Ripple claims ‘a very big win’ in SEC case
Ripple Labs was able to gain a victory against the SEC in its ongoing securities fraud case. The judge on the case denied the SEC’s motion to review certain documents…
Ethereum’s Merge Is So Close As First Mainnet Shadow Fork Goes Live
On Monday, April 11, Ethereum developers conducted the first Proof-of-Stake test on the Ethereum blockchain. This deployment was named “mainnet shadow fork” by Ethereum developer Marius van der Wijden. The…
Cryptocurrencies Carry Systemic Risks, Threaten Ruble, Bank of Russia Insists
The spread of cryptocurrencies brings significant risks for Russia’s economy, financial stability, and national fiat, the monetary authority in Moscow has reiterated. The central bank has reaffirmed its hardline stance…
Delivery App Rappi Launches Pilot Project to Accept Crypto Payments in Mexico
Rappi, one of the biggest delivery companies in Latam, has launched a pilot project with the objective of accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Users will be able to buy…
MappedSwap Is Giving Away More Than 800,000 MST This April
PRESS RELEASE. The global cryptocurrency market is experiencing an unprecedented boom. The market is at $2 trillion dollars and growing. MappedSwap is launching a promotional campaign from April 13th –…
Terra’s Cross-Chain Bridge Now Supports Solana, Avalanche, Fantom, Moonbeam, Osmosis
Terra Bridge, the cross-chain bridge protocol now supports Solana, Fantom, Moonbeam, Osmosis, and Avalanche according to Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon. “Easiest way to move funds in crypto,” the Terraform…
Shiba Inu rallies amid Robinhood listing
Shiba Inu has outperformed the rest of the crypto market during the past 24 hours. The meme coin has rallied by double-digit gains because of a recent listing on the…
Pledge Partners With Ariana Grande To Launch Crypto Fundraiser System
Pledge Fundraising Platform has introduced a system known as PledgeCrypto that will enable nonprofits to accept crypto donations in over 130 crypto assets. The accepted cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin (BTC), Tether…
Paris Blockchain Week, day 1: Latest updates from the Cointelegraph team on the ground
The first day of the year’s biggest blockchain event so far will see CZ, Nicolas Cary, Ken Timsit and many other significant figures on the stage. Paris Blockchain Week Summit…
‘Natural extension’: Sega’s Super Game project looking to add NFTs
“It is a natural extension for the future of gaming that it will expand to involve new areas such as cloud gaming and NFTs” said Sega producer Masayoshi Kikuchi. Japanese…
North Korea-obsessed Ethereum dev gets 5 years for breaking sanctions
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for violating sanctions on North Korea. Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum (ETH) developer…
Facebook whistleblower warns Metaverse will repeat ‘all the harms’
Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower at large, has now turned her focus to the Metaverse. She is worried about how Meta will handle privacy and intensely sensitive information. Facebook whistleblower Frances…
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Raises $400 Million Fund For Expansion
USD Coin Issuer Circle Internet Financial Ltd has completed a $400 million funding round, with participants like Fidelity Management and Research LLC and BlackRock Inc participating. Other investors include Fin…
a16z’s Chris Dixon tops ‘Midas List’ by turning $350M into $6B in 2021
Chris Dixon has topped the Forbes “Midas List” as the most successful venture capital investor in 2022. Crypto venture capital firms have been investing at unprecedented rates recently and Andreessen…
Pantera to close Blockchain Fund soon after raising $1.3B — double the target
Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead expects the $1.3 billion blockchain fund to close over the next “three or four weeks” once the due diligence from large institutions has been wrapped…