US prosecutors allegedly link ex-FTX exec to Chinese bribery scandal

Binance’s decentralized exchange is a better target for criticism over being centralized than Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin believes.In a recent Twitter discussion, Ethereum co-founder Buterin triggered a wave of argument over decentralization in the crypto industry, particularly Binance DEX as well as Ethereum itself.Criticizing Ethereum for being centralized is bad, Vitalik saysThe discussion started after Buterin…

The development marks another sign of the digital hryvnia project picking up steam. 291 Total views 10 Total shares The National Bank of Ukraine, the country’s chief monetary authority, has recently taken to professional social network LinkedIn to promote its blockchain developer job opening. The ad was published by the director of NBU’s IT department,…

BitGo, a company previously known for its custody business, is purchasing Lumina, an integrated tax service for institutional traders. The deal is part of BitGo’s year-long strategy to diversify its crypto business.The deal, whose value remains undisclosed, was announced by BitGo on April 16. Lumina had raised $4 million in seed funding in 2018.The startup…

The central bank says strong interest in its CBDC project is partly being driven by Bitcoin's recent surge, despite cryptocurrency still being banned in China. 537 Total views 7 Total shares The cryptocurrency space may be helping to spawn its own competitors after a representative of the People’s Bank of China said Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent…

While intuitively, mining Bitcoin may appear like a highly profitable endeavor, research suggests otherwise. After discovering Bitcoin, most users go down the rabbit hole and consider whether it is better to mine or buy Bitcoin directly. They usually give up due to the cost and rigor of running ASIC miners, regulatory uncertainty, and the lack of…

It's a long road to the #1 spot, but some ecosystem players think we'll get there eventually. 1301 Total views 13 Total shares According to decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem tracker DeFiLlama, early this morning the DeFi ecosystem breached $100 billion in total value locked for the first time — rising 7% from $94.7 billion yesterday…

The official X account for OpenAI’s ChatGPT used the same “I’m sick” post as United States President Joe Biden did before playfully mocking general intelligence.

Demand for noncustodial wallets continues to surge amid the DeFi and NFT booms. MetaMask has been a primary benefactor, as active monthly users have grown 19-fold in just over a year. 400 Total views 5 Total shares Ethereum wallet and browser extension MetaMask achieved another major milestone in August, as its monthly active userbase topped…

If Back and Finney’s $10 million price prediction becomes true, the BTC market cap will reach approximately $200 trillion. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBlockstream CEO Adam Back believes the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $10 million by the end of the sixth halvening in 2032, as long as…