Tether freezes $225M in USDT linked to romance scammers amid DOJ investigation
The stablecoin issuer reported the illicit funds had been used by a Southeast Asia-based crime…
Year: 2023
Crypto exchange Bullish buys 100% stake in crypto media site CoinDesk: Report
CoinDesk was owned by Digital Currency Group who acquired the media company in 2016 for…
Dfinity taps SingularityNET to bring AI services to DApps
SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel said it’s important to make AI systems available in decentralized networks…
Mastercard combats crypto fraud with latest AI integration
Mastercard announced it will integrate a new AI tool to detect and prevent fraud routed…
Japanese exchange plans to start digital securities trading on Dec. 25
Ichigo, based in Tokyo, plans to offer over $20 million worth of digital securities backed…
Santander offers Bitcoin, ETH trading for Swiss account holders: Report
High-net-worth individuals of Santander Private Banking International will have access to trade BTC and ETH,…
Who is the new OpenAI CEO Emmet Shear?
Three days after OpenAI abruptly fired its longtime CEO Sam Altman it announced its new…
Poloniex says hacker’s identity is confirmed, offers last bounty at $10M
A community member questioned why Poloniex needed to send an on-chain message in 15 different…
Crypto ETP volumes surge 91%, outpacing underlying assets: Report
Bitcoin accounted for 75% of the total crypto ETP AUM between January and October 2023,…
Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman after departure from OpenAI
The CEO of Microsoft announced on X that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be…
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation
While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit…
Free-to-play Web3 games hold the key to mass adoption — YGG co-founder
Gabby Dizon, the founder and CEO of Yield Guild Games, says a renewed focus on…
Atomic Wallet asks to toss suit over $100M hack, saying it has ‘no US ties’
The Estonia-based firm noted that only one plaintiff in the class action lawsuit is actually…
A timeline of Sam Altman’s outing from OpenAI
Here’s everything that’s happened since OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman was suddenly fired from his role…
Bitcoin-friendly Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential election
Milei won over 55% of the votes with 99% of the votes counted in the…
