Bitget Cites High Adoption Rates in MENA Following 1,400% Surge in Region’s Active Users
Between November 2023 and April 10, the number of active cryptocurrency users from the Middle…
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Australian, Indonesian Tax Bodies Sign Agreement to Share Crypto Information
The tax authorities of Australia and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to share…
SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion in Final Judgment Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the court to order Terraform Labs…
Edward Snowden Defends Crypto Privacy, Criticizes DOJ for Samourai Wallet Arrests
Edward Snowden criticized the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for targeting app developers aimed at…
OP_CAT Proposal Assigned BIP-347, Aims to Enhance Bitcoin With Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts
OP_CAT, a proposal aimed at introducing Ethereum-like smart contract functionality to Bitcoin, has been assigned…
Meta Faces Tough Market Response as AI Investments Surge and Metaverse Losses Continue
Meta’s shares dropped 15% in after-hours trading following announcements in April of plans for significant…
S&P Global Report: New Legislation Could ‘Boost’ US Stablecoin Landscape
According to a report from S&P Global Ratings, the introduction of the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin…
Block Unveils Bitcoin Conversion Feature for Square Merchants
On Wednesday, Block, the financial services firm, disclosed that merchants using Square can convert their…
Iconic ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Sign From Janet Yellen’s Testimony Sells for $1 Million in Crypto Auction
Christian Langalis, famously known as “Bitcoin Sign Guy,” has auctioned the “Buy Bitcoin” sign he…
Stacks Launches Nakamoto Upgrade to Enhance Bitcoin L2 Functionality
Stacks has initiated the rollout of its Nakamoto upgrade introducing improvements to its Bitcoin layer…
US Authorities Charge Founders of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet for Laundering Over $100 Million
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted the founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and…
Nigerian Central Bank Disavows Letter Directing Banks to Sever Ties With Crypto Exchanges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disavowed a letter that allegedly instructed financial institutions…
Bitcoin’s First Post-Halving Adjustment Raises Mining Difficulty to Record High
Bitcoin recently completed its first difficulty adjustment following the fourth halving, recording a 1.99% increase…
Former Binance Boss CZ Apologizes, Accepts Responsibility Ahead of Sentencing
Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, has publicly apologized for his past decisions and…
Trading of Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Starts April 30
Per the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the region’s newly authorized spot…