SEC files ‘settled charges’ against Mango Markets operators 

Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has reduced compensation for the execs responsible for the firm’s investment into the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX. Temasek was once the second-largest outside investor of FTX, with 7 million shares, according to Forbes. The firm however was forced to answer for its investment play after the exchange collapsed.According to a May…

South Korea pushes forward with its CBDC pilot and targets three potential test regions for issuing and distributing the digital currency. 334 Total views 2 Total shares The Bank of Korea has narrowed down three regions for the piloting of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), which does not include the country’s capital, Seoul, according…

Will Cardano rely on its oracles or integrate Chainlink's? 1352 Total views 9 Total shares Cardano (ADA) is getting into data oracles ahead of the Goguen era that will add smart contract functionality, taking a different approach than Chainlink. The first oracles are being built in partnership with EMURGO, one of the companies in the…

Monday, May 13 —  Following a solid to break above the $7,400 mark earlier today, bitcoin (BTC) has broken $8,000, with all top-20 cryptocurrencies trading in the green.Market visualization from Coin360BTC is trading around $8,013 at press time, up over 13% on the day.Bitcoin’s weekly gains are now at around 38.88%.Bitcoin 7-day chart. Source: CoinMarketCapEthereum…

Iranian cyber police allegedly seized control of Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi’s Twitter account. 2623 Total views 13 Total shares Iranian Cyber Police have reportedly arrested Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi, according to a tweet pinned to Estavi’s Twitter account.A rough translation of the tweet reads: “The owner of this account was arrested on charges…

The CME Group will launch its Bitcoin options contract on Jan. 13. The analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. have spotted a 69% increase in open interest from year-end in CME’s existing Bitcoin futures contracts. They also noted that the number of large open-interest holders has picked up. This shows an increase in institutional interest before…

Toncoin's price sharply declined following the news that Pavel Durov had been arrested, and future traders saw it as an opportunity with open interest surging 32%.

“One of the most powerful things that tokenization does is release the energy of fans into tangible forms of value and meaning, we see this effect in NFTs and also social tokens,” said Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu. 71 Total views 5 Total shares Alternative sports organization Fan Controlled Football (FCF) has raised $40 million…

Bahrain’s central bank is launching a regulatory sandbox to allow blockchain and crypto companies to work in the country, pending formalized regulations. The news was reported by Bloomberg оn Feb. 20.As previously reported, in December 2018, the central bank issued draft proposals to potentially regulate and license crypto asset services. With the prospective framework currently…