Tether CEO Rejects Ripple CEO’s Claim of US Targeting

Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, claims the U.S. government is targeting Tether, the leading global stablecoin issuer. Speaking on World Class, He mentioned how these regulations might affect the crypto world, but he’s still determining exactly how. Responding in kind through social media, the CEO of Tether called Garlinghouse “Uniformed.”Ardoino suggested that Ripple’s critique might stem […]

Metaplanet Integrates Bitcoin Amid Japan’s Debt Crisis

Metaplanet, a company in Tokyo’s stock market, has decided to use Bitcoin as a safety net against Japan’s money problems. They believe Japan’s debt and the weak yen make bitcoin a good investment.  The company said in a press release, “Metaplanet has adopted bitcoin as its strategic reserve asset. The move is a direct response […]

El Salvador Boosts Transparency with Bitcoin Ledger

El Salvador has introduced a new platform to display its Bitcoin treasury holdings. As announced by the National Bitcoin Office, this mempool-like space allows for real-time monitoring of the country’s Bitcoin transactions and treasury statistics. El Salvador now has its own @mempool space where anyone can check out our #bitcoin treasury holdings. See details in […]

The University of Zurich seals an academic partnership with Meta Pool

Meta Pool, a multi-chain liquid staking-based DAO, has closed a new partnership with The Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich. The new initiative will allow students from Latin America to study and learn about the crypto industry in the Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich. Following the alliance, It’s the first time that […]

Chinese Workers Cashing Out CBDC for Real Money: Report

China’s digital currency project is facing some initial challenges. A recent report says that some Chinese workers who are paid in digital yuan (e-CNY) don’t use it much and instead quickly exchange it for physical cash. This is happening even though some cities have started paying state employees with digital currency. For example, Sammy Lin, […]

Mark Cuban Urges SEC to Learn from Japan Crypto Regulations

Prominent entrepreneur Mark Cuban supports digital assets and urges US lawmakers to emulate Japan’s crypto-friendly regulations, criticizing the SEC’s approach. Dear @SenateDems , @HouseDemocrats can we please learn from what Japan is doing ? Why is it they are fully supporting it, and our SEC is making it impossible to survive in the USA ? […]

BounceBit’s Bitcoin Restaking Airdrop is now Available

BounceBit has just unveiled some thrilling updates that will make new waves in the crypto community. Users can effortlessly check out the latest BounceBit airdrops on the Bouncebit Portal with automatic distributions happening within hours. Plus, the Premium Yield for staking is back in action, offering even more incentives to get involved. 23pds, the chief […]

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Durian Malware

North Korean hackers have launched attacks on South Korean crypto firms using a new malware called “Durian,” reports cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Our latest APT trends for Q1, 2024 if now live and includes a look at some of the more interesting APT activities revealed during Q1, including Careto APT reappearance, hacktivist activity, and much more. […]

Runes Protocol Activity Drops After Initial Frenzy

The initial excitement around Runes protocol, a new way to create tokens on Bitcoin, seems to be cooling down. Data from Dune Analytics shows that there was a big drop in activity on the protocol since its first week of trading.  On May 10, there were very few new tokens minted (created), and not many […]

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Hints at Writing Own Book

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former head of Binance, has hinted he may write a book spilling all the details while serving jail time.  Zhao, who quit as Binance’s CEO in November 2023 after admitting to money laundering charges, took to social media X to tease the potential book project. “I got some “quiet time” coming […]