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GPU Cloud Network io.net partners with Phala Network
The Partnership enables affordable, secure, on-demand GPU clusters for AI workloads. Phala integrates TEE technology using Nvidia...
Blockchain Climate Tech Startup Coral Raises $3 Million
Coral, a climate tech startup leveraging blockchain and AI, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its operations and...
Top 3 Cryptos for 2025? Chainlink, XRP Target 3x, ‘Solana-Killer’ Aims to Soar from $0.08 to $12
As the cryptocurrency market shows signs of a rebound following the Fed rate cut, several tokens are positioning themselves as...
Visa Introduces Tokenized Asset Platform for Blockchain-Based Financial Services
Visa has launched the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new product designed to help banks issue fiat-backed tokens on the...
BITmarkets Releases End-Year Update Highlighting Key Crypto Game-Changers for 2024
Vilnius, Lithuania, September 26th, 2024, Chainwire The BITmarkets crypto exchange has published its end-year update for its crypto...
Russian Republic Dagestan Battles Underground Crypto Mining Amid Power Outages
Dagestan, a republic in Russia, is stepping up efforts to tackle illegal cryptocurrency mining due to its impact on the power grid...
PayPal enables crypto buying and selling for US business accounts
PayPal enables US business accounts to buy, hold and cell crypto. Service will initially be unavailable to users in New York State....
Experts Say P2E Games ‘Normalize’ Crypto in Emerging Markets
Play-to-earn blockchain games are driving crypto adoption in emerging markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and...
BRICS Eyes Petroyuan for Oil Trade Amid Dedollarization Push, Expert Says
BRICS nations are considering adopting the petroyuan for oil trade as part of their ongoing dedollarization efforts, according to...
Bitcoin Network Eases Up: Difficulty Falls 4.6% at Block 862,848
Bitcoin miners got a bit of a breather on Wednesday as the network’s difficulty dropped by 4.6% at block height 862,848. For...
Russia’s Cybercrime Damage Exceeds $1.25 Billion in 2024, Minister Says
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has revealed that cybercrime damage in Russia has surpassed $1.25 billion so far...
Hong Kong CBDC Pilot Enters Phase 2 With New Firms to Advance Digital Currency Use Cases
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has moved into Phase 2 of its e-HKD pilot program, expanding its exploration into tokenized...
Russian Expert Discusses End of Internet Anonymity With Passport-Based Access
A Russian digital services expert has predicted a future where passport-based identification for Internet access becomes the norm,...
Curve Finance considers dropping TUSD from crvUSD backing amid SEC charges
Curve Finance is considering dropping TUSD from crvUSD backing amid SEC charges. The SEC alleges TUSD was mostly backed by a risky...
Saudi Arabia Leads MENA in Crypto Growth for Second Year Running
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the fastest-growing crypto economy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the second...
Worldcoin soars as World ID expands to three more countries
Worldcoin price rose 23% to hit $2.14 and outperform all top 100 coins by market cap by 24-hour gains. The jump in WLD price came...
Curve Finance Proposal Eyes Reducing TUSD Exposure After SEC Settlement
Curve Finance is evaluating a proposal to reduce its reliance on the stablecoin TUSD following the resolution of U.S. Securities...
EOS Network significantly upgrades with 1-Second Transaction Finality
Alberta, Calgary, September 25th, 2024, Chainwire The EOS Network announces the successful completion of its landmark upgrade to...
QCP Capital Analyzes Bullish Macro Trends Impacting Bitcoin and Risk Assets
According to QCP Capital’s latest analysis, macroeconomic conditions are becoming increasingly favorable for risk assets,...
Telegram crypto bot Banana Gun confirms $3M loss, says it will refund users
Banana Gun confirmed a $3 million loss from a hack targeting experienced traders. All affected users will receive full refunds...
AI-Focused Cryptos Outshine the Pack This Week, Bittensor Tops Gains
This past week, the digital asset market experienced a broad upward trend, with the artificial intelligence (AI) crypto sector...
Solana (SOL) Hits Key Milestone, But Investors Are Quickly Diversifying To SUI & FXGuys, See Why
Solana (SOL) has just achieved a significant milestone, marking a crucial moment in its journey. Despite this achievement, the DeFi...
