89% still trust centralized custodians despite 2022’s collapses: Survey
A January survey from Paxos found that 89% of respondents still trusted “intermediaries” to hold their crypto, despite the collapses...
Year: 2023
Debate over 2FA using SMS after SIM-swapping victim sues Coinbase
While members of the crypto community are doubtful the lawsuit against Coinbase will be successful, it has sparked a conversation...
How blockchain empowers women in developing economies
Blockchain technology is empowering women in developing countries with financial freedom and improved access to social inclusivity and growth.
Lawyers picnic: FTX counsel and advisors rake in $34M in January
Millions have been invoiced from a host of law firms, investment bankers, consultants and financial advisers in FTX’s bankruptcy case....
Jack Dorsey’s Block asks for input on proposed ‘mining development kit’
Block’s mining hardware product lead, Naoise Irwin, has asked for pointers on a proposed hardware and software development kit for...
South Korea saw over $4B unregistered crypto transactions in 2022
The money was primarily aimed at buying foreign crypto assets to sell on the domestic market. In 2022, the citizens...
Russian Crypto Industry Association Asks Putin to Help With Regulations
The organization representing Russia’s crypto and blockchain sector has urged Vladimir Putin to spur regulatory efforts. The association fears the...
North Macedonia Says Bomb Threats Come From Russia, Crypto Used to Hide Origin
The government of North Macedonia believes that an ongoing wave of false bomb threats against public targets in the country...
Fed Chair Powell on Crypto: We See Turmoil, Fraud, Lack of Transparency, Run Risk
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has outlined several risks related to crypto activities during a hearing before the Senate Committee...
Silvergate reportedly talks with FDIC on ways to avoid shutdown
Officials from the government agency reportedly entered Silvergate’s headquarters last week, with discussions revolving around how to salvage the crypto...
Hacker returns stolen funds to Tender.fi, gets $97K bounty reward
The bounty, which was offered via an on-chain message, was about $97,000, or 6% of the exploit amount. The hacker...
More than just an airdrop? Arbitrum builds a resilient DeFi fortress with unique primitives
Arbitrum is making moves to become the hub of decentralized derivatives trading and DeFi activity within the layer-2 space. The...
China announces plans for new national financial regulator
The new administration will replace the current banking and insurance watchdog, which coincides with a more extensive government overhaul. The...
Vitalik dumps $700K worth of shitcoins that he never asked for
As Vitalik Buterin’s holdings represented a large portion of the circulating supply for some of the tokens, the sales resulted...
SEC snubbed as Voyager wins court approval for sale to Binance US
The ruling allows the crypto lender a path out of its bankruptcy, but it still has to undertake some due...
