• On March 10th, California regulators officially shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after the company disclosed it was in financial distress. • Federal regulators stepped in to backstop SVB deposits before a bank run could ensue. • The SVB fiasco triggered a short-term period of fear and trepidation in crypto markets, including USD Coin […]
• Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is reportedly creating a separate text-based content app that will support ActivityPub — the decentralized social networking protocol that powers Mastodon and other decentralized apps. • The upcoming app — codenamed P92 — will be Instagram-branded and allow users to log in with their existing Instagram […]
• HyperPlay has launched its alpha version of a game aggregator that allows users to link their Web3 wallets to various games. • The platform was built in collaboration with crypto wallet provider MetaMask and doesn’t charge developers any commissions. • It features 21 Web3 titles, including The Sandbox, Another World, Bionic Owl, DeFi Kingdoms […]
• Global technology firm Bosch partners with Fetch.ai to launch a new foundation and commit $100 million to a Web3, AI and IoT grant program. • Program will provide grants to fund the long-term development of Web3-based solutions and services for the mobility, industrial technology and consumer industries. • The Fetch.ai Foundation board will feature […]
• Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated $227,000 in ETH to two Turkish earthquake relief organizations. • His latest donation was on Feb. 12 for 50 ETH, or approximately $77,000, sent to Anka Relief. • To date, Ahbap claims to have received $4.3 million in crypto donations. Vitalik Buterin Donates to Earthquake Victims Ethereum co-founder […]
• Strong U.S. jobs data for January could not pull Bitcoin and select altcoins lower, indicating a strong bullish undercurrent in the crypto market. • The current crypto bear market seems to have driven the institutional investors to the sidelines. • Traders may shift their focus to the next important economic data release, which is […]
• Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is pushing the United States Congress to adopt cryptocurrency within its halls. • If adopted, the Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives would be required to find the crypto accepting food and vending firms. • The […]
• Bitzlato was a low profile Hong Kong crypto exchange with strong ties to Russia. • The exchange was co-founded in 2016 by recently arrested Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, who owned 73.4% of Bitzlato. • The US Department of Justice took enforcement action against Bitzlato on Jan. 18. The crypto exchange Bitzlato was a small […]
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• South Korean regulators have launched an investigation into Bithumb, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the country. • The investigation is being carried out by the Seoul Regional Tax Service and is looking into the possibility of tax evasion. • The investigation comes after former Bitchumb Chair Lee Jung-Hoon was acquitted of fraud charges, and […]