Digital euro can ward off many private payment service ills — ECB official
Private payment services can gain a monopoly with no benefit to other market players or economic stability, ECB board member...
Month: September 2023
Baidu CEO Robin Li says more than 70 AI models already released in China
The CEO of Chinese tech-giant Baidu said that, since China’s new AI regulations have been in place, over 70 AI...
Nima Capital goes dark after dumping 9M SYN tokens, community calls it VC rug
The VC firm had received a grant from the project in return for locking $40 million worth of liquidity in...
Bitcoin price metric copies move that last came before -25% FTX crash
Bitcoin SLRV Ratio data performs a moving average crossover absent since before the FTX implosion hit the market. Bitcoin (BTC)...
USD Coin officially expands to Base and Optimism networks
Circle’s USDC is now available natively on Base and Optimism, and Coinbase accounts can transfer the stablecoin to Base for...
80 Chinese crypto influencer accounts shut down in latest crackdown
The accounts had over 8 million in combined followers before they were removed. Sina Weibo, one of the most popular...
Coinbase to upsize debt repurchase by $30M
A total of $180 million 2031 Senior Notes will be repurchased by the exchange. Cryptocurrency exchange has upsized its debt...
Crypto lawyer Irina Heaver on death threats, lawsuit predictions: Hall of Flame
Irina Heaver moved to crypto after she could no longer “sit in the boardroom listening to that corporate bullshit.“ I...
Jack Dorsey’s ₿trust acquires African Bitcoin organization Qala
As part of the acquisition, Qala rebrands as the ₿trust Builders Programme and aims to drive the development and education...
Crypto gambling site Stake sees $41M withdrawn in confirmed hack
Unusually large withdrawals were reportedly made from Stake to an account with no previous activity, with funds stolen including Tether...
Visa taps into Solana to widen USDC payment capability
The global payments firm has expanded its stablecoin settlement capability to include USDC tokens issued on the Solana blockchain. Global...
El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024
The non-profit and NGO Mi Primer Bitcoin partnered with the Ministry of Education El Salvador to include Bitcoin into its...
40% of crypto trading platforms are decentralized: World Federation of Exchanges
The World Federation of Exchanges noted in a report that retail demand is higher for crypto products but there's a...
Tether’s Ardoino says it’s now a top buyer of US Treasury bills, holds $72.5B
The amount of exposure places Tether in the top 22 biggest holders of U.S. Treasury bills, ranking above countries like...
Chinese tech-giant CEO says over 70 AI models have been released in China
The CEO of Baidu said that since China’s new AI regulations have been in place over 70 AI models have...
