SynFutures raises $14M for derivatives DEX supporting ‘anything with a price feed’
Polychain Capital led the derivative DEX’s $14 million Series A round.
Day: 16 June 2021
Thailand’s XSpring Capital raises $225M to build integrated financial marketplace
Thai companies and millionaires have funded the firm which aims to bridge traditional and digital finance. Investment management company XSpring...
‘I have nothing’: Imprisoned John McAfee claims his crypto fortune is gone
John McAfee asserted in an extradition hearing in Spain that the tax evasion charges aimed against him are politically motivated....
Indonesia’s central bank marshals staff to enforce crypto payments ban
Indonesia’s central bank is sending supervisors out to ensure local financial institutions aren’t defying the nationwide ban of crypto payments...
Pantera CEO: Crypto market ‘panic’ is subsiding, now’s the time to buy
The Pantera boss cited three primary reasons why crypto markets dumped a trillion dollars in market cap. The chief executive...
CNN selling historic news ‘moments’ as NFTs
CNN will drop NFTs depicting historic moments such as space travel, technological advancements, and presidential elections. CNN has followed Fox...
Alchemix patches ‘Reverse Rug’ exploit, address $6.5 million shortfall
In an unusual twist for the latest DeFi exploit, the users were the ones to walk away in profit. It’s...
Jack Dorsey notes lobbying efforts to get Ethiopian gov’t to embrace Bitcoin
Ethiopian-based group Project Mano is lobbying the government to mine, hold and link Bitcoin to the Ethiopian birr or other...
General Motors CEO: ‘Nothing Precludes GM From Accepting Bitcoin if There’s Consumer Demand’
The CEO of General Motors (GM), America’s largest automaker, says that nothing precludes her company from accepting bitcoin if there...
Fed Expects 2 Rate Hikes in 2023, Stock Market Plunges, Powell Anticipates Higher Inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday told the public that it has forwarded the time frame for raising interest rates. “Progress...
Bitcoin Beach Town in El Salvador Bustles With Growth After BTC Becomes Legal Tender
Ever since El Salvador passed a bill that was approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress legalizing bitcoin as...
Solving the Climate Change Problem Using Blockchain Technology – Start of the FOSTER Project
The Swiss company TRES Group GmbH is launching an exciting and innovative program aiming at adding a solution to the...
SEC opens to comments on whether to approve VanEck Bitcoin ETF
The filing came before the commission's June 17 deadline to approve or disapprove of the Bitcoin ETF following an extension...
Travala launches decentralized home-sharing service — will it be the next Airbnb?
The site claims to repair "the broken relationship between hosts and guests created by existing centralized home-sharing platforms." Pro-crypto travel...
Biden hints at possible cybersecurity arrangement with Russia over ransomware attacks
Joe Biden said that the U.S. and Russia might have the beginnings of a "cybersecurity arrangement that begins to bring...
