OKX cracks down on Tornado Cash users with account terminations

On Aug. 14, at least two American states introduced regulatory actions targeting the crypto space. First, Maryland’s attorney general announced that the state is participating in Operation Cryptosweep, a joint initiative of state and provincial securities regulators in the U.S. and Canada, wherein they launch probes into potentially fraudulent or noncompliant crypto investment programs.Then, the…

The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform. 454 Total views 3 Total shares In an official blog post, Bitpanda announced that it has secured a crypto custody licence from the German financial authority, BaFin.Having obtained this licence, the Austrian-based crypto exchange can now legally market its services to…

According to Heisenberg Capital founder and Keiser Report host Max Keiser, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) would soon rally to $28,000. He believes the all-time high of BTC at $20,000 likely won’t act as resistance.Keiser, who is an early investor in unicorn Kraken and $100-million-worth Bitstamp, said:“The $20,000 level for #Bitcoin won’t pose any resistance.…

Fetch.ai is opening an Innovation Lab in San Francisco for early-stage startups working with AI agents.

Aaron Gong, vice president of futures at major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, explained to Cointelegraph how the firm managed to become one of the top crypto futures trading platforms.As Cointelegraph reported earlier this week, Binance recently overtook BitMEX and became the second-largest platform in terms of 24-hour Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading volume. When asked whether he…

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is down for maintenance, according to an announcement on its webpage on Jan. 28. The exchange, which has been wrapped up in legal troubles with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), is inaccessible as of press time.Screenshot of QuadrigaCX Webpage. Source: QuadrigaCXThe exchanges users, some of whom have purportedly been…

"Who’s gonna use the euro in its current form? There are gonna be so many choices" said ConsenSys South Africa lead Monica Singer. 2705 Total views 17 Total shares The European Central Bank will put itself in jeopardy if it waits around a digital euro too long, according to an executive at major cryptocurrency firm…

Microsoft’s new game rewards players with NFTs that unlock secret games inside Minecraft. 443 Total views 6 Total shares Tech giant Microsoft and blockchain developer Enjin have teamed up to release a game celebrating women in science that rewards players with Minecraft-compatible non-fungible tokens.“Azure Space Mystery” is an interactive, fictional online game designed to celebrate…

Styx Stealer steals data and can reroute crypto transactions coming from an infected computer to the bad actor’s wallet.