Cryptocurrency News

Paypal plans to reward Bitcoin mining firms who take steps to reduce the environmental effects of their operations. PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group, in partnership with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions, has proposed utilizing “cryptoeconomic incentives” to encourage Bitcoin miners…

The native token of Akash Network, AKT, has emerged as the top gainer among the leading 100 assets after South Korea’s leading exchange announced to list the token. AKT is up by 48% in the past 24 hours and is…

Crypto investors withdrew hundreds of millions from digital asset products for the second week due to concerns over interest rates and geopolitical turmoil. 

United States presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed to put the nation’s 2024 budget on a public blockchain. During his April 21 rally in Michigan, Kennedy said that putting the U.S. budget on the blockchain would allow Americans…

A 71-year-old digital artist in India fell victim to scammers pretending to be an NFT art dealer. According to a local report, Shivaprasad R (name changed), a practicing chartered accountant (CA), lost INR 1.58 lakhs (approximately $1895) in fees to…

Turkish investing startup Midas has secured $45 million in a funding round led by Portage of Canada to launch crypto services. Midas, Turkey’s retail investing app, has said in a press release it had raised $45 million from a group…

Thai authorities have decided to prohibit unauthorized cryptocurrency platforms in order to improve law enforcement’s efficiency in combating internet crime, as per an announcement made on April 19. Following a meeting of the Technology Crime Prevention and Suppression Committee, Thailand’s…

Multiple Swiss Bitcoin advocates are spearheading a renewed campaign to persuade the Swiss National Bank to include Bitcoin (BTC) in its reserves through a constitutional referendum. Yves Bennaïm, who leads the non-profit think tank 2B4CH driving this initiative, argued that…

In this week’s edition of the #hearsay column, we take you behind the scenes of Blockchain Week in Dubai, UAE., despite the great biblical flood.

In an exclusive interview with Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of non-custodial wallet and atomic swap DEX platform Komodo, we discussed the implications that the upcoming halving might have on Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market.   The Bitcoin halving is almost here, and all eyes…

Spectra Chain’s native token, SPCT, experienced a significant decline, plummeting 43% on Friday morning following emerging allegations of a potential rug pull by its team. At the time of writing, the token was trading at $0.0094, marking a 27% fall…

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, recently discussed USDC’s operations and the growing importance of stablecoins within the global economy.  “We’re now seeing essentially stablecoin rules coming into place all around the world. And alongside that, that’s enabling us to really…

Binance COO Noah Perlman says monitoring agreement with U.S. regulators is now posing challenges for the exchange despite viewing the deal as an opportunity for improvement. Binance‘s plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which includes an independent compliance…

Smart contract platform Nibiru Chain has unveiled a $15 million initiative in NIBI tokens to fuel its developer ecosystem. Nibiru Chain, a proof-of-stake blockchain backed by HashKey Capital and Kraken Ventures, has allocated $15 million in NIBI tokens as part…

Google Ads again appears to be promoting a faked version of a crypto website that directs users to a phishing website clone that drains users’ crypto. Google seems to be once again promoting malware crypto websites through Google Ads, an…

Binance is eyeing a comeback to India following a 4-month ban placed on the exchange by the nation’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Two sources familiar with the development claim that the exchange has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty…