Federal Grand Jury Indicts BitConnect Founder Over Alleged $2.4B Crypto Scheme
In brief The U.S. Department of Justice announced today the indictment of BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani. The indictment alleges Kumbhani...
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Western Allies Claim their Targetted Russian Sanctions Trump a SWIFT Ban as Russian Occupiers Near Kyiv
Ukraine forces are destroying bridges to stop Russian advance. Source: Twitter/@nexta_tv The EU claimed it has created a “package of sanctions”...
Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Calls Russia Invasion a ‘Crime’
In brief Vitalik Buterin is the Russian-Canadian creator of Ethereum. Despite his network's neutrality, he's made his political views clear....
Are DAOs the new corporate paradigm? – Cointelegraph Magazine
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was formed in what many consider the world’s first initial public offering —...
Canadian Regulator Reports Coinbase, Kraken CEOs’ Crypto Custody Tweets
Brian Armstrong, Jesse Powell. Source: video screenshots. The crypto fallout from Canada’s so-called “truckers’ protest” is continuing to make its presence...
Solana Leads Recovery Amid Crypto Crash
The price of Solana 's native token, SOL, has surged in the last 24 hours, hitting a daily high of $95.91...
Building communities or building problems? – Cointelegraph Magazine
Recent research shows that decentralized exchanges that distribute tokens via airdrops see a big boost in user numbers and transactions....
Why Investing in Internet Culture Will Be The Norm
Source: Adobe/Mininyx Doodle Chen Li is the CEO and Founder of Youbi Capital, a digital asset VC and accelerator. _____The digital economy...
You Can Thank NFTs for Falling Ethereum Gas Prices
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) Why are gas fees on Ethereum dropping? It was, after...
Post-Dorsey Twitter Adds Tipping in Ethereum
Source: AdobeStock / natanaelginting Twitter, which is now spearheaded by Parag Agrawal, has expanded its tipping feature to include ethereum (ETH)...
Russian Ministry Pushes To Legalize Bitcoin Mining In Some Areas
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development recently introduced a proposal to explicitly legalize and tax Bitcoin mining in regions with an...
Crypto innovators of color restricted by the rules aimed to protect them – Cointelegraph Magazine
Historically, Black and Brown communities have had restricted access to opportunities for generational-wealth building. Crypto offers a chance to redress...
Rare ‘Alien’ CryptoPunk NFT Sells for USD 23M Worth of Ethereum
Source: opensea.io An avid non-fungible token (NFT) collector and ethereum (ETH) holder has made history by spending a whopping USD 23...
CryptoPunks Ethereum NFT Sells for Nearly $24M, Doubling Previous Record
In brief A CryptoPunks NFT sold for 8,000 ETH today, or $23.7 million. It doubles the previous CryptoPunks record of...
South Korean Sovereign Wealth Fund ‘Indirectly’ Buys Coinbase Shares
Source: Adobe/tawatchai1990 A South Korean sovereign wealth investment fund has "indirectly" bought shares in the listed American crypto exchange giant Coinbase...
Anti-Vax Truckers Have Raised $700K in Bitcoin—And Have Elon Musk’s Support
The "Freedom Convoy" of Canadian truckers in Ottawa has raised nearly 16 Bitcoin (roughly $700,000) from 4,877 donors after their...
11 Trademark Applications for ‘Virtual Restaurant’ & Virtual Goods
Source: AdobeStock / Tobias Arhelger American fast-food behemoth McDonald’s is the latest major brand to make a move into the metaverse...
Lawmaker Takes Aim at Puerto Rico as Crypto Tax Haven
In brief A Congresswoman's comments reveal growing hostility to Puerto Rico's crypto millionaires. But it's unlikely that policy change will...
Watch Out, Aave and Twitter’s Bluesky Move Towards New Social Media Standard
Source: screenshot, LensProtocol.eth / Twitter Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave (AAVE) has launched an open-source, decentralized social media ecosystem dubbed Lens...
BuzzFeed Outs Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders: Doxxing or Journalism?
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Everyone knows about Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), the collection of 10,000 ape avatars...
Get Ready for Rollups, Bridges, New Apps, Life With Ethereum 2.0, and Layer 3
Source: Adobe/Wirestock__________L2 might become more necessary as crypto and blockchain attract substantial real-world adoption."Whatever improvements are made on L1 will...
On Its Way to the Grave, Diem Claims a Senior US Regulator Praised Its Stablecoin
Diem, the stablecoin project formerly known as Libra, is dead. In an announcement on Monday evening, the Diem Association confirmed...
