· 7 days ago· The Block
Uzbekistan launches special crypto mining zone with 10-year tax holiday
The initiative seeks to attract investments, create new jobs, and promote the use of renewable energy resources in crypto mining.
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· 7 days ago· The Block
Blockchain Capital seeks $700 million for two new funds: Bloomberg
Blockchain Capital could complete the fundraising in five to six months, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Kalshi penalizes three US congressional candidates for wagering on own campaigns
Kalshi's regulatory documents showed that the candidates involved were Mark Moran, Matt Klein, and Ezekiel Enriquez.
· 8 days ago· The Block
MetaMask Co-founder Dan Finlay announces departure from Consensys
Finlay highlighted the launch of Advanced Permissions, which allows dApps to execute multiple transactions on behalf of a MetaMask user.
· 8 days ago· The Block
SocialFi app Believe founder arrested on strangulation charges following rug pull lawsuit
Pasternak is also facing a civil class-action lawsuit where investors of Believe's native token are accusing him of orchestrating a rug pull.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws new trial motion for now, says he won’t get ‘fair hearing’ from judge
SBF withdrew his motion for a new trial for now in a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, adding that he didn't think he would get a "fair hearing."
· 8 days ago· The Block
New York Governor Hochul targets prediction markets amid growing concerns of insider betting
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider information to bet on prediction markets.
· 8 days ago· The Block
TD Cowen flags five hurdles to crypto bill beyond stablecoin yield issue
These include a lack of CFTC commissioners, conflicts tied to World Liberty Financial, and concerns around Iran's use of crypto payments.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Inside Plasma with Zaheer: The Future of Stablecoins
Zaheer explains why stablecoins, better UX, and focused execution are key to crypto’s next phase of adoption.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Input Output proposes scaled-back Cardano treasury plan ahead of Leios mainnet push
The Leios mainnet launch is at the center of the roadmap, but IO’s tracker shows the upgrade still mid-development.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin rises 12% amid increase in BTC mining capacity
American Bitcoin said that it completed the "energization of ~11,298 Bitcoin miners at its Drumheller site.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Crypto bill nears stablecoin rewards breakthrough as talks hit ‘good spot,’ but ethics concerns set to resurface
After months of negotiations over how a crypto bill should treat stablecoin rewards, a key negotiator says discussions are in a "good spot."
· 8 days ago· The Block
Kalshi taps Pyth for new ‘Commodities Hub,’ offering gold, oil and lithium markets
Pyth aggregates price feeds from over 125 institutions, including exchanges and market makers, to provide 24/7 pricing data.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Binance.US slashes trading fees across listed cryptocurrencies in a bid to attract users
“American crypto traders have been paying too much for too long,” Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory said about the move to slash fees.
· 8 days ago· The Block
UK FCA carries out first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading
The Financial Conduct Authority said it has carried out its first operation targeting illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in the UK.
· 8 days ago· The Block
B2B stablecoin tech provider Infinite rolls out banking services powered by Thiel-backed Erebor Bank
Infinite is introducing bank accounts that support traditional and crypto services like ACH, wire and stablecoin transfers.
· 8 days ago· The Block
GSR enters crypto ETF field with actively managed multi-asset fund tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
Core3 marks GSR's first crypto ETF offering amid a period of expansion for the major market maker and the wider crypto fund sector.
· 8 days ago· The Block
‘I suspect you got to the right answer’: New Satoshi documentary makes the case Hal Finney and Len Sassaman were Bitcoin’s co-creators
The film follows a four-year investigation led by New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan and private investigator Tyler Maroney.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Armed intruders force French family to transfer $820,000 in crypto: report
Two armed men forced a French family to transfer $820,000 in crypto during a home invasion, local media reported.
· 8 days ago· The Block
Coinbase-incubated Base launches Azul testnet upgrade with multiproofs to advance decentralization
Base rolled out its Azul upgrade on testnet, introducing multiproofs as the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2 eyes Stage 2 decentralization.