Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
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.
Tether Blocks Address with More Than $1M in USDT
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe issuer of the stablecoin USDT, Tether, has added to its blacklist an Ethereum address with over $1 million worth of crypto assets.
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.
NFT Trading Volume on OpenSea Jumps Boosted by Interest in Bored Ape
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on popular NFT marketplace OpenSea has increased significantly.
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.
An NFT Collector Loses $2.2M Victim of a Phishing Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoss+Kramer, a New York-based gallery that collects unique tokens, has reported via Twitter that it has fallen victim to a phishing scam.
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.
Israel Allows Users to Transfer Crypto Profits to Banks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of Israel has allowed the country’s citizens to transfer the profits received from legal operations with cryptos to financial organizations.
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).
Canadian Regulator Warns Binance is Operating Without a License
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced crypto exchange Binance lacks the necessary license to operate in the country.
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.
Hackers Are Spreading Hidden Miners Through Pirated Version of Spider-Man
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCybercriminals are actively distributing malware for hidden cryptocurrency mining via a torrent file with the popular movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
Hong Kong Arrests Suspects in Laundering $48.7M Through Crypto Exchange
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHong Kong customs have arrested two local residents on suspicion of laundering more than HK $380 million ($48.7 million).
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.
The Price of the Token of DeFi Project Terra Surpasses $100
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTerra (LUNA) has broken the $100 mark, setting a new all-time high, while the capitalization of the token has exceeded $36 billion.
The Sandbox Token Adds 9% After PwC Hong Kong Purchases a Piece of Land
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnimoca Brands, an operator of NFT games, has said that consulting company PwC Hong Kong has bought a piece of virtual land on The Sandbox platform.
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.
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