As the U.S. election looms, World Liberty Financial's whitelist goes live with a firm Donald Trump endorsement.
Rebecca DentonHowever, the new venture raises many concerns, given the founders’ dubious reputations and the failures of their previous projects.
Alexander MardarEllison gets two years in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried shares a cell block with Sean "Diddy" Combs, while other FTX execs await their final fates.
Rebecca DentonUSDC's Circle has been making bold moves at home and abroad to secure the SEC's approval of its IPO. The combination of the digital dollar and going public strategy means this major stablecoin issuer introduces a new paradigm to money technology - a public seigniorage.
Eva Senzaj PauramThe patented blockchain is open-source, now been rebranded as "Hiero". Hedera has also launched a new Asset Tokenization Studio, an open-source toolkit that allows tokenized bonds and equities to be configured, issued, and managed on its network.
ObserversAs the U.S. election looms, World Liberty Financial's whitelist goes live with a firm Donald Trump endorsement.
Rebecca DentonBitcoin ETFs face $243M outflow as Middle East tensions escalate. Binance gets VASP license in Argentina. Bitwise submits filing for XRP ETF. Canary Funds launches Canary HBAR Trust in the US for institutional investors. Ripple obtains financial services license approval in Dubai. Binance Kazakhstan secures first full trading license. Robinhood
The project will distribute approximately 12% of its supply to early users.
What do a famous vampire, TikTok, blockchain, high-end on-chain UX, $DEGEN, Base, and a guy who tokenized himself in 2020 have in common?
An ECB research paper on CBDC adoption strategies and cross border CBDC projects in Asia. Another digital note from HSBC as a new report on the state of tokenization reveals surging trading volumes and a spike in experimentation.
Happy Sunday Observers! Hamster Kombat’s “largest crypto airdrop ever” turned out to be one of the worst airdrops in crypto history. Users were disappointed, as everything that could fail failed, and the rewards of months of tapping turned out much smaller than users anticipated. Things started going south when
TUSD has always raised concerns among DeFi insiders. Now that the SEC's investigation results have become public, its survival is on the line.
The Open Network (formerly Telegram Open Network) team informed validators that the network might face overloads due to the Hamster Kombat airdrop.
Swiss nonprofit BIO Association plans to launch BIO tokens for its biotech network. Ohio state senator introduces bill requiring Ohio to accept Bitcoin for taxes. Ocean launches decentralized mining protocol to combat Bitcoin centralization. FTX restructuring hearing set for October 7. Taiwan's FSC permits pro investors to invest
Sotheby's auction house expanded its NFT art offerings through the release of a curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace.
Alex HarutunianThe migration of the Helium project to Solana, despite a slight delay, was successful. The price of the new IOT token has rocketed by more than 600%. Nevertheless, ‘hotspot’ node operators are yet to accommodate the new rules.
Alex HarutunianThe U.S. may impose additional tax on cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) operations. According to the White House, the tax is intended to offset the expenses that cryptomining operations place on society.
ObserversIn the latest developments on eNaira, the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intensified efforts to push the adoption of eNaira, Nigeria's CBDC, on a nationwide scale.
ObserversCoinbase announced the launch of a new platform called Coinbase International Exchange, which enables institutional users outside of the US to trade ethereum and bitcoin perpetual futures.
Sasha MarkevichMeta reported a nearly $4 billion loss from its metaverse unit with Reality Labs in what was otherwise a solid first quarter for Meta that posted a final profit of $5.7 billion.
Alex HarutunianA newly-created token named after the ‘Pepe the Frog’ meme has recently taken the meme-coin crown, hitting a market cap of half a billion dollars within two weeks of launch.
Jack MartinMetaMask partner company revealed an ongoing crypto wallet raiding scheme that resulted in more than $10 million worth of crypto stolen. Because the hackers targeted wallets with relatively small balances and activity, they managed to remain unnoticed for several months.
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