Author: Chris Smith
SEC Files Suit Against Operator of $33M Crowd Machine ICO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has recently filed a suit against Australian Craig Derel Sproule for selling “digital asset securities.”
Futures Market Suffers Massive Liquidation of Positions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe derivatives market has suffered another large-scale liquidation of positions amid the fall in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
CFTC Fines DeFi Project Polymarket with $1.4 million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined prediction platform Polymarket with $1.4 million.
Bitcoin Whales Become Active on Crypto Exchange Coinbase
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to analytical company Kaiko, the number of transactions involving a large volume of BTC has been increasing on US-based crypto exchange Coinbase.
CoinGecko Launches an NFT Book for Beginners
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnalytical service CoinGecko has just launched a book “How to NFT” in English for newcomers to the crypto industry.
Malaysian Police Catches Criminal Group Mining Crypto Illegally
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe police in Manjung District, southwestern Perak, Malaysia, has carried out a large-scale operation to fight electricity theft.
Crypto Exchange WazirX is Accused of Tax Evasion in India
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to the Indian authorities, crypto exchange WazirX, owned by Binance, has violated tax laws in the country.
Eminem Buys NFT From Bored Ape Yacht Club for $450,000
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS rapper Eminem has acquired the Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 non-fungible token (NFT) for 123.45 ETH (more than $450,000 at the current exchange rate).
MicroStrategy Buys an Additional 1,914 BTC for Over $94M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBusiness analytics software provider MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 1,914 BTC for about $94.2 million. The average purchase price was around $49,229.
US Crypto Exchange Kraken Will Introduce Loans with NFTs as Collateral
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is working on a new version of using non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
19,110 Bitcoin ATMs Were Installed All Over the World in 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 2021, on the background of the growth interest in cryptos, almost 20,000 new ATMs were installed with support for Bitcoin.
NFTs Are More Popular Than Cryptocurrencies: Google Trends
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to analytical platform Google Trends, users search for information about NFTs more often than about cryptocurrencies.
Ozzy Osbourne Will Launch an NFT Series
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRock musician and Black Sabbath founder Ozzy Osbourne has announced via Twitter he plans to release his own collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) CryptoBatz.
GameFi Project Ertha Attracts $5.4 Million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlockchain gaming project Ertha Metaverse, which is powered by Binance Smart Chain, has raised $5.4 million in funding.
Funds are Disappearing From Bitcoin Accounts of Salvadorans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteResidents of El Salvador are inexplicably losing Bitcoins in the state-owned cryptocurrency wallet Chivo.
Chinese IT Company Baidu to Spend 6 Years Building the Metaverse
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese tech giant Baidu might take six years to build a metaverse as part of the XiRang project.
Terra-based Project Mirror Protocol is Attacked by Scammers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of scammers are trying to empty the community pool of the Mirror Protocol project through the on-chain voting system.
US Senator Cynthia Lummis to Present Crypto Regulation Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS Senator Cynthia Lummis plans to introduce legislation in 2022 to provide clarity on crypto regulation.
Terra Name Service Introduces Management Token and Announces Airdrop
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Terra Protocol-related Terra Name Service has just introduced the TNS token and announced an airdrop. The assets will be distributed among users on December 24.
UK Court Upholds Plaintiffs Against Craig Wright
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has won the first hearing against self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright.
Hackers Steal $1.3 Million From Users of NFT Project Monkey Kingdom
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of hackers have hacked into the Discord account of the administrator of the NFT project Monkey Kingdom.
Decentralized Rendering Project Render Network Raises $30M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe startup has raised $30 million.
Hackers Steal More Than 8 Million VISR Tokens From DeFi Protocol Visor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDecentralized finance protocol Visor has fallen victim to a re-entry attack and has lost over 8.8 million VISR tokens.
FBI Confiscates Illegally Obtained 3,879 BTC from Cold Wallet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice has recently announced it has returned some funds that were allegedly stolen from a branch of Sony Group Corporation.
AdaSwap Joins Forces with COTI-issued Stablecoin Djed to Explore DEX Listing & Integration Opportunities
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAdaSwap has just announced it is entering into a partnership with COTI, the issuer of Djed, a Cardano based stablecoin.
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