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Chinese official sentenced to life in prison for Bitcoin mining, corruption
A Chinese government official has been sentenced to life in prison for illegitimate business operations related to running a 2.4 billion Chinese yuan ($329…
SEC-Ripple lawsuit cost XRP 3 years of adoption: Lawyer
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple filed in December 2020 has deprived the XRP token of nearly three years of…
Coinbase buys a stake in USDC stablecoin issuer Circle
Previously, Coinbase only assumed a minority…
Friend.tech denies report that database of over 100K users was ‘leaked’
The team behind the viral decentralized social media platform friend.tech has refuted a report which claimed that the personal information of more than 100,000 of…
Crypto miner Hive Digital CEO sees AI working in unison with blockchain
Crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain sent a signal to the tech industry when it dropped “blockchain” from its namesake in July, opting to call itself Hive Digital…
Coinbase sees lukewarm demand for debt buyback, raises offer
Crypto exchange Coinbase has raised the offer on its $150 million debt buyback program after lukewarm demand.In an Aug. 21 announcement, Coinbase revealed that…
5 strategies to mitigate side channel attacks on cryptocurrency hardware wallets
Cryptocurrency hardware wallets have emerged as a trusted solution for securing digital assets against online threats. However, even these seemingly impenetrable…
Kenya forms parliamentary committee to investigate Worldcoin
The Worldcoin cryptocurrency project has run into another roadblock, this time in Kenya where the government has formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to…
Bitget mandates KYC requirements in line with tightening global regulations
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget is updating its Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for users to stay in step with global regulatory…
Friend.tech hype unsustainable? Critics give it only months to live
Friend.tech, a new decentralized social media (DeSo) app has rapidly become one of the hottest new things in crypto, with over 64,000 new users and more than…