Coinbase Is Down, Experiencing ‘Connectivity Issues’

Worldcoin (WLD), the identity protocol officially launched this week by OpenAI's Sam Altman, could distribute crypto more widely than bitcoin, said Jake Brukhman on CoinDesk TV on Thursday, founder and CEO of CoinFund, a venture capital firm backing the project."One of the core propositions of Worldcoin is to build a system that can create a…

What happens when traditional private credit meets the Web3 on-chain investment opportunity of real-world assets? As decentralized finance, smart contracts and crypto evolve, more products are built on-chain, reflecting products prevalent in traditional finance while taking advantage of blockchain functionalities. Kelly Chambers from KellytheWriter explains the evolution of real-world asset private on-chain credit.Bryan Courchesne from

news Bitcoin (BTC) has once again shocked investors after a sharp sell-off Tuesday saw it quickly drop $1,000 in value during a single trading session. Over the course of 30 minutes, beginning at 16:00 UTC on Sept 24, prices dipped below $8,000 — its lowest point since June 12 of this year. In addition, $30…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn't made a decision on whether it will respond to Coinbase's (COIN) petition for rulemaking and its enforcement action against the crypto trading platform isn't inconsistent with any decision on rulemaking, the regulator said Tuesday.The SEC responded to a court order on how it was currently looking at…

On days like this, it's easy to scoff at bitcoin (BTC) – specifically, the claim that the original cryptocurrency is a store of value, the digital equivalent of gold. BTC tumbled along with the broader financial markets Monday and briefly dipped below $50,000, its lowest level since February, before retracing some of its losses. Early

news The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned that arbitrage bots are exploiting “inefficiencies” in decentralized exchanges (DEX). Citing recent research from Cornell Tech, the department said on Monday that such cryptocurrency platforms are being used by “predatory users” to profit from everyday trades, “siphoning millions or possibly billions of dollars a year in cryptocurrency.”…

Crypto.com has been granted a license to operate specified virtual asset service activities in Dubai, the crypto exchange announced on Tuesday.The license has been granted to its Dubai entity, CRO DAX Middle East FZE, which received a minimal viable product (MVP) preparatory approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in March.Receiving a full license

news Blockchain firm Zamna has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by VC firms LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital for the continued development of its airport security system. Formerly known as VChain Technology, Zamna’s round was joined by International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent firm of British Airways. IAG is an existing investor…

news Tether has released a letter of intent saying that it plans to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit that claims it manipulated the crypto market. The class action lawsuit seeks retribution for damages of more than $1 trillion. It’s based on an allegation made by the New York Attorney General’s office in April…