Kyrgyzstan Seizes 2,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Devices
Law enforcement authorities in Kyrgyzstan have confiscated thousands of crypto mining machines as part of a new offensive against illegal...
Month: May 2021
Crypto Savings Platform Ledn Raises $30 Million in Latest Funding Round
Ledn, a cryptocurrency lending and savings platform based in Canada, has managed to raise $30 million in its latest funding...
Crypto will ‘come to life’ in Nigeria, central bank governor says
Emefiele said the Nigerian government will do its best to prevent crypto from being used to finance illicit activities. At...
UAE authority issues warning about Dubai Coin
Dubai does not have an official cryptocurrency, officials state. As a tech-friendly region, Dubai is never short of new and...
Wisdom Tree files Ether ETF application with SEC
ETF shares would be listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s BZX Exchange. Following in the footsteps of VanEck earlier...
Binance Smart Chain’s BurgerSwap drained of $7.2M in exploit
The latest in a recent spate of decentralized finance hacks. Another decentralized finance protocol was subject to a major exploit...
Chinese BTC miners equivalent to Quebec’s output on the move: Slush Pool
According to Edward Evenson, a Bitcoin miner from Slush Pool, Chinese BTC miners are on the move. Edward Evenson, head...
OKex embraces Brazil’s official fast payments system PIX, as CBDC draws nearer
OKEx, Crypto.com, and LocalBitcoins have integrated Brazil’s PIX instant payments system. Increasing numbers of offshore cryptocurrency exchanges are embracing Brazil’s...
US sanctions agency OFAC to rely more heavily on Chainalysis
Govt agencies want more tools to trace suspect crypto transactions. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has requested another...
Dfinity responds to Internet Computer decentralization and privacy concerns
Dfinity has sought to quell criticism over the decentralization and privacy of its Internet Computer protocol. Dfinity, the team behind...
NFT volume has more than tripled — even amid price crash — as Meme.com raises $5M
The NFT sector has seen exponential growth, tripling in transactions since January and pushing through the market crash this month....
‘Crypto will cause the next financial crisis’: Precious metals boss
Metalla Royalty & Streaming CEO Brett Heath has warned that crypto will “lead the charge into the next financial crisis”...
NBA Legend Paul Pierce and Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey to Join Joe Lubin of Consensys for a Virtue Poker Charity Tournament
Virtue Poker revealed plans to organize a high-stakes 12-player celebrity poker tournament on its platform, live-streamed on Twitch, with the...
Billionaire Carl Icahn Mulls Over Diving Into Cryptocurrency in a ‘Big Way’ With About $1.5 Billion Investment
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, the founder of Icahn Enterprises, says that his company is exploring how to get involved in...
Danish Central Banker Tempted to Ignore Cryptocurrency — Sees Real Threat in ‘Big Tech Invading Currency Area’
Denmark’s central bank governor Lars Rohde says that he can be tempted to ignore cryptocurrency, stating that it is not...