Sky Adviser Recommends Halting Wrapped Bitcoin Offboarding
BA Labs, an adviser to Sky, formerly known as Makerdao, has decided to stop recommending any additional parameter changes regarding...
Whale dumps $3 million worth of INJ and buys LDO
The whale sold over 150k Injective (INJ) tokens worth over $3.29 million. According to Lookonchain, the whale acquired 2.44 million...
Ugandan Fintech Firm Gets Funding From Dutch Impact Investor
Ugandan fintech firm Agent Banking Company (ABC) receives undisclosed investment from Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments....
Bitcoin eyes $65k as Bitcoin Dogs rolls out new features for its game
Key takeaways Bitcoin could surge to $65k in the coming hours as bulls remain in control. Bitcoin Dogs has released some exciting...
Trusttoken, Truecoin Settle SEC Charges Over Misleading TUSD Claims
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against crypto companies Trusttoken Inc. and Truecoin...
FBI Warns of Growing ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Schemes in Maryland
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Baltimore office has issued a warning about the increasing prevalence of cryptocurrency...
Nigeria’s Central Bank Raises Benchmark Rate by 50 Basis Points
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25% and increased the Cash Reserve...
North Korea Signals Closer BRICS Relations Amid Growing Russia Ties
North Korea may be ramping up efforts to align itself with the BRICS economic bloc, as its top diplomat skipped the United Nations...
Exodus donates $1.3 million to Stand With Crypto
Exodus donates $1.3 million to Stand With Crypto to help mobilise crypto holders to vote in November. The Stand With Crypto...
Uganda’s Mitroplus Labs Unveils Afro, a Pan-African Meme Token
Mitroplus Labs Africa, a Ugandan blockchain education institution, launches “Afro” meme token on Tron’s Sunpump...
EigenLayer prepares for EIGEN token transfer restrictions lift on Sept. 30
EigenLayer will lift EIGEN token transfer restrictions on September 30, 2024. Stakeholders must observe a 7-day withdrawal period...
Binance Helps Indonesian Authorities Recover Funds in Crypto Fraud Bust
Crypto exchanges Binance and Tokocrypto collaborated with Indonesian law enforcement to crack down on a crypto scam, seizing...
Ark Invest sells $2.8M of its own Spot Bitcoin ETF amid market shifts
Ark Invest sold 44,609 shares of its ARKB Spot Bitcoin ETF for $2.8 million as part of a rebalancing strategy. The firm retains...
Blackrock’s Head of Crypto Sees Bitcoin as ‘Risk Off’ Asset Despite Stock Correlation
Blackrock’s digital asset chief sees bitcoin as a “risk-off” asset even though it has shown a pattern aligned...
SEC charges TrustToken and TrueCoin for defrauding investors
SEC filed charges against TrueCoin and TrustToken over fraud and offering of unregistered investment contracts. TrueCoin issued the...
Survey Shows 34.6% of Young Investors in Brazil Hold Cryptocurrency in Their Portfolios
A survey conducted by Rico, an investment platform in Brazil, revealed young investors’ preference for cryptocurrency as an...
Caroline Ellison sentenced to 24 months in prison over FTX fraud
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Ellison will also forfeit $11 billion...
Argentina Rejects UN Pact for the Future as Milei Breaks With International Agenda
The government of Argentina has refused to endorse the United Nations Pact for the Future, a framework that proposes solutions for...
SUI price surges as TVL hits $1.3 billion
Sui has seen a more than 44% spike in price in the past week and 65% in 30 days. Gains come after the Grayscale Sui Trust opened...
Animoca Brands, The Sandbox, and Smobler Launch Virtual Peace Sanctuary in Metaverse
Animoca Brands, a company specializing in digital property rights and gaming, alongside The Sandbox, a decentralized virtual world,...
US spot Ethereum ETFs see largest daily outflows Since July
Overall, US spot Ethereum ETFs saw $79.21 million in outflows on Monday, the largest since July. Grayscale’s ETHE recorded a...
