Crypto

Ethereum software firm ConsenSys to lay off employees

MetaMask to Let Go of Hundreds of Employees

The tech and crypto industries are experiencing a wave of downsizing at the beginning of 2021. ConsenSys, the Ethereum software firm behind the crypto wallet

The brother of a former Coinbase product manager

Brother of Ex-Coinbase Exec Sentenced for 10 Months

Nikhil Wahi, the brother of a former Coinbase product manager, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after admitting to insider trading of cryptocurrency

Building Blocks 23

Building Blocks Event for Web3 Startups Announced for ETH TLV With Collider, Fireblocks, and MarketAcross

Tel Aviv, Israel, 10th January, 2023 Building Blocks 23, a web3 builder-focused event, will be hosted in central Tel Aviv on February 7, 2023. Hosted

Bithumb crypto exchange

Bithumb faces scrutiny from South Korean regulators

Bithumb, a South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange, is being investigated by the country’s National Tax Service (NTS) for possible tax evasion. The investigation is being led

BlockFi, a leading crypto lender,

BlockFi CEO cashes out $10 million as company stabilizes clients following FTX loan

BlockFi, a leading crypto lender, has been making headlines lately. CEO Zac Prince announced that he cashed out close to $10 million from the platform

Coingape Partners with Wix

Wix Enables Crypto Payments Through CoinGate Integration

CoinGate, a leading European crypto payment gateway, recently announced a partnership with Wix.com (NASDAQ: WIX), allowing German, Lithuanian, Dutch, and Spanish Wix shop owners to

BlockFi files for Bankruptcy

BlockFi files for bankruptcy, plans to disclose assets and liabilities

Crypto lending firm BlockFi has announced that it will disclose information on its assets, liabilities, and payments received before filing for bankruptcy in November. In

Coinbase to downsize lays off 20% of staff

Coinbase to lay off 20% of employees in cost-cutting measures

Coinbase’s CEO, Brian Armstrong, has declared that the recent layoffs of 950 employees were a difficult but necessary decision for the company in order to

Mark Cuban faces lawsuit in Voyager Digital

Mark Cuban to be questioned in legal case related to Voyager promotion

Mark Cuban, the owner of Dallas Mavericks, will be deposed in February as part of a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses him of promoting a

Russia's Central Bank working on CBDC despite bans

Russia’s central bank announces plans to launch CBDC settlement system

The Bank of Russia is planning to initiate the development of a cross-border settlement system using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in response to

Nepal regulator takes action against crypto trading, orders ISPs to block crypto websites

Nepal bans crypto websites: ISPs face legal action for non-compliance

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has recently called on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to prohibit access to any website related to crypto trading and has

Metacade

Metacade presale passes $2 million – only $690k remaining before it sells out

London, United Kingdom, 10th January, 2023 Metacade has exceeded expectations as investors flocked to its presale to purchase MCADE tokens, raising over $2 million for the

PayProtocol

Paycoin halted in South Korea as company seeks to overturn suspension

PayProtocol, the South Korean issuer of payments-focused cryptocurrency Paycoin, will reapply for a local license in order to stay in business after the financial authority

Flare blockchain

Flare Launches Layer 1 Oracle Network

Dubai, UAE, 10th January, 2023, Chainwire Flare, the blockchain for building applications that use data from other chains and the internet, has successfully completed its

A former lead engineer at crypto exchange FTX

FTX’s former lead engineer in negotiations with federal prosecutors in connection to Bankman-Fried case

The former lead engineer at crypto exchange FTX, Nishad Singh, is reportedly in talks with federal prosecutors in the case against the exchange and its

Wyre cryptocurrency payment platform

Wyre restricts crypto withdrawal to 90% of account balance

Wyre, a cryptocurrency payment platform, recently made changes to its withdrawal policy and appointed Yanni Giannaros as interim CEO. These changes were made in response