On October 23, David Schwartz, Ripple's Chief Technology Officer (and an XRP ledger architect), announced the departure of Nik Bougalis, Director of Engineering. The CTO further elaborated that he had recently lost his Executive Assistant. On October 22, Bougalis...
According to BTC.com, the Bitcoin mining difficulty went up by 3.44% on Sunday, reaching a new record high of 36.835 trillion hashes. Although the latest increase is not as significant as the previous difficulty adjustment of approximately 14% earlier...
Aptos Labs' Layer 1 blockchain platform went live on October 17 after months of development and testing. Aptos confirmed the news in a Medium post, which described the launch as "step one in a long journey to create universal...
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has decided to waive commission fees when buying or selling USDC with any fiat currency. This is intended to encourage more people to use USDC, a stablecoin issued...
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Thursday that the Cypriot financial regulator had granted it regulatory authorization to operate as a Crypto Asset Services Provider (CASP). Cyprus is now the fourth European country (after France, Italy, and...
South Africa's financial conduct regulator (FSCA) announced on Thursday that cryptocurrency financial institutions must apply for a license between June 1 and November 20, 2023. At a press conference on Wednesday, Eugene Du Toit, Head of the Regulatory Frameworks...
According to South Korean authorities, Terraform Labs' co-founder and CEO, Do Kwon, fled to Dubai last month to avoid arrest by law enforcement. According to new reports, Kwon has fled the UAE and is currently hiding out in a...
In an interview for the podcast, UnChained, Do Kwon, one of the founders of Terra, stated that the charges brought against him by South Korean prosecutors are "politically motivated" and illegitimate. Do Kwon is currently wanted by prosecutors in...
Ripple, the market leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced the second group of creators who will receive funding from Ripple's Creator Fund to develop Web 3 non-fungible token (NFT) projects. The selected Creator Fund projects will...
On October 17, Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced the results of its third batch burn. According to the most recent data on the website, a total of $659,300.76 (or 2,502,313,116 LUNC) was sent to the burn address....