MTT Sports Shines at Token 2049: Play and Earn BTC
PRESS RELEASE. ONE WEEK, ONE BTC, UP TO 100 BITCOINS! FREEROLL! Indeed, one Bitcoin every week! This is the Bitcoin tournament to...
The Open Art by Blum, TONX, & TON Society becomes largest event of Token2049 Week
Over 60 partner projects and 35 global speakers gathered at the prestigious National Gallery Singapore for The Open Art Event drew...
Memebet Presale Gains Momentum as Analysts Call It the Next Big Meme Coin
Memebet (MEMEBET) is the new meme coin everyone’s talking about. This GambleFi project has already raised over $270,000 in...
Bitwise CIO: More financial advisors are “allocating to crypto”
Only 10% to 20% of financial advisors admitted to owning crypto in their portfolios Now, roughly, 70% indicated they did The...
Bitcoin ETFs Boosted by Inflows, Ether ETFs Hit by $79.21M Outflow
According to the latest figures from sosovalue.xyz, spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in $4.56 million in inflows,...
Russia Pushes for Sustainable BRICS Interbank Networks and Payment Systems
Russia is pushing to develop independent interbank networks and payment systems within BRICS to boost the bloc’s financial...
Stepn Partners With Adidas for Genesis Sneakers NFT Launch
Stepn, the Web3 move-to-earn app, has announced a new partnership with Adidas, the German sports apparel company, to issue a second...
Kraken completes acquisition of Dutch crypto exchange BCM
Kraken has closed the acquisition of Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Coin Meester B.V. The exchange has been expanding its services...
Top 10 Bitcoin Holders: Exchanges, Corporations, and Governments Dominate the Charts
Over the past decade, a significant amount of bitcoin has made its way into centralized trading platforms, public and private...
Crypto All-Stars Raises $1.5M in ICO for New Meme Coin Staking Platform
Crypto All-Stars (STARS) is a hot topic right now, having just passed the $1.5 million mark in its ICO. The project’s main...
Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Zero-Debt Budget Is a Good Start to Heal El Salvador’s Economy
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week....
Central Reserve Bank: Only 1.1% of Remittances Involve Cryptocurrency in El Salvador
The adoption of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, for remittances has failed to surge in El Salvador, even with the support of...
Bank of Canada Redirects Efforts Away From Retail CBDC
The Bank of Canada has announced a strategic shift away from developing a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to focus on...
Sygnum Secures Liechtenstein License to Expand Crypto Services in EU
Sygnum, a Swiss digital asset banking group, has registered its local subsidiary with the Liechtenstein financial regulator. This...
‘Worst Airdrop in History’: Hamster Kombat to Reach 131M Users Amid Token Allocation Criticism
Hamster Kombat, the sensation game on Telegram, is on the verge of embarking on one of the largest token distributions in history....
BRICS to Discuss Alternative Payment Platforms at Upcoming Summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that a report on alternative payment systems for BRICS nations will be presented...
UBS Favors Gold as ‘Most Preferred’ — Says ‘Hedging Properties Remain Attractive’
UBS remains optimistic about gold’s potential, despite its current record highs. The Swiss investment bank highlights key...
Travala integrates Solana, enabling bookings via SOL, USDT, and USDC
Travala has integrated Solana, allowing hotel and flight bookings via SOL, USDT, and USDC Travala users will enjoy zero-fee...
Exploring Web3 Farming With Pixels
Join Regina as she plays Pixel. If you’re a fan of digital farming games like Farmville, Pixels might be your next obsession....
Metaplex unveils indexing and data availability network for Solana
Metaplex Foundation announced the Metaplex Aura Network on September 23, 2024. Aura is a decentralised indexing and data...
Fed’s 50bps Reduction Triggers $321M in Digital Asset Inflows, Coinshares Reports
Digital asset investment products recorded inflows of $321 million in the second consecutive week of positive activity, according...
ARKM up 27% as AI tokens surge
Arkham is among the top trending artificial intelligence-related token as the price of its native token ARKM surges more than 27%...
Tau Net Layer 1 AI Blockchain Releases Testnet Architecture and AI Reasoning Language Update
Tau Net, a novel layer 1 AI blockchain, is designing a mainnet to be entirely developed and controlled by all of its users....
