France arrests over 12 suspects linked to crypto kidnappings: Report
French authorities have arrested more than 12 people who have been linked to two high-profile crypto kidnapping cases in Paris,...
Blockchain News
Stacks Resumes Block Production Amid Warnings of ‘Occasional Degradation’
Bitcoin Layer 2 blockchain solution Stacks announced on May 24 the resumption of block production after resolving issues related to...
Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS
Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to "validate" their...
FIFA Launches Multi-Purpose Blockchain on Avalanche
FIFA, the organization governing the world’s football associations, has launched its custom, engagement-oriented Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche. FIFA Collect,...
US big banks hold early talks on joint crypto stablecoin: WSJ
Some of the biggest banking companies in the US are reportedly exploring a team-up to launch a crypto stablecoin.Companies owned...
Coinbase hacker trolls ZachXBT onchain after $42.5M THORChain swap
The hacker behind the data breach targeting Coinbase users mocked blockchain investigator ZachXBT with an onchain message following a major...
Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startups
Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management has raised over $175 million for its latest fund-of-funds, aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain startups through...
Indonesia’s DigiAsia shares pop 90% on plan to raise $100M to buy Bitcoin
Shares in the Indonesian fintech firm DigiAsia Corp nearly doubled after the company said it plans to raise $100 million...
Coinbase hit with wave of lawsuits over customer data breaches
Coinbase has been hit with a flood of lawsuits after it recently disclosed its user data was breached, with users...
The Public internet is a bottleneck for blockchain — DoubleZero CEO
Public internet infrastructure is the critical speed and performance constraint on high-throughput blockchain networks, according to Austin Federa, co-founder and...
Tokenization makes investing more accessible — Robinhood exec
Tokenization could open new opportunities for retail investors to access traditionally restricted asset classes, according to Johann Kerbrat, senior vice...
JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Chainlink, Ondo Finance Demo Atomic DvP Settlement for Real-World Assets
Chainlink, JPMorgan’s blockchain unit Kinexys, and Ondo Finance have completed the first cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction on Ondo...
Sonic Labs wins judgment for Multichain Foundation to wind up
A Singapore High Court has ruled in favor of Sonic Labs’ motion to force the Multichain Foundation to wind up...
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Floats Meta-Blockchain Proposal
Yakovenko stated that this meta-blockchain could improve the state of data availability in the digital space, opening the possibility of...
Animoca eyes New York listing, cites Trump’s crypto-friendly stance
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands is preparing for a listing in New York, citing US President Donald Trump’s relaxed regulatory stance...
‘Dark stablecoins’ could emerge as regulations tighten
Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry. Stablecoins have been used for...
Bitcoin SV investors attempt to resurrect 2019 Binance lawsuit
Investors of Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision (BSV) — a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which itself is a hard fork...
Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches Mainnet for Zero-Knowledge-Proven Data
Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched its public and permissionless mainnet, which is designed to deliver zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data directly...
Solana lacks ‘convincing signs’ of besting Ethereum: Sygnum
Solana does not yet have “convincing signs” that it could overtake Ethereum as the blockchain of choice for institutions, as...
Robinhood Quietly Prepping Blockchain With Crypto Powerhouses, Insiders Claim
The American financial services firm Robinhood is said to be preparing the rollout of its own blockchain, according to two...
Voltage Finance exploiter moves $182K in ETH to Tornado Cash
A hacker involved in the $4.67 million exploit of the decentralized finance lending protocol Voltage Finance in 2022 has moved...
COTI Selected by ECB to Help Develop Digital Euro Technology
The European Central Bank has selected COTI as a Pioneer Partner for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. The...
