Telegram games and Hamster Kombat will catalyze Web3 adoption: Animoca’s Yat Siu

Most people might not remember that websites once had icons that said, “This site has been optimized for Internet Explorer,” but, two decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon.Just like today’s battle between Web 2.0 monopolies and Web 3.0 communities, at the beginning of the early consumer internet, there was a similar battle waged over who would…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent out a warning today from its Investor Education and Advocacy wing, urging citizens to be wary of initial coin offerings (IEOs).In a Jan. 14 statement on its website, the SEC said:“Be cautious if considering an investment in an IEO.  Claims of new technologies and financial products, such…

Mere weeks after announcing staff lay-offs and salary cuts, Compass Mining has unveiled expansion plans in the form of a 75 megawatt (MW) hosting partnership with Compute North for its data center in Granbury, Texas.The announcement on July 21 comes only a two weeks after the company retrenched 15% of its employees and implemented salary…

On Monday, an attacker minted $200 million worth of GALA tokens but managed to sell only a portion of them. It’s just been returned.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new monthly lows at the April 3 Wall Street open as US unemployment data added to pressure on risk assets. BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin gives early April gains as stocks plummet Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed the first trip below $82,000 for BTC/USD since the start of

Decentralized payment processing company Radpay has secured $1.2 million in a seed round, with the participation of investment firms Resiliency Ventures and BlackLaunch.Per a press release published on Nov. 18, Radpay completed a $1.2 million series seed round that reflects a 20% oversubscription. The company saw financial support from a number of Silicon Valley investors,…

On June 7, the United States government task force seized more than $2 million in Bitcoin (BTC) to pay a ransom following an attack on the Colonial Pipeline system. A warrant filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California shows that authorities recovered 63.7 BTC.As news of the recovery spread through…