OpenSea has temporarily suspended its new airdrop reward system due to significant criticism from the community. Co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer announced a pause on XP rewards for listing and bidding and will instead focus on XP shipments, a...
Crypto custody giant BitGo has officially launched a global over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk. The new platform will provide spot and derivatives trading for more than 250 cryptocurrencies to clients across all major time zones, along with lending, yield...
Bitcoin wallet service provider UniSatUniSat has launched Hexa, a new hybrid trading engine, to enhance its users' trading experience. In its announcement on February 19, the DeFi protocol stated that Hexa is designed to merge the security of decentralized...
Illegal cryptocurrency mining operations have cost Russia’s power grid operator, Rosseti, more than 1.3 billion rubles in 2024, as unauthorized connections continue to drain the country’s electricity supply. The company reported that it had uncovered and halted 130 cases...
Argentine President Javier Milei has denied allegations that he promoted the LIBRA memecoin, which recently experienced a dramatic surge followed by a crash, leaving investors with significant losses. Addressing the controversy, as reported by tier10k on X, Milei clarified...
Robinhood is preparing to introduce crypto products in Singapore before the end of 2025. Johann Kerbrat, vice president and general manager of Robinhood Crypto, revealed in an interview with Bloomberg that while no exact launch date has been set,...
Hyperliquid has officially launched HyperEVM on its testnet, a move aimed at enhancing the blockchain’s smart contract functionality while maintaining its hallmark low-latency trading experience. Announced on February 18 via Hyperliquid’s official X account, HyperEVM introduces general-purpose programmability to...
A newly created multi-signature wallet associated with Trump’s World Liberty Financial withdrew 10 million USDC from Binance and used it to purchase 200 million WLFI tokens on February 18, according to on-chain analytics platform On-Chain Lens. This transaction adds...
The founder of the Solana-based token launchpad Pump.fun, known as Alon, has called for stricter regulations for platforms that facilitate token launches following the controversial LIBRA memecoin incident. On February 18, he expressed frustration over what he termed an...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is exploring the potential of cryptocurrency to enhance human development, particularly in promoting financial inclusion in unbanked areas. Kanni Wignaraja, the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific highlighted...
