SBF was almost extorted for ‘protection’ in Brooklyn jail, recalls ex-inmate
Gene Borrello, a former prisoner at MDC, told crypto blogger Tiffany Fong that Sam Bankman-Fried…
Month: December 2023
OPNX token spikes 50% after Su Zhu unexpectedly posts a ‘gm’ on Twitter
The OX token hit a price high not seen since co-founder Su Zhu was arrested…
United Nations agency to upskill thousands of staff in blockchain tech
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is tasked with eliminating poverty in over 170…
Crypto thieves steal $363M in Nov, the most ‘damaging’ month so far
The Poloniex and HTX/Heco Bridge exploits as well as the KyberSwap flash loan attack were…
Bitcoin for Christmas: MicroStrategy buys another $600M
The firm reported it held 174,530 Bitcoin as of Nov. 29 — worth roughly $6.6…
Binance launches pilot program for bank custody of collateral
Binance unveiled a new program that lets institutions trade without depositing to the exchange. Crypto…
AntPool offers to refund affected user the 83-BTC transaction fee
The crypto mining platform AntPool says it will refund the unprecedented transaction fee of 83…
Real AI & crypto use cases, No. 4: Fight AI fakes with blockchain
We need to fight fake AI content using blockchain because otherwise “sh*t will get really…
Pudgy Penguins GIFs top 10B views, CEO sets sights on Disney, Hello Kitty: NFT Creator
Pudgy Penguins now has 1M Instagram followers and is stocked in 2000 Walmarts. CEO Luca…
Swiss crypto bank Seba rebrands to Amina amid global expansion
Seba’s new name, Amina, stems from “transamination,” meaning transference of one compound to another, symbolizing…
Coinbase tracks 6% rise in info requests from law, government agencies
The requests are increasing in number and coming from more jurisdictions every year. Crypto exchange…
Australian tax data shows a growing desire to hold crypto for DIY retirement
Australians are increasingly adding cryptocurrency to their “self-managed super funds” as a means to secure…
IRS proposal to track your Uniswap transactions will dampen the crypto industry
Thanks to the IRS, your favorite decentralized exchange may need to begin asking for your…
November most ‘damaging’ month in 2023 as thieves pilfer $363M in crypto
The Poloniex, HTX/Heco Bridge exploits and the KyberSwap flash loan attack were the three largest…