Blockchain finance to grow into $79.3B market by 2032COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruptions in traditional finance, coupled with the promise to reduce operational costs, set the stage for mainstreaming the digital ecosystem.Oct 4, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Crypto Ponzi scheme AirBit: All but one exec now sentencedAirBit Club co-founder Dos Santos is now the last AirBit defendant not yet sentenced but is scheduled to learn his fate on Oct. 4, 2023.Oct 4, 2023Helen Partz
UK to launch Digital Securities Sandbox in Q1 2024His Majesty’s Treasury’s Digital Securities Sandbox will have “a new rule set that would allow it to do new things with digital securities.”Oct 4, 2023David Attlee
Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a weekIn a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers.Oct 4, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Lawyers debate over Ripple case after rejection of SEC’s motion for appealCrypto lawyer Jeremy Hogan described the recent order as a “disaster” for the SEC, but other legal commentators are urging the community to temper its excitement for now.Oct 4, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
5 highlights of Sam Bankman-Fried’s first day of trialPotential jurors shared their mostly negative interactions with crypto investing, while a slim-figured former FTX CEO sat flanked by attorneys, noticeably void of his signature curly locks.Oct 4, 2023Martin Young
Crypto-friendly Patrick McHenry takes interim House Speaker positionEight Republicans voted against Republican Representative McCarthy, making it the first time in U.S. history that the House Speaker has been ousted by Congress.Oct 4, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Ripple gets formal approval for Singapore payments licenseRipple said it received its fully-fledged digital payment tokens license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.Oct 4, 2023Jesse Coghlan
SEC asks judge to reject Coinbase’s motion to dismiss lawsuitThe regulator has asked a federal judge to deny Coinbase’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit, claiming the exchange knew the cryptocurrencies it sold were securities under the Howey test.Oct 4, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Argentine presidential candidate wants CBDCs to ‘solve’ hyperinflationSergio Massa’s stance on central bank digital currencies appears to be in complete opposition to Javier Milei, a pro-Bitcoin candidate who wants to abolish Argentina’s central bank.Oct 4, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Judge rejects SEC’s motion to file an appeal against Ripple rulingDistrict Court Judge Analisa Torres denied the SEC’s motion to file an appeal, claiming that the regulator did not show that there were substantial grounds for difference of opinion.Oct 4, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
US Treasury sanctions crypto wallets as authorities crack down on fentanylAccording to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, the sanctioned wallets “received millions of USD funds over hundreds of deposits” used for illicit drugs.Oct 3, 2023Turner Wright
FTX execs who pleaded guilty are potential witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal caseAccording to reports from the courthouse, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon named Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh among those who may offer testimony.Oct 3, 2023Turner Wright
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: ImmunefiThe number of attack incidents increased to 76 in Q3 2023, compared to just 30 in the same quarter last year.Oct 3, 2023Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin price drops its early week gains — Here is whyBitcoin’s price gave up its recent gains as concerning signals from the U.S. economy continue to weigh on investor sentiment.Oct 3, 2023Marcel Pechman
Here’s how Bitcoin investors can trade amid tension surrounding a US gov’t shutdownRumors of a U.S. government shutdown impact asset prices, including Bitcoin. Here’s how BTC options traders can capitalize on the 45 day funding deadline.Oct 3, 2023Marcel Pechman
Sam Bankman-Fried sues insurance company for defense costs as trial opensSBF has directors and officers coverage through FTX Trading parent Paper Bird, but now that two companies have paid out $10 million, the third in line is balking, the suit claims.Oct 3, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitcoin drives digital asset product inflows for the first time in 6 weeks: ReportSolana was the only other major asset to show inflows for the week.Oct 3, 2023Tristan Greene
Alex Mashinsky’s jury trial scheduled for September 2024According to a New York court, the former Celsius CEO will remain free on $40 million bail through the legal proceedings.Oct 3, 2023Turner Wright
Ecosystem developers bring Bitcoin to Cosmos networknBTC will be usable across more than 50 app-chains connected to Cosmos IBC.Oct 3, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
As trial begins, Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers push to exclude testimony from FTX usersSam Bankman-Fried’s legal team has requested the court block certain witnesses offering testimony on how they thought FTX would protect their assets.Oct 3, 2023Turner Wright
Binance to shut down BUSD lending by October 25 The move is part of a phased termination of BUSD support by February 2024.Oct 3, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Crypto community tells Elon Musk to dump Satoshi ‘X’ accountThe crypto community has asked Elon Musk to remove the X account under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, claiming it is in breach of the platform’s terms of use.Oct 3, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin analysts still predict a BTC price crash to $20KBTC price has various reasons to return to $20,000, from a “head and shoulders” pattern to a FUD-induced cascade, Bitcoin analysis warns.Oct 3, 2023William Suberg
How the actor model could enable better blockchain gaming apps Can developments in computing help fix blockchain gaming’s quality problem?Oct 3, 2023Anthony Clarke
Binance collaborates with Royal Thai Police to seize $277M from scammersOver 3,000 victims of the alleged crypto scammers have come forward to the authorities to file for compensation claims.Oct 3, 2023Ezra Reguerra
ETF filings changed the Bitcoin narrative overnight — Ledger CEOLedger’s CEO says that, while it may take a few years, big money is getting into crypto.Oct 3, 2023Andrew Singer
UAE dirham stablecoin DRAM launches on Uniswap, PancakeSwapDistributed Technologies Research has launched DRAM, a dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to tap into the performance of the United Arab Emirates fiat currency.Oct 3, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Singer Vérité’s fan-first approach to Web3, music NFTs and community buildingMany see music as the next frontier of blockchain adoption, and musician Vérité reveals what a fan-first approach to Web3 looks like.Oct 3, 2023Jonathan DeYoung
Samsung to develop AI chips with Canadian startup TenstorrentThe race to develop AI chips continues as Samsung’s chip manufacturing department partnered with Canadian startup Tenstorrent to produce chips and intellectual property for data centers.Oct 3, 2023Savannah Fortis