Coin Prices

BNB

$228.95

0.85%

XRP

$0.610472

1.46%

EOS

$0.686495

1.53%

NEM

$0.0365711

3.58%

Bonk

$0.00000403

2.73%

WAX

$0.062225

0.62%

IOST

$0.00932115

3.30%

Kin

$0.00001533

-2.04%

OST

$0.00031098

0.94%
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    Cristiano Ronaldo Sued for $1 Billion Over Binance NFT Promotion

    A class action lawsuit filed in Florida on Thursday seeks over $1 billion in damages from international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo for his role in promoting the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The lawsuit alleges that Binance sold unregistered securities and operated illegally in the United States. It claims Ronaldo lent his celebrity to hype investments, driving traffic and investors to the platform. "The binding law... across the country, regarding mass promotion of cryptocurrency and unre...

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    4 min read
    Decrypt Staff
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    Circle Denies Links to Terrorist Financing and Justin Sun

    Digital currency company Circle has strenuously pushed back against allegations made by a Washington watchdog group that it helps fund terrorist organizations. In a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte disputed claims made in a 13-page letter the lawmakers received earlier this month from the Campaign for Accountability, which asserted that Circle facilitates money laundering by terror...

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    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Bitcoin. Image: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record-Breaking $3 Million Transaction Fee

    Bitcoin miner AntPool will refund a record-breaking $3 million transaction fee paid in error last week, once it has verified the owner. In an announcement, AntPool noted that its risk control system "temporarily froze the fee when packaging the transaction," and invited the user to verify themselves before December 10. AntPool requested that the individual who sent the funds prepare a signing tool, either Electrum or Bitcoin Core, and use the private key of the address that sent the transaction...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
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    Bybit Woos Holders of Rival Crypto Cards With Rewards Program

    Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a new rewards program for its Bybit Card, aimed at onboarding holders of other crypto cards. The reward program offers the first 10,000 users up to €25 in card bonuses for crypto card holders who make the switch to Bybit Card. Upon applying for a Bybit Card through the landing page, users will receive €10 for a successful application, with a further €5 unlocked after the first successful transaction. Depositing at least €100 for the first time on the By...

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    Terra Ecosystem's LUNA, LUNC Surge By Double-Digits

    Terra ecosystem coins LUNA and Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) have surged by double-digits over the past day. Per data from CoinGecko, LUNA is up 19.1% on the day to trade at around $0.83 at time of publication, while LUNC is up by a massive 39.6% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.00011267. The price rally comes on the heels of the injection of $15 million into the Terra DeFi ecosystem by Terraform Labs, a move that it claimed "solves the cold start problem for the Terra ecosystem." The l...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Cosmos (ATOM). Image: Shutterstock

    ATOM Slips 4% as Founder Pushes for Cosmos Fork After Inflation Vote

    Following the passing of a community vote to slash inflation on the Cosmos Hub’s native token ATOM to 10%, founder Jae Kwon has called for a hard fork of the cryptocurrency. The rift in the Cosmos community has seen the price of ATOM slip by 4% in the past day, to its current value of $9.29, per CoinGecko. Proposal 848 passed with 41.1% of the network’s voting power versus 31.9% against, with 6.6% voting for a veto and 20.4% abstaining. The proposal will see ATOM’s inflation cut from around 14%...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
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    BLUR Up 30% Following Season 2 Airdrop, Binance Listing

    BLUR, the token of the NFT marketplace that shares its name, is up 30% following this week's Season 2 airdrop and the news that the token will be listed on crypto exchange Binance. At time of publication, BLUR is trading at $0.63, up jsust under 30% on the day and around 82% on the week, per data from CoinGecko. Blur's end-of-season airdrops are designed to incentivize traders to use the NFT marketplace; the Season 2 airdrop saw a reward pool of 300 million BLUR tokens (worth around $185 million...

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    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: Retool

    Amid Mainstream Boom, AI Skeptics Say the Tech is Overhyped

    Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have “unequivocally gone mainstream” in 2023, according to a new survey of over 1,500 professionals working in technology and related fields. Yet, despite rapid adoption, most respondents still view AI as overhyped. Just under a quarter called it “fairly rated.” The survey, conducted by Retool, found broad enthusiasm tempered by skepticism. Retool,  founded in June 2017 and part of the Y Combinator accelerator program, offers a platform for building int...

  • Decrypt, Fananees NFT and Weconn Launch Web3 Courses in Arabic

    Decrypt, the next-generation media outlet navigating the intersection of culture and technology, in partnership with the Fananees NFT project, which brings MBC Group’s most beloved Ramadan characters to the exciting world of digital collectibles, and Weconn, a research and education-oriented initiative dedicated to exploring the diverse applications of blockchain technology, have launched Decrypt U in Arabic.  Decrypt U is an educational initiative providing learning about blockchain technology...

  • Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance. Image: Bloomberg New Economy Forum.

    DOJ Is Seeking $4 Billion From Binance, Criminal Charges Against CZ

    The long-running criminal investigation by U.S. authorities into crypto exchange Binance could be settled before they show up in an indictment—but it'll cost the company $4 billion. Crypto exchange Binance is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve a criminal investigation into alleged money laundering, bank fraud, and sanctions violations, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. If the settlement deal goes through, it would be one of the largest-ever penalties in a crypto ca...

