A crypto whale bought 314 million BOME tokens ahead of its Binance listing, sparking insider trading discussions among community members.
Binance offers $5M reward for insider trading tip-offs Arbitrum whales move $58M to exchanges after token unlock Arbitrum unlocked 1.1 billion tokens worth over $2 billion for its team, advisers and investors on March 16.
Trader fumbles $1M bag after selling a Solana memecoin early Crypto community members' opinions were split, with one saying “profit is profit” and another saying that the trader “fumbled” generational wealth.
SuperRare Expands into Bitcoin Ordinals, Unveils ‘No Brainers’ NFT Collection SuperRare Labs’ Zack Yanger said being able to help artists connect with a new class of collectors is “a massive win.”
Hong Kong begins phase 2 of CBDC pilot Hong Kong’s central bank will accept proposals on potential use cases of a digital Hong Kong dollar from industry participants until May 17.
BNB Chain to expand layer-2 ecosystem with new rollup service The new rollup-as-a-service solution aims to support projects with the technical infrastructure to deploy layer-2 networks on the BNB Chain.
NFTs fall as ETH rises, Readyverse debuts metaverse game trailer: Nifty Newsletter Readyverse Studios, a project co-founded by the author and producer of the hit film Ready Player One, released a trailer for a battle royale game.
Thailand approves personal income tax exemption for token earnings The tax measures aim to promote fundraising using investment tokens and establish the country as an investment hub.
Binance to delist several TrueUSD trading pairs Binance will delist the COMP/TUSD, EDU/TUSD and PENDLE/TUSD trading pairs on March 15 at 3:00 am UTC.
OKX gets in-principle approval for payment institution license in Singapore The Major Payment Institution license will allow OKX to facilitate multiple payment services and exceed the transaction volume limitations set by Singapore’s financial regulator.
Biden resurrects 30% crypto mining tax in new budget proposal U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that while this shows that the government is bullish on crypto, a 30% tax would destroy the industry’s foothold in the country.
Arbitrum to unlock $2.32B in vested tokens on March 16 Token Unlocks highlighted that Arbitrum will do a “Cliff Unlock,” where tokens are released in a lump sum at the deadline.
London Stock Exchange to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority said it would not object to requests to create a market segment for crypto-backed ETNs.
DeFi protocol Unizen to provide ‘immediate reimbursement’ after $2.1M hack DeFi protocol Unizen announced that it will issue an immediate refund to users who lost their funds to an exploit this weekend.
Optimism offloads $90M worth of tokens in private deal Optimism also sold 116 million OP tokens in another private sale held back in September 2023.
Metaverses could be a hub for distributing copyrighted work illegally — UK researchers Researchers concluded that it is necessary to formulate approaches for addressing the enforcement and governance of IP issues in the metaverse.
UAE’s RAK DAO and Tencent Cloud ink deal to boost crypto startups The memorandum of understanding includes the establishment of a Tencent Cloud training center for skill development and education at RAK DAO.
Philippine gov’t blocks unlicensed crypto exchange sites, Binance unaffected Binance is still accessible in the country even after a three-month countdown imposed by the Philippines SEC for banning unlicensed crypto trading platforms.
Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss $3B NYAG lawsuit Digital Currency Group countered the NYAG’s allegations, saying that after Three Arrows Capital collapsed, it invested hundreds of millions into Genesis.
Bitcoin Ordinals flip Ethereum in weekly sales, Coachella launching NFTs: Nifty Newsletter Bitcoin-based NFTs have flipped Ethereum in weekly sales volume in a rally led by uncategorized Bitcoin Ordinals and the NodeMonkes collection.
Bitcoin halving will spur ‘surge’ in NFT volume Mintable founder Zach Burks said that if the halving boosts user engagement, there would be an uptrend in NFT prices.
Ordinals trader gets Bitcoin back after fat-fingered NFT purchase The seller saw the buyer’s X post and decided to buy back the Bitcoin Ordinals NFT for the same amount of Bitcoin.
Binance user gets drained on exchange, shares ‘strange’ experience Community members believe the exchange’s support team should have frozen the account before transferring funds.
OKX adds Uniswap API on DEX, launches gas-free trading OKX chief innovation officer Jason Lau said that the new feature eliminates common DeFi headaches like slippage, MEV attacks and failed transactions.
Seneca stablecoin hacker returns stolen funds after $6.4M exploit The hacker who gained access to around $6.4 million in ETH from the Seneca stablecoin exploit has returned over $5 million to the project after accepting a 20% bounty.
Solana NFTs hit $5B in sales, Greg Solano takes reins at Yuga Labs: Nifty Newsletter Solana-based nonfungible tokens have reached a new milestone, hitting $5 billion in all-time sales volume in February.
CoinGecko enables access to on-chain DEX data via API The new update expands CoinGecko’s API coverage to 2.2 million tokens across 2.5 million liquidity pools.
Palm-scanning identity protocol gets funding from over 20 VCs Humanity Protocol claims it offers a less invasive alternative than iris scans, seemingly taking a jab at the popular digital identity project Worldcoin.
Crypto.com pairs up with Latin America’s biggest investment bank in stablecoin push Crypto.com will promote the BTG Dol stablecoin by pairing it with digital assets like Bitcoin and Ether on its trading platform.
Nifty News: Yuga cuts non-royalty markets, South Korea to discuss NFTs with Gary Gensler Yuga Labs takes down some of its NFT collections from marketplaces that do not support creator royalties.