Austria has concluded its largest-ever fraud trial, which centred around a sophisticated €20 million crypto Ponzi scheme. The trial, held at the Klagenfurt Regional Court, lasted 60 days and led to five convictions involving eleven suspects from Austria, Croatia,...
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs, recently expressed regret for not engaging with U.S. regulators earlier in the development of cryptocurrency trading. In a conversation with CNBC at DC Fintech Week on October 24, Garlinghouse noted that he has...
Bitget has teamed up with Solayer, a Solana staking platform, to launch a liquid staking offering for Solana (SOL). According to a press release shared with DeFi Planet, this new service enables users to stake their SOL tokens using...
Small Russian banks are encountering significant financial hurdles in joining the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform, according to a recent report by local media outlet, Kommersant. The report claimed that the integration costs, ranging from ₽120 million...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced fresh perspectives on "The Verge," the next milestone in Ethereum's evolution, aimed at boosting the network's decentralization and accessibility. In a recent blog post, Buterin noted that running an Ethereum node now requires...
MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has stirred controversy within the crypto community after making unexpected comments on Bitcoin self-custody during his recent appearance on the "Markets with Madison" podcast. The prominent Bitcoin advocate criticized the self-custody movement and suggested that...
Binance has announced its intention to delist multiple tokens in the coming weeks. In a press release published today, October 23, the exchange confirmed that it will remove several tokens, including Unifi Protocol DAO (UNFI), Ooki Protocol (OOKI), Keep3rV1...
The Nigerian government has formally dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, who had been on trial for money laundering since April. According to a report by local media outlet PremiumTimes, the charges, linked to...
Malaysian cryptocurrency exchange Hata has successfully raised $4.2 million in a seed funding round led by Castle Island Ventures and Cadenza Ventures. This capital will allow Hata to expand its product offerings and attract both retail and institutional clients...
Ripple's recent transfer of 60 million XRP tokens has stirred speculation within the XRP community, as many question whether the move is tied to the company's ongoing legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to...
