Estonian court nixes extradition of accused crypto scammers to US
Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko are suspected in a $575 million fraud case, but they can’t be exposed to U.S. detention conditions.
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US deputy treasury secretary calls for additional tools to sanction crypto firms
Wally Adeyemo cited a recent settlement with crypto exchange Binance and sanctions against crypto mixer Sinbad in calling for an expansion of the U.S. Treasury’s authority.
Square Enix auction dates, Azuki DAO rebrands to Bean: Nifty Newsletter
Game developer Square Enix announced the auction dates for NFTs of its upcoming blockchain game Symbiogenesis.
Former British Chancellor's crypto firm Copper launches tokenized securities platform
Copper plans to use its arm in the United Arab Emirates, Copper Securities, to capitalize on the demand of institutional investors.
NFT sales and pricing are driven by luck, scarcity, and optimism, according to multiple studies
A glut of new research indicates that personal experiences may be the NFT market’s primary mover.
Price analysis 11/29: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, LINK, AVAX
Bitcoin is struggling to sustain above $38,000, but the bulls have not given up much ground, which some analysts say increases the chance of a rally to $40,000.
Bitcoin price fails $38.5K breakout as US GDP fuels Fed hard landing woes
BTC price encounters classic resistance as sellers refuse to let Bitcoin crack through its November ceiling.
BIS advises central banks to plan in advance for CBDC security
From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider.
Paxos receives in-principle approval to issue stablecoins in Abu Dhabi
The approval followed a similar move by regulators in Singapore, where Paxos said its local entity would launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin.
Crypto Stories: Charlie Shrem tells how he became a Bitcoin millionaire
Shrem made a fortune off his Bitcoin payment service, BitInstant, but then went to prison for alleged money laundering.
US Treasury sanctions crypto mixer Sinbad, alleging North Korea ties
The government department has previously imposed sanctions on crypto mixers Blender and Tornado Cash despite many in the space pushing back on actions against software tools.
SoFi Technologies to cease crypto services by Dec. 19
“You can agree to have your account migrated to Blockchain.com or close your account instead,” the company wrote.
Why JSON-LD matters for Web3
Web3 is confusing because it’s still in its formative stages. Nobody quite knows which inventions will shape it next.
Wormhole raises $225M at $2.5B valuation
The protocol reached a total value locked of $3.8 billion at its peak.
Real AI use cases in crypto, No. 3: Smart contract audits & cybersecurity
Experts say AI has huge potential in smart contract audits and crypto security in future. Unfortunately, ChatGPT sucks at it right now.
Poloniex prepares to resume withdrawals after $100M hack
Poloniex says it will start resuming deposits on Nov. 30 with TRX, the cryptocurrency of Justin Sun’s Tron blockchain.
Bitcoin NFT marketplace Bioniq eyes lofty goal of alleviating network congestion
Bioniq operates on the Internet Computer Protocol, tapping into native Bitcoin integration to ease the network congestion and high fees associated with Ordinals inscriptions.
IOTA launches $100 million Abu Dhabi foundation for Middle East expansion
The IOTA Ecosystem DLT Foundation is the first to receive approval from regulators in Abu Dhabi after its financial authority passed a new, related law earlier in the month.
Huddle01 CEO explains why communications tech must be decentralized
Huddle01 CEO Ayush Ranjan tells The Agenda podcast why centralized communications technology is unreliable and requires a decentralized alternative.
Santander appoints crypto custodian Taurus to safeguard Bitcoin, Ether: Report
An unconfirmed report suggests Taurus will provide crypto custodial services to Spanish financial services giant Banco Santander.
Jack Dorsey wants to decentralize Bitcoin mining with new investment
Ocean, which raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by Jack Dorsey, plans to enable miners to get block rewards directly from Bitcoin.
How can NFTs transform daily life?
By now, hearing "NFT” in any context evokes some sort of reaction — good or bad.
UK crypto hodlers get a call from the tax grinch
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has issued a warning to crypto, NFT and utility tokenholders about paying their taxes on time or facing the consequences.
Stakeholder urges swift implementation of Nigeria’s blockchain policy
SiBAN president Obinna Iwuno stressed the necessity of establishing a forward-thinking regulatory framework to accelerate the infusion of blockchain technology into diverse sectors of the economy.
BIS Innovation Hub presents its ‘private CBDC’ project
The Bank for International Settlement’s Project Tourbillon features two eCash prototypes, the first providing “unconditional payer anonymity” and the second being “more resilient” in security terms.
Ethereum donations top Save the Children HODL Hope Campaign
While Ether represents 50% of the total crypto donations made to Save the Children’s HODL Hope Campaign, Bitcoin donations amount to 34% of the lot so far.
Security audits ‘not enough’ as losses reach $1.5B in 2023, security professional says
CertiK co-founder Ronghui Gu told Cointelegraph that it’s “inexcusable” the industry faces continued SIM-swap and multisig failures, as previous incidents already highlighted the issues.
Bitcoin gets ‘whale games’ warning as BTC price eyes $40K into US data
Bitcoin whales may yet spark mass profit-taking should BTC price action target $40,000 or higher.
Aerodrome and Velodrome DeFi platforms experience front-end hacks
The DeFi platforms Velodrome and Aerodrome took to social media to warn users that the front-ends for both platforms were under attack from malicious actors.
Zipmex proposes to pay creditors 3 cents per dollar
The proposal came as a part of a restructuring offer from the embattled Thai crypto exchange, which owes its customers $97 million.