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    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
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    Fidelity Joins BlackRock in Race for Ethereum ETF

    Financial services giant Fidelity Investments is seeking regulatory approval to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would hold the Ethereum cryptocurrency, according to a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing comes a day after BlackRock submitted its own Ethereum ETF application. The proposed Fidelity Ethereum Fund would track the price of Ethereum, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain network. The ETF's shares would trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange u...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • BitGo. Image: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin ETF Soon? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up, Says BitGo CEO

    There's good news and bad news for Bitcoiners waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said during an interview yesterday. "We're all excited about the ETF," Belshe said, adding that signals from conversations between ETF applicants and the SEC hint at progress being made. That's the good news. Now, the bad: "I think it's quite likely we have another round of ETF rejections before we get the positive news," Belshe added, attributing...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero. Photo enhanced with AI. Image: CFTC

    AI Brings ‘Great Promise and Great Risk' to Financial Markets: CFTC Commissioner

    Artificial intelligence "could aid in breakthroughs," acknowledged Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero in a keynote address today, but she asserted that regulators must "manage risks so that we can receive these promises." Romero's remarks were the highlight of the first day of the annual Financial Services Conference, hosted in Washington, D.C., by the Consumer Federation of America. "In terms of protecting financial stability, particularly where it comes...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Kristalina Georgieva , Managing Director of the IMF. Source: Shutterstock

    CBDCs Could Replace Cash in Global Finance, Says IMF

    The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director laid out a bold vision during a speech in Singapore yesterday: Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could replace cash in the global financial system. "Countries are investigating CBDCs and are developing regulations to guide digital money developments," Kristalina Georgieva said while speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday. While the adoption of CBDCs is not immediate, about 60% of countries are exploring them and recogn...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
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    PancakeSwap Launches Crypto Gaming Hub—And You Can Earn CAKE

    Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap has launched a new platform to expand further into blockchain gaming. The PancakeSwap Gaming Marketplace went live Tuesday and initially features two games themed around the exchange and its whimsical branding, but the company aims to encourage other developers to create games for the ecosystem. The company said in an announcement that the marketplace will allow gamers, developers, and the PancakeSwap community to "play, build, and connect." It comes afte...

    NewsGaming
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Artwork from the Paris Saint-Germain x Blvck Paris drop. Image: Blvck Paris

    Soccer Giant Paris Saint-Germain Drops NFTs for Blvck Paris Fashion Collab

    Major soccer club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and avant-garde fashion brand Blvck Paris are teaming up for an exclusive new collaboration fusing sports, fashion, and digital artistry, the companies announced in a joint press release Wednesday.  The collection includes physical apparel, but is led first by a digital fashion drop via NFTs, initially through an exclusive launch on the Crypto.com marketplace. The NFTs will enable early access to purchase the physical gear, along with other potential be...

    NewsNFTs
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • JP Morgan. Image: Felix Lipov/Shutterstock.com

    JP Morgan’s Onyx Taps Avalanche for Tokenized Funds, AVAX Jumps 14%

    Onyx by J.P. Morgan and Apollo Global unveiled a proof-of-concept with Avalanche under the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian. The companies said in a press release it could transform asset and wealth management. The proof-of-concept illustrates the potential of blockchain, smart contracts, and tokenization to streamline portfolio management, particularly for alternative assets that have been challenging to trade and manage. That's been bullish news for AVAX, the native token of...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Phantom Galaxies. Image: Blowfish Studios

    Phantom Galaxies Game Guide

    Newly released sci-fi actioner Phantom Galaxies puts you in the cockpit of a mecha on the galactic frontier, where the Ranger Squadron does battle with three vicious pirate factions in a fight to keep the universe safe. You’ll need to keep your wits about you as you engage in high-intensity combat both on the ground and in space, switching between your mecha and shipforms. Through a story-driven campaign, PvE bounties, and PvP multiplayer combat, you’ll customize and upgrade your starfighter to...

  • Phantom Galaxies. Image: Blowfish Studios

    Phantom Galaxies Launches in Early Access on Epic Games Store and Steam

    Blowfish Studios’ mecha combat game Phantom Galaxies has launched in early access, with a free-to-play version of the Web3-enabled title launching on its official website and the Epic Games Store, while a non-Web3 version is available on Steam. During early access, which is expected to last around 12 months, players of the sci-fi RPG will be able to get to grips with hours of core story gameplay and exploration on day one, plus PvE multiplayer bounties, PvP battles and additional future content...

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    Blockchain.com Secures $110 Million in New Funding

    Cryptocurrency platform Blockchain.com announced Tuesday it has raised $110 million in a new funding round led by Kingsway Capital. The Series E raise includes participation from major firms like Baillie Gifford, Lakestar, LSVP, and Coinbase Ventures. Kingsway Capital was founded by Manny Stotz with $5 billion in assets under management. Blockchain.com launched as Blockchain.info in 2011 as a blockchain explorer tool, which let anyone examine bitcoin transactions and provided an API to enable de...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
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