South Africa adds new cryptocurrency standards to advertising code
South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has included a new clause for the cryptocurrency industry aimed at protecting consumers from unethical advertising.Companies and individuals in South...
Aussie execs refute ‘argument’ to treat crypto as financial products
Australian crypto executives have urged caution over lumping all digital assets in the same boat as financial products, after recent comments from Australia's assistant treasurer...
Architect raises $5 million in seed round
Former FTX president Brett Harrison has announced his new project has raised $5 million from investors. Backers include Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures and SV Angel...
Bybit CEO offers clarity on exposure to Genesis, but community demands more
Genesis Global Trading, a prominent crypto lender, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Jan. 20, becoming the latest company to declare...
Blockchain Founders Fund leads $500K seed round for Koinos
Koinos is a free-to-use blockchain developed by a group that also helped create the Steem blockchain. The Koinos Group said the Blockchain Founders Fund led...
Compass Mining sued for losing Bitcoin mining machines bought by customers
Customers are suing Compass Mining for over $2 million, alleging fraud, after the company cut ties with Russian hosting company Bit River and failed to...
Ripple CEO: XRP lawsuit resolved by June, SEC conduct ’embarrassing’
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects the firm’s long-running dispute with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will be finalized within “single-digit months” and remains confident in...
Deal Box announces $125M venture fund to invest in Web3
Deal Box’s venture arm will invest in blockchain and Web3 startups. Dubbed Deal Box Ventures, the investment unit will target projects in fintech, emerging growth,...
WEF panel discusses the coming tokenized economy
In a wide-ranging discussion, a panel of blockchain industry personalities at the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded that the economy will become increasingly tokenized in...
Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors
Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors, denied political motivations behind the probe against the crypto lending firm Nexo, according to local reports. The...