SEC wins case against YouTuber Ian Balina for unregistered crypto ICO promo

Livepeer's $20 million Series B funding round saw participation from large VCs, including Coinbase Ventures, Coinfund, Northzone, 6th Man Ventures and Animal Ventures. This year has been foundational for the success of projects running on the Ethereum blockchain. Sharing the limelight is Livepeer, an Ethereum-based video streaming network that announced raising $20 million in a…

Peter Brandt didn't mince his words when describing the controversial stablecoin. "Tether is an accident waiting to happen," Brandt tweeted on Aug. 10, in response to a separate post looking at USDT's market cap and the total crypto industry's market cap in line with overall digital asset volume. "Tether is just another fiat currency," he…

In comments at a Swedish banking conference, Sveriges Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves warned that private money “usually collapses sooner or later.” 901 Total views 27 Total shares The governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, has dismissed Bitcoin (BTC) as an altogether far-fetched alternative to government-backed fiat currencies. Speaking at a banking conference in Stockholm,…

Hackers have infected the infrastructure of Parkview Medical Center with ransomware that demands cryptocurrency in exchange for an encryption key. 1616 Total views 26 Total shares Hackers have infected the infrastructure of Parkview Medical Center — the largest health center in Pueblo County, Colorado — with cryptocurrency ransomware.Citing a hospital employee, Fox News reported on…

Mudit Gupta from zkSync rival Polygon said the ZK token airdrop could be the most “farmed airdrop ever,” claiming it lacks anti-bot measures.

No official public announcement was made regarding the large sum donation. 569 Total views 42 Total shares As told by Aid for Ukraine, a joint initiative created by the Ukrainian government, FTX, Everstake and Kuna to rally crypto donations for the country, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin made $5 million worth of ETH donations to…

Optimism across the crypto market continues to rise as bullish developments in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) renewed discussions about a 2013-style double-pump rally that could push (BTC) price past $100,000. The positive price action hasn’t been limited to the top two market leaders. Many altcoins continue to rally and the 'altseason' indicator from Cointelegraph…

State-backed venture capital (VC) firm Ben Franklin Technology Partners has rolled out a blockchain-based onboarding and tokenization platform. The development was revealed in a blog post on Thursday, April 11.Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, that has reportedly invested over $200 million into more than…

The creditors' claims were sold for cash to Delaware-based Ceratosaurus Investors LLC.