Report: 30% of UK Watchdog’s Financial Crime Experts Focused on Crypto Businesses in 2022-23
According to a report, the Financial Conduct Authority, a watchdog for the financial services industry in the U.K., had 30%...
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Blackrock Reinforces Tokenization Drive Leading $47 Million Funding Round in Digitization Company Securitize
Blackrock, the largest asset management company in the world, has led a strategic funding round of $47 million in Securitize,...
Tether Q1 2024 Attestation Reveals Record $4.52 Billion Profits
Tether, one of the largest cryptocurrency companies, has recently released an attestation of its financial activity corresponding to Q1 2024....
Standard Chartered Warns Bitcoin Price Could Fall to $50K
Standard Chartered Bank has warned that bitcoin’s price could potentially decline to $50,000. The head of digital asset research at...
“Scaling Bitcoin Together” Event Set to Unite Bitcoin Leaders in Hong Kong
PRESS RELEASE. As a part of Bitcoin Asia Week 2024, the “Scaling Bitcoin Together” event will take place on May...
Coinbase Announces Support for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Coinbase, a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has finally announced the implementation of the lightning network, a Bitcoin layer 2 scaling...
JPMorgan: Retail Investors Drive Selloff in Both Crypto and Equity Markets
JPMorgan has highlighted a significant increase in selling and profit-taking across equity and crypto markets, driven largely by retail investors....
Hybrid L2 Build on Bitcoin Launches Mainnet; US Users Face Geo-Blocking
The layer-two initiative known as BOB, short for ‘Build on Bitcoin,’ has declared its mainnet operational with over 40 apps...
Zksnacks to Cease Coinjoin Transactions, Affecting Wasabi, Trezor and Btcpay
On Thursday, Zksnacks, the developer behind Wasabi Wallet, announced its decision to cease its coinjoin services following regulatory measures in...
Messari CEO Criticizes US President’s Crypto Stance, Foresees ‘Mass Wealth Confiscation’ if Biden Gets Reelected
Recently, Messari’s founder and CEO, Ryan Selkis, has expressed strong opinions about the potential impact of a Joe Biden reelection...
Lightspark CEO Expects Bitcoin to Dominate AI-Related Monetary Transactions
David Marcus, the former president of Paypal and the current CEO of Lightspark, envisions bitcoin as the primary currency for...
Fidelity Digital Assets Study: Bitcoin’s Volatility Declines as It Grows, Echoing Historical Asset Trends
A new study by Fidelity Digital Assets reveals that as bitcoin matures, its volatility is decreasing, making it less volatile...
Record Withdrawal From US Bitcoin ETFs Marks Largest Single-Day Outflow
On May 1, 2024, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs experienced their most significant single-day outflows since their inception on Jan. 11,...
Faisal Al Monai: Convergence of AI and Blockchain Is a Solution to Data Integrity Issues in AI Model Training
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) lead the world in the adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies because governments in...
Attackers Steal $1.6 Million in Digital Assets From Defi Protocol Pike Finance
Unknown attackers recently siphoned digital assets valued at just under $1.6 million from the decentralized finance protocol, Pike Finance. The...
