While Useful, Bitcoin Will Not Replace the U.S. Dollar, Russian Analyst Warns
Viktor Pershikov, a Russian expert in financial markets, has explored the opportunities that crypto and bitcoin will bring to Russia...
Day: 16 August 2024
Chaos Labs Secures $55M Series A Funding to Bolster Defi Risk Management Solutions
Chaos Labs has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round, led by Haun Ventures, to advance its onchain...
Meta denies claim more than half of Facebook crypto ads are scams
Australia’s competition watchdog has claimed 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams; Meta says the data is old and...
Bank of Ghana unveils draft rules for cryptocurrency exchanges
The Bank of Ghana introduces draft guidelines to regulate digital assets, focusing on exchanges and consumer protection measures.
Bitcoin sidechain creators tout new ‘permissionless’ version BitVM2
Robin Linus has unveiled a new whitepaper for BitVM2 and BitVM Bridge, two new developments that offer significant improvements to...
ZachXBT claims 21 North Korea crypto devs are making $500K a month
Onchain sleuth ZachXBT claims to have found a network of North Korean developers who have been working on dozens of...
Haun Ventures backs Chaos Labs with $55M Series A funding
Other investors in the round include PayPal, Lightspeed, Galaxy Ventures, Wintermute, F-Prime Capital, Slow Ventures and The Spartan Group.
Multiple arrests made in $14.4M Holograph hack investigation
While the suspects’ names remain undisclosed, the arrests mark a significant step toward justice for the victims of the Holograph...
Pierre Poilievre Backs Bill to Ban Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, backs a bill that seeks to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) in...
Iran Escalates Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Mining Amid Severe Power Crisis
Iran is aggressively cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency mining as the nation faces a severe power crisis exacerbated by an...
Senate Majority Leader: Bipartisan Crypto Legislation Could Pass in 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is optimistic about passing bipartisan crypto legislation by year’s end, stressing the importance of collaboration...
Goldman Sachs Discloses $418 Million Bitcoin ETF Holdings
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported holdings of $418 million in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the second...
