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David Bailey's Nakamoto is executing a significant operational restructure, selling $20 million worth of Bitcoin holdings and exiting its healthcare ventures to consolidate focus on its core blockchai...
South Korea's KB Card, a major credit card issuer, has selected Avalanche as the blockchain infrastructure for its upcoming hybrid credit card product that will integrate stablecoin payments. The move...
A US federal court has ordered the operator of cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin to permanently block American traders from its platform and pay a $500,000 civil penalty, marking another significant enfo...
Google Research has published findings showing that the computational resources needed for quantum computers to break cryptocurrency encryption have decreased by approximately 20-fold. The development...
Binance is piloting a prediction market feature within its wallet application through an integration with Predict.Fun, marking the exchange's entry into decentralized forecasting markets. The move sig...
US lawmakers have called on federal regulators to investigate potential insider trading risks in prediction markets, raising questions about compliance requirements that could affect platforms like Ka...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has permanently barred cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin from operating in the United States, marking the conclusion of a multi-year regulatory enforcement...
Nakamoto Holdings, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, has sold approximately $20 million worth of its BTC holdings at a significant loss, marking a notable shift in strategy for firms that ad...
Federal prosecutors have charged an individual connected to the 2021 Uranium Finance exploit that drained $53 million from the decentralized exchange protocol. The indictment marks a significant enfor...
KuCoin's parent company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, agreeing to pay $500,000 to resolve regulatory charges. This settlement represents a significantly ...
Google researchers have published updated calculations showing that quantum computers may require fewer resources than previously estimated to break the elliptic curve cryptography securing most block...
A new safe harbor proposal could enable 401(k) plan managers to include cryptocurrency-linked investment options in retirement portfolios, potentially opening access to an $8 trillion market while pro...
Bitmine has significantly increased its Ethereum holdings, acquiring over 71,000 ETH worth approximately $147 million in its largest single-week purchase of 2024. This latest acquisition extends the c...
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has released a comprehensive framework governing crypto exchange-traded derivatives, marking another step in the emirate's effort to build a regulate...
The U.S. Department of Labor has introduced a proposed rule change that would permit cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) retirement plans, marking a potential shift in how American workers can alloca...
Two US senators are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission for transparency following the abrupt resignation of its enforcement chief and questions surrounding the handling of high-profile cr...
The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule that would enable cryptocurrency investment options in employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans. This regulatory proposal directly implement...
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged an individual in connection with a $54 million exploit of DeFi protocol Uranium Finance, signaling continued federal enforcement against cryptocurrency-relat...
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil crossed $105 per barrel on Monday, reaching its highest level in three years and raising concerns among crypto market analysts about potential impacts on Bitcoi...
US lawmakers have introduced the "Mined in America Act," legislation aimed at strengthening domestic Bitcoin mining operations and reducing reliance on foreign manufacturing of mining equipment. The b...
