Bybit has officially submitted its application for a Virtual Asset Trading Operator (VATP) license to the Hong Kong Securities and Exchange Commission (SFC), according to the regulator's official website. The SFC's website reveals that over 14 business entities...
El Salvador's current vice president, Felix Ulloa, has reportedly declared that Bitcoin will remain legal tender in the country if the current President secures reelection. According to a Reuters report, Ulloa claimed that this position on Bitcoin's legal...
Former British Finance Minister George Osborne has taken on the role of a global advisor at Coinbase, according to a new report from CNBC. Osborne, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016, brings a...
In the fiscal year 2023, US Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific successfully mined over 19,274 BTC tokens, according to their recently released December and full-year production report. This impressive figure includes 13,762 self-mined tokens and 5,512 customer-mined tokens...
Ripple network co-founder Chris Larsen has announced in a post on X that his personal accounts on the Ripple network were the target of an attack that resulted in the loss of XRP tokens valued at over $110...
UPDATE (1 February 2024): This news report has been updated with comments and clarifications provided to DeFi Planet by the WorldCoin team, and its headline has been adjusted for accuracy ("Privacy Watchdog Raises Alarms on Data Privacy Breach"...
Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for withdrawing its high-profile case against crypto project DEBT Box. Deaton, aligning with other XRP enthusiasts in the crypto community, has condemned SEC Chair...
In a court filing submitted on January 30, 2024, Chris Amani, the new CEO of Terraform Labs, claimed that the firm is not built to generate profits; instead, any profits earned are reinvested to expand the business. This...
Binance appears to be yielding to the pressure from its users who desire to store their assets with independent custodians. According to a Financial Times report on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the crypto exchange will soon start allowing...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged popular crypto influencers Brenda Chunga and Xue Lee for their alleged involvement in a digital asset fraud. According to a release published on its official website on Monday, January 29,...
