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Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
[Mar 24, 2023 8:00 AM] The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely…
New Feature Enables Nigerian Metamask Wallet Users to Buy Crypto Assets Within the App
[Mar 23, 2023 1:30 AM] Metamask users in Nigeria can now directly and instantly buy crypto assets within the mobile app, Consensys and its Web3 infrastructure partner Moonpay have said. According to a Consensys executive, rolling out this feature helps to reduce friction…
Bank collapses are spurring interest in self-custody startups
[Mar 20, 2023 2:20 PM] The implosions of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank are giving self-custody startups an opportunity to prosper.
Bitcoin Ordinals Custody Solutions Would Be Better if They Embraced Bitcoiner Values
[Mar 16, 2023 4:48 PM] The perfect Ordinals wallet should (1) integrate Ordinals support without requiring a full node, (2) be easy to use for the average collector, (3) follow Bitcoin's great cultural tradition of embracing self-custody and trustless transacting.
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Crypto Exchange That Transferred $34 Million Through Binance
[Mar 10, 2023 5:30 PM] Authorities in Kazakhstan have busted an illegal crypto trading platform, seizing over $350,000. The exchange allegedly processed almost $34 million in transactions through wallets on Binance, two of which have been blocked during the ongoing…
Hedera confirms exploit on mainnet led to theft of service tokens
[Mar 9, 2023 11:57 PM] Hedera said the March 9 smart contract exploit has not impacted the network or its consensus layer.
Galaxy Digital Report Predicts Bitcoin NFT Market Could Reach $4.5 Billion by 2025
[Mar 4, 2023 11:00 AM] As the number of Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions nears the 300,000 mark, Galaxy Digital’s research team published a report on the subject that says the market size of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on Bitcoin could reach $4.5 billion…
Crypto Economy Swelled 80,466% Since 2013, Despite $1.5 Trillion Loss in 2022 Downturn
[Mar 1, 2023 9:00 AM] Nine years and nine months ago, on May 9, 2013, coinmarketcap.com recorded 14 cryptocurrency assets, and bitcoin’s overall valuation was $1.24 billion, with 11.13 million bitcoins in circulation at the time. Today, the same website indicates…
Coinbase to Suspend Trading of BUSD Amid Regulatory Crackdown
[Feb 27, 2023 5:00 PM] Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it will suspend trading and delist the Paxos-managed stablecoin asset BUSD. The decision follows Paxos’ revelation that the New York State Department of Financial Services directed the firm to stop…
5 High-Profile Cryptocurrency Implosions Shatter Trust, Wipe out Billions in Value During 2022’s Crypto Winter
[Feb 26, 2023 9:30 AM] 2022 was a year of phenomenal cryptocurrency blowouts, as several projects collapsed and many more are on life support after the entire ecosystem was shattered. The fallout from these digital currency projects has not only removed billions of…
BlueWallet To Sunset Custodial Lightning Wallet Service
[Feb 23, 2023 10:29 AM] On-chain Bitcoin wallets and self-custody Lightning wallets will not be impacted, according to a blog posted by the mobile Bitcoin app company.BlueWallet, a Bitcoin wallet with apps in both the iOS and Android stores, has announced that it will end…
Litecoin Network Adopts Ordinal Inscriptions, Following Bitcoin’s Lead
[Feb 22, 2023 8:30 AM] Following a growing trend of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain, the technology has been ported to the Litecoin network, and the number of onchain Litecoin inscriptions has surpassed 13,000. Software developer Anthony Guerrera made…
Bitcoin Continues to Record Blocks Above the 3.75 MB Range as Ordinal Inscriptions Near 150,000
[Feb 19, 2023 11:30 AM] As Ordinal inscriptions approach the 150,000 mark, blocks larger than 3 MB have become commonplace, with many blocks near the 4 MB range. Meanwhile, after the average transaction fee on-chain rose 122% higher at the beginning of February 2023, the…
Why You Should Consider The Switch To A Non-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet
[Feb 15, 2023 7:00 AM] New Bitcoiners may have trouble deciding how best to secure their assets but the pros of non-custodial storage are worth considering.This is an opinion editorial by Brandon Mintz, the founder and CEO of North American bitcoin ATM network Bitcoin…
Is BTC price about to retest $20K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
[Feb 6, 2023 2:39 AM] Bitcoin looks like it is treading on thin ice as February fails to match the gains of last month.
Bitzlato to Restore Operations and Withdrawals From Russia, Co-founder Vows
[Feb 2, 2023 6:30 AM] Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, seized by Western law enforcement, plans to relaunch and permit partial withdrawals, a co-founder announced. Members of the trading platform’s team also intend to relocate the business to the…
Several Crypto Exchange Websites Taken Down in Kazakhstan
[Jan 26, 2023 4:30 AM] Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the…
'Blockchain Bandit' reawakens: $90M in stolen crypto seen shifting
[Jan 25, 2023 11:39 PM] The hacker accumulated as much as $90 million worth of crypto from wallets with weak private keys during a six-year thieving spree.
Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Collaborate to Launch Digital Wallet: Report
[Jan 24, 2023 5:30 PM] Seven major banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, have reportedly teamed up to launch a digital wallet that will compete with other third-party wallet providers such as Paypal and Apple Pay. Big Banks to Launch a…
Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin
[Jan 23, 2023 9:00 AM] Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would…
Ukraine’s Financial Watchdog Reports Blocking Russian Crypto Exchanges
[Jan 22, 2023 4:30 AM] The financial monitoring agency of Ukraine has restricted access to a number of online crypto exchangers operating out of Russia. Some of the coin trading platforms are working with sanctioned Russian banks, the regulatory body announced in a…
Bitcoin inches closer to a 10-year record, as other stats turn bullish
[Jan 17, 2023 10:47 PM] Right now, Bitcoin is a day away from matching a nearly 10-year-old record and Ethereum could hit a significant milestone by Q2.
Metamask Wallet Users Warned to Be on the Lookout for Address Poisoning Attacks
[Jan 15, 2023 2:30 AM] To avoid becoming victims of an address poisoning attack, Metamask wallet users should ditch the practice of copying and pasting wallet addresses, the crypto wallet app support team has warned. Metamask users should instead “develop a habit…
Germany’s Financial Watchdog Warns of ‘Godfather’ Malware Attacks on Crypto Apps
[Jan 12, 2023 6:30 AM] The agency overseeing the financial sector in Germany has issued a warning about the ‘Godfather’ malware attacking banking and crypto applications. Hundreds of these platforms have been targeted, the regulator noted, including those operating in…
Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation
[Jan 5, 2023 11:30 AM] According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor…
Bill on Digital Ruble Submitted to Russian Parliament
[Jan 1, 2022 1:00 AM] A draft law devoted to the digital ruble has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. The legislation introduces rules determining how the new form of national fiat will be issued and amends a series of legal acts to…
Onchain Sleuths Discover Funds Linked to Alameda Swapped for ETH, USDT, BTC by a Mysterious Entity
BitKeep CEO says some users’ private keys remain at risk after exploit
[Dec 27, 2022 9:31 AM] The blockchain executive urged users who downloaded the BitKeep 7.2.9. APK malware to transfer their assets immediately.
US Government Delays Tax Reporting Rules for Cryptocurrency Brokers
[Dec 25, 2022 4:00 AM] The enforcement of a requirement for brokers to report gains made by crypto investors has been postponed by the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS. The new tax rules, incorporated into the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S…