A bill has been introduced in the Arkansas state senate that seeks to ban digital-asset mining operations within a 30-mile radius of U.S. military installations. Senate Bill 60, co-sponsored by Senator Ricky Hill and House Speaker Brian Evans,...
Pump.fun, a decentralized platform on the Solana blockchain, faces criticism from Max Burwick, founder of Burwick Law, who claims it exploits investors and represents a new form of multi-level marketing scam. He plans to file a lawsuit against...
Crypto scammers increasingly use Telegram to distribute malware scams, with reported activity rising by 2,000% since November. Security firm Scam Sniffer has highlighted this concerning trend, noting that these scams are significantly more sophisticated than traditional phishing attempts....
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has partnered with Polygon Labs to integrate blockchain and Web3 capabilities into its infrastructure. This collaboration aims to enhance Jio's existing applications and services for its 450 million users across India. Polygon...
A man from Yakutia, Russia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly funding the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) through cryptocurrency transfers. According to Russian media outlet Izvestia, the individual, whose identity remains undisclosed, is a...
BitMEX has launched new perpetual swap contracts for the USDT pairs of RAY, AIXBT, and AI16Z. According to a new update from the crypto derivative trading platform, the contracts will be listed starting from January 15, 2025, at...
The developers of the blockchain project, Conflux Network (CFX), have officially launched a Bug Bounty Program. The initiative, aimed at enhancing its ecosystem by encouraging the community to report bugs and suggest improvements, was announced on January 15,...
Chainlink has taken a significant step forward in its mission to boost blockchain interoperability in the crypto ecosystem with the launch of the latest version of its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). According to a statement from the Ethereum-based...
A 63-year-old former Malaysian engineer lost RM9.47 million (over $2 million) in a cryptocurrency investment scam, according to local police authorities. Local news outlet The Edge Malaysia reported that Police Chief Datuk M Kumar stated it received the...
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi platform backed by President-elect Donald Trump and his sons—Eric, Donald Jr., and Barron—has addressed rumours regarding its recent crypto transactions. In a January 15 statement on X, WLFI confirmed that the transactions...
