Tornado Cash co-founder reports being kicked off GitHub as industry reacts to sanctions
OFAC issued a statement implying prohibited transactions with Specially Designated Nationals could include “downloading a…
Day: 8 August 2022
Two more lawsuits for Coinbase: Law decoded, Aug. 1–8
Both plaintiffs claim that Coinbase made fraudulent and deceptive representations regarding the company’s business. The…
Metaverse housing bubble bursting? Virtual land prices crash 85% amid waning interest
The virtual real estate market is crashing despite a McKinsey report predicting a $5 trillion…
US ethics advisory on federal employee’s crypto has basis in legislation
The Office of Government Ethics reminded federal agency ethics officers of current law and extended…
Trend Micro calls out vulnerabilities in metaverse security development
“Illegal or criminal activities are likely to flourish in the darkverse since it will be…
Australia-based crypto miner doubles hash rate after energizing Canadian rigs
Daniel Roberts, Iris Energy co-founder, said the firm had energized the facility on time “despite…
Dave Portnoy’s SafeMoon position is down 94%, claims he’s being sued by project
The Barstool Sports founder panic-sold Bitcoin in 2020 and has expressed fleeting interest in digital…
Circle freezes blacklisted Tornado Cash smart contract addresses
Stablecoin issuers can blacklist interactions with the Tornado Cash dApp on the Ethereum smart contract…
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Downplays Ethereum PoW Fork, Hopes It ‘Doesn’t Lead to People Losing Money’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed what he thinks about the recent Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW)…
US Government Bans Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash, Platform Added to OFAC’s SDN List
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banned…
Native Payment Infrastructure, Airswift, Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by CE Innovation Capital
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, August 8, 2022 – Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native…
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Pauses Withdrawals — Company Cites Market Conditions, Despite Recent Crypto Rally
On August 8, the crypto exchange and lending platform Hodlnaut announced that the company has…
White hat hackers have returned $32.6M worth of tokens to Nomad bridge
The cross-chain bridge was drained of its assets in less than three hours. Mere hours…
Price analysis 8/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, AVAX
Bitcoin price aims to break from its current range and flip $24,000 to support, while…
Vitalik Buterin proposes stealth addresses for anonymous NFT ownership
“You would be able to eg. send an NFT to vitalik.eth without anyone except me…