Coinbase Gets a Stake in Stablecoin Operator Circle and USDC Adds 6 New Blockchains
The Centre Consortium, jointly managed by Circle and Coinbase, is being shut down and Circle is bringing issuance and governance of the USDC stablecoin in-house.
Friend.tech Attracted NBA Influencers. So Why Does Everyone Think Crypto’s Latest Trend Will Die?
Despite its initial success in attracting celebs, the portents aren’t good for the latest “Twitter-killer.”
Bitcoin Bulls Mull the Meaning of New Fed Messaging on Inflation and Interest Rates
Instruments tied to interest rates compete with Bitcoin for investor dollars.
Social Platform Friend.tech Gains 100K Users in Days Even in Depths of a Bear Market
The growth correlates with the more than $25 million in revenue generated by the platform since its Aug. 10 launch.
Terra Website Compromised; Developers Warn Against Phishing Scam
Layer 1 blockchain Terra was targeted by a phishing attack over the weekend with the official website being compromised by hackers.
BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol
This is the second major liquidation in under a week and potentially safeguards bnb prices from crashing suddenly.
XRP Ruling Needs Appeals Court Review, SEC Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn’t violate securities law, a day after the judge said the SEC could present its argument.
El Salvador Diary: Lightning Is Key to Bitcoin Adoption
As he travels around the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, Jonathan Martin finds that few are using it. But Lightning integration could soon change the game.
Tokenization News Roundup: Consolidation Coming
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.
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