The Snapshot governance page shows that the Arbitrum community is voting on the proposal to "fund the legal defense of Tornado Cash project co-founder Roman Storm and developer Alexey Pertsev" and will end on March 15. The proposal states that Tornado Cash is a beacon of privacy and security for the crypto industry, providing users with a reliable way to conduct private transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of this proposal is twofold: to provide a strong legal defense for both, a...

The Snapshot governance page shows that the Arbitrum community is voting on the proposal to "fund the legal defense of Tornado Cash project co-founder Roman Storm and developer Alexey Pertsev" and will end on March 15. The proposal states that Tornado Cash is a beacon of privacy and security for the crypto industry, providing users with a reliable way to conduct private transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of this proposal is twofold: to provide a strong legal defense for both, a...

Manta Network joins forces with iZUMi Finance, Meson, and rawr.trade to launch "Blast Off to Manta", encouraging users to cross-chain ETH or USDC from Blast to Manta Pacific through iZUMi, Free.tech or rawr.trade, without skipping the Blast official bridge. During the 14-day waiting period, you will receive MANTA token rewards and gain an initial advantage in the Restake event after Manta Pacific.

Manta Network joins forces with iZUMi Finance, Meson, and rawr.trade to launch "Blast Off to Manta", encouraging users to cross-chain ETH or USDC from Blast to Manta Pacific through iZUMi, Free.tech or rawr.trade, without skipping the Blast official bridge. During the 14-day waiting period, you will receive MANTA token rewards and gain an initial advantage in the Restake event after Manta Pacific.

Websea Exchange has completed a seven-day random snapshot of user holdings WBS, and community voting has begun. This voting will be conducted on the Websea platform from March 8 to 10, 2024. Users can obtain varying numbers of votes based on previous snapshots of the number of WBS holdings, ranging from "1. Maintain the status quo; 2. The total amount is reduced to 300 million ; 3. The total amount is reduced to 1 billion; 4. The total amount is reduced to 2.5 billion; 5. The total amount is ...

Websea Exchange has completed a seven-day random snapshot of user holdings WBS, and community voting has begun. This voting will be conducted on the Websea platform from March 8 to 10, 2024. Users can obtain varying numbers of votes based on previous snapshots of the number of WBS holdings, ranging from "1. Maintain the status quo; 2. The total amount is reduced to 300 million ; 3. The total amount is reduced to 1 billion; 4. The total amount is reduced to 2.5 billion; 5. The total amount is ...

Controversial crypto platform Prometheum continues to show its seriousness as the industry’s only U.S. special-purpose cryptocurrency broker-dealer, now hiring a chief financial officer with Wall Street pedigree from the likes of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. official. Albert Meo was formerly the Executive Director of Regulatory Policy at Morgan Stanley and has a long career in mainstream finance, having worked at companies such as Fidelity Investments and Nomura Securities. Pro...

Controversial crypto platform Prometheum continues to show its seriousness as the industry’s only U.S. special-purpose cryptocurrency broker-dealer, now hiring a chief financial officer with Wall Street pedigree from the likes of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. official. Albert Meo was formerly the Executive Director of Regulatory Policy at Morgan Stanley and has a long career in mainstream finance, having worked at companies such as Fidelity Investments and Nomura Securities. Pro...

Zeus Network, the communication layer between Bitcoin and Solana, announced a lineup of angel investors, including Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Mechanism Capital founder Andrew Kang, and Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali. The venture capital lineup has not yet been announced. Zeus Network, a native, permissionless communication layer built between Solana and Bitcoin, has been actively shaping the cross-chain future since December 2023. It is currently participating in the Jupiter LFG Launc...

Zeus Network, the communication layer between Bitcoin and Solana, announced a lineup of angel investors, including Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Mechanism Capital founder Andrew Kang, and Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali. The venture capital lineup has not yet been announced. Zeus Network, a native, permissionless communication layer built between Solana and Bitcoin, has been actively shaping the cross-chain future since December 2023. It is currently participating in the Jupiter LFG Launc...

