Are celebrity tokens good or bad for Web3? Execs weigh in
Cointelegraph approached professionals across Web3 to get their thoughts on the emergence of celebrity-backed meme tokens in crypto.
Year: 2024
CoinStats hack caused by ‘socially engineered’ employee, CEO suspects
CoinStats reveals employee-targeted social engineering attack behind the hack affecting 1.3% of wallets.
Nigerian blockchain group calls for fair resolution in Binance case
BICCoN believes that a balanced approach can help resolve the current challenges, and empower Nigeria to create a supportive environment...
Cardano node upgrade underway following mainnet DDoS attack
A failed DDoS attack on the Cardano blockchain led developers to initiate a node upgrade to enhance security.
UAE regulations may lead to crypto payment ban, warns lawyer
UAE lawyer Irina Heaver told Cointelegraph that the policy shift could signal a “less favorable environment” for crypto in the...
Vanuatu expects to pass long-awaited crypto bill in September
A Vanuatu policy consultant tells Cointelegraph the bill had been ready for a few years but had been delayed due...
State Street teams up with Galaxy, eyeing new ETFs beyond Bitcoin
State Street believes the “next level of growth” will come from investment options offering more than “pure spot” Bitcoin.
Blast token rallies 40% after $2B airdrop debut
The native token of the Ethereum layer-2 Blast has rallied following an airdrop in which 17% of the supply was...
U.S. government sends 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase exchange
Data from Arkham Intelligence indicates the Bitcoin was seized from Banmeet Singh, a convicted drug dealer, during his January 2024...
Sui expands custody with Copper to attract institutional finance
The two-year-old layer-1 blockchain is teaming up with the digital assets financial services provider to create new infrastructure options.
Binance’s Local Exchange Receives Dubai License, Initiates UAE User Migration
Binance is transitioning UAE resident accounts to its new regulated local entity, Binance FZE, following a Virtual Asset Service Provider...
Landmark Federal Case: Jury Declares Crypto Price Manipulation as Securities Fraud
In a landmark federal case, two men were sentenced for manipulating the price of a cryptocurrency and defrauding investors, marking...
Ripple CEO Blasts SEC Chair’s Crypto Remarks — Says ‘Gensler Will Cause Biden to Lose the Election’
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent statements on the crypto industry, calling them “absolute nonsense.”...
SEC Chair Gensler: Spot Ethereum ETF Approval Process ‘Going Smoothly’
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler says that the spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval process is...
Analyst Says Speculators and Bitcoin Miners Responsible for BTC’s Recent Plunge Below $60,000
A combination of speculators continuously opening new long positions and miners dumping נitcoin to pay for hardware upgrades caused the...
