EU starts countdown to crypto legislation, adds MiCA to official journal
On June 9, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)....
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Crypto ads face stricter rules including a referral bonus ban by FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced today June 8, that starting from October 8, advertisers of crypto services in the...
Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 fees
The Optimism network concluded its “Bedrock” upgrade on June 7, reducing deposit times, lowering layer-1 fees and enacting additional security...
Dev shares how ENS plays a role in decentralized social media
As decentralized social media becomes one of the central topics at the Buidl Asia event held in South Korea, Cointelegraph...
JPMorgan uses blockchain for 24/7 dollar transfers with Indian banks
Global financial services company JPMorgan continues exploring the benefits of blockchain, deploying the technology to eliminate some restraints of traditional...
Pro-XRP attorney’s phone hacked to promote LAW token
Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, suffered a phone hack on June 4 amid a relentless cyberattack over several days.CryptoLaw, an account...
Fraudsters impersonate executives and create fake website
Hayden Adams, the creator of the Uniswap protocol and CEO of Uniswap Labs, recently expressed his surprise on Twitter regarding...
How to access Bitcoin network data without advanced IT skills
The Bitcoin network is home to a variety of data that can offer investors, academics and fans useful insights. However,...
Crypto.com joins ranks of licensed payment institutions in Singapore
The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, announced on June 1 that it had been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license...
Former SEC chief warns influencers about prosecution for crypto price manipulation
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing crypto influencers who have promoted scam projects and are found...
Another dormant Ethereum wallet reawakens after 8 years, moving millions
An Ether (ETH) wallet that has been inactive in 2015 has suddenly awoken after eight years of dormancy, moving a...
Tornado Cash governance control set to be restored as voters approve proposal
The governance tokenholders of Tornado Cash will soon regain control over the protocol’s operations, thanks to an unexpected proposal put...
Cronos Labs launches second cohort of $100M Web3 accelerator
Blockchain startup accelerator Cronos Labs has announced the launch of its second cohort for the Cronos Accelerator Program. The program,...
Foresight Ventures pledges additional $10M for Web3 accelerator
On May 24, Singaporean venture capital (VC) firm Foresight Ventures announced it would pledge an additional $10 million to its...
Wife finds husband’s Bitcoin stash amid divorce proceedings
The divorce proceedings of a New York couple took a turn after a forensic accountant helped track down the husband’s...
$3M worth of customer funds swiped via alleged Swaprum DEX rug pull
Arbitrum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Swaprum has allegedly conducted a rug-pull on its users, with $3 million worth of customer deposits...
Last Remains joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
Blockchain-based gaming has gained momentum in recent years as the novel sensation in the crypto universe, to the point where...
GridPlus to open source wallet firmware in Q3 amid Ledger debacle
Amid fallout over Ledger’s controversial decision to allow private keys to be “recovered” from its devices, cold storage competitor GridPlus...
Telegram addresses camera exploit, points to Apple macOS security permissions
Messaging application Telegram has played down the severity of a discovered exploit that allowed researchers to gain access to camera...
Optimism’s major ‘Bedrock’ upgrade set for June 6
Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism is set to undergo its highly anticipated Bedrock upgrade on June 6. The move is...
Samsung to research South Korea’s CBDC for offline payments
Tech giant Samsung Electronics has reportedly partnered with South Korea’s central bank to conduct research on central bank digital currency...
Ethereum’s Beacon Chain is updated after finality issues
Ethereum core developers rolled out patches for Prysm Labs and Teku clients as a response to two Beacon Chain finality...
