David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, a French crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, was rescued after being kidnapped in central France on January 21, according to a January 23 report from Bloomberg. Reports indicate that Balland was abducted from his home in…
OKX said it has become the first virtual financial assets exchange to secure a pre-authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on Thursday, paving the way for its expansion into the European market. A new alternative for Europe 🇪🇺…
Updated Jan 23, 2025, 3:14 a.m. UTCPublished Jan 23, 2025, 3:13 a.m. UTC An earlier leak on the website of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) showing regulated XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL) futures could start trading on Feb. 10 pending regulatory approval was…
The MMA fighter Lamberd Akhiadov received cryptoassets and US dollars worth $151,000 before “carrying out a terrorist attack” on December 31, 2022, Russian police say. Akhiadov was arrested on January 2, 2023, on suspicion of murdering a traffic control officer…
Updated Jan 23, 2025, 4:10 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 22, 2025, 8:09 p.m. UTC Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP and the world’s most-used blockchain Solana (SOL) prices spiked on Wednesday afternoon after a report that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding futures contracts for…
Binance Labs, the investment arm of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has undergone a rebranding, officially becoming YZi Labs. With this rebranding, Binance intends to highlight its broader investment focus, which extends beyond blockchain technology to include artificial intelligence (AI) and…
Jan 22, 2025, 6:43 p.m. UTC Sentiment towards Ethereum’s ether (ETH) has sunk to depressed levels in recent times, but the latest maneuver of President Donald Trump-related crypto platform could spur hope for a reversal. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized…
OKX said it has become the first virtual financial assets exchange to secure a pre-authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), paving the way for its expansion into the European market. Upon receiving the full MiCA license, OKX said…
Compound Finance enjoys a leading position in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). But what is the Compound protocol, and how does it work? On a high level, Compound Finance provides a well-tested crypto lending and borrowing platform. However, the…
Jan 22, 2025, 6:21 p.m. UTC A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) by global investment management firm Calamos that promises to protect investors from the volatility in bitcoin’s price hit the market on Wednesday. CBOJ, the first of three ETFs, provides investors…