Damien Hirst livestreams the burning of $10M in art for NFT project
"The Currency" is the name given to Hirst's NFT project which examines the value of digital art versus physical art....
Year: 2022
SEC rejects WisdomTree’s application for a spot Bitcoin ETF… again
Similar to its December 2021 rejection of a WisdomTree spot Bitcoin investment vehicle, the SEC cited concerns about fraud and...
SWIFT action: JPMorgan and Visa team on cross-border blockchain payments
Visa is set to integrate its B2B connect network with JPMorgan’s suit of blockchain based cross-border payment products.
Grayscale fires first salvo in case against SEC over Bitcoin ETF refusal
The SEC must submit its brief by Nov. 9. After that, Grayscale will then submit a reply brief on Nov....
Ripple boss tips when SEC case will end as Hoskinson hits back at XRP army
Optimistically speaking, Brad Garlinghouse thinks the case will be concluded in 3-4 months, though it could take longer. According to...
Nifty News: OpenSea adds Avalanche, Meta has legs, DeGods takes 0%, and more…
Solana NFT project DeGods has removed royalty fees and Zuckerberg says Meta is looking at an open Metaverse as a...
Decentralized ID the key to mainstream DeFi adoption—Quadrata co-founder
Decentralized identities would open Web3 to a range of services requiring personal information and allow platforms to offer tailored products,...
You can now search ETH addresses on Google — But what about Bitcoin?
While Google’s feature appears to be a good thing for crypto adoption, a CIO says a move from Apple would...
US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator
On October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...
Google Cloud Partners With Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments, Drive Web3 Innovation
Google Cloud has announced a partnership with Coinbase to drive Web3 innovation that includes using the crypto exchange to accept...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Completes Sandersville Facility Acquisition, Firm’s Hashrate Now 4.7 Exahash
On October 11, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Cleanspark announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mawson Infrastructure Group’s Georgia-based...
$100M drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets, token plunges 52%
The platform’s treasury was drained of over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency after an attacker manipulated price data of its...
Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probe
A source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be...
City of Niagara Falls orders Blockfusion facility to cease and desist crypto mining
The city notice effectively stops the facility from conducting “any cryptocurrency mining or related operations” until Blockfusion is in compliance...
Stellar Development Foundation launches $100M fund to support native smart contract adoption
The Soroban Adoption Fund incentivizes developers to begin building products and tools on the new smart contract platform. Stellar Development...
