Huione Guarantee, which has been labeled as “the largest online illicit marketplace to have ever operated” by crypto compliance firm Elliptic, has grown its monthly inflows by 51% in just half a year — boosted by its own USD stablecoin launch in Sept
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly deliberating whether it should look into the legality of Crypto.com’s futures contracts allowing bets on football matches, including the upcoming Super Bowl.The five CFTC Commissioners are vot
Update (Jan. 15, 1:40 am UTC): This article has been updated to add more information from the SEC’s filing and a response from Elon Musk’s lawyer.The US Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Elon Musk, saying the world’s richest man failed to d
Opinion by: Mohammed AlKaff AlHashmi, Co-founder of Haqq Network.The world is now embracing the evolution of Web3. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, there is nothing short of a Web3 revolution taking place. With its remarkable level of crypto adoption, a youn
South Korean authorities have reportedly arrested the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the first president to be taken into custody in years.Yoon was taken from his residence on Jan. 15 for questioning over his controversial m
Bitcoin price is attempting a recovery wave above the $93,200 zone. BTC is rising and might face resistance near the $97,500 zone.Bitcoin started a recovery wave above the $95,000 zone.The price is trading above $95,500 and the 100 hourly Simple movi
United States Representative Tom Emmer has been appointed vice chairman of the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence.“With President Trump in the White House, and Gary Gensler confined to the waste bin
Cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit is reportedly exploring buyout opportunities as merger activity in the blockchain industry continues to heat up.According to a Jan. 14 Bloomberg report, Deribit hired Financial Technology Partners in 2023 to su
Today in crypto, outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler downplayed the influence of crypto interest groups on the 2024 US presidential election, despite funds raised from the crypto sector.Global banking giant JPMorgan has pro
Though party leadership at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will change hands on Jan. 20, the regulator appeared to be moving forward with its current lineup of enforcement cases in court.In a Jan. 14 X post, Ripple chief legal officer
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly deliberating on whether it should look into the legality of Crypto.com’s futures contracts allowing bets on football matches, including the upcoming Super Bowl.The five CFTC Commissioners are
The floor price of the CryptoPunks non-fungible token collectibles increased 13% in three hours on rumors that its owner, Yuga Labs, might be “in the process” of selling CryptoPunks intellectual property rights.The rumor came from “Wale.moca,” a rese
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Elon Musk, claiming he failed to timely file that he “had acquired beneficial ownership” through Twitter stock purchases in 2022.The SEC said in a Jan. 14 filing in a Washington, DC federal court tha
Opinion by: Yukai Tu, chief technology officer of CARVDelivering interoperability across blockchain gaming remains a white whale. It’s great on paper but frustratingly out of reach in practice. Ironically, despite promising to break down the walls bu
Bitcoin’s price experienced sharp fluctuations in December after failing to hold above $100,000, but according to ARK Invest, the cryptocurrency’s movements weren’t out of the ordinary.ARK Invest’s “The Bitcoin Monthly” report for December compared
Ether experienced a 20.7% weekly correction between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, reaching a low of $2,924 and triggering $395 million in leveraged long ETH liquidations. The move tempered bullish sentiment, yet contrary to expectations, Ether derivatives sug
Eliza Labs, the developer behind ai16z, has published a white paper outlining a vision for Web3-native artificial intelligence agents, the Web3 AI project said on Jan. 14.The 20-page document details ai16z’s AI agent toolkit, Eliza, which aims to ser
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, scheduled to leave the regulatory body in six days, said the outcome of the 2024 presidential election didn’t come down to money from crypto interest groups.In a Jan. 14 interview with CNBC‘s
Bitcoin held $96,000 at the Jan. 14 Wall Street open as US macro data boosted a price comeback.Bitcoin joins stocks in PPI confidenceData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed extending gains, which began hours after the pair hit tw
Maple Finance is considering using protocol revenues to buy back native SYRUP tokens and distribute them as rewards to stakers, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol said in a Jan. 13 governance proposal. The proposal, which awaits a tokenholder