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BRETT, BEERCOIN (BEER) prices soar but KangaMoon (KANG) is spoiling the party
BRETT and BEERCOIN (BEER) witness three-digit price surges. KangaMoon (KANG) presale gains momentum as it nears end. KangaMoon...
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Partner for DNS-Enabled Web3 Domain
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com have announced a collaboration to create a DNS-enabled Web3 domain. The initiative aims to...
Sushi goes live on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock
Sushi is now live on Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain Rootstock Rootstock’s integration with the decentralised exchange (DEX) will expand...
PlayDoge Meme Coin Shoots to $2.5M in Opening 10 Days of Presale as Analysts Predict Big Gains
Forget Dogecoin – a new meme coin has joined the market and is quickly becoming a hot topic. PlayDoge (PLAY) has raised over $2.5...
XOCIETY Receives $7.5 Million in Funding to Develop New AAA Game
Seoul, Korea, June 6th, 2024, Chainwire XOCIETY, a AAA third-person shooter game, has successfully closed a $7.5 million pre-Series...
Gold Rush: Long Lines to Purchase Bullion in Vietnam
Local reports indicate that lines of several dozen people are waiting to purchase gold bullion from various state-owned banks in...
BetFury Announces $20 Million Cryptodrop Event
Willemstad, Curacao, June 6th, 2024, Chainwire The BetFury crypto ecosystem announced a great Cryptodrop. The prize pool of...
Nigerian Startup Zone Launches Blockchain-Powered Point-of-Sale Gateway
A Nigerian payments company recently announced the launch of a blockchain-powered point-of-sale payment gateway. This gateway...
Dora Factory Announces Historic $DORA Airdrop to Over 1 Million ATOM Stakers in Largest MACI Voting Round Ever
Singapore, SIngapore, June 6th, 2024, Chainwire Dora Factory, the pioneering infrastructure of decentralized governance technology...
Tether Invests $18.75M in XREX Group to Facilitate Launch of Gold-Backed Stablecoin
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin and a leading player in the digital asset industry, has made a strategic investment of...
FLOKI explodes to new all-time high; Is new memecoin KangaMoon next?
Floki price spiked more than 25% to hit a new all-time high. KangaMoon is a new memecoin project combining GameFi and SocialFi....
Tezos Activates 16th Upgrade ‘Paris’: Boosting Throughput and Performance
Tezos, a blockchain known for its onchain governance system, has activated its 16th protocol upgrade, Paris, on mainnet on June...
‘Moonrise’ Initiative Signals Next Phase in Evolution for New-Look Moonbeam Network in Polkadot Ecosytem
Singapore, Singapore, June 5th, 2024, Chainwire Ambitious 2024 Roadmap Includes 8x Improved Throughput, zkAuth for Web2 ID, Major...
US Lawmakers: Jailed Binance Executive, US Citizen, Wrongfully Detained by Nigeria
A group of U.S. lawmakers led by Micheal McCaul, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has accused the Nigerian government...
Stacks price soars amid spike in DeFi activity on Bitcoin L2
Stacks (STX) price soared 11% to hit highs of $2.40 as Bitcoin broke above $71k. STX has gained amid a surge in DeFi activity on...
FBI Warns of Crypto Scams in Fake Work-From-Home Jobs
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert on June 4, highlighting a surge in cryptocurrency-related fraud...
Paxos launches Lift Dollar (USDL), a unique overnight yield generating stablecoin
The new Lift Dollar (USDL) stablecoin launched by Paxos offers daily yield from US government securities. The USDL stablecoin is...
New US Stock Exchange Launching in Texas Backed by Blackrock and Citadel
Backed by major financial institutions like Blackrock and Citadel Securities, TXSE Group Inc. has announced its plan to launch the...
Polygon Labs acquires Toposware to advance ZK research
Polygon Labs acquires Toposware to advance ZK research in blockchain. Toposware brings expertise in ZK technology to Polygon’s...
Ripple President Says SEC on ‘Warpath’ With Crypto Industry
The president of Ripple Labs has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approach to regulating the...
New Coinbase Smart Contract Wallet eliminates gas fees and recovery phrases
Coinbase has launched a Smart Contract Wallet with simpler onboarding and no gas fees. The smart contract wallet supports Ethereum,...
Ahead of Ether ETFs Debut, Bitmex Introduces 200x Leverage for Ethereum
On June 5, 2024, the crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex announced it is offering 200x leverage for ethereum perpetuals ahead of the...
