Composable Pioneers Inter-Blockchain Communication Expansion Across Cosmos, Polkadot, and Web3 Ecosystems

Composable is presenting at Cosmoverse’23 as a Keynote Speaker and Diamond Sponsor, in collaboration with Polkadot and the Web3 Foundation. The Composable team is building the infrastructure and necessary primitives to abstract away the cross-ecosystem user and developer experience. Their efforts align with their ethos of eliminating blockchain borders and siloes, as they are strong […]

Ethereum Users Lose Funds in Friend.Tech Hacks

Friend.Tech, a platform for Ethereum users, has recently come under scrutiny due to a wave of reported compromised accounts and the subsequent loss of funds through SIM-swap attacks and hacks. Victims of the attacks have reported losing a total of 28.5 ETH, worth around $50 million. SlowMist founder Cos has expressed concern over the platform’s […]

Governor of Banco de Portugal Calls for Global Crypto Regulation Framework

Mário Centeno, Governor of Banco de Portugal, has called for international cooperation to create a “robust framework” for regulating and supervising crypto assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). He believes that regulating these global risks and international players at the national level is not enough. He expressed his disbelief in the democratizing potential of digital assets […]

Visa Launches $100 Million Generative AI Fund to Invest in Commerce and Payments

Visa, a global payment giant, has announced a new $100 million generative AI initiative to invest in companies focused on developing AI technologies and applications related to commerce and payments. Generative AI is a type of AI technology that can produce various types of content, including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data. Visa has been […]

SEC Must Reach Verdict on Bitcoin ETFs by Mid-March, Bloomberg Analyst Boosts Odds to 95% by 2024

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to reach a final verdict on the seven firms in question by mid-March. Eric Balchunas, an ETF analyst at Bloomberg, has adjusted the probability of a spot Bitcoin ETF gaining approval by the close of 2023 to 75%, and further increased those odds to 95% […]

Binance Assists Thai Police in Dismantling Criminal Networks

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider, recently assisted the Royal Thai Police in two major operations to dismantle criminal networks engaged in crypto scams. In the first operation, codenamed ‘Trust No One’, Binance’s Investigations team worked closely with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) and the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau […]

Binance and CEO CZ Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Market Manipulation

A class-action lawsuit has been brought against Binance.US and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, accusing them of attempting to monopolize the cryptocurrency market and negatively impacting competitor FTX. The lawsuit claims that Zhao used social media, particularly Twitter, to spread information and manipulate the market value of FTX’s utility token FTT. It is alleged that Zhao […]

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Binance of Market Manipulation

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) are facing a class action lawsuit in California federal court. The lawsuit was filed by an FTX user who lost assets when FTX collapsed and filed for bankruptcy last month. It alleges that Binance, which held a stake in FTX’s FTT token, made […]

Low Trading Volumes for Ethereum Futures ETFs Despite Launch

On October 2, nine Ethereum futures ETFs were launched in the US, but initial trading volumes were low according to industry experts. Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, said that the volume was “pretty meh” and less than $2 million had been traded by midday. This was compared to the first Bitcoin futures ETF, BITO, […]

Coinbase to Delist 80 Non-USD Trading Pairs to Improve Market Health

Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it will delist 80 non-USD trading pairs from Coinbase Exchange, Advanced Trade, and Coinbase Prime on October 16, 2023. The delisting is intended to “improve overall market health and consolidate liquidity.” Coinbase Advanced Trade users in eligible regions can still trade these coins using USDC balances. […]