Google has unveiled its Safety Charter in India, which will expand its AI-led developments for fraud detection and combating scams across the country, the company’s largest market outside the United States. Digital fraud in India is rising. Fraud related to the Indian government’s instant payment system UPI grew 85% year-over-year to nearly 11 billion Indian … Read more
Alex Mashinsky and related entities have forfeited all claims to Celsius’ bankruptcy estate as the court prioritizes restitution to creditors.
The number of whale wallets holding large amounts of XRP XRP has increased to a record high in a sign of confidence in the cryptocurrency’s price prospects. “There are now over 2,700 whale & shark wallets holding at least 1M XRP for the first time in the asset’s 12 plus year history,” blockchain analytics firm … Read more
SBF joins Luigi Mangione and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in a provocative dark comedy exploring America’s fascination with fallen icons.
Spotify’s Daniel Ek just led a €600 million investment in Helsing, a four-year-old, Munich-based defense tech company that is now valued at €12 billion, according to the Financial Times. The deal makes it one of Europe’s most valuable privately held companies; it also highlights Europe’s scramble to build its own military muscle as the world … Read more
The institutionalization of cryptocurrencies is accelerating rapidly. Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit’s on-demand liquidity tool, the Deribit Block Request-for-Quote (RFQ) interface, has registered a cumulative trading volume of over $23 billion in less than four months since its debut in early March. Deribit is a prominent derivatives exchange, offering the world’s largest options market for traders … Read more
X has suspended over 20 crypto-related accounts as of Monday, with the bans hitting Pump.fun and its co-founder, Alon Cohen.
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A new approval process, where most Optimism proposals will auto-pass unless a stakeholder vetoes, will come into force on Aug. 1 to reduce the burden on contributors.
The BitMEX founder warned that most new stablecoin issuers will be overvalued and likely fail due to locked distribution channels.
Eric Trump says he has no “public involvement” in Tron’s reverse merger effort, despite sitting on the board of a bank brokering the deal.
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Amazon has announced the dates when its annual Prime Day deal extravaganza will kick off, and it’s happening for much longer than usual. It starts Tuesday, July 8th, at 3AM Eastern and lasts through Friday, July 11th, at the same time. And, instead of being a two-day event that’s exclusive to Prime subscribers, it’s happening … Read more
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Social media giant X suspended Pump.fun’s official account and co-founder Alon Cohen’s personal handle on June 16, alongside other memecoin-related platforms including GMGN, Bloom Trading, BullX, ElizaOS, and more earlier on Tuesday. The platform issued no reason, triggering speculation about internal policy enforcement or wider regulatory intervention, but sparked grapevine talk in crypto circles of … Read more
Hong Kong tech investment firm MemeStrategy has added Solana to its balance sheet and has pledged to stake Solana tokens to support network security and earn rewards.
Dogecoin (DOGE) climbed 4.29% over the past 24 hours, rising from $0.173 to $0.180, as broad market liquidations swept through the crypto market during the Israel–Iran conflict. The token broke key resistance at $0.177 on above-average volume and held firm near new highs despite intensifying global uncertainty. News Background The Israel–Iran escalation triggered a wave … Read more
A fog of uncertainty continues to hang over global markets as crypto assets trade sideways, ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. While equities briefly found their footing on Monday, crypto markets remained defensive after Friday’s $1.2 billion futures liquidation, which shook out overleveraged longs and sent altcoins sharply lower over the weekend. Bitcoin … Read more
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Tinder launched a new Double Date feature, which allows users to team up with friends and chat with potential matches together.
Tinder is no longer just a platform for solo dates. The company has announced a new “Double Date” feature rolling out in the US that will let you invite a friend to find — and match with – another pair. The feature lives within a new “Double Date” icon in the top-right corner of the … Read more
Accounts linked to Pump.fun, GMGN and other Solana-based projects have been taken down without warning, triggering speculation as to why.
The conflict has sparked interest among punters, even as the odds of a U.S. strike against Iran on Polymarket fall.
Paradigm’s chief legal officer and general counsel said if Roman Storm is found guilty, it could slow future software development in the crypto and fintech industries.