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…
In a now deleted "staging subdomain" page CME reported to have said futures contracts for XRP and SOL will go live on Feb. 10. Updated Jan 23, 2025, 4:10 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 22, 2025, 8:09 p.m. UTC What to know: XRP and…
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…
The SEC could consider approving staking for ETFs, boosting sentiment and prices for the second-largest cryptocurrency, market observers said. Jan 22, 2025, 6:43 p.m. UTC What to know: World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform linked to the Trump family,…
Circle launched a new on-chain utility that allows users to pay for gas fees with USDC on Arbitrum and Base. Developers can use Paymaster to streamline gas payments within their applications. Paymaster charges 10% of the gas fee but is…
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…