Ukrainian Police Bust International Crypto Fraud Ring, 14 Arrested
Ukrainian authorities have dismantled a criminal ring defrauding citizens across Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and the European Union through deceptive call...
Month: June 2024
Study: Half of Surveyed Germans ‘Imagine Using a Digital Euro as an Additional Payment Option’
A new report has found that half of Germans who participated in a survey study can “imagine using a digital...
Decentralized Prime Brokerage Terminal Blueberry Protocol Raises $2.5M
TLDR Blueberry Protocol raises $2.5M in Series A funding led by White Star Capital Blueberry provides decentralized access to generalized...
Digital Yuan App Drops ‘Pilot’ Description, Hints at Change to Production Ready Status
The digital yuan app, which services users of the Chinese CBDC, has dropped the ‘pilot’ label from its name without...
FTX Reaches Settlement With IRS on $24 Billion Tax Claim
Crypto exchange FTX has reached a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), reducing its $24 billion claim to $200...
VC Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Explains the $500,000 Bitcoin Case: Countries Will Become Dual Currency
Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder and CEO of Social Capital, a venture capital firm, has explained how bitcoin could reach $500,000...
Edward Snowden on NYSE Trading Halts: ‘Bitcoin Fixes This’
On Monday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) encountered a series of unexpected trading halts affecting stocks such as Chipotle...
US Banking Sector Teeters: $517B Unrealized Losses, 63 Troubled Institutions Flagged
U.S. banks reported an alarming increase in unrealized losses and a growing list of institutions at risk of failure in...
AI-Powered Meme Coin WienerAI Raises $4M in Presale – How High Can WAI Go?
A new AI-powered meme coin project called WienerAI (WAI) is defying expectations. While its name might be comical, WienerAI has...
Starkware Aims to Scale Bitcoin Using Zero-Knowledge Technology
Starkware, known for its work on Ethereum scaling solutions, announced plans to apply its zero-knowledge technology to Bitcoin. The initiative...
Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda Collaborate Amid Crypto Banking Challenges
Deutsche Bank is collaborating with Bitpanda to manage customer fiat deposits and withdrawals for the Austrian crypto broker. This collaboration...
BIS Plans Instant Cross-Border Payments Using Wholesale CBDC Settlement
In a move to improve traditional cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of Project...
ERC-6900 Website Launches, Co-Authored by Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle and Quantstamp
The official resource for ERC-6900, www.erc6900.io, has been launched, co-authored by the Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle, and Quantstamp. The website...
Community Backlash Forces Matter Labs to Drop ‘ZK’ Trademark Bid
The developer of the Zksync Ethereum Layer 2 network, Matter Labs, abandoned its bid to trademark the term ‘ZK’ just...
Bitfarms Sees 42% Revenue Drop in May Post-Bitcoin Halving
Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining firm, reported a 42% drop in crypto mining revenue in May, the first full month following...
