Australian CBDC may be useful for payments, tokenization: Central bank
The Reserve Bank of Australia has wrapped up its CBDC pilot program and outlined four key areas that could be...
Month: August 2023
Binance.US taps MoonPay as banking alternative to regain USD ramps
After having its banking ties slashed, crypto exchange Binance.US has revived its U.S. dollar on-ramp through a new partnership with...
BlockFi argues FTX, Three Arrows Capital isn’t entitled to repayments
BlockFi argues its creditors, not FTX’s, are the “ultimate victims” of FTX’s alleged fraud. Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is trying...
Australian CBDC could be useful for payments, tokenization, says RBA
The RBA has wrapped up its CBDC pilot program and outlined four key areas that could be improved by the...
OpenSea manager accused of insider trading sentenced to 3 months in prison, $50K fine
Nathaniel Chastain will reportedly have until Nov. 2 to surrender himself following his conviction for wire fraud and money laundering...
Is the 25% drop in PEPE, SHIB and APE a sign of a deepening crypto bear market?
Meme coins reflect a higher beta to the entire crypto sector, but does their recent 25% price drop signal a...
World Mobile launches on Google Play for customers in Australia, Canada, UK, and US
The company also announced a partnership with artificial intelligence company SingularityNET. Decentralized wireless (DeWi) network operator World Mobile announced the...
Stellar joins Bytecode Alliance to help develop EVM alternative Wasm
Stellar joined the industry group developing Wasm, an alternative computation engine for running smart contracts. The Stellar Development Foundation has...
First Republican presidential debate to feature pro-crypto candidates
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy will be in attendance at the political debate on Aug. 23, but not...
BlackRock has more to lose from a BTC price crash pre-Bitcoin ETF
The notion that BlackRock gains from cheaper Bitcoin for its ETF launch isn't straightforward, neither is the government's suppression of...
Firms have mere hours to deflect cyberattacks, warns cybersecurity CEO
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has warned that “bad actors are getting faster” and stressed that companies need to...
Bitcoin analyst eyes ‘V-shape’ BTC price bounce as RSI hits 5-year low
BTC price’s “death chop” continues to characterize the aftermath of last week's Bitcoin flash crash. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed stubbornly anti-trend...
Chinese official sentenced to life in prison for Bitcoin mining, corruption
Xiao Yi was accused of abuse of power and corruption in operating a $329 million Bitcoin mining enterprise. A Chinese...
Blockchain takes the stage at Longevity+DeSci summit in New York
This year’s Longevity+DeSci Summit in New York City showcased several decentralized solutions. Those seeking to slow the progress of time...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud charges: Report
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO and founder of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has reportedly pleaded not guilty to fraud and...
