Tigran Gambaryan, a United States citizen and former Internal Revenue Service agent, has been detained in Nigeria since February 2024. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-diplomats-pressure-nigeria-release-detained-binance-exec?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Month: September 2024
Coinbase Launches Wrapped Bitcoin for Ethereum and Base Networks
Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), giving users a gateway to decentralized finance (defi) apps on Ethereum and Base, using bitcoin (BTC). The cbBTC token is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin, fully backed by BTC held in Coinbase’s custody. Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin Opens New Defi Opportunities According to the San Francisco-based crypto exchange, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-launches-wrapped-bitcoin-for-ethereum-and-base-networks/
Vega Protocol retires chain and token after near unanimous vote
The community will now move forward with proposals supporting the development of its core protocol software. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/vega-protocol-retires-chain-blockchain-crypto-token-unanimous-governance-vote?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Northern Trust introduces digital carbon credit trading platform
The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem will enable carbon credit transactions from issuance to retirement. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/northern-trust-institutional-carbon-credit-ecosystem-launch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Solana’s Pump.Fun Has Launched Millions of Tokens—Fewer Than 100 Are Worth Much at All
Solana meme coin factory Pump.fun has failed to keep more than 100 tokens above the $1 million market cap milestone. This comes as the protocol starts to fall out of favor after its summer-time high. A total of 89 Pump.fun coins are currently above a market cap of $1 million, according to Pump.fun. This means just 0.0045% of the near…
Fuse Plugs Solana Token Into Energy Distribution DePIN Play
Fuse, a London-based renewable energy startup, is looking to reshape the way energy is generated, distributed, and consumed by offering incentives—including cryptocurrency—using mobile apps and decentralized technology. The initiative is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), a fast-growing sector enlisting blockchain-based technology and tokens in infrastructure projects—in Fuse’s case, renewable electricity. “When you send power down a power line, there…
Operation Niflheim: Brazilian Authorities Crack Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings
The Brazilian Federal Police dismantled an operation that used crypto to launder money from criminal sources, sending it abroad. Operation Niflheim involved the issuance of eight arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure orders against these groups that operated in Caxias do Sul, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasilia. The criminals laundered over $9 billion since […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/operation-niflheim-brazilian-authorities-crack-down-on-9-7-billion-crypto-money-laundering-rings/
Judge questions if ex-FTX exec perjured himself in guilty plea
At a Sept. 12 hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan moved up Ryan Salame’s reporting date by two days and considered vacating his guilty plea. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-ryan-salame-question-perjury-guilty-plea?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Popular Trader Says Shiba Inu and Crypto All-Stars are His Top Altcoin Picks for the Next Bull Run
A leading crypto analyst has utility-centered meme coins in his crosshairs. Austin Hilton says it’s just a matter of time until Shiba Inu’s next parabolic breakout. The analyst also expects huge gains for the new ICO token Crypto All-Stars. The Crypto All-Stars ($STARS) presale is ongoing, and it has just surpassed the $1.2 million total […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/popular-trader-says-shiba-inu-and-crypto-all-stars-are-his-top-altcoin-picks-for-the-next-bull-run/
European Central Bank Drops Interest Rates Again as Bitcoin, Stocks Bounce Back
The European Central Bank (ECB) dropped the interest rate for its deposit lending facility by another 25 basis points on Thursday, reaffirming its newly dovish monetary policy stance—and Bitcoin and major stock market indices are slightly up following the news. The central bank expects core inflation to rapidly decline over the next two years. That said, its latest projections for…