Genesis sues parent company DCG, other affiliate for $600M loans, then stays actionDCG borrowed $500,000 from its subsidiary last year, and DCG Investments borrowed over 18,000 BTC. Both have allegedly defaulted.Sep 6, 2023Derek Andersen
VC Roundup: Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interestOrbital, ZTX, Stroom Network, unshETH and Fxhash highlight the latest funding deals from the world of crypto and blockchain.Sep 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s alleged wallet addresses released by ArkhamThe blockchain analytics firm claims Grayscale is the world's second-largest BTC entity.Sep 6, 2023Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin short-term holders capitulate as data highlights potential generational buying opportunityBitcoin’s current price action leaves much to be desired, but multiple indicators point to what could be a generational buying opportunity for patient investors.Sep 6, 2023Ray Salmond
OpenAI and Microsoft accused of stealing data to train ChatGPT in new class-action suitThe lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s profits came as a result of using illegally scraped data to train its models.Sep 6, 2023Tristan Greene
Appellate judge denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for immediate release from jailThe motion from Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers will now go to a three-judge panel, with less than four weeks before the former FTX CEO’s criminal trial is set to begin in New York.Sep 6, 2023Turner Wright
Riot Platforms says Texas energy strategy reduced production costs by $31MAs Texas baked in the sun, Riot Platforms received two types of monetary credit for being attentive to the grid’s power needs.Sep 6, 2023Derek Andersen
Ronaldo hints at NFT plans, and will the metaverse be a ‘tax haven?’: Nifty NewsletterSoccer star Cristiano Ronaldo took a lie detector test to celebrate the launch of his latest NFT collection in July.Sep 6, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Binance creates smart contract to refund users affected by $3M rug pullAfter the rug pull, Xirtam scammers directly deposited stolen funds onto Binance, prompting the exchange to freeze the assets.Sep 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Financial privacy and regulation can co-exist with ZK proofs — Vitalik ButerinA new paper co-authored by Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin highlights the use of zero-knowledge proofs as a tool for regulatory compliance and on-chain privacy.Sep 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Tornado Cash co-founder pleads not guilty to all charges: ReportRoman Storm, facing charges related to Tornado Cash allegedly facilitating money laundering, has been free on bail following his arrest by U.S. authorities in August.Sep 6, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 9/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATICBitcoin and several major altcoins continue to show weakness, but a few data points do favor bulls in the short term.Sep 6, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
HashKey signs MOU for crypto exchange insuranceThe policy would potentially cover both the exchange's hot wallets and cold storage addresses.Sep 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Base’s ‘Onchain Summer’ saw over 700K NFTs minted from 268K users in AugustThe “Onchain Summer” promotion drove activity to the new network, with hundreds of thousands of users minting NFTs in August.Sep 6, 2023Tom Blackstone
US Senate confirms Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve vice chairPhilip Jefferson, who has been serving as a Fed governor since 2022, will take on the No. 2 role under Chair Jerome Powell at the central bank until 2036.Sep 6, 2023Turner Wright
Google will allow ads for NFT games starting Sept. 15 The new updates to the cryptocurrency ads policy allow for NFT gaming ads, provided the games and ads don’t promote gambling.Sep 6, 2023Tristan Greene
Alex Mashinsky's assets frozen by US court as part of criminal caseThe former Celsius CEO was arrested on July 13 and faces criminal and civil charges stemming from his involvement in the now-defunct platform.Sep 6, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin bids move to lowest since March as BTC price dips under $25.7KBTC price action reflects a tug-of-war between weak bulls and bears, but Bitcoin breaking down is firmly on the cards.Sep 6, 2023William Suberg
SBI expands Ripple remittance tech to banks in Vietnam, Indonesia, PhilippinesSBI Remit will use XRP as a bridge currency to enable faster and more cost-effective remittances to several Southeast Asian countries.Sep 6, 2023Ezra Reguerra
NFT collapse and monster egos feature in new Murakami exhibitionThe artist’s new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum reflects on his first tango with NFT art, which took place right before the 2022 crypto collapse.Sep 6, 2023Tim Brinkhof
Top Binance execs in Russia leave as firm considers exiting the marketBinance VP Eastern Europe Gleb Kostarev and CIS director Vladimir Smerkis have announced they have quit the company.Sep 6, 2023Helen Partz
Here’s why Bitcoin will hit $22K soonThis week, The Market Report discusses why $22,000 is the next logical step for Bitcoin and why BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes claims the bull market started back in March.Sep 6, 2023Marcel Pechman
Paris Hilton, a16z back IP ownership network Story ProtocolAndreessen Horowitz, Paris Hilton and Samsung have invested in the new blockchain-based open IP collaboration network Story Protocol.Sep 6, 2023Savannah Fortis
Coinbase launches crypto lending platform for US institutionsCoinbase’s new institutional lending service has the same operating entity as Coinbase Borrow, which halted the issuance of new loans in May.Sep 6, 2023Helen Partz
Sam Bankman-Fried appeal against bail revocation ‘meritless’: ProsecutorsThe New York South District court revoked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail on Aug. 11 after an appeal from the prosecution in July citing multiple instances of violation of bail conditions.Sep 6, 2023Prashant Jha
How to protect Ethereum investments from MEV-induced lossesThis article introduces maximum extractable value (MEV), explaining its impact on Ethereum’s infrastructure and offering strategies for investors to protect against suboptimal trade execution due to MEV.Sep 6, 2023Toghrul A
DYdX to launch decentralized order book exchange on Cosmos: KBW 2023DYdX Foundation CEO Charles d’Haussy said that the exchange is taking a “new step forward” by decentralizing the order book.Sep 6, 2023Ezra Reguerra
India G20 confirms ‘active discussions’ around global crypto frameworkSitharaman said crypto was a “threat as well as an opportunity” while confirming that G20 members are working toward establishing a global crypto framework.Sep 6, 2023Arijit Sarkar
New $20M fund eyes blockchain gaming and tokensWeb3 venture capitalists will look to invest in blockchain gaming and collectibles projects through a new $20 million fund.Sep 6, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Marathon’s Bitcoin mining rate fell 9% in AugustThe company still mined five times more Bitcoin than in August 2022, producing 1,072 last month, and said unfavorable weather conditions caused the decrease from July.Sep 6, 2023David Attlee