Day: 18 July 2024

Bybit has announced an upcoming Initial Dex Offering (IDO) for the Teleegram-based web3 game LayerNet's native token, NetCoin ($NET). According to a press release, the IDO's subscription period will run from July 18 to July 25, offering a total supply of 800 million tokens, with 15 million allocated to the ...

OKX has announced Malta as the hub for its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) to align with its plans to become the industry-leading exchange in the European Union (EU). According to a press release published today, Thursday, July 18, 2024, the crypto exchange chose the country because of its stringent regulatory ...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the participants for its stablecoin issuer sandbox program, which begins today, July 18, 2024. The selected institutions are JINGDONG Coinlink Technology Hong Kong Limited, RD InnoTech Limited, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Animoca Brands Limited, and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited. ...

Chainalysis has announced plans to expand its anti-phishing crypto scam initiative, "Operation Spincaster," to additional countries in the upcoming months. In a blog post published on July 18, 2024, the blockchain analytics firm detailed the outcomes of the initiative's initial phase and shared its future plans. "Chainalysis is committed to ...

Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Input Output Global and a key figure in the Cardano blockchain ecosystem, has opposed Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's recent advice regarding political allegiances based solely on candidates' cryptocurrency stances. In a post on X, Hoskinson argued for a unified voting strategy within the crypto community, advocating ...

Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi will commence its first interim crypto distributions to its creditors through Coinbase.  According to an announcement by the firm on X, the process would commence in July and continue in batches over the upcoming months. It noted eligible clients will be notified via the email associated ...

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup renowned for its AI chatbot Claude, has joined forces with Menlo Ventures, a venture capital firm, to establish a $100 million fund supporting emerging AI companies. Announced on July 18, the Anthology Fund aims to drive innovation in generative AI technology across various sectors.The fund ...

WazirX has suffered a major security breach on one of its multisig wallets, resulting in losing $230 million in customer funds.  The crypto exchange disclosed the incident in the early hours of Thursday, July 18, and noted that  its team is actively investigating the breach. It noted that it has ...