HyperPlay raises $12M in Series A funding round
Griffin Gaming Partners and Bitkraft co-lead investors in a $12 million Series A funding round for MetaMask and Game7’s HyperPlay....
Month: June 2023
EOS turns 5, celebrates the community’s effort to rebuild
After setting the record for having the largest initial coin offering in history, the EOS network suffered various setbacks, including...
Crypto ads face stricter rules including a referral bonus ban by FCA
Crypto services in the U.K. will face stricter regulations, including a “cooling-off period” for first-time investors and a ban on...
Cosmos-based DeFi lending protocol Nolus joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
Nolus’ DeFi lending protocol aims to onboard more people by solving collateralization inefficiencies. Crypto lending has become an essential part...
SEC’s crypto actions surged 183% in 6 months after the FTX collapse
The regulator stepped up enforcement actions in the crypto space following the revelations that took place around FTX. Cryptocurrency-related enforcement...
SEC is killing innovation in United States – 1inch co-founder
American-based Web3 companies and cryptocurrency exchanges could be pushed to move offshore following enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance.US. The...
NFT platform Enjin forks Polkadot parachain Efinity to new mainnet
Enjin CTO Witek Radomski said that the new blockchain aims to promote creativity by facilitating the easy and affordable creation...
Polygon Labs president testifies on democratizing the internet with Web3, blockchains
The U.S. House Committee explores blockchain and Web3’s future as industry leaders testify on democratizing the internet and regulatory challenges....
US federal court dismisses lawsuit against DeFi platform PoolTogether
The DeFi community funded the protocol’s legal defense through a $1.4 million nonfungible token sale in 2022. A United States...
EU watchdog targets crypto ads on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter
The largest European consumer rights group alleges crypto marketers on popular social networks use misleading promotion, exposing consumers to serious...
Major Australian bank to decline ‘certain’ payments to crypto exchanges
Commonwealth Bank executive James Roberts cited a huge scale of “investment scams” involving crypto exchanges. Update (June 8 and 7:00...
GameStop fires CEO Matt Furlong months after axing crypto push
The executive, once instrumental to the company’s NFT efforts, was "terminated" amid lackluster Q1 earnings. Gamestop has fired its CEO...
Meet the judges that will preside over Coinbase and Binance’s SEC lawsuits
One judge has ruled on a key crypto case of late, while the other has ruled on high-profile political cases...
Major Aussie bank to decline and limit payments to ‘high-risk’ crypto exchanges
James Roberts, Commonwealth Bank General Manager of Group Fraud Management Services cited a huge scale of "investment scams" involving crypto...
Do Kwon could serve prison in both US and South Korea, prosecutor says
South Korean senior prosecutor Dan Sunghan says Kwon's extradition to South Korea makes better sense, but suggested Kwon could also...
