FTX Launches a USD 2B Blockchain & Web3 Fund
Major crypto derivatives exchange FTX has launched a USD 2bn venture fund, FTX Ventures.
Crypto Market Sentiment Changes Direction As Bitcoin Improves
After market sentiment saw a notable drop a week ago, it's now showing a smaller recovery. And even though no coin managed to get back into the positive zone, one got pretty close this week: bitcoin (BTC).
Solana-Based Phantom Wallet Unveils ‘Burn NFTs’ to Protect Customers From Scams
Solana (SOL)-based wallet provider Phantom has announced a new feature that will burn spam non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sent by scammers.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Extend Gains, LDO and CEL Outperform
Bitcoin price moved above USD 24,500.
Ethereum broke the USD 1,900 level, XRP is facing hurdles near USD 0.385.
LDO and CEL are the best performers today.
Kalashnikov Wants to Shoot Down SWIFT and Switch to ‘Digital Currency’
The owner of Kalashnikov, the firm that created the AK-47 assault rifle, wants to uncouple from the SWIFT international payments network and banking sector-controlled payments and wants to use “digital currencies” – presumably crypto in this case – instead.
‘Russian Ethereum’, Waves, Almost Triples Since Ukraine War Began
The WAVES token, issued by the protocol with the same name and founded in Russia by a Ukrainian-born scientist, is close to a 3x price gain in a matter of just two weeks. The massive gains follow the start of the Ukraine war, major crypto exchange Binance integrating the token into its Loans platform, and a new roadmap showing plans for a changed consensus mechanism and compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
Bitcoin and Altcoins Stage Strong Recovery, XRP Underperforms
Bitcoin retested the USD 22,500 support and started a fresh increase.
Ethereum found support near USD 588 and recovered above USD 600, XRP is still in the red zone.
ZIL and CELO are up around 5%.
Binance Hires Ex-US Treasury Investigator to Head AML Operations
The crypto exchange giant Binance says that it has appointed a former American Treasury official as its new anti-money laundering (AML) enforcer – as the firm apparently moves to get on the good side of regulators around the world.
‘Scam’ Crypto Exchange Victims Demand Execs Face ‘Maximum’ Punishment
Victims of the alleged V Global crypto exchange scam have demanded “maximum sentences” for executives of the trading platform ahead of their trials.
Coinbase Acquires BRD to ‘Bring Decentralization’ to More People, BRD Skyrockets 724%
Major crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired the crypto wallet startup BRD in an effort to enhance its self-custody capabilities. Meanwhile, the wallet's native token has jumped over 720% in a single day.