Coinbase Charts Course For Institutional Crypto Products

Flashbots, a crypto research and development firm focused on maximal extractable value, or MEV, confirmed a series of personnel changes on Tuesday as it pushes to raise funds at a reported $1 billion valuation, including the departure of top strategy researcher Alex Obadia.Obadia, who was one of the earliest employees at Flashbots after its founding…

Sep 25, 2020 at 21:43 UTCThe murder never went through. (bixentro/Flickr)A Nevada woman is facing federal charges for allegedly paying a darkweb hitman $5,000 worth of bitcoin to murder her ex-husband in a case that shares striking parallels with another recent murder-for-hire plot. The hit, ordered in spring 2016, did not go through. But 36-year-old…

news Japan has officially revised its laws to provide more clarity – and tighter controls – over cryptocurrency. The legislation amending the Payment Services Act and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act was formally enacted on May 31 and will take effect in April of next year. Among the notable changes, the act does away with the…

BIGTIME has surged 250% in just five days.The blockchain-based game is fast becoming in accessible to new players, one observer said.The token's FDV to market cap ratio suggests supply inflation ahead.BIGTIME, the native token of blockchain-powered multiplayer game Big Time, has more than tripled in the first week of its existence. The market-beating performance does

Dec 16, 2019 at 05:00 UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2019 at 11:28 UTCYang Zuoxing image courtesy to PoolinFounder of Bitmain Rival MicroBT Arrested for Alleged EmbezzlementYang Zuoxing, founder and CEO of Shenzhen-based bitcoin miner maker MicroBT, has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of about $15,000.The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec.…

Rosie Perper is the Deputy Managing Editor for the Web3 news section, focusing on the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs and emerging technology like VR/AR. She has previously worked across breaking news, global finance, tech, culture and business. She holds a small amount of BTC and ETH and several NFTs.Aegis Custody, a fully licensed and insured digital…

The financial regulator ordered the Bitkub exchange to close and fix issues that caused several outages as prices spiked this month.Jan 20, 2021 at 1:36 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 20, 2021 at 1:40 p.m. UTCThai SEC Tells Bitkub Crypto Exchange to Improve Platform After Trading OutagesThailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered the popular cryptocurrency exchange…

Jul 13, 2020 at 11:55 UTC(Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-B2-1234])First Mover: Twelve-Fold Gains for Aave’s LEND Token Might Be More Than DeFi HypeThere’s one thing that all investors like: doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling their money. How about a 12-fold increase?  That’s what traders have reaped this year from…

The exchanges have set up websites helping supporters email members of parliament.Feb 5, 2021 at 3:03 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 5, 2021 at 3:07 p.m. UTCIndian Exchanges Launch Campaign Seeking to Avert Potential Crypto BanIndian cryptocurrency exchanges have started a joint initiative to convince parliament to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than impose an outright ban. Under the #IndiaWantsBitcoin…