Fake Manchester United token soars 3,000% after Elon Musk jokes about buying teamOther Manchester United-related assets also rallied after Musk’s tweet, as well as Manchester City’s fan token.Aug 17, 2022Yashu Gola
Blockchain VC Shima Capital debuts with $200M Web3 fund The venture firm, which was founded in 2021, is prioritizing decentralized social media, DAOs, DeFi, metaverse, zero-knowledge proofs and layer-1 solutions.Aug 17, 2022Sam Bourgi
Binance assures users after 3rd-party glitch briefly halted withdrawals The exchange cited technical issues as the reasons for halting withdrawals across multiple networks earlier this morning.Aug 17, 2022Savannah Fortis
Indian police launch probe into BitConnect founder wanted by US SECThe Indian police launched an investigation into BitConnect co-founder Satish Kumbhani months after the U.S. SEC said he had relocated from India.Aug 17, 2022Helen Partz
Do Kwon reportedly hires lawyers in S. Korea to prepare for Terra investigation Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has claimed that Korean authorities haven’t contacted or filed any charges against him in the Terra investigation.Aug 17, 2022Prashant Jha
UK hits double-digit inflation for the first time in 40 years At 10.1% inflation, the United Kingdom joins 2 billion people around the world suffering as price rises erode people's purchasing power.Aug 17, 2022Joe Hall
CoinFund launches $300M early-stage Web3 venture fund The New York- and Miami-based VC firm said several of its seed-stage crypto investments are preparing Series A funding rounds.Aug 17, 2022Sam Bourgi
Troubled miner returns 26,000 rigs to eliminate debtThe mining operator entered into a deal with NYDIG to sell rigs to alleviate $64.7 million in outstanding debt.Aug 17, 2022Savannah Fortis
EthereumPoW team plans to freeze selected contracts, community pushes backA PoW hard fork of Ethereum is being propagated by a set of miners, but many experts believe that the chances of it succeeding are very low.Aug 17, 2022Prashant Jha
Colombia to prevent tax evasion with national digital currency: ReportA national digital currency would help curb tax evasion in Colombia, which is estimated at up to 8% of GDP, the head of Colombia’s tax and customs agency said.Aug 17, 2022Helen Partz
Another depeg: Acala trace report reveals 3B aUSD erroneously mintedAs the dust settles on another decentralized finance exploit, Acala continues to trace erroneously minted tokens after a misconfiguration in a newly launched liquidity pool.Aug 17, 2022Gareth Jenkinson
EOS price jumps 20% for biggest gain in 15 months — What’s fueling the uptrend?EOS attempts to become a fully decentralized network following a key hard fork in September.Aug 17, 2022Yashu Gola
For greater good: NY judge allows Celsius to mine, sell BitcoinChief bankruptcy judge Martin Glenn, Southern District of New York, approved Celsius’ request for running BTC mining and selling operations as a means to reinstate financial stability.Aug 17, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin price sees firm rejection at $24.5K as traders doubt strength$24,500 keeps control on hourly timeframes as gains for both Bitcoin and Ether are quickly extinguished.Aug 17, 2022William Suberg
BNB Chain aims to raise 30K new Web3 developers across Latin America in 2022BNB Chain prepares to launch a Web3 development course for Latin American students as the region continues to be a hub for adoption and crypto-related activity.Aug 17, 2022Savannah Fortis
Former JPMorgan, Barclays execs on why crypto jobs attractive even in bear marketFormer traditional finance veterans are debuting a crypto career at the crypto ETF issuer 21Shares despite the bear market.Aug 17, 2022Helen Partz
Experts explain what ‘Big Short’ Michael Burry’s stock exit means for crypto“Predicting a stock crash is a lot like predicting an earthquake. You know one will happen every so often but you can never tell exactly when or how severe it will be,” said Mati Greenspan.Aug 17, 2022Brian Quarmby
Aave calls on members to commit to Ethereum PoS chainThe outcome will give a good indication of where AAVE tokenholders stand ahead of the upcoming ETH hard fork.Aug 17, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Tornado Cash ban could spell disaster for other privacy protocols — Manta co-founderThe ban of Tornado Cash in the U.S. could have ripple effects across Web3 protocols, particularly ones that offer privacy on the blockchain.Aug 17, 2022Brian Newar
Crypto scams fall 65% after gullible noobs exit the market: ChainalysisLess gullible retail investors and falling asset prices have made scamming a less enticing endeavor, but the tsunami of new DeFi applications has hackers licking their lips.Aug 17, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Crypto.com secures UK registration for ‘cryptoasset activities’As defined by the FCA, “cryptoasset activity” includes anything that involves exchanging one crypto for another or exchanging crypto for fiat and vice versa.Aug 17, 2022Luke Huigsloot
Houston Texans becomes first NFL team to sell game suite with cryptoAfter penning a deal with Texas-based crypto wallet providers BitWallet, the Houston Texans join a long list of crypto partnerships and payment deals in the NFL.Aug 17, 2022Brian Quarmby
Former Goldman Sachs banker explains why Wall Street gets Bitcoin wrongAccording to John Haar, who used to count himself within the ranks of the traditional finance field, a fundamental understanding of “sound money” is preventing Wall Street from embracing Bitcoin.Aug 17, 2022Brian Newar
Samsung revealed as most active investor in blockchain since September The Korean tech giant participated in 13 funding rounds for companies including Yuga Labs, Animoca Brands, and Sky MavisAug 17, 2022Brayden Lindrea
IRS takes out John Doe summons on crypto prime dealer SFOX to find tax cheat customersThe U.S. tax service has used the same tactic to gain information from Circle, Coinbase and Kraken in recent years, as analysis finds that half of taxes on crypto go unpaid.Aug 16, 2022Derek Andersen
2017 ICOs aren’t over yet: SEC files suit against Dragonchain and its founderThe commission said it would be seeking “permanent injunctions, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, civil penalties against and conduct-based injunctions.”Aug 16, 2022Turner Wright
BlockFi tops the Inc. 5000 list with almost 250,000% revenue growth in three yearsThe CeFi crypto lender faced a large fine spearheaded by the SEC this year and weathered the harsh crypto winter to come in as Inc. magazine’s No. 1 revenue gainer.Aug 16, 2022Derek Andersen
Celsius CEO personally directed crypto trades months before bankruptcy: ReportOne person familiar with events at Celsius reportedly said CEO Alex Mashinsky was “slugging around huge chunks of Bitcoin” and ordering trades based on bad information.Aug 16, 2022Turner Wright
Solana (SOL) price is poised for a potential 95% crash — Here’s whySOL price gained 75% in the past two months, but technical analysis suggests it could be an elaborate bull trap.Aug 16, 2022Yashu Gola
Bank of China unveils new e-CNY smart contract test program for school educationUnder the pilot test, parents could enroll their children in after-school vocation programs via smart contracts.Aug 16, 2022Zhiyuan Sun