Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset Program
Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses...
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Financial Nonprofit Better Markets: Approving a Spot Ether ETF Would Threaten ‘the Broader Financial System’
Better Markets, a financial nonprofit organization, has lashed out against approving a spot ether ETF product, stating that it would...
Ontario ‘Crypto King’ Faces Major Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced on May 15 that two Ontario residents have been charged with offenses under the...
Mining Rig Producer Canaan’s Q1 Unrealized Gains Narrow Net Loss to $39.4 Million
In the first quarter of 2024, Canaan Inc. generated $35.1 in revenues versus the $72.4 million in costs incurred in...
Binance Aids Taiwan in Busting $6M Crypto Money Laundering Ring
Binance’s Financial Crimes Compliance Department recently collaborated with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office...
Dolce & Gabbana Sued Over $6,000 NFTs Losing 97% Value
Dolce & Gabbana USA Inc. faces a lawsuit from a customer who claims the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) he bought for...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Goes Hard on Gold, Invests $10 Million in Q1
Michael Burry, an investor famous for making a fortune by anticipating the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis, made a sizable bet...
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Dismantle Fed’s Board of Governors and Abolish the Central Bank
Following the policymaker’s survey, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced the introduction of H.R. 8421, known as the “Federal Reserve...
Penguiana Reports New Milestones As PENGU Presale Hits Soft Cap, Teases Play-to-Earn Game Trailer Next Month
PRESS RELEASE. Penguiana (PENGU), a novel penguin-themed meme coin, is making significant waves within the cryptocurrency and Solana meme community....
Crypto Mining Surge and Erratic Weather Strain Laos’ Power Grid
A report released on May 16 highlights how increased electricity consumption due to crypto mining and inconsistent rainfall have led...
Liquid Staking Market in Flux: Withdrawals Hit Swell and Mantle, Reshuffling Landscape
Over the past 18 days, 27 distinct liquid staking derivatives (LSD) protocols have experienced withdrawals amounting to approximately 50,000 ether,...
China Expands Digital Yuan Pilot: Hong Kong Residents Can Now Set up E-CNY Wallets Locally
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have advanced the digital yuan (e-CNY) pilot...
New Crypto Presale to Watch: WienerAI Meme Coin Hits $2M Milestone
Imagine a cryptocurrency that combines the internet’s obsession with dog memes and the exciting world of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s...
US Bitcoin ETFs See 4 Days of Inflows, Blackrock’s IBIT Nears GBTC’s Reserve Levels
On Thursday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) marked their fourth day of inflows, accumulating $257.3 million. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust...
Synthetix Stablecoin SUSD Drops Below $1 Parity, Struggles to Rebound
According to current market prices, the synthetix usd (SUSD) stablecoin has fallen from its intended $1 parity. Charts show the...
