A shocking kidnap attempt targeting the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, co-founder and CEO of French cryptocurrency exchange Paymium, was thwarted on May 13 in broad daylight in Paris. According to reports, three masked attackers ambushed Noizat’s...
Decentralized finance protocol Synthetix is making a bold move to deepen its footprint in the crypto derivatives space, announcing plans to re-acquire options trading platform Derive in a token-based deal. In a blog post published on May 14,...
In a bold move to democratize access to government debt instruments, Thailand’s Ministry of Finance is set to issue $150 million worth of digital investment tokens, opening the door for everyday investors to participate in the government bond...
Online trading platform eToro has priced its initial public offering (IPO) above expectations, securing $620 million ahead of its official trading debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol ETOR. In a press release issued...
A firm registered in Colorado has been implicated in an expansive crypto-fueled black market operation serving Southeast Asian scammers, according to a report by blockchain security firm Elliptic. The marketplace, known as Xinbi Guarantee, has facilitated at least...
Stablecoin issuer Tether has deepened its bet on Bitcoin, purchasing $458.7 million worth of the cryptocurrency on behalf of Bitcoin investment firm Twenty One Capital, which is currently navigating a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners. According to...
Investment giant VanEck has taken a bold step into blockchain-based finance with the launch of a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) fund offering exposure to U.S. Treasury bills. Developed in partnership with Securitize, a leading tokenization platform, the new...
In a significant move for the digital art space, the Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a nonprofit dedicated to digital art, has officially acquired the intellectual property rights to the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection from Yuga Labs. The...
Australia’s digital asset industry is showing renewed optimism following the appointment of Andrew Charlton as Assistant Minister for the Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence, and other emerging technologies. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a...
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has made a decisive move on the state’s approach to digital assets, vetoing multiple cryptocurrency-friendly bills while signing a strict regulatory measure for Bitcoin ATM operations into law. On May 12, Hobbs rejected Senate...
