Japanese exchange DMM loses $305M in Bitcoin via private key hack

The digital collectibles company was co-founded by entrepreneurs Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz and Gary Vaynerchuk. 236 Total views 43 Total shares Nonfungible token company Candy Digital has secured $100 million in funding to expand its product footprint and creative capabilities, marking another major milestone for the rapidly growing NFT market. The funding will be used to…

Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transformation of the tech industry. 140 Total views 5 Total shares Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z), made a case for crypto and blockchain as the…

The Mauritanian Financial Services Commission (FSC) is establishing a regulatory framework for digital asset custodian services, according to an official announcement published on Feb. 8.The new regulation will be effective as of March 1 and will require custodian services “to comply with the applicable framework for [Anti Money Laundering] AML/CFT [combat financing terrorism] in line…

Gold Bullion International co-founder Dan Tapiero analyzed Bitcoin’s (BTC) value as a truth machine.Tapero made his regards during an interview with business news outlet AlphaWeek published on Sept. 10. He said:“What it is is an invention, and I think it should be referred to as an invention rather than all the other things. It’s a,…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of crypto exchange Bitcoin Generation, the government agency announced on April 29.In a statement, the SEC said the suspension will be effective from 9:30pm EDT on April 29 until 11:59pm EDT on May 10.The SEC said it had taken the…

Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $7.2 billion is still controlled by the United States government — but its losses are mounting.Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows that Washington’s seized bitcoins total 210,429 BTC as of Oct. 31.195,000 BTC sold, $6.3 billion downThe U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are well known

A crypto wallet provider says it has launched a giveaway that allows 1,000 users to get a free EOS account.Lumi Wallet notes the giveaway is taking place on a first-come, first-served basis. Instead of answering quiz questions, preparing a submission or entering into a lottery system, all that participants need to do is sign up…

Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices if they integrate with ChatGPT, Greenpeace calls for a shift in Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism, and more.

Progress on Ethereum 2.0 has picked up pace recently as the Schlesi multi-client testnet revealed itself to be a more-or-less stable network. Cointelegraph spoke with Zahary Karadjov, R&D lead for Nimbus, to learn more about the upcoming clients.Development of clients is key as they define how a blockchain operates. For Ethereum 2.0, the project’s developers…