Kazakhstan shuts down 36 illegal crypto exchanges in 2024 crackdown

Previously, FTX US was the largest bidder for the firm's assets, with an offer of $1.4 billion. 1439 Total views 32 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTAccording to a new press release published on Dec. 19, cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US will acquire assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital…

Beijing’s municipal government has ambitious plan for smart city infrastructure based on the Huawei Cloud Blockchain. Huawei and Beijing’s municipal government have jointly developed a blockchain directory for use across urban governance.According to an official report published on Aug. 24, the system, still being trialed, is aimed at improving government services and supporting the city’s…

The cryptocurrency industry has just experienced the most anticipated event, Bitcoin’s (BTC) third halving. The last 12.5 Bitcoin block was mined by F2Pool and encoded the message: “NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed’s Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue,” paying tribute to Satoshi Nakamoto, the token’s creator. Antpool was in luck, mining the first 6.25 Bitcoin…

California-based blockchain development firm Baton Systems has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Trinity Ventures.According to a Ledger Insights report published Sept. 2, the new funding will be used to scale Baton Systems’ blockchain-powered bank-to-bank payment solution. Interoperability with legacy systemsBaton Systems has reported that it already processes over $13 billion in…

Italian professional soccer club AC Milan will be releasing its first-ever nonfungible token (NFT) project in collaboration with the BitMEX crypto exchange, with proceeds going to Fondazione Milan, the clubs' charity arm.The limited-edition collection will feature 75,817 NFTs, a number representative of the capacity of the club's home ground San Siro stadium, and will depict…

Explore five critical smart contract vulnerabilities that pose risks to blockchain systems. Learn how to spot and neutralize these threats for secure and resilient DApps. 147 Total views 1 Total shares Smart contracts, the self-executing code on blockchain platforms, have transformed industries by automating processes and enabling trustless transactions. However, their complexity can also make…

Bitcoin (BTC) miners openly using AsicBoost are now comprising 63% of its network hashrate. This vindicates community concerns from 2017 that accused Bitmain of using the “covert” version of AsicBoost.The statistic was highlighted on March 9 by Bitmex Research, building on a similar report from December 2018. Though the overt AsicBoost was only used by…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell at the Dec. 22 Wall Street open as United States equities reversed previous gains.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin risks new and unseen "death crossData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to intraday lows of $16,650 on Bitstamp. The pair remained a conspicuous stocks copycat as the S&P…