A public regulatory filing shows that BlackRock has applied to the U.S. SEC to add Bitcoin spot ETF exposure to its Global Allocation Fund. “The Fund may purchase shares of Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs), including Bitcoin ETPs issued and managed by affiliates of BlackRock,” the filing states. According to previous news, earlier this week, BlackRock applied to the US SEC to add Bitcoin exposure to its strategic income opportunity investment portfolio.

A public regulatory filing shows that BlackRock has applied to the U.S. SEC to add Bitcoin spot ETF exposure to its Global Allocation Fund. “The Fund may purchase shares of Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs), including Bitcoin ETPs issued and managed by affiliates of BlackRock,” the filing states. According to previous news, earlier this week, BlackRock applied to the US SEC to add Bitcoin exposure to its strategic income opportunity investment portfolio.

Research from London-based Nickel Digital shows that institutional investors and wealth managers who own crypto assets plan to increase their crypto investments in the coming year as their short- and long-term prospects for the industry become more favorable. Nickel Digital founding partner Anatoly Crachilov said: “The sector’s strong performance, coupled with the SEC’s approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, is expected to bolster optimism in the sector, but respondents intend to increase their cryp...

Research from London-based Nickel Digital shows that institutional investors and wealth managers who own crypto assets plan to increase their crypto investments in the coming year as their short- and long-term prospects for the industry become more favorable. Nickel Digital founding partner Anatoly Crachilov said: “The sector’s strong performance, coupled with the SEC’s approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, is expected to bolster optimism in the sector, but respondents intend to increase their cryp...

Privacy browser Brave has launched a desktop update (1.63) for its 60 million users, adding support for Native SegWit Bitcoin wallets. Brave Wallet now supports sending and receiving funds from all types of Bitcoin addresses, including Legacy, Nested SegWit, etc. to ensure compatibility with third-party wallets. The update comes against the backdrop of Bitcoin’s growth in institutional adoption and its expansion as a foundation for innovation in areas such as NFT and DeFi. Brave said it will ...

Privacy browser Brave has launched a desktop update (1.63) for its 60 million users, adding support for Native SegWit Bitcoin wallets. Brave Wallet now supports sending and receiving funds from all types of Bitcoin addresses, including Legacy, Nested SegWit, etc. to ensure compatibility with third-party wallets. The update comes against the backdrop of Bitcoin’s growth in institutional adoption and its expansion as a foundation for innovation in areas such as NFT and DeFi. Brave said it will ...

Despite seeing profits of more than 50%, El Salvador’s President Bukele said he has no plans to sell the country’s large Bitcoin holdings. The Central American country became the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as its official currency in 2021, while also investing state funds in the asset. El Salvador holds approximately 2,380 Bitcoins, purchased at an average price of $44,300, meaning a $105 million investment is now worth more than $155 million. Bukele said: "When the price of Bitcoin ...

Despite seeing profits of more than 50%, El Salvador’s President Bukele said he has no plans to sell the country’s large Bitcoin holdings. The Central American country became the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as its official currency in 2021, while also investing state funds in the asset. El Salvador holds approximately 2,380 Bitcoins, purchased at an average price of $44,300, meaning a $105 million investment is now worth more than $155 million. Bukele said: "When the price of Bitcoin ...

Data from The Block shows that Bitcoin options trading volume reached an all-time high ahead of Friday’s month-end, quarter-end, and year-end expirations. Bitcoin’s monthly options trading volume has reached an all-time high of over $38 billion on major crypto derivatives exchanges, including $26.7 billion in BTC options trading volume on Deribit, as well as increased derivatives trading volume on OKX and Binance. A total of approximately $7.7 billion worth of Bitcoin-related options will exp...

Data from The Block shows that Bitcoin options trading volume reached an all-time high ahead of Friday’s month-end, quarter-end, and year-end expirations. Bitcoin’s monthly options trading volume has reