Avalanche Foundation launches NFT initiative

Ad The Avalanche Foundation has launched an initiative that will see it support non-fungible token (NFT) artists, as announced in a blog post. Avalanche forms digital artist initiative Avalanche says that its... Read more »

US crypto crackdown is ‘upside-down’ by ignoring AI threat: Mike Novogratz

Responding to the claims, the NYDFS clarified that its decision to seize Signature Bank was unrelated to its involvement in the crypto industry. Instead, the move was made to address concerns regarding... Read more »

Texas bill seeks to eliminate incentives for Bitcoin miners

Ad A new Texas Senate bill is looking to eliminate the incentives put in place to attract cryptocurrency miners to the Lone Star state. Texas has seen a boom in miners since... Read more »

Coin Center raises the alarm on the RESTRICT Act

Ad Coin Center posted a scathing assessment of the RESTRICT Act – saying the bill proposal could be used to ban crypto. The cryptocurrency advocacy organization highlighted several problems with the bill,... Read more »

Metamask warns of fake token launch campaign

Ad The popular Ethereum wallet Metamask has warned of a fake $MASK token launch, as reported by the project’s Twitter account on March 28. Metamask says there is no token launch Metamask... Read more »

Binance execs used Signal, discussed Hamas funds, told customers how to use VPNs: CFTC filing

Ad Binance faces various allegations from the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) that point toward wrongdoing among company executives. Binance used Signal’s auto-delete feature On March 27, the CFTC filed... Read more »

The web3 gaming evolution – tokenomics, community, gambling & the future – SlateCast 57

In the latest episode of the SlateCast, Akiba was joined by Grant Haseley, Executive Director of Wagyu Games, the creator of web3 shooter Undead Blocks. The Shift from Play-to-Earn to Play-and-Earn As... Read more »

Chinese state-owned banks step up to woo crypto firms

Ad On March 27, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted, “When one door closes, other ones open,” concerning the ongoing crypto cull by U.S. banks. In this case, the open(ing) door is Chinese state-owned... Read more »

Dormant Bitfinex whales cash out 12K BTC

Ad Bitcoin (BTC) whales holding long BTC positions on Bitfinex suddenly cashed out on March 25 at around 13:00 UTC, according to data from Datamish. These wallets have been dormant since June... Read more »

Venezuela arrests 21 people in crypto-related oil corruption scheme

Ad Venezuelan prosecutors arrested 21 people for being involved in a wide-range crypto-related corruption scheme on state oil company Petroles de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) on Mar. 24, as Reuters reported. Eleven of... Read more »