Analysts Bullish on Bitcoin: QCP Capital Foresees New All-Time Highs in June
Singapore-based QCP Capital indicates that bitcoin could potentially exceed its all-time high of $73,794 this month by crossing the...
IOTA has launched its L2 EVM network focusing on real-world asset usage
IOTA launches layer 2 EVM network, integrating real-world assets and boosting DeFi. The newly launched EVM network features smart...
Coinbase Launches ‘Smart Wallets’ in Bid to Simplify Crypto Onboarding
Coinbase has introduced “smart wallets,” aimed at easing the entry into blockchain activities by eliminating complex...
UAE central bank introduces licensing system for stablecoins
UAE central bank has approved new licensing for dirham-backed stablecoins. The licensing system is part of UAE’s broader Financial...
Hacked Japanese Crypto Exchange to Raise 50 Billion Yen to Repay Customers
DMM Bitcoin, a major cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has revealed its plan to secure 50 billion yen ($320 million) to repay...
BlastUP presale ends with over $8 million raised
BlastUP recently concluded its presale, raising more than $8 million. BlastUP’s impressive raise marks the first milestone for the...
Bitcoin Must Hit $84,740 to Match Silver’s Market Cap, Over $800,000 to Surpass Gold
Bitcoin has climbed past $70,000 and is now the world’s ninth-largest asset by market capitalization, among many publicly...
Nibiru EVM to Transform Ethereum Capabilities for Tomorrow’s Web3
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, June 5th, 2024, Chainwire Nibiru EVM execution boasts blazing-fast transaction speeds,...
Swissaid Study: Three Quarters of Africa’s Artisanal Gold Goes Undeclared for Export
Between 72% and 80% of Africa’s total artisanal gold production is often undeclared for export, a new study has found. A...
From Meme to Mainstream – Rollblock (RBLK) Tipped To Follow BONK and WIF’s Growth Trajectory
Rollblock (RBLK) has quickly caught the attention of many in the presale market, drawing parallels to the meteoric rise of meme...
Microsoft India X Account Hijacked by Crypto Scammers
Cryptocurrency scammers recently hijacked the official Microsoft India X account, which boasts over 211,000 followers, to...
Bitcoin-Based DOG Token Climbs to 8th Largest Meme Coin, Nears $1B Capitalization
The Runes-based meme token DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON, initiated by Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, has reached a new pinnacle in its...
BNB Soars to New Heights: Hits New All-Time High of $708
Binance Coin (BNB) has reached a new all-time high (ATH) of $708 at the time of writing, following a 12% increase in price. BNB is...
Argentina Officially Launches Virtual Assets Service Providers Registry
The Argentine securities watchdog (CNV) announced the official launch of Argentina’s Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP)...
FLOKI Token Reaches 417,400 Holders, Leading Memecoin on BNB Chain
The memecoin FLOKI recently crossed 417,400 holders on the BNB Chain, making it the biggest memecoin on that blockchain by market...
First Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Crypto Platform JPEX for Alleged Fraud
Two citizens, Chan Wing-yan and Herbert Lee Sun-him, have filed the first civil lawsuit against the cryptocurrency platform JPEX,...
Central Bank of Qatar Announces CBDC Project
The Central Bank of Qatar recently announced the completion of the infrastructure development supporting an in-house-built CBDC....
Study: Half of Surveyed Germans ‘Imagine Using a Digital Euro as an Additional Payment Option’
A new report has found that half of Germans who participated in a survey study can “imagine using a digital euro as an...
Bybit Report Shows Growing Popularity of Meme Coins Among Institutional and Retail Investors
A new report by crypto exchange Bybit shows that meme coins are becoming significant components of crypto portfolios. Institutional...
Bitget Wallet Now Supports Taiko Mainnet
Victoria, Seychelles, June 4th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget Wallet, a leading Web3 wallet and full-stack DeFi platform, has recently...
Peter Brandt Predicts Bitcoin Bull Market With BTC Potentially Reaching $150,000
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has emphasized the symmetry in bitcoin bull market cycles, suggesting the next peak may occur in late...
Kooc Media Launches Blockfresh.com, A News Platform for the Blockchain & Crypto Ecosystem
Leading UK Media Company Merges NFT and Gaming Sites to Deliver In-Depth Coverage of Blockchain, Crypto, Web 3, Finance, Tech, and...
