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Zodia Custody, which provides digital asset custody services to institutional clients, will use the funding to increase its token coverage and enhance its settlement product, Interchange, which protects clients' assets that are traded on exchanges, it said in an emailed statement.

An airdrop of tokens to early adopters of the new Sei blockchain turned into a crypto-market disappointment on Thursday, as recipients appeared to dump their holdings while complaints flooded X (formerly Twitter) about the scantiness of the allocations.The SEI token tumbled 24% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko, pushing the market capitalization to…

Optimism (OP) price slid Monday as the Ethereum scaling network’s native token braces for an increase in its circulating supply this week.The token has a scheduled unlocking event this Saturday, according to Token.Unlocks, which will see the release of 24.16 million of OP or 3% of its circulating supply, worth roughly $30 million. Some $16

news US Judge Beth Bloom has denied a request by Craig Wright to scuttle a lawsuit filed against him because of his past testimony and his credibility before the court, according to a court filing from August 15. On April 15, Wright filed a motion challenging the Southern District of Florida’s jurisdiction over an ongoing…

Nigeria's central bank told financial institutions they couldn't provide crypto companies or users with services on Friday.Feb 5, 2021 at 10:08 p.m. UTCBinance Suspends Deposits in Nigeria Following Central Bank DirectiveBinance has temporarily suspended deposits in Nigerian naira – the country’s local fiat currency – in response to a Friday letter from Nigeria’s central bank…

NEWS Sep 10, 2018 at 16:00 UTC Blockchain research firm and accelerator Cryptic Labs has just taken on two Nobel-winning economists as advisors. Announced in a press release Monday, joining the firm's economics advisory board are Dr. Eric S. Maskin and Sir Christopher Pissarides, who will "provide insights in incentive mechanisms, game theory and macro-economic policies." Dr.…

StarkWare, the developer firm behind Starknet, a layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum, announced Tuesday together with the Starknet Foundation that about $3.5 million of fees paid on the network will go to developers as part of the recently announced “Devonomics” program.According to a press release, about 10% of the network fees from the project's launch through

The Central Bank of Brazil selected 14 selected institutions to participate in the pilot of the digital real, the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).Published Wednesday, the list includes major local private banks such as Bradesco, Nubank, and Itaú Unibanco, as well as the largest public Brazilian bank, Banco do Brasil, and the local stock…

In its suit against Kraken, the SEC has doubled down on allegations that a number of high-profile tokens are securitiesMany of these tokens have posted double-digit gains year-to-date as traders shake off regulatory uncertainty.Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is once again in the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As part of this suit, the