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Base Creator Jesse Pollak Joins Coinbase Exec Team

Jesse Pollak, the creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, is stepping into a new leadership role at Coinbase, where he will also take...

No, FTX Distribution Payments Do Not Begin on September 30

Contrary to circulating rumors, the FTX bankruptcy estate will not begin distributing reimbursement payments to creditors and customers on September 30, 2024. The plan...

FTX Creditors Face Only 10-25% Recovery of Crypto Holdings

FTX creditors may recover as little as 10-25% of their original cryptocurrency holdings, according to newly revised bankruptcy documents. This estimate, shared by FTX...

Binance Founder CZ Released After Serving Four Months in U.S. Prison

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, was released from a U.S. federal prison on September 27 after serving a four-month...

PayPal Enables U.S. Businesses to Buy, Sell, and Hold Crypto

PayPal has officially rolled out a new feature allowing businesses in the United States to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. U.S. business merchants can...

Coinbase-Backed Truflation Confirms $5M Hack

Blockchain-based inflation data platform Truflation has confirmed it was the target of a malware attack, leading to the loss of an estimated $5.2 million....

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Highlights Growing Crypto Adoption

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to gain momentum in 2024, Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, claims that some of the...

Ether.fi Thwarts Domain Takeover Attempt

Ether.fi, a decentralized finance (DeFi) staking protocol, successfully blocked an attempted domain account takeover, preventing any compromise to user funds. On September 24, Ether.fi faced...

SEC Approves Options Trading for BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF on Nasdaq

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), marking a significant development in...

Crypto.com Secures Payment Service License from Bahrain Central Bank

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com continues its rapid expansion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, receiving a full payment service provider license...

BingX Resumes Withdrawals After $52 Million Hack

BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the resumption of its withdrawal services following a recent hack. Initially reporting $26 million in losses, the...

Crypto Exchange BingX Hacked for $43 Million

BingX, a cryptocurrency exchange, recently suffered a hack that resulted in the loss of nearly $43 million in digital assets. Despite the sizable theft,...