Alvara Protocol Testnet Goes Live, Marking Giant Step Toward Democratizing Fund Management
Decentralized platform Alvara Protocol, which utilizes the ERC-7621, has officially launched its testnet, marking the biggest leap yet in its goal of developing the ultimate DeFi-based system for fund management.
Tornado Cash Developer Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Prison For Money Laundering
Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court and will be jailed for more than five years.
Wisconsin Pension Manager Snaps Up $100M Worth Of BlackRock Spot BTC ETFs In Q1
Wisconsin's pension fund overseer has just disclosed that it bought thousands of BlackRock's IBIT shares, signaling an apparent growing institutional interest in the trending funds.
Philippine Central Bank OKs Peso-Pegged Stablecoin Pilot Via Local Crypto Brand
The BSP recently approved a pilot for a peso-pegged stablecoin as proposed by a prominent local crypto exchange, marking a significant development in the Southeast Asian nation's digital assets sector.
Speeding Up Developer Web3 Onboarding: RAIR Technologies Launches Open-Source dApp Protocol
The recently launched protocol has brought together in one place the following powerful features: a smart account, marketplace, digital rights management (DRM), and non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure.
Monetary Metals Yield: Ushering In A Golden Era, One Ounce At A Time
Buried under the many investment offerings in the vast financial market is Monetary Metals, a company that offers a unique way for the gold treasure troves of investors to unlock productivity.
Top Airlines Take Biden Administration To Court Over Junk Fees Disclosure Rule
Some of the world's most prominent airlines have sued the Biden government following a USDOT rule that requires airlines to disclose hidden fees so consumers will know what they're actually paying for before purchasing a ticket.
Billionaire Mark Cuban Blasts SEC For 'One Size Fits All' Approach To Crypto Sector
Cuban has criticized the SEC for pushing its "one size fits all" regulatory approach for the cryptocurrency industry, saying the regulator didn't pick up any lessons from the collapse of early crypto exchange Mt. Gox.
Biden Blocks China-Backed Crypto Mining Firm From Owning Land Near Air Force Base
The U.S. leader Monday ordered MineOne, a crypto mining firm majority-owned by China, to remove its equipment and dismantle improvements in a property located near an American Air Base home to ballistic missiles.
Crypto Titan Clash: Tether CEO Claps Back After Ripple Chief Says US Targeting USDT
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse said last week that the U.S. is targeting Tether's USDT stablecoin, and Tether's CEO appears to have responded to the insinuation, triggering what could be the beginning of a clash of two crypto titans.
Uniswap CEO Says Biden Miscalculating Crypto's Relevance In 2024 Election
The U.S. president's campaign team may want to change its campaign strategy heading into the November 2024 elections, Uniswap's Hayden Adams said, considering how Republicans have already apparently grasped the situation regarding the crypto community's relevance as a voting group.
SEC Tells Court Coinbase Can't Force It To Write Up New Crypto Rules
The SEC is pushing back on Coinbase's request for the regulator to establish new rules dedicated for the crypto sector, saying its existing regulations were adequate to rein in the emerging industry.
Dormant Bitcoin Account Worth $63K 10 Years Ago Awakens To The Tune of $30M
Dormant digital wallets are awakening after years of inactivity, triggering another wave of buzz among crypto holders at a time when Bitcoin prices are on the low.
Hedge Fund Manager Sees Bitcoin's Boring Phase Lasting Up To 6 Months
Capriole Investments' founder has just issued a warning to Bitcoiners: the stagnant, boring phase of Bitcoin won't be short and sweet, but instead long and discouraging.
Standard Chartered Analyst Believes Trump Government Will Be 'Actively Supportive' Of Bitcoin
Ex-President Donald Trump, who recently signaled he won't oppose the growing crypto sector, may be a boon to Bitcoin and the broader digital assets' industry, a Standard Chartered analyst said.
Binance Client DWF Labs Denies Allegations Of Market Manipulation
DWF Labs and Binance have rejected allegations related to the former's alleged market manipulation that was revealed by a former Binance staffer who was supposedly fired a week after discovering the issue.
US Election 2024: Expert Calls Bitcoin Community 'A Politician's Dream Population Segment'
Unchained Capital's Joe Burnett believes the Bitcoin community will play a major role in the campaign strategies of politicians heading to the elections later this year.
Canadian Regulator Slaps Binance With 4M In Fines Over AML, Anti-Terrorism Financing Violations
Binance is faced with over $4 million in fines in Canada after a regulator deemed that the crypto exchange giant violated its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing law.
Cardano Creator Says Biden Administration Seeks To 'Kill Crypto' Amid SEC Bulletin Drama
Charles Hoskinson called the Biden administration's latest statement regarding a House resolution that repeals the highly-debated SAB 121 of the SEC as "garbage."
Kill Bill: Biden Administration Vows To Veto Resolution Overturning Controversial SEC Bulletin
President Joe Biden will veto a resolution passed Wednesday by the House that strikes down the SEC's SAB 121, which requires crypto custody service providers to hold customer's digital assets on their balance sheets.
SEC Ripple Case: Regulator Insists $2B Penalty 'Needed' To Deter Crypto Giant's Future Violations
The SEC has reiterated in another court filing that a massive penalty on Ripple was necessary to ensure that future violations will be deterred.
Bankruptcy Survivor Core Scientific Self-Mines $175M Worth Of Bitcoin In Q1
Core Scientific mined a significant amount of Bitcoin in the first quarter of the year, even as it just emerged from bankruptcy in January.
Ex-Bitcoin Critic Trump Says He Will 'Stop' Regulatory Hostility Toward Crypto
Donald Trump has once again signaled to the crypto community that he has come around as he hosted NFT owners and even vowed to "stop" the government's regulatory hostility toward digital assets.
Embattled Robinhood Reports Staggering 224% Spike In Q1 Crypto Notional Trading Volume
Robinhood has just unveiled its Q1 2024 earnings, highlighting how its embattled cryptocurrency unit played a major role in the fintech giant's overall profits during the first quarter.
Gensler Dodges ETH Question, Says Crypto A 'Small Piece' Of Overall US Financial Market
Gensler, seemingly unmoved by calls for him and the SEC to be held accountable for "misleading" statements regarding Ether's status as a security or a commodity, once again dodged a direct question regarding the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.
NFL Legend Rob Gronkowski To Pay $1.9M To Settle Voyager Digital Investors Lawsuit
Ron Gronkowski has agreed to settle majority of the "millions" that plaintiffs are set to receive in relation to their complaint against the NFL great and other sports figures over their promotion of collapsed crypto lender Voyager Digital.
FUD On The Rise On X As Bitcoin Retreats To $62K
Bitcoin had an outstanding first quarter 2024 bull run, but it seems the bull market is on shaky ground, as some crypto users on X have started expressing frustration over the digital asset's price struggling to climb higher since the halving.
Susquehanna Reveals Billion-Dollar Bitcoin ETF Treasury
Susquehanna has jumped into the institutional Bitcoin ETF list as the quantitative trading giant revealed it has more than $1 billion worth of BTC ETFs across multiple issuers – the largest investments on Grayscale's GBTC.
Crypto Community Buzzes As Grayscale Withdraws Ethereum Futures ETF Application
Grayscale, which recently saw a reversal in activity around its spot Bitcoin ETFs, has withdrawn its application for Ethereum futures ETFs, raising questions among industry analysts and enthusiasts.
'Scare Tactic': Lawmaker, Lawyer, Crypto Users Cry Foul Over SEC Robinhood Wells Notice
The crypto space is outraged over the SEC's seeming "abuse" of the Wells process as the regulator issued a Wells Notice to Robinhood's crypto arm just weeks after Uniswap received a notice.