Blockchain

Avalanche’s transaction growth surpassed all other blockchain networks this week, signaling more investor mindshare rotating to the smart-contract blockchain’s utility token, as it also saw increasing governmental adoption. Avalanche, a smart contract blockchain designed to […]

Crypto projects are set to unlock about $4.5 billion in vested tokens in September, according to data tracker Tokenomist.  Tokenomist data shows that about $1.17 billion will come from cliff unlocks, while $3.36 billion will […]

Coinbase layer-2 network Base took the third spot in non-fungible token (NFT) trading volume after a 70% surge in the last 30 days.  Decentralized application data aggregator DappRadar showed that Base’s NFT volume reached $47.67 […]

Crypto millionaire James Wynn said the August market downturn was ending, even after his latest memecoin liquidation by an alleged market maker “cabal.” Wynn was liquidated on his recent 10x leveraged long position that was […]

Billionaire heiress Taylor Thomson reportedly lost over $80 million in digital assets after following investment advice linked to a psychic.  According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Monday, Thomson, who’s part of the […]

The US Treasury is exploring whether identity checks should be built directly into decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts, a move critics warn could rewrite the very foundations of permissionless finance. Last week, the agency opened […]

Thai authorities have arrested a South Korean man accused of helping a call center gang launder cryptocurrencies into gold worth more than $50 million. The Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) said officers apprehended Han, 33, […]

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI inked new blockchain partnerships with USDC issuer Circle, XRP developer Ripple and the Web3 company Startale. SBI Group announced the three separate partnerships on Friday, including stablecoin-related collaborations with US companies […]

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Kyrgyzstan’s financial sector and crypto networks allegedly used by Russia to bypass Western restrictions, targeting an alleged $9.3 billion rouble-backed stablecoin operation. The new measures build on more […]

A federal judge in New York ordered Eddy Alexandre, founder of the collapsed crypto platform EminiFX, to pay more than $228 million in restitution after ruling the company was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded tens […]