French police use Twitter crypto sleuth’s research to catch scammers
The alleged fraudsters built a BAYC and MAYC NFT focused website that masqueraded as a service to animate the apes but instead phished victims details to steal their NFTs. French…
Further BTC mining consolidation as Crusoe acquires peer mining firm
Crusoe Energy Systems has just acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining, a sign that further consolidation could be ahead. Amid soaring Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and sinking mining…
Nxyz raises $40M to enable faster blockchain indexing
The Web3 platform will focus on expanding its team globally and onboarding several more blockchains in the upcoming months. Nxyz, a Web3 platform enabling data infrastructure for blockchains, secured $40…
Coinsquare becomes first Canadian crypto exchange to receive IIROC registration
All crypto exchanges must register with IIROC if they want to operate in Canada, and there is currently a backlog of applications. Coinsquare, Canada’s longest-operating crypto asset trading platform, announced…
Ripple CEO Anticipates Answer in SEC Lawsuit Over XRP in the First Half of 2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he thinks “we’ll have an answer in the first half of next year” in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over xrp. Maintaining…
Devere CEO Expects Further Volatility in Crypto Market Before Year-End — Says Savvy Investors Will Benefit From Panic Sellers
The CEO of Devere Group, a financial advisory and asset management firm, anticipates further volatility in the crypto market before year-end. However, he stressed that “for serious investors, this will…
Gas-to-Bitcoin Firm Crusoe Energy Acquires the Operating Assets of Great American Mining
The Denver-based gas-to-bitcoin infrastructure company Crusoe Energy announced on Wednesday that it acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining (GAM). The acquisition gives Crusoe over 10 megawatts (MW) of…
Blockchain.com gets regulatory nod from Singapore’s central bank
Blockchain.com becomes the second crypto exchange in two days to receive preliminary approval to provide crypto services within the growing crypto hub. Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has become the latest crypto…
Polygon powers India police complaint portal, battling corruption
The First Information Report (FIR) launched on Polygon allows the citizens of Firozabad to register complaints against the police without worry of it being dismissed or manipulated. The 2.8 million…
Axie Infinity player count falls back to Jan 2021 levels
The numbers represent a 74% decrease from peak levels witnessed just ten months ago. According to game statistics site Activeplayer, the average monthly number of users playing monster-battle nonfungible tokens…
Kim Kardashian’s Ethereum Max ad violated the SEC’s anti-touting provision
Kim Kardashian disclosed that she was paid for promoting Ethereum Max — but didn’t tell her followers the exact amount. The SEC did the right thing when it fined her…
Dogecoin Gains Outshine Bitcoin, Ethereum: Analyst Says Apex Crypto Set For ‘Major Rally’ Once This Happens; Tama rebounds
On Tuesday night, the two biggest coins were observed trading slightly higher while the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies increased by 0.3% to $921.2 billion. Dogecoin outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum’s…
Court partially denies Aptos Labs’ motion to dismiss Glazer’s $1 billion lawsuit
Four legal claims were dismissed by the court, while three others were allowed to proceed. A judge has partially denied a motion by Aptos Labs CEO Mohammed “Mo” Shaikh to…
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro will accept crypto-payments for property taxes
The city will allow taxpayers to make crypto payments through third-party service providers. The city of Rio de Janeiro is seeking crypto firms to operate its tax property seasoning in…
Acting CoC Michael Hsu: Crypto is ‘immature,’ but maybe it doesn’t have to go away
The acting U.S. official added nuance to his well known skepticism about the crypto industry, but warns against accommodation, in speeches on risk and regulation. United States acting controller of…