Daily Archives: Feb 2, 2024

Project Mbridge Reaches Milestone: First Digital Dirham Cross-Border Settlement Goes Through

The first cross-border digital dirham payment was completed by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of the UAE, using the Mbridge platform, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) liquidity and interconnection...

Genesis Settles SEC Lawsuit for $21 Million Over Unregistered Securities

Facing charges from the SEC over its crypto lending practices, Genesis has agreed to a $21 million settlement. This move aims to close a chapter of legal challenges following the company’s bankruptcy filing last year amid a wider crypto...

Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Australian FTX Creditors’ Prospects for Full Recovery

The prospects of Australian creditors of the crypto exchange FTX getting all their money back recently received a boost after a judge ruled that only those who initiated Australian dollar withdrawal requests are entitled to a share of the...

Taproot Wizards Postpones ‘Quantum Cats’ Mint for the Third Time Amid Technical Setbacks

Technical difficulties have led Taproot Wizards to delay the minting of their “Quantum Cats” Bitcoin Ordinals collection for a third time. The team’s efforts to address unforeseen challenges and ensure a flawless minting experience have pushed back the launch...

End of the Line for OPNX, Built by Three Arrows Co-Founders Zhu and Davies

OPNX has declared it will cease all activities next month. This decision comes as co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies grapple with legal repercussions stemming from their previous venture’s failure, Three Arrows Capital. OPNX to Shut Down Amid Three Arrows...

Bluechip Gives Synthetix and Beanstalk Stablecoins F Grades; Tokens Added to the ‘Red Flag List’

On Feb. 1, 2024, the independent, nonprofit stablecoin assessment entity Bluechip made a noteworthy declaration. They officially bestowed an F grade upon Synthetix’s fiat tokens SUSD and SEUR, alongside Beanstalk’s dollar-pegged asset BEAN. Bluechip went on to reveal that...

OFAC Blocks Venezuelan Gold Business, Warns About Upcoming Oil Sanctions

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revoked the license of Minerven, the Venezuela-owned gold company, for commercializing gold in international markets. The sanctions on Minerven, which were eased in October, will be applied again on February 13,...

Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Skyrockets by 7.33%, Setting New Record for 2024

On Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, the Bitcoin network witnessed a significant milestone as its mining complexity metric surged by 7.33% at block height 828,576. This marked the most substantial increase in difficulty for the year thus far. The current...

1,210 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2016 Stir After Years of Inactivity, Following Previous Day’s Mysterious Movements

On the final day of January 2024, a series of nine enigmatic transactions emerged from wallets established in 2016. Subsequently, another tranche of 15 transactions from wallets created on that same day in 2016 moved a total of 1,210.41...

Blackrock’s IBIT Bitcoin Reserves Soar, Securing 70,005 BTC Valued at Nearly $3 Billion

According to the latest metrics, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, commonly referred to as GBTC, saw a decline of approximately 9,520.27 bitcoins, valued at around $410 million, between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2024. During a two-day period, Blackrock’s spot bitcoin...

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Mike Tyson joins boxing blockchain project

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has partnered with the blockchain venture for boxers Prepared To Battle. In accordance with a press...