The blockchain-based gaming sector is becoming increasingly top-heavy as it moves further into the mainstream, according to data from the Blockchain Gaming Association’s fourth annual survey.Marking the association’s largest effort to date, the 2024
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase are beating Nasdaq in terms of revenue in 2024, the latest data shows.Figures uploaded to X on Dec. 17 by Jamie Coutts, chief crypto analyst at investment firm Real Vision, show 12-month exchange revenue n
The notorious LastPass hackers may have just ruined Christmas for another 40 victims by stealing $5.36 million from LastPass users — just eight days before the holiday. LastPass fell victim to a data breach in December 2022, when the hackers were abl
Ethereum whale wallet holdings have reached their highest level ever, accounting for about 57% of all Ether in existence, according to onchain analytics platform Santiment.In a Dec. 16 post to X, the platform said that 104 whale wallets holding more
Mt. Gox, a long-bankrupt crypto exchange, transferred about $172.5 million worth of Bitcoin to an unknown wallet less than 24 hours after the cryptocurrency hit a new high of almost $108,000.Arkham Intelligence shows the exchange moved 1,619.6 Bitcoi
Story protocol, an IP blockchain network, introduced a theoretical “agent-to-agent” framework allowing artificial intelligence agents to trade intellectual property with one another onchain. In a Dec. 17 post to X, Story unveiled its Agent Transactio
Opinion by: Arthur Azizov, CEO of B2BinPayThe stablecoin market is set to close 2024 with exceptional developments and records. What should we expect in 2025? Even more achievements as mass adoption begins to take hold. Before looking to the future,
Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, a 35-year-old man from Springfield, Virginia, was criminally charged for making cryptocurrency donations to the infamous Islamic terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). According to the United
What is Bitcoin options expiry? Bitcoin options expiry is the date when Bitcoin options contracts end, allowing investors to buy or sell Bitcoin at a set price before the expiration.Let’s understand the Bitcoin options expiry concept with a simpli
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about the Solana-based “Retardio” project, citing concerns over unauthorized financial promotions and activities targeting UK consumers.On Dec. 16, the UK’s Financial Conduct
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 792 people in a raid on a building in the country’s largest city — which it suspects was a hub for a massive crypto romance scam operation.The suspects, arrested at the building on Dec. 10 in Lagos, inclu
The notorious LastPass hackers may have just ruined Christmas for another 40 victims this year, stealing $5.36 million from LastPass users — just eight days out from Christmas. LastPass fell victim to a data breach in December 2022, where the hackers
Ethereum whale wallet holdings have reached their highest levels of all time — holding an estimated 57% of all Ether in existence, according to onchain analytics platform Santiment.In a Dec. 16 post to X, the platform said that 104 whale wallets hold
Mt. Gox, a long-bankrupt crypto exchange, has transferred around $172.5 million worth of Bitcoin to an unknown wallet less than 24 hours after the cryptocurrency hit a new high of nearly $108,000.Arkham Intelligence shows the exchange moved a total o
Staking protocol Lido says it is winding down operations on the Polygon network due to limited user adoption, evolving ecosystem dynamics and a strategic refocus on Ethereum. In a Dec. 16 blog post, the Lido Finance team said the decision was made af
Decentralized finance firm Ethena Labs rolled out its new BlackRock BUIDL Fund-backed stablecoin, USDtb, on Dec. 16, amassing $65.4 million in total value locked in the first day. Ethena’s new USDtb stablecoin will function similarly to Tether and U
Crypto exchange Bitget is now authorized to offer Bitcoin-related services in El Salvador.According to a Dec. 16 announcement, Bitget secured a Bitcoin Service Provider (BSP) license from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador. The authorization wil
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ether.Fi has proposed allocating a portion of protocol revenues to buy back native ETHFI tokens and distribute them to stakers, according to a post in Ether.Fi’s community governance forum. Ether.Fi has proposed
Today in crypto, New York regulators approved Anchorage Digital’s BitLicense, MicroStrategy acquired another 15,350 Bitcoin for $1.5 billion, taking its total holdings to 439,000 BTC, and Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $107,000 amid speculatio
Eliza Labs, the developer behind ai16z, has partnered with Stanford University’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative to research how artificial intelligence agents can improve Web3, according to a Dec. 16 announcement. The collaboration will use El