Binance and Thai Police Bust $277 Million Pig Butchering Crypto Scam
Binance has helped the Royal Thai Police crack a crypto pig butchering scam group and seize more than $277 million worth of stolen assets. Pig Go to Source
SEC Wants Judge to Deny Coinbase’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a federal judge to deny Coinbase’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit, which accuses the cryptocurrency exchange of Go to Source
Ripple Labs Wins Singapore Payment Licence
Ripple Labs Inc. became the latest crypto firm to be granted a Major Payments Institution (MPI) licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Ripple joins Go to Source
Bitcoin miners Marathon, Riot, CleanSpark increase BTC output in September
Marathon Digital, in particular, produced 1,242 Bitcoin in September, which accounted for a record 4.3% share of Bitcoin miner rewards. Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark recorded strong…
Price analysis 10/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, DOT, MATIC
Bitcoin is consolidating at the top of its range and this is inspiring traders’ confidence in a variety of altcoins. United States 10-year Treasury yields soared above 4.8% on Oct.…
Opening arguments begin in Sam Bankman-Fried trial
“His girlfriend will tell you how they stole money together,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Thane Rehn in an opening statement about the former FTX CEO, according to reports. Prosecutors and…
DAOs can help scientists find funding and community, says Nature science journal
Decentralization could help bring scientists in underfunded fields and locations to the table without requiring relocation or reemployment The Nature science journal recently published an editorial in its Nature Bioscience…
Stellar, PwC publish ‘framework’ to judge emerging market blockchain projects
Stellar Development Foundation published a method for judging Web3 project effectiveness in Colombia, Argentina, Kenya, the Philippines, and other developing markets. The Stellar Development Foundation, developers of the Stellar network,…
Central banks will face unfamiliar challenges to achieve CBDC inclusivity, study says
The potential is there, but the difficulties in achieving financial inclusivity are often underestimated, a Bank of Canada study shows. A common argument made in favor of central bank digital…
Cocoa broker testifies to Bitcoin holdings on FTX in Sam Bankman-Fried trial
London-based cocoa broker Marc-Antoine Julliard responded to questions from prosecutors on crypto he held on FTX in November 2022. The prosecuting attorneys in the criminal case against former FTX CEO…
Su Zhu’s $36M mansion transformed into eco-farm post-3AC collapse: Report
The 3AC co-founder purchased the Singaporean bungalow in March 2022, shortly before the hedge fund collapsed. Crypto businessman and fugitive Su Zhu’s $36 million luxury real estate in Singapore has…
Latest update — Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried trial [Day 2]
The former FTX CEO faces seven counts of conspiracy and fraud. A New York court will decide his fate. Cointelegraph reporters are on the ground in New York for the…
Google Assistant will soon incorporate Bard AI chat service
Google announced that its browser-based AI program, Bard, will be used by Google Assistant devices soon. Google Assistant will begin incorporating Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chat service, Bard, into its…
PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent, Meta’s avatars impress: Nifty Newsletter
PayPal filed a patent application for a system that lets users transfer and purchase nonfungible tokens. In this week’s newsletter, read about how a nonfungible token (NFT) artist raised money…
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches settlement platform powered by smart contracts
Dubbed “Synapse,” the platform will accelerate trades placed by international investors for Mainland Chinese stocks. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the operator of The Stock Exchange of Hong…