Coinbase's CEO, Brian Armstrong, has hinted that the American crypto exchange is actively working towards integrating the Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, the Lightning Network, into its platform. Armstrong revealed this during a series of Twitter exchanges between him and...
The Kenyan government has taken decisive action by suspending the Worldcoin project over fears of potential unauthorized collection and misuse of essential private data. According to a statement published on Facebook on August 2, 2023, the suspension will remain...
OKX has introduced a new feature to its Wallet service: Smart Accounts. This new feature empowers users to conduct transactions across multiple blockchains using either USDC or USDT as payment methods. OKX Wallet's Smart Account feature is powered by...
Laser Digital, the crypto unit of Japanese banking giant Nomura, has been granted a full crypto license by Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) allows the firm to carry out broker-dealer & management...
Binance is making a strategic return to the Japanese market with the launch of a dedicated platform designed specifically for local customers. This move comes after five years of absence. The exchange closed its operations in Japan back in...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is making a strategic move to assert its dominance in the AI sector by introducing AI-powered chatbots with human-like personalities, according to a report by the Financial Times on August 1,...
The Bank of Korea has chosen three districts - Jeju, Busan, and Incheon - as pilot locations for the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trial. Referred to as the "private target CBDC test bed," this selection was confirmed on...
An ethical hacker, operating under the ENS name "c0ffeebabe.eth," has managed to recover 2,879 ETH (worth around $5.4 million) from the total assets lost during the recent Curve Finance exploit. DeFi protocol Curve Finance suffered a major hack on...
According to a local report, Miri authorities have successfully shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation on Borneo's island after a tip-off from the public. The authorities acted promptly upon receiving the tip-off. They conducted a raid and successfully...
Clearpool has taken a significant step towards becoming a multichain protocol with faster transactions by integrating Polygon zkEVM, a zero-knowledge scaling solution, into its platform. The newly implemented integration allows Clearpool to efficiently segment yields and risks, catering to...
