U.S. authorities have charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the charges on Friday and seeks Panev’s extradition. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
In a governance vote held between Dec. 2 and Dec. 17, the IOTA community has supported the Rebased protocol upgrade proposal. With a 7.52% voter turnout, 98.37% of participating IOTA token holders voted in favor of the upgrade. According to…
Craig Wright, the man who fraudulently claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, received a one year in prison for being in contempt of court. According to reports, Wright was officially sentenced to one year in prison with a suspension…
Haliey Welch, widely recognized as the “Hawk Tuah Girl” due to her viral online persona and the popularity of her podcast, Talk Tuah, has responded publicly to the ongoing controversy surrounding the $HAWK memecoin following a lawsuit filing. The influencer…
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance, has shared his amazement at the news that Revolut, Europe’s largest unicorn company, has added BNB to its platform. BNB is the native utility token of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the…
According to Bloomberg, Copper Technologies, a leading cryptocurrency custody provider supported by Barclays investment, has withdrawn its application for a crypto license in the United Kingdom. The decision follows increased scrutiny from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has…
Bitget Wallet, a Web3 non-custodial wallet, has integrated the HyperEVM testnet, offering users access to the Hyperliquid platform. In a press release shared with CryptoNews, Bitget said a feature has been added to the network to their custom mainnets, users…
Hackers allegedly breached the X account of Vivek Ramaswamy, co-lead of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to spread false information about the department’s collaboration with stablecoin project USUAL. The Usual stablecoin protocol, launched just four months ago,…
The beleaguered New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia has started returning millions in crypto to account holders, years after its collapse. Cryptopia filed for liquidation after millions of dollars of tokens were stolen from the platform in a 2019 cyber-attack. Around…
Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixing platform Tornado Cash, is urging a U.S. federal judge to dismiss all criminal charges against him. The appeal comes after a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court, which found that sanctions imposed…