Binance announced the existence of its Global Law Enforcement Training Program in a blogpost on Sept. 27. The creation of the program could be considered retroactive, sincethe company’s investigations team has been holding workshops for law enforcement for the past year.  Binance expanded its investigations team a year ago, and has held one-day workshops in numerous countries since then, according […]

A popular cryptocurrency analyst has revealed they believe that the price of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum ($ETH) could end up outperforming the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin ($BTC) in the near future, although a rally under the “current market conditions” doesn’t seem likely. In a tweet shared with their over 180,000 followers on the microblogging platform, pseudonymous analyst Altcoin […]

According to a new press release published on Tuesday, Alex Mashinsky, CEO of troubled crypto lender Celsius Network, has resigned effective immediately. In explaining the decision, Mashinsky wrote:  “I regret that my continued role as CEO has become an increasing distraction, and I am very sorry about the difficult financial circumstances members of our community are facing. Since the pause, […]

The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Axelar and the infrastructure company behind Sui blockchain, Mysten Labs, disclosed a partnership on Sept. 27 to deliver cross-chain communication for developers through General Message Passing, aiming to advance the prospect of a “super DApp.” Integration is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The collaboration will enable DApps created in Move — […]

Web3 and tech companies participated in a funding round for a data platform called Space and Time that aims to transform central databases into trustless data sources powered by smart contracts.  In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Space and Time mentioned that they’ve raised $20 million in strategic funding from investors like Microsoft’s M12 fund, the venture capital arm of […]

Russia is in the pilot phase of its central bank digital currency development (CBDC), and new reports indicate that the country could use its national digital currency to settle international trade. According to a report published in Reuters, Russia is reportedly planning to use the digital rouble for mutual settlements with China by next year. The digital rouble is currently […]

Mastercard has launched customizable nonfungible token (NFT) debit cards, allowing some cardholders who own avatars from select NFT collections to add the artwork onto the payment’s card. The debit cards are made available through a Sept. 26 partnership with European cryptocurrency exchange platform, “hi” allowing its “Gold” members to personalize their debit cards with an NFT they verifiably own Gold […]

DeSo, a new blockchain-backed by Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz, has announced its integration with MetaMask. As a result, millions of Ethereum users can now enjoy one-click access to encrypted on-chain messaging and a full Twitter-like feature set. DeSo’s integration with the leading web3 wallet effectively turns MetaMask into a full-fledged decentralized social network. It also paves the way for […]