Miner returns over $500K in BTC transaction fee overpayment to PaxosBitcoin explorer Mempool shared blockchain data that confirmed the funds were sent back on Sept. 15.Sep 15, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Hong Kong politician responds to Vitalik’s comments about crypto-friendlinessJohnny Ng of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council said he “sincerely invites” Vitalik Buterin to Hong Kong to better understand the situation regarding its crypto-friendliness.Sep 15, 2023Savannah Fortis
Germany's blockchain funding increases 3% amid market downturn: ReportGermany's blockchain sector saw a total of $355 million in venture capital funding across 34 deals, a 3% year-on-year increase.Sep 15, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Binance.US not cooperating with investigation, US SEC says in filingThe Securities and Exchange Commission said in a court filing that Binance.US has produced only 220 documents during the discovery process, many of which were “unintelligible screenshots and documents without dates or signatures.”Sep 15, 2023Prashant Jha
Hong Kong retains top crypto-ready position for two consecutive yearsWhile Hong Kong grabbed the top spot with a crypto readiness score of 8.36, the United States fell down a spot to third place after recording a fall of 6.5% in its CRS score — from 7.7 in 2022 to 7.25.Sep 15, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Major Aussie bank takes next step to AUD stablecoin after Chainlink test transactionANZ’s banking executive Nigel Dobson says the bank sees “real value” in tokenizing real-world assets on-chain like the Aussie dollar.Sep 15, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Play-to-earn games are the reason ‘real’ gamers hate crypto: Atari founderCrypto games have garnered a bad reputation among traditional gamers, but the future of Web3 games and blockchain-based worlds is far from over, says Nolan Bushnell.Sep 15, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Decentralized stablecoins could dominate crypto: MakerDAO founder MakerDAO’s Rune Christensen says appropriate regulation will see stablecoins become mainstream, but the real opportunity is in decentralized stablecoins.Sep 15, 2023Martin Young
Ethereum Merge anniversary — 99% energy drop but centralization fears lingerEnergy use is down, and staking is up, but technical concerns still mark the road ahead for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Sep 15, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Meta’s Horizon Worlds launches on mobile and web in early accessMark Zuckerberg’s Horizon Worlds is extending past virtual reality in a bid to bring more users to its 3D virtual world.Sep 15, 2023Felix Ng
North Korean crypto hacks down 80%, but that could change overnight: ChainalysisCrypto bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have stolen $340.4 million in 2023, down from $1.7 billion from the prior year, but that’s no reason to feel at ease.Sep 15, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Two more top executives depart Binance.US amid layoffs, SEC action: ReportThe Binance.US head of legal and the exchange’s chief risk officer have reportedly left the company while it faces an SEC suit.Sep 14, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitcoin clean energy usage reportedly exceeds 50% — Will Tesla start accepting BTC payments?A Bloomberg analyst reported the percentage of energy used for Bitcoin mining coming from renewable sources had exceeded 50% due in part to miners fleeing China’s ban.Sep 14, 2023Turner Wright
Crypto market outflows reached $55B in August as liquidity dwindled — BitfinexCrypto’s liquidity crunch could allow event-based volatility to have a greater impact on prices, according to a recent analysis from Bitfinex.Sep 14, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Remitano exchange hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by TetherThe Remitano exchange experienced suspicious transactions, as over $2.7 million was drained from its wallet by a single account.Sep 14, 2023Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin’s cycles are changing — Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts explains how and whyThis week’s episode of Market Talks discusses how Bitcoin cycles are changing and how it could impact the upcoming halving.Sep 14, 2023Ray Salmond
Matter Labs steps back as zkSync launches ecosystem portal managed by DappRadarThe launch brings Matter Labs one step closer to its goal of complete decentralization for the zkSync protocol.Sep 14, 2023Tristan Greene
Solana traders prepare for FTX-induced sell pressure on SOL — Is it premature?Crypto traders are talking about the SOL price falling due to the risk of FTX selling its $1.06 billion Solana stake. Are they overexaggerating?Sep 14, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Former Celsius exec pleads guilty to criminal chargesRoni Cohen-Pavon, Celsius’ former chief revenue officer, has pleaded guilty to four criminal charges and will be free on bail until a Dec. 11 sentencing hearing.Sep 14, 2023Turner Wright
Genesis announces winding down of crypto trading servicesIn January, Genesis Global Capital announced it would eliminate its crypto spot trading services “voluntarily and for business reasons” without additional details.Sep 14, 2023Turner Wright
House Financial Services Comm. witnesses air multiple anti-CBDC argumentsThe digital assets subcommittee heard from five witnesses on a U.S. CBDC, most of whom had little good to say about it.Sep 14, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitwave acquires crypto accounting platform GildedBitwave announced the acquisition to enhance accounting and enterprise solutions amid improving accounting and tax clarity in the United States.Sep 14, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
EU announces initiative to fast-track supercomputer access for AI startupsEuropean Union President Ursula von der Leyen also called for a global AI governance body during the 2023 State of the Union address.Sep 14, 2023Tristan Greene
Web3 company to have balloons featured during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeThe iconic U.S. holiday event has previously introduced themed nonfungible tokens and held a virtual parade in the metaverse.Sep 14, 2023Turner Wright
BTC price targets $27K as Bitcoin bulls shrug at PPI inflation surpriseBTC price gets a fresh boost from market calm over Fed interest rate policy, as Bitcoin traders eye further gains.Sep 14, 2023William Suberg
Hashing It Out: MobileCoin CEO says crypto must make space for more womenSara Drakeley says crypto has a reputation for being a ”bro space” and urges the industry to make provisions that would attract more women to the field.Sep 14, 2023Elisha Owusu Akyaw
How to strike a balance between blockchain transparency and privacy: Nansen CEONansen CEO Alex Svanevik is confident there will be a protocol in the future that creates a balance between both and is compliant with regulators.Sep 14, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Polygon 2.0 — MATIC conversion to POL outlined in preliminary improvement proposals The Ethereum layer-2 developer has introduced the first improvement proposals to begin the transition to its Polygon 2.0 ecosystem.Sep 14, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Wyoming stablecoin: Are state digital currencies even possible?The Stable Token Commission continues researching the potential implementation of stable tokens in Wyoming.Sep 14, 2023David Attlee
Web3 Gamer: PUBG devs’ Web3 project, Animoca’s $20M raise, Shardbound reviewThe company behind PUBG announces a new Web3 platform, monetization in Web3 and more.Sep 14, 2023Erhan Kahraman