The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) is up today amid a broader crypto market upswing and a supportive fundamental factor. What’s driving SHIB’s price upward? On Aug. 9, the SHIB price jumped nearly 5.75% to $0.00001005, continuing a rebound trend that started two days ago. Overall, the price has reversed approximately 15% from its recent
Month: August 2023
Amid the approaching deadline for opting out of the current $22 million settlement with Block.one (B1), EOS Network Foundation (ENF) has called on plaintiffs to drop the lawsuit. The ENF took to Twitter on Aug. 8 to encourage plaintiffs to reject the $22 million settlement Block.one, the firm that was the original seller of EOS
Despite promises of “decentralization” and “trustless ownership,” the vast majority of crypto games today are, at best, partially decentralized. Web3 is the branding, but in reality, most are “Web2+.” Game assets live on-chain, yet the game logic, state and storage remain off-chain on centralized servers. Why? Simply put, it’s not easy to build a fully
FTX’s former primary counsel Fenwick & West LLP has been hit with a class action suit claiming it aided the crypto exchange’s alleged multi-billion dollar fraud. An Aug. 7 filing by a group of FTX customers in a California District Court alleged the law firm set up several “shadowy entities” allowing FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The United States’ first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be approved sometime before February 2024, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz — citing sources at BlackRock and Invesco. “It’s a big, big deal. It’s a big deal because both our contacts, from the Invesco side and from the BlackRock side, get you
The X (Twitter) account of crypto-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has seemingly been taken over by scammers attempting to lure users with the promise of a token claim. On Aug. 9, Blockchain Capital’s account made multiple posts promising a giveaway of “BCAP” tokens and directed users to a copycat website that emulates the appearance
Stuart Alderoty, Ripple Labs’s Chief Legal Officer, took to Twitter to voice concerns over potential conflicts of interest involving former SEC official, Bill Hinman. Alderoty tweeted, “Crypto critic/x-SEC official John Reed Stark says there should be an investigation into Bill Hinman. This is broader than Ripple – there could potentially be serious conflicts of interest
Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is reportedly discussing a guilty plea with authorities in the United States. According to an Aug. 8 Bloomberg report, lawyers for Salame could enter a guilty plea as early as September, in advance of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, scheduled to start on Oct.
USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has released a beta version of a multi-party computation wallet (MPC) service, according to an Aug. 8 announcement. The new service will allow developers of DeFi apps, Web3 video games, e-commerce services, and other blockchain applications to create customized wallets specifically for their users. It will be available initially on
The S&P 500 index is currently trading only 6% below its all-time high, which was reached in January 202. Traditionally, such a situation would be seen as a bullish sign for risk-on assets, including commodities and cryptocurrencies, but this time, it appears that investors have been using the stock market as a means of protection
Less than 16 hours have passed since the launch of PayPal’s new stablecoin (PYUSD), and opportunists, degens and potential scammers are already attempting to cash in on the hype with their own copycat tokens. According to data from decentralized exchange scanner DexScreener, nearly 30 new token pairs sporting the ticker “PYUSD” have cropped up in
Normally, the numerous reports published by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) don’t contain particularly bold suggestions. The international monitoring body, comprised of financial authority representatives from the 20 largest economies of the world (G-20), the FSB limits its scope to risk analysis, not bothering itself with a global vision for economic development. However, the latest
A partnership between crypto e-commerce platform Bitrefill and eSIM Go enables crypto users to buy eSIMs in 140 countries worldwide. Crypto advocates can now swap crypto for data at the checkout, using Bitcoin (BTC), the Bitcoin Lightning Network, Ether(ETH) and stablecoins like Tether (USDT). The move makes it easier to live on crypto and travel
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has been granted a payments license from Singapore’s central bank — the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Blockchain.com announced on Aug. 7 it received its major payment institution (MPI) from MAS on Aug. 1 allowing it to provide what the regulator calls digital payment token services to institutional and accredited investors. The exchange’s
BlackRock, a multinational investment company, shocked many in the cryptocurrency industry in June when it filed an application for an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the iShares Bitcoin Trust. It’s seeking to overcome 10-year-long opposition from United States regulators to cryptocurrency ETFs. A spot Bitcoin ETF would be tradable on a traditional stock exchange and track with
Paypal’s new Ethereum-based stablecoin, PYUSD has been seen as bittersweet news for the crypto community. While it could finally see Ethereum find its place in mainstream adoption, it could also spell trouble for decentralization and personal control of assets, warns the community. The new stablecoin, Paypal USD, was launched on Aug. 7 and is issued
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