Google Play is tightening oversight on cryptocurrency wallet providers, with a new policy requiring licensing and compliance with “industry standards” in more than 15 jurisdictions — including the United States and European Union. The updated rules, which take effect on October 29, will not apply to non-custodial wallets. Under the ...
Startup Central has unveiled Start.fun, a blockchain-powered venture launchpad designed to channel cryptocurrency investment into real-world manufacturing, AI, and deep-tech startups in the United States. The platform, launched alongside an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), aims to replace traditional venture capital models with a decentralized, community-driven funding approach. Start.fun merges decentralized ...
Squads has entered a strategic partnership with Coinbase to accelerate the adoption of USD Coin (USDC) across the Solana network, positioning the dollar-backed stablecoin as the default currency within its product suite. The collaboration builds on Squads’ existing integration of more than $1 billion in USDC — representing nearly 15% ...
Maple Finance’s yield-bearing stablecoin, syrupUSDC, is now live as margin collateral for perpetual futures trading on Drift Protocol, marking its first integration beyond lending markets and DEX liquidity pools. The move opens a new growth channel for the token, which has over $2 billion in circulation and delivers institutional-grade yields ...
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BitPay has added full support for the Solana blockchain, enabling payments with SOL and Solana-based stablecoins USDC and USDT across its platform. The integration extends to the BitPay Wallet and merchant network, allowing global businesses to tap into one of the most active blockchain ecosystems without additional technical setup or ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has sounded the alarm over a fast-spreading fraud tactic in which con artists pose as attorneys to prey on people who have already lost money in cryptocurrency scams. According to the agency, these impostors cold-call or message victims, promising to recover stolen digital assets through ...
As cryptocurrencies and Web3 platforms grow in popularity, so do the methods used by scammers and hackers to exploit users. While phishing emails, fake token giveaways, and malicious browser extensions once dominated the crypto scam space, attackers are now taking a far more invasive and dangerous route: counterfeit smartphones. These ...
Bitcoin’s futures market momentum has cooled, with the Bitcoin Futures Power Index sliding to zero in August after a string of positive readings that had aligned with price gains. The shift signals a slowdown in futures market strength, based on open interest, funding rates, and taker order imbalances, according to ...
Kazakhstan-based investment firm Fonte Capital has officially launched Central Asia's first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The fund's debut on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) marks a significant step forward in bringing regulated digital asset investment products to a new market. This move not only positions Kazakhstan as a key ...
