The blockchain analytics firm will provide tools to spot sanctioned and illicit activity and provide market information.
Pantera invests in TON with high expectations for Telegram’s future
The Telegram-TON hookup opens up a broad spectrum of Web3 opportunities for Telegram’s 900 million monthly users, Pantera Capital said.
States’ backlash against Binance.US continues with 6th license pulled
Oregon joins five other states that have delicensed Binance.US after former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to felony charges.
Securitize raises $47M in strategic funding led by BlackRock
Crypto firms Aptos Labs, Paxos and Circle also took part in the funding that bodes well for the future of real-world asset tokenization.
Physical version of gold-backed token replaces Zimbabwe dollar
The country has struggled with an unstable currency for years, but now it will have one backed by reserves three times larger than its issuance.
Coinbase integrates Lightning Network for Bitcoin transactions
The integration brings instantaneous transfers on the layer-2 Lightning Network to the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange.
South Korea looks to upgrade status of crypto crime unit
The temporary unit is reportedly being transformed into a permanent department as enforcement actions rise dramatically in South Korea.
‘Lost’ Yuga Labs restructures again, with layoffs, new executive
The creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club has been struggling with a changing market and still plans to focus on its Otherside metaverse project.
Cboe reorganization will merge or eliminate digital arm’s activities
The exchange is optimizing operations after acquiring ErisX on the eve of crypto winter and expects to save millions.
Stripe bringing back crypto payments, this time with a stablecoin
Stripe customers will be able to pay with USDC beginning this summer, president Jack Collison said, after the company canned BTC payments in 2018.
Visa provides stablecoin analytics dashboard with ‘noise’ filtered out
The financial services giant wants to make data about stablecoin usage clear and accessible, which requires some processing.
Samourai Wallet mixer co-founders arrested on AML, licensing charges
The crypto mixer allegedly handled $2 billion in unlawful transactions and facilitated $100 million in money laundering.
BlackRock, Grayscale have to wait for SEC’s spot ETH ETF decisions
Amendments are slowing down the SEC in both cases, although observers say the agency is not really engaged with them.
Coinbase appeals SEC rulemaking petition denial as promised
Coinbase filed an appeal the same day its petition for a rulemaking on crypto used as a security was denied.
Revolut Business reportedly cuts crypto services ahead of new rules
The neobank will halt crypto purchases by businesses while it sorts out new ad requirements.
Kazakhstan central bank reviews digital tenge pilot successes, next steps
The digital tenge has been used for everything from free school lunches to tokenizing gold, and there’s more to come.
SEC responds predictably to Coinbase’s 2022 crypto rulemaking petition: No
The existing laws are sufficient, and the agency is already doing what it considers necessary, according to Chair Gensler.
US energy NGO warns of overwhelming demand, as ERCOT considers crypto proposals
Government policy and challenges getting projects online complicate energy policy and may have grave consequences.
Ledger CEO explains hack, calls it ‘isolated incident’
CEO and Chairman Pascal Gauthier says the company is working with law enforcement to “find this bad actor, bring them to justice.”
Ledger CEO explains hack, calls it ‘isolated incident’
CEO and Chairman Pascal Gauthier says the company is working with law enforcement to “find this bad actor, bring them to justice.”