to Tornado Cash Sanctions, Privacy Advocates Say ‘There Are Many Legitimate Reasons to Seek Financial Anonymity’

13.8.2022
The U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash and the enforcement that has followed has the crypto community in an uproar about the event. A large number of crypto and privacy advocates have spoken out against the actions the government has taken so far, and the nonprofit...

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips at End of Strong Week, Huobi Founder in Talks to Sell Majority Stake

12.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 12, 2022

Huobi co-founder reportedly looks to sell majority stake valued at over $1B

12.8.2022
Huobi co-founder Leon Li reportedly informed about his decision to other backers of the company in a July shareholders meeting

MakerDAO Founder Suggests ‘Seriously Considering’ Depegging DAI from USD

12.8.2022
MakerDAO (decentralized autonomous organization) founder Rune Christensen has called for the community members to consider depegging Maker (MKR)’s stablecoin DAI from USD, and perhaps (slowly) getting into ethereum (ETH) – which Vitalik Buterin argued would be a “terrible idea.” Writing in...

Huobi Founder in Talks to Sell Majority Stake at $3B Valuation: Report

12.8.2022
The deal could be one of the biggest ever in the crypto industry

MakerDAO should 'seriously consider' depegging DAI from USD: Founder

12.8.2022
In light of the recent Tornado Cash and frozen USDC addresses debacle, MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen is hoping to move DAI’s collateralization away from USDC

Rune Christensen Details How MakerDAO Is Navigating Tornado Cash Sanctions

11.8.2022
Rune Christensen, founder of MakerDAO, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the risks for DeFi, its DAI stablecoin and what implications sanctioning coin mixer Tornado Cash could mean for the industry

Bitpay Reveals Prepaid Cardholders Can Get up to 15% Cash Back Rewards via Select Retailers

11.8.2022
The Atlanta-based crypto payment services company Bitpay has announced that Bitpay’s prepaid cardholders are eligible for cash back rewards if they use their card with participating retailers. The rewards feature stems from Bitpay’s partnership with Cardlytics and cardholders can...

Truly decentralized Web3 needs more developers: Animoca co-founder

11.8.2022
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu said developers continue to “struggle under the yoke of centralized platforms," urging them to move into the Web3 space

F2Pool co-founder responds to allegations it's cheating the Ethereum POW system

9.8.2022
The response comes after researchers in Israel alleged the mining pool has been manipulating Ethereum block timestamps to obtain higher mining rewards

Tornado Cash co-founder reports being kicked off Github as industry reacts to sanctions

8.8.2022
OFAC issued a statement implying prohibited transactions with Specially Designated Nationals could include "downloading a software patch from a sanctioned entity."

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Downplays Ethereum PoW Fork, Hopes It ‘Doesn’t Lead to People Losing Money’

8.8.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed what he thinks about the recent Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork topic that’s been finding its way into a number of conversations within the crypto community. Buterin remarked at the ETH-Seoul conference over the weekend, that...