Animoca Brands seeks US listing through reverse merger with Currenc Group
Key Takeaways Animoca Brands is pursuing a US listing via a reverse merger with Currenc Group. The listing targets Nasdaq,...
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Trump Denies Knowing CZ, Highlights Crypto Role By His Sons
US President Donald Trump defended his pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, claiming he doesn’t personally know the crypto...
DeFi Protocol Balancer Hit By Multimillion-dollar Exploit
Update Nov. 3, 9:47 am UTC: This article has been updated to add the latest figures, Balancer’s white hat bounty...
Zerohash Wins EU MiCA License As Mastercard Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition
Stablecoin company Zerohash has secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), making it one of...
France Could Pass ‘Unproductive Wealth’ Tax Targeting Crypto
Lawmakers in France have voted to advance an amendment to the country’s tax laws that would impose levies on “unproductive...
Denmark Ends EU Chat Control Push Amid Privacy Concerns
Denmark, which holds the European Council presidency, has reportedly withdrawn the proposal that would have forced platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp...
Binance founder CZ rejects claim he suggested Kyrgyz crypto bank
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back on reports that he has been driving a proposal to establish a...
Ten Protocol Exec Argues Long-Term Crypto BuildIing Is Impossible
Most crypto projects will struggle to build anything long-term as they are forced to constantly chase new narratives to attract...
CZ Buy Disclosure Sends Aster Price Soaring Over Thirty Percent
The native token for the decentralized exchange protocol Aster spiked over 30% on Sunday after Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao...
EU Mulls SEC-Like Supervision For Stock, Crypto Exchanges
The European Commission is exploring plans to bring stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under central supervision as part of a broader...
Blockchain Has Earned Its Place In Sports As Core Infrastructure
Opinion by: Dima Saksonov, founder and CEO of Atleta NetworkThe sports industry has become the distribution channel for blockchain’s mainstream...
Iran to Intensify Crackdown as 95% of its 427K Crypto Rigs Run Illegally
Iran’s crypto mining industry is facing a widespread illegal mining crisis, with authorities estimating that over 95% of the country’s...
Romania Blacklists Polymarket for Illegal Crypto Betting
Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has blacklisted leading prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling platform operating outside...
Tokenized Bank Deposits Are Inferior to Stablecoins: Professor
Banks and financial institutions have started experimenting with tokenized bank deposits, bank balances recorded on a blockchain, but the technology...
ECB Head Pushes CBDC, Calls it a Unifying Force in Europe
European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital...
MEV Killing Institutional DeFi Adoption, Hurting Retail Users: Crypto Exec
Maximal extractable value (MEV), the process of miners or validators reordering transactions in a block to extract profits, is preventing...
Crypto’s Changing Demographics Demand A New Approach To Crypto Security
Opinion by: Louise Ivan, co-founder and CEO of RyderStep aside, maximalists. Crypto isn’t the domain of early adopters and philosophically...
30% YoY Increase in Crypto Reporting
The Norwegian Tax Administration said more people declared cryptocurrency holdings in 2024 than in the previous year, following efforts to...
Crypto Sleeps While AI Builds The Richest Data Set Monopolies
Opinion by: Ram Kumar, core contributor at OpenLedgerThe crypto industry spent a decade evangelizing decentralization. At the same time, AI...
Cathie Wood’s ARK Buys $5M in Bullish Shares as Exchange Marks US Launch
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has expanded its bet on Bullish, the digital asset exchange that recently went public on the...
Senate Democrats Probe Trump’s Pardon of Binance Co-Founder CZ
Democratic Party senators have requested that US Attorney General Pam Bondi and the US Department of Justice provide additional information...
CZ Latest in Trump Crypto Pardons
US President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, on Oct. 21. The former Binance executive is just...
