LIBRA creators tied to Melania and other short-lived memecoins: Bubblemaps

A series of ransomware attacks over the past week affected medical care, hundreds of thousands of parcel deliveries during the pandemic — and even a lingerie manufacturer. Attackers are threatening to leak sensitive data if companies fail to make the required payments.ITNews reported that the Australian logistics giant Toll Group suffered its second ransomware attack…

The Bitcoin ETF approval has been the biggest, but by no means the only, policy-related story of the last week. 562 Total views 20 Total shares The biggest regulatory story of the week, if not the year, has been the United States Security and Exchange Commission’s lack of opposition to the launch of the first-ever…

Binance has exchanged a diversified $1 billion crypto portfolio in SAFU funds into USD Coin.

Cryptocurrency price corrected sharply today, including Ether (ETH), but this is a short-term move which is not reflective of the more macro-level events which still paint a bullish picture for assets like Ether and Bitcoin. In the last 30 days, Ether price gained 96%, moving from $2,138 to $4,200 on May 11. Normally the assumption…

It appears the trademark applications cover just about every aspect of the Web3 metaverse. 256 Total views 22 Total shares Meta, formerly Facebook, has filed eight trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, relating to blockchain technology and its proposed metaverse. The applications and their fields of interest are as…

BlackRock has previously also filed for a Bitcoin ETF, for which the SEC approval window is currently open until Nov. 17. 378 Total views 1 Total shares The world’s largest asset manager filed for a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Nov. 9, four months after filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF. BlackRock’s filing

Bitcoin sentiment is overly bearish, some claim, with BTC price protecting a key moving average trend line. 113 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) held its most recent gains into May 27 as traders called for a change in “bearish” market sentiment.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewTrader awaits "pretty major move" for…

American financial clearing and execution company Apex Clearing and its crypto investment subsidiary Apex Crypto have launched a new trading platform for broker-dealers and financial advisors to help their clients trade crypto more effectively. According to a June 27 press release announcing the new broker-integrated Apex Crypto platform, equity investors will be able to seamlessly open…

Now debuting a wholesale CBDC, the RBI plans to launch the digital rupee for the retail segment within a month in select locations. 344 Total views 22 Total shares The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is on track to debut a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after announcing its digital rupee project in February.The central…