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Fraud

SEC Secures Judgments Against 3 in Bitconnect Scam

One individual must pay more than $3 million and hand over a wallet containing 190 bitcoins.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Bitcoin

Eurex to Launch Bitcoin ETN Futures to Meet ‘Significant Demand’

The contract will be traded in euros and physically delivered in bitcoin ETNs.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Crime

Sweden’s Government Forced to Return $1.5M in Bitcoin to Drug Dealer: Report

That's the difference in value since the time of the dealer's prosecution while he was in jail.

News  ·  20 August 2021
OKEx

OKEx Establishes $10M Fund for GameFi Projects

The cash will come from the exchange's $100 million OKEx BlockDream Ventures fund, which invests in blockchain projects.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Bitcoin Mining

BlackRock Has Almost $400M Invested in Bitcoin Mining Stocks: Report

SEC filings dated June 30 show BlackRock with stakes in Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Binance

Binance Tightens Customer Verification Requirements

New customers will have to supply a government ID and pass facial verification to meet Binance's "Intermediate" verification.

News  ·  20 August 2021
China

35 Chinese Banks Add Digital Yuan to Apps as Lenders Prepare for Adoption: Report

Another 94 banks plan to access the CBDC via a clearing platform.

News  ·  20 August 2021
DeFi

Solana’s Luna Yield Goes Dark With Some Fearing a ‘Rug Pull’ Involving $6.7M

SolPad had listed Luna Yield just two days prior to the incident.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase to Add Over $500M in Crypto to Current Holdings

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted the crypto exchange will also invest 10% of its profits in cryptocurrency.

News  ·  20 August 2021
Binance

Binance.US Taps Joshua Sroge to Be Interim CEO

Sroge takes over from Brian Brooks, who resigned unexpectedly after just four months.

News  ·  19 August 2021
Funding Rounds

A16z Leads $4.6M Investment in Yield Guild Games

The funding will be used to invest in virtual worlds in the play-to-earn space.

News  ·  19 August 2021
DAOs

Polygon to Form Decentralized Autonomous Organization

Polygon's aim is for the DAO to attract 100 million users.

News  ·  19 August 2021
NYDIG

Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients

JPMorgan also registered its passive bitcoin fund with U.S. regulators Thursday.

News  ·  19 August 2021
DeFi

Cross-Chain Protocol Chainflip Raises $6M to Fund Growth, Security Audits

Funding will also go toward external communication campaigns and to build out Chainflip’s products and team.

News  ·  19 August 2021
Smart Contracts

Gelato Network Launches Whitelist for Token Offering

The sale of the GEL token will officially launch on Sept. 13.

News  ·  19 August 2021