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Binance Founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has donated nearly $100,000 to the victims of the recent Libra scam – but he received more than that amount in his wallet from people wanting to help the effort. It started when CZ replied to…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has launched a 12-point roadmap under the “ASPIRe” initiative to fortify the city’s virtual asset (VA) market. ASPIRe stands for Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructure, and Relationships. The roadmap aims to enhance security,…
Binance is treading cautiously in its approach to the U.S. market despite President Donald Trump’s perceived shift toward more crypto-friendly policies. According to a Bloomberg report, CEO Richard Teng noted a “fresh reset and restart” in regulatory attitudes, which contrasted with…
Tether Investments SA de CV (“Tether”), the company behind the largest USDT stablecoin, has made an unexpected offer to buy a controlling share of Adecoagro SA, a major agricultural company in South America. Adecoagro confirmed in a Feb. 18 press release…
DeFi platform MANTRA Finance said Wednesday that it secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). This achievement allows MANTRA to operate as a virtual asset exchange, offering broker-dealer and investment management services under…
Reeve Collins, co-founder of Tether (USDT), is re-entering the $233 billion stablecoin market with Pi Protocol, a decentralized, yield-generating stablecoin set to launch on Ethereum and Solana in late 2025. According to a Bloomberg Report on Tuesday, the project looks to…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives member Philip Agbese has filed a ₦1 billion defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, over allegations that he and two other lawmakers sought a $150 million bribe. House of Reps Member, Philip Agbese, Sues…
The Dogecoin (DOGE) price is on the cusp of testing a key technical level that, depending on its reaction, could have a meaningful implication on its medium-term outlook. Last at $0.2470, DOGE is approaching a retest of its 200DMA at $0.2360.…
AbstractChain has suffered a security breach linked to the third-party app Cardex on Tuesday, with multiple users reporting unauthorized withdrawals from their wallets. We are aware of some Abstract users being compromised and want to assure everyone it is not a…
Metaplanet has announced a 10-for-1 stock split, which will take effect on April 1, 2025, to reduce the trading cost per share and improve market liquidity. *Notice Regarding Stock Split* pic.twitter.com/WV89csrDZS — Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) February 18, 2025 According to a…
Russia’s state-owned Rosseti Group uncovered substantial damage to its power grid from illegal mining activities, amounting to over $14 million in 2024. These unauthorized mining operations continue to impact the country’s energy infrastructure, causing widespread concern for the government and the…
US-based art collective Kanbas Collection bought a 1-of-1 digital artwork for $3 million, a sale that suggests that the NFT sector may have matured to be more sustainable than it was three years ago. Artist Sam Spratt confirmed the news on…