Digital Yuan App Drops ‘Pilot’ Description, Hints at Change to Production Ready Status
The digital yuan app, which services users of the Chinese CBDC, has dropped the ‘pilot’ label from its name without any...
Astar surges amid proposal to burn 350M ASTR tokens
Astar Network (ASTR) price jumped nearly 5% after the Astar Foundation published a proposal to burn 350 million ASTR tokens. ASTR...
Edward Snowden on NYSE Trading Halts: ‘Bitcoin Fixes This’
On Monday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) encountered a series of unexpected trading halts affecting stocks such as Chipotle...
Bitcoin Surpasses $70,000, Reaches Intraday High of $71,031
The price of bitcoin (BTC) climbed above the $70,000 mark on Tuesday, hitting an intraday peak of $71,031 on Bitstamp. This marks a...
iExec Launches Enhanced DataProtector: Revolutionizing Web3 Monetization & Ownership
Lyon, France, June 4th, 2024, Chainwire iExec’s latest dev tool empowers Web3 developers to build apps that enhance user control...
US Banking Sector Teeters: $517B Unrealized Losses, 63 Troubled Institutions Flagged
U.S. banks reported an alarming increase in unrealized losses and a growing list of institutions at risk of failure in the first...
Investors wait with bated breath as Solana-based Piggy Bankster (PIGS) launches today
Piggy Bankster (PIGS) launches today on Solana with a 100,000,000 token supply. PIGS will employ a fair launch strategy that...
Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda Collaborate Amid Crypto Banking Challenges
Deutsche Bank is collaborating with Bitpanda to manage customer fiat deposits and withdrawals for the Austrian crypto broker. This...
SNPad Announces Uniswap Listing and Plans to Transform TV Advertising with AI-Powered Platform
Bucharest, Romania, June 4th, 2024, Chainwire SNPad, a new Web3 platform integrating AI and blockchain for personalized TV...
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for...
Apu Apustaja Memecoin Launches High-Visibility Billboard Campaign in New York City
Phoenix, USA, June 4th, 2024, Chainwire Apu Apustaja, the memecoin exciting the entire crypto industry, is also a new sensation in...
Bitget Broadens Trading Horizons with USDe Stablecoin for Coin-Margined (Coin-M) Contracts
Victoria, Seychelles, June 4th, 2024, Chainwire Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is thrilled...
BIS Plans Instant Cross-Border Payments Using Wholesale CBDC Settlement
In a move to improve traditional cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Bitcoin for Dark Web Hitman
In Salt Lake City, Krista Renae Stone, 23, pleaded guilty to using the dark web to arrange a murder-for-hire in 2023. According to...
ERC-6900 Website Launches, Co-Authored by Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle and Quantstamp
The official resource for ERC-6900, www.erc6900.io, has been launched, co-authored by the Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle, and...
Community Backlash Forces Matter Labs to Drop ‘ZK’ Trademark Bid
The developer of the Zksync Ethereum Layer 2 network, Matter Labs, abandoned its bid to trademark the term ‘ZK’ just...
Bitfarms Sees 42% Revenue Drop in May Post-Bitcoin Halving
Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining firm, reported a 42% drop in crypto mining revenue in May, the first full month following the Bitcoin...
Hong Kong Police Advisory Group Warns of Surge in Digital Asset-Linked Crime
The Hong Kong Technology Crime Police Advisory Group has warned about the rise of digital asset-linked crime, calling for the...
Dubai Financial Services Authority Updates Regulatory Framework for Crypto Tokens
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced amendments to its crypto token regime on Monday, enhancing the regulatory...
India Repatriates 100 Tonnes of Gold From UK, Aims to Move More
According to local media reports, the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated 100 tonnes of gold that was held in the vaults of the...
Binance Announces Restrictions on Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU to Comply With MiCA Regulations
Crypto exchange Binance announced Monday its strategy to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA)...
Dapper Labs Secures Favorable Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Involving NBA Top Shot NFTs
Dapper Labs, a blockchain technology and digital collectibles company, has reached a favorable settlement in the legal case Friel...
Liquidators of South African BTC Scam Allocate Nearly 40% of Recovered Funds to Legal Fees and Taxes
Out of the approximately $60 million (ZAR1.1 billion) that was recovered to pay back victims of the collapsed bitcoin investment...
Sleeping Bitcoins Worth $13.87M Move After 11 Years, Transfer Exposes 2013 Whale
According to data from June 3, an entity with eight wallets created in 2013 moved 200 BTC valued at $13.87 million after the funds...
Binance to delist OMG, XEM and WAVES; token prices tumble
Binance announced the delisting of OMG Network, NEM and Waves coins on June 17, 2024. The exchange will end support for withdrawals...
Billionaire Bitcoin Advocate Michael Saylor Agrees to $40 Million Settlement in Tax Evasion Case
The billionaire Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor has reportedly agreed to pay $40 million to settle an income tax evasion dispute...
Oracle Meme Coin: The Digital Innovation Predicted to Lead the 2024 Bull Market
Don’t Miss Out on the Must-Have Meme Token for This Bull Market – Presale is Live Now The world of meme coins has seen explosive...
This Week’s Crypto Gainers and Losers: NOT Leads With 214% Gain, BTC and ETH Remain Flat
Both bitcoin and ethereum experienced a tepid week over the last seven days, with BTC seeing a slight increase of 0.5% and ETH...
Bitcoin eyes $70k as the Piggy Bankster presale commences in 26 hours
Key takeaways Bitcoin is trading above $69k once again and is now targeting the $70k psychological level. The Piggy Bankster...
Australia’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF Launching Tomorrow
Australia-based Monochrome Asset Management is set to debut its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBTC, on the Cboe...
Bitcoin Mining Power Wanes — Network Hashrate Drops Below 600 EH/s
Bitcoin’s hashrate has once again dipped below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) threshold, following a brief increase in...
Bitcoin Blockchain Records $3.82 Billion in NFT Sales, Secures Fourth-Largest Spot
Since the launch of Ordinal inscriptions, Bitcoin-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have proliferated, with the blockchain...
OKX expands crypto exchange services to the Netherlands
OKX has launched its Web3 wallet and crypto exchange service in the Netherlands. The exchange will offer spot trading, crypto...
Elizabeth Warren: Crypto Prominent in the Global Fentanyl Trade Over the Last Decade
Two U.S. Senators, Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy, have asked the Biden adminstration to furnish them with updates on what the...
Milady Meme Coin Secures US$5 Million Investment from DWF Labs
Seychelles, Seychelles, June 3rd, 2024, Chainwire Milady Meme Coin ($LADYS) has announced a significant US$5 million investment...
Rollblock Presale Records Impressive Performance Amid Monero Price Surge and Binance Coin’s Social Media Interest
Monero’s price outlook seems optimistic, with signs of a continuing bullish trend that might soon see the coin hit the $150 mark....
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Urges Followers to Buy Bitcoin as Nigerian Naira Falls Under a Satoshi
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of the wealthiest billionaires in Mexico, has urged his followers to purchase Bitcoin as a hedge...
Decentralized Exchange Velocore Confirms Breach, Reports $6.8 Million in Financial Losses
The decentralized exchange Velocore confirmed a breach on its platform on June 2, during which attackers stole ethereum tokens...
China and UAE Praise Potential Role of CBDCs in Cross-Border Trade
China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have acknowledged the crucial role of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in facilitating...
Google Partners With Magic Leap to Bolster the Potential of Augmented Reality Technologies
One of the leaders in the augmented reality industry, Magic Leap, announced on May 30 that it had partnered with Google to enhance...
Hong Kong Police Warn of Spike in Counterfeit Banknotes Used in Cryptocurrency Scams
Hong Kong police have issued a warning over the rise in counterfeit banknotes, with many cases linked to cryptocurrency scams....
Latam Insights: Paraguay Shuts Down Largest Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farm to Date, Argentina and El Salvador Discuss Bitcoin
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Hong Kong Reveals 17 Crypto Trading Platform Applicants as New Regulations Take Effect
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published a list of two licensed crypto trading platforms and 17 pending...
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Claims ‘Inflation Bump Is Over’ — Peter Schiff Says Krugman’s View ‘Should Be Dismissed’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and gold advocate Peter Schiff are in disagreement over inflation. Krugman believes that...
Coinbase’s Legal Chief: SEC Is Bent on Choking the Digital Asset Industry
Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, announced that the crypto exchange has filed a closing brief in the Third...
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Predicts 100 Oz of Gold per Bitcoin
Veteran trader Peter Brandt, with over four decades of experience, has highlighted bitcoin’s consistent gains against gold...