Company founders Ola Muse and Karthik Kalyanaraman left Coinbase in August. It only took them two months to raise and close the seed round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from Mysten Labs and Howard University. Their firm, Scale3, is an infrastructure startup that focuses on supporting blockchain node operators. Node operation is...Read More
The US Department of Justice confiscated 719 bitcoins from the 35-year-old Canadian – Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins – for participating in the NetWalker ransomware attacks. At the time of the seizure, the amount of cryptocurrency equaled nearly $22 million. Prison Time for the Criminal According to a recent announcement, Vachon-Desjardins was involved in a sophisticated type of...Read More
Last week’s performance of Bitcoin (BTC) was quite impressive as Bitcoin finally succeeded in breaking beyond the $20,000 barrier. But the BTC began to decline as the weekend approached. As of the time of writing, BTC had fallen to $19k. Even if the market turns bearish during the next several days, it is anticipated that...Read More
Brazil’s Federal Police reportedly halted the operations of a criminal gang led by the businessman Francisco Valdevino da Silva, a.k.a “Bitcoin Sheikh.” The authorities claimed that the wrongdoers defrauded thousands of people in the past few years and laundered up to 4 billion Brazilian reals ($766 million). Another Crypto Ponzi Scheme in Brazil GloboNews revealed...Read More
Despite starting on a promising note, the global macroeconomic environment influenced and adversely impacted the crypto market, which sustained several damaging corrections. The same could be said for the NFT market. However, new data suggest that the NFT business continues to be in great demand. High Demand for NFTs In Q3, the NFT trading volume...Read More
According to former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal, one competitor to Ethereum (ETH) is poised to overshadow the rest of the market. He predicts that during the next bull cycle Solana (SOL) will outperform major Altcoins. Pal: Decoding the Altcoin which may drive the bulls The analyst has pointed out that Solana (SOL) blockchain has...Read More
Brian Roberts, who joined OpenSea after working at Lyft, Walmart, and Microsoft, said he is leaving the company just ten months after joining it. This is the latest example of cryptocurrency executives stepping down amid the ongoing bear market. OpenSea CFO Joins the Departure List As last year’s bull market was raging on and NFTs...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – New York, United States, 6th October 2022] Cozies, an immersive community-driven movement promoting a “Cozy” culture of living, has announced its first-ever Cozies NFT release is minting for October 10th at 10 am EST on its Cozies.io website. Inspired by lo-fi anime aesthetics, sci-fi, and streetwear culture, the Cozies collection is made...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 6th October 2022] POST VOYAGER, a blockchain arm of a Japanese mobile game powerhouse Cocone and a developer of the MOOI Network, announced on Friday that it has entered into a partnership with Mythical Games, a Web3 game technology company behind Blankos Block Party and NFL Rivals. As part of...Read More
When stablecoins are sent to exchanges in large quantities, it is usually a signal that institutions are preparing to buy. It has not happened yet, as stablecoins such as USDC have been leaving exchanges as the bear market deepens. On Oct. 8, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju observed that 94% of the USDC supply is...Read More