Harris delivers crypto-positive remarks, says she’ll invest in “America’s future”
Vice President Harris reveals her stance toward AI and digital assets at a New York fundraiser Harris wants to help boost...
Weekly Crypto Standouts: CEL’s 339% Surge, BNX’s 15% Decline
On Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, the crypto market reached a total value of $2.22 trillion, marking a 1.3% increase in just 24 hours....
AAVE price surges to 2-year high
AAVE price reached highs of $173 on Monday, its highest level since April 2022. TVL has also recovered as the decentralised finance...
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Trades Above $2,600 Amid Strong Market Activity
As of Sept. 23, 2024, ethereum is trading at $2,646, with an intraday price range of $2,531 to $2,684. Over the past 24 hours,...
Mysterious group of developers hard fork Samourai Wallet
A new project, Ashigaru, has forked from Samourai Wallet to enhance user privacy. Ashigaru developers, former Samourai users,...
Australia Mandates Financial Services Licenses for Crypto Firms Under New ASIC Regulations
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced new legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to...
Hamster Kombat reveals only 43% of its players will receive the tokens in airdrop
The Hamster Kombat airdrop has been touted as one of the largest in crypto history. The airdrop will distribute 60 billion HMSTR...
Bitwise CIO Highlights Bitcoin’s Role as a Hedge Against U.S. Public Debt
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, one of the world’s largest crypto fund managers, referred to the value of bitcoin as a hedge...
From players to stakeholders: the growing trend of community tokenization in gaming
Community tokenization in gaming transforms players into stakeholders, enhancing engagement. Catizen is one of the standout...
Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this...
Lavrov Says He Agrees With Donald Trump on US Sanctions Weakening Dollar’s Status
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has backed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about the negative effects of...
How China’s Economic Slowdown Will Transform Global Trade, Expert Insights
China’s slowing economy is poised to redefine its global trade relationships, particularly with the Global South. Assistant...
Lynette Zang: Hyperinflation Looms as US Dollar’s Purchasing Power Dwindles
Lynette Zang, CEO of Zang Enterprises, asserts that hyperinflation is already underway, predicting a further decline in the U.S....
Nayib Bukele and Elon Musk Discuss AI, Robotics, and Future of Humanity
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele met with Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk at the Texas Gigafactory, discussing AI,...
US Indicts Two in $260M Bitcoin Heist and Laundering Scheme
Two individuals have been arrested for orchestrating a large-scale cryptocurrency heist, stealing over 4,100 bitcoins. Their...
Uncovering the Secrets of Seekers of Tokane: A New Web3 JRPG Adventure
Regina’s Web3 gaming odyssey continues as she moves from Spellborne to Seekers of Tokane. Regina’s Quest for Epic...
BRICS Beats Dollar Dependence: National Currency Settlements Exceed USD Payments
The BRICS bloc might have already overcome its dollar-dependence problem, as the volume of settlements in the national currencies...
Ashigaru Emerges From the Shadows, Forking Samourai Wallet in Privacy Push
After the fall of Samourai Wallet’s founders, a new platform emerged from a mysterious group who forked the project, naming...
Top 3 Ethereum rivals gunning for the second-largest crypto spot
As Ethereum continues to dominate the cryptocurrency market as the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, new...
Texas Court Dismisses Consensys’ Lawsuit Against SEC Over Ethereum Investigation
In a recent decision, a Texas court dismissed Consensys’ lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which...
1.71 Million BTC From 2009-2012 Block Rewards Still Dormant, Worth Over $100B
This past week, a batch of five block rewards from 2009 were moved for the first time in almost two years. Interestingly, since...
Betting Markets and Polls Show Harris Ahead of Trump as Election Nears
With only 44 days remaining until the U.S. election, the blockchain-powered predictions market Polymarket shows Vice President...
BTC Miners Increase Earnings With Fractal Bitcoin Mining
According to the latest data, the blockchain network Fractal Bitcoin continues to capture around 226 exahash per second (EH/s) of...
Fed’s Rate Cut Could Spell Disaster, Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin, and More — Week in Review
Peter Schiff has warned that the Federal Reserve’s rate cut will lead to economic disaster. Microstrategy, continuing its...