French authorities to issue statement on Pavel Durov’s detention

The number of whale wallets is down 16% since February. 2523 Total views 12 Total shares As Bitcoin looks to recover from a stomach-churning dip on the back of a strong bid this morning, on-chain data indicates that high net worth ‘whale’ wallets may not be part of the effort. Bitcoin — along with most crypto…

South Korea’s national postal service Korea Post (KP) will meet with Goldman Sachs executives to gain “know-how” about cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, September 5.The service, which oversees an investment fund of $112 billion, said a meeting about crypto had already taken place with Goldman’s incoming chief executive, David Solomon, in New York. Speaking to the…

Noah Davis, the non-fungible token (NFT) specialist at auction house Christie’s, has said he’s leaving the position in July to take up a post as brand lead for the CryptoPunks NFT collection with Yuga Labs.Announcing the move on June 19 in a Twitter thread, Davis looked to quash any anxieties holders had regarding the future…

On Friday, decentralized finance (DeFi) stablecoin project Origin Finance announced a plan to compensate users affected by a $7 million November exploit — part of a wider trend from developers, users, and traders that has seen actors across the DeFi space more widely embrace insurance products and other exploit backstops. On November 17th, Origin Dollar announced…

In the months leading up to the most devastating hack in the company’s history, Twitter was trying to hire cybersecurity pros. 878 Total views 14 Total shares If the company’s jobs site is any indication, Twitter has been openly hiring for security positions in the months leading up to this week’s notorious hack.According to the…

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard called for action, saying specialist clinics are seeing a rise in young people with crypto trading addictions.

The world of decentralized gaming has seen significant growth in 2021 as the rise of play-to-earn (P2E) gaming merged with NFTs to open the first pathway to the Metaverse.Aavegotchi is currently making inroads in the blockchain-based gaming sector with a somewhat novel approach that incorporates features from P2E gaming, NFTs and decentralized finance (DeFi).Data from…

Chinese cryptocurrency hardware manufacturer Bitmain has opened what it claims is the “world’s largest” facility for Bitcoin (BTC) mining in Rockdale, Texas. In a news release published on Oct. 21, Bitmain revealed the project had been completed together with the Rockdale Municipal Development District and Canadian technology firm DMG Blockchain Solutions.Pledges to boost the local economyThe news release…

New York regulators are forcing Tether to be fully transparent about its reserves, at the cost of not serving New York residents. 1727 Total views 9 Total shares Bitfinex and Tether settled with the New York Attorney General office in the landmark case against Tether. New York authorities alleged that Tether misrepresented the degree to…