Binance faces calls for ban by Nigerian Bureau De Change associationGwadabe reportedly emphasized that Binance trading has increasingly established itself as a central point for both the Investor and Exporters window as well as the parallel market.Aug 9, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Canadian police reported using Chainalysis Reactor to trace crypto crimes Police now have the ability to trace blockchain transactions, identify suspects and determine where funds have been deposited.Aug 9, 2023David Attlee
Identity checks on crypto exchanges at risk as AI deepfakes evolveOnce HeyGen’s AI-generated digital avatar is available to the public, users will be able to create a video with a real life-like digital avatar in just two minutes.Aug 9, 2023Helen Partz
Nvidia drops new AI chip expected to cut development costsNvidia, the current market leader for semiconductor chips, revealed its latest chip designed to run large-scale AI systems.Aug 9, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin hits $30.2K August high amid warning longs ‘chasing’ BTC priceBitcoin traders ramp up bullish prognoses as BTC’s price faces down key resistance — can bulls stay the course?Aug 9, 2023William Suberg
19% of New Yorkers own cryptocurrency: Coinbase reportCoinbase highlighted that there are 692 blockchain organizations and more than 800 founders in New York.Aug 9, 2023Ezra Reguerra
South Korea arrests Bitsonic CEO for allegedly stealing $7.5M of users’ moneyThe vice president of the crypto exchange will also be put on trial without preliminary detention.Aug 9, 2023David Attlee
Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank, leading VCs face lawsuit for “abetting” FTX fraudThe lawsuit alleged that the VC firms made many deceptive and misleading statements about FTX while encouraging customers to invest in the exchange for their personal gain.Aug 9, 2023Prashant Jha
FTX’s former law firm hit with lawsuit alleging it set up shadowy entitiesThe suit claims “shadowy entities” set up by Fenwick & West were allegedly used by FTX and former top executives to misappropriate customer funds.Aug 9, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Cardano DEX MuesliSwap to refund users after slippage confusionThe MuesliSwap team wants to refund users who have lost funds to high slippage due to the way the DEX’s matchmaker was set up.Aug 9, 2023Martin Young
Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked to promote token claim scamThe account made multiple posts promising a token giveaway and ushered users to a copycat website to connect their crypto wallet.Aug 9, 2023Brayden Lindrea
BlackRock insiders say Bitcoin ETF is likely 6 months away: Novogratz“We’re going to fight like cats and dogs to win market share” once spot Bitcoin ETFs are approved, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz told shareholders.Aug 9, 2023Felix Ng
US Fed steps up oversight of banks' involvement with crypto firmsThe limitations set out in the Federal Reserve’s new Novel Activities Supervision Program provides additional measures to its original policy statement laid out in January.Aug 9, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Marathon Digital Q2 results miss revenue and earnings forecastsDespite the earnings miss, Marathon's CEO said it mined a record 2,926 Bitcoin over the second quarter of 2023.Aug 8, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Core Scientific’s bankruptcy plan includes equity stake for Bitmain and AnchorageIf the plan is approved, Core Scientific could buy 27,000 Bitmain miners for roughly $23 million in cash and $54 million in company equity.Aug 8, 2023Turner Wright
ChatGPT and Claude are ‘becoming capable of tackling real-world missions,’ say scientistsThe scientists developed a tool called "AgentBench" to benchmark LLM models as agents.Aug 8, 2023Tristan Greene
Bitstamp to suspend trading of major altcoins for US usersAll the soon-to-be-suspended tokens are alleged by the SEC to be securities in its lawsuit against Coinbase and Binance.Aug 8, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Former FTX exec Ryan Salame and US prosecutors are discussing a plea deal: ReportIt’s unclear whether any reported guilty plea from Ryan Salame would have the former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO testify at Sam Bankman-Fried's trial in October.Aug 8, 2023Turner Wright
Prosecutors will still consider Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged campaign finance scheme at trialRather than reinstating a count on campaign finance violations to SBF’s indictment, the Justice Department said it will consider the evidence as part of a wire fraud charge.Aug 8, 2023Turner Wright
CPI report may show uptick in US inflation — How will Bitcoin price react?Bitcoin’s price remains range-bound as equities, gold and U.S. Treasurys offer competitive rates with reduced risk. This week’s CPI report could shake things up.Aug 8, 2023Marcel Pechman
Futurama’s latest reboot takes aim at Bitcoin minersThe latest episode of the series, which first premiered in 1999, would have its audience believe humans (and robots) will still be mining Bitcoin in the year 3023.Aug 8, 2023Turner Wright
Reddit community tokens soar on Kraken listingThe tokens are part of the Reddit Community Points initiative to create cryptocurrencies that would incentivize content creation.Aug 8, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
USDC issuer Circle launches MPC wallet beta for Ethereum, Polygon, AvalancheThe stablecoin issuer launched a service and API that allows developers to create customized wallets for their users.Aug 8, 2023Tom Blackstone
Can Cardano whales stop ADA price from falling 20%? The amount of ADA being held by Cardano’s richest investors has surged to its highest level in almost a year.Aug 8, 2023Yashu Gola
Coinbase begins $150M debt buyback at 36% discountThe cryptocurrency exchange’s 2031 senior notes, which have a coupon rate of 3.625%, have $1 billion in outstanding principal.Aug 8, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Binance receives licenses to offer crypto services in El SalvadorThe exchange reported receiving approval for Bitcoin Services Provider and Digital Assets Services Provider licenses in El Salvador, where Bitcoin has been legal tender since 2021.Aug 8, 2023Turner Wright
Obligatory license for stablecoins? What the latest FSB guidelines meanThe Financial Stability Board starts from the definition of “global stablecoin”, which serves as a means of payment and storage and has the potential for adoption across multiple jurisdictions.Aug 8, 2023David Attlee
Should you just wait for October to trade Bitcoin?The months of August and September haven’t been the best for the Bitcoin price historically, and with volatility at historic lows, traders may want to wait it out.Aug 8, 2023Brian Nibley
Japanese startup to use stablecoins and CBDC to link Asian countriesSoramitsu is developing a cross-border payment system that uses Cambodia’s CBDC and targets Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia.Aug 8, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin phone home: Use crypto to buy sim cards in 140 countries with BitrefillBitcoin and crypto travelers can bid farewell to telco woes with Bitrefill’s eSims, now available in 140 countries.Aug 8, 2023Joe Hall