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U.S. Judge Dismisses Crypto Neobank Banq’s Bankruptcy Case

A U.S. judge has dismissed the bankruptcy filing of crypto neobank Banq, calling it a “bad faith” strategy intended to gain leverage in a...

Man Sues Council for $500M Bitcoin Hard Drive Buried in Landfill

James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, has taken legal action against Newport City Council after spending over a decade trying to recover...

Memecoins Outperform Bitcoin in Popularity and Market Growth

Interest in Bitcoin appears to be waning, with Google search data revealing that the term hit a one-year low in mid-October 2024. At the...

Uniswap’s New Blockchain Unichain Could Generate $468M Annually

Uniswap Labs' latest project, Unichain, is poised to boost revenues for both the company and UNI tokenholders, potentially earning them close to $500 million...

Quantum Computer Successfully Breaches Encryption Algorithms

Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough by using quantum computing to compromise cryptographic algorithms, posing a significant threat to modern encryption standards used in...

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Begins Prison Sentence

Ryan Salame, a former executive of the now-defunct FTX exchange, officially reported to prison custody on October 11, 2024, at FCI Cumberland in Maryland,...

Crypto Firms Pay $19 Billion in 2024 Settlements

US regulators have collected more than $19 billion in settlements from cryptocurrency companies in 2024 alone, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the $31.92 billion...

BlackRock Sets New Record with $11.5 Trillion in Assets

BlackRock ($BLK) continues to break new ground in the financial world, surpassing $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) in 2024. This milestone marks...

Crypto-Stealing Malware Discovered in Python Package Index

A new strain of malware targeting cryptocurrency wallets has been uncovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI), a popular platform used by Python developers...

Arkham to Launch Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange

Arkham Intelligence, a leading blockchain analytics company, is reportedly preparing to launch a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange as early as next month. The platform, according...

Ripple Co-Founder Donates $1 Million in XRP to Kamala Harris Campaign

Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen has made a notable contribution to Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign by donating 1.75 million XRP, valued...

SEC Delays Decision on Spot Ethereum ETF Options Again

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once more postponed its decision on whether to approve options tied to spot Ethereum exchange-traded...