Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
South Korea’s Authorities Bring Criminal Charges Against Terraform Labs Co-founder
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korean prosecutors have brought charges against Terraform Labs (TFL) co-founder Daniel Shin.
Arbitrum Starts Distribution of Tokens Among DAOs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Arbitrum second-tier solution development team has distributed governance tokens among 125 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
Romania to Launch a National NFT Marketplace
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Romanian National Institute for Informatics Research and Development is set to launch a government-backed NFT platform to encourage Web3 adoption in the country.
Bitfarms Will Increase its Bitcoin Mining Capacity in Argentina to 100 MW
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitfarms has been granted the necessary permits to ramp up the power consumption of its Rio Cuarto (Argentina) facility to 100 MW.
France to Accelerate Crypto Startups Registration
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe French Financial Market Supervisory Commission (AMF) is exploring the possibility of expediting the registration of crypto firms.
Korea Blockchain Week Will Return This Year Following Success of 2022’s Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKorea Blockchain Week has announced it is returning for 2023 following the success of last year’s edition.
A Bitcoin Whale Moves 278 BTC Dormant for 10 Years
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhale Alert, a crypto whale tracking service, detected on April 21 the activity of a bitcoin address that had been dormant for over 10 years.
Hedge Fund Founders 3AC Unveil Name of Main Investors in New Project
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe co-founders of the now-bankrupt 3AC hedge fund, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, have announced the list of top investors in their new cryptocurrency exchange, OPNX.
Gemini to Open an Office in India
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGemini is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new office in Gurgaon, India.
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos: The ECB Will Not Be Returning to Forward Guidance Policy for a While
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is unlikely the European Central Bank will resume providing insight into their future policy decisions due to the current uncertain outlook.
Montenegro’s Authorities Accuse Do Kwon of Using a Fake Passport
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Montenegrin prosecutor’s office has accused Do Kwon of utilizing a false passport and other false identification documents.
User Turns $260 Into $2M Thanks to PEPE Token
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUser dimethyltryptamine.eth earned over $2 million in less than a week by buying the PEPE meme token.
Société Générale Will Launch an ETH-Based Stablecoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSociété Générale’s subsidiary, Forge, is launching a euro-denominated Ethereum-based stablecoin called CoinVertible.
Deutsche Bank to Downsize its Workforce
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeutsche Bank plans to reduce its executive board from 10 to nine members and cut some jobs in infrastructure and private banking in order to save costs.
Meme Token PEPE Soars by 217% in a Day
Reading Time: < 1 minutePEPE, a meme token launched on April 14, has seen its price surge by more than 217% in the past 24 hours.
US Crypto Exchange Kraken Gets Licensed in Ireland
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKraken, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has completed registration of its subsidiary Payward Europe Solutions with the Central Bank of Ireland as a Virtual Asset Services Provider (VASP).
UAE Regulator Starts Granting Licenses to Crypto Service Providers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll Crypto Service Providers (VASPs) operating within the UAE must apply and register with the SCA
Morgan Stanley’s Q1 Profits Exceed Expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMorgan Stanley’s first-quarter profit exceeded expectations.
Coinbase CEO: The Exchange Might Leave the US
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe CEO of Coinbase has expressed concern that the lack of regulatory clarity in the US could lead the company to consider withdrawing from the market.
PancakeSwap Devs to Transfer CAKE Token to Deflationary Model
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe PancakeSwap team has proposed changing the tokenomics of the DeFi project in order to move away from its current high-inflation model of the CAKE utility token to emission-neutral or deflation “with real returns and utility.”
Unchained Attracts $60M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnchained, a company focused on Bitcoin, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round.
ExLatham M&A Co-chairman Gerstein Joins PJT Partners as Senior Adviser
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMark Gerstein,, who left Latham & Watkins in December, has joined Paul Taubman’s investment bank, PJT Partners Inc, as a senior adviser.
Kyber Network Urges to Withdraw Funds Due to a Vulnerability
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKyber Network has advised liquidity providers to withdraw funds from their Elastic product after a potential vulnerability was discovered.
Bank of Israel Reveals Conditions for Launching a CBDC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central Bank of Israel has outlined the main conditions for the potential launch of a national digital currency, known as SHAKED.
Binance Updates the Deposit Addresses of Some of its Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBinance has updated the deposit addresses for some of its users in order to enhance security. Affected customers will be notified by email of the necessary changes.
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