FBI releases warning about fake crypto job advertisements

On May 7, Dovey Wan, founding partner of crypto investment firm Primitive Ventures tweeted that the Chinese social media behemoth and payment service provider WeChat is set to ban merchants from making cryptocurrency payments. This ban marks the latest effort to stymie cryptocurrency usage in China, with the government also mulling over ways of greatly…

PayPal's former leadership, also known as the "PayPal Mafia," have slammed the payments giant for its debanking policies of late, with one co-founder calling the freezing of funds “totalitarian,” while another compared it to an episode of Black Mirror.Despite becoming crypto-friendly in recent years, the payments tech giant has caught a lot of headlines and pushback over…

Seoul-based co-working space operator SparkPlus has partnered with blockchain funding platform Kasa Korea, according to a Dec. 17 report from The Investor.The partnership will aim to innovate the city’s sharing economy by means of a decentralized platform that reduces the barriers to entering the real estate market by promoting collective and indirect fundraising.Tokenizing real estateAccording…

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Trezor is expanding the privacy of Bitcoin (BTC) transactions through collaboration with the privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet.Trezor has rolled out the privacy-enabling CoinJoin feature on its hardware wallets, allowing users to enhance the privacy and security of Bitcoin transactions.In the announcement on April 19, Trezor noted that the new function is immediately…

Key figures from the wider cryptocurrency space painted a picture of increased dialogue and collaboration at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology remained but a small part of the projects and initiatives discussed and workshopped at the annual WEF conference high in the Swiss Alps. However, an increased number of…

Nigeria's central bank issued a press release in response to “news items on some media platforms,” suggesting that the eNaira threatens Nigeria’s financial stability. 350 Total views 1 Total shares The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had to publicly insist that their project, one of the world’s first operating central bank digital currencies (CBDC), doesn’t

BitMEX firmly leads the market when it comes to Bitcoin futures OI, with Binance in second place, according to new data from Bybit. 887 Total views 28 Total shares Derivatives giant BitMEX and cryptocurrency exchange Binance are the Bitcoin (BTC) industry’s biggest — when ranked by open interest (OI).According to updated rankings from exchange Bybit,…

A Thai firm claims that Bithumb’s Hong Kong subsidiaries caused it serious damage by unilaterally halting its business in Thailand. 129 Total views 1 Total shares Bithumb’s Hong Kong affiliates are reportedly facing a civil suit for breach of contract.According to a Tuesday report by the Korea Times, the suit is being initiated by a…

More than 45 representatives from major Wall Street firms and crypto companies took part in a meeting to discuss Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and cryptocurrency regulations in Washington D.C. September 25.The “crypto roundtable,” hosted by Congressman Warren Davidson in the last legislative session week before elections, gave a chance for industry representatives to express their…