Malaysia Seizes 1,720 Bitcoin Mining Machines in Electricity Theft Crackdown
Police in Malaysia have shut down a bitcoin mining operation and seized 1,720 bitcoin mining machines in a major electricity...
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Canadian Regulator Insists Binance Is Unauthorized, Calls the Crypto Exchange’s Letter to Users ‘Unacceptable’
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) claims that Binance has rescinded its commitment to comply with previously agreed requirements. The crypto...
Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming-Centric NFT Marketplace Fractal
The co-founder of Twitch, Justin Kan launched a gaming-centric non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Fractal on December 30. Fractal’s focus...
Metaverse NYE Parties: Decentraland New Year’s Eve Bash to Recreate One Times Square, Paris Hilton to DJ in Roblox
There’s a New Year’s Eve fiesta in the metaverse called the Metafest 2022 Global Party hosted by the real estate...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Adds Crypto Adviser to Executive Staff
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added a number of advisers to Chairman Gary Gensler’s executive staff. Among...
How Cronos gained $1 billion+ TVL in a month
Cronos is a new chain whose TVL reached $1.5 billion on December 13th, just one month since its Nov. 8...
$2.2M Worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Stolen — Victim Says Incident Was ‘Arguably the Worst Night’ of His Life
According to reports, roughly $2.2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) non-fungible...
100 NFT Collections Surpass $20 Billion in Volume — Cryptopunks, Bored Apes Capture Top Volumes
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets were extremely popular this year and to date, there’s been more than $20 billion in volume...
Bank of Mexico planning to launch CBDC by 2024
The Bank of Mexico took to Twitter to announce their plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by...
The number of installed Bitcoin ATMs more than doubled in 2021
More than 20,000 new Bitcoin ATMs were installed around the world since the beginning of 2021, according to Coin ATM...
Donated or Inherited Virtual Assets to Be Taxed by South Korea’s NTS
Starting in the year 2022, donated or inherited virtual assets will be assessed and taxed accordingly, South Korea’s National Tax...
Kazakhstan Mulls Nuclear Power to Deal With Electricity Shortages Blamed on Crypto Miners
The government in Kazakhstan is considering building a nuclear power plant to overcome an electricity deficit allegedly caused by the...
Bitcoin Treasuries List Claims 59 Companies and a Handful of Countries Hold 1.49 Million BTC
304 days or roughly nine months ago, 42 companies held bitcoin on their balance sheet with an aggregate total of...
Efinity becomes the winner of Polkadot’s sixth parachain auction
Efinity joins the league of Polkadot parachain slot auction winners–Acala, Moonbeam, Astar, Parallel Finance, and finally, Clover Finance. In order...
Nike makes crucial Metaverse move following acquisition of NFT collectibles firm
Mid-December saw Nike announce the acquisition of RTFKT Studios, which they describe as “a leading brand that leverages cutting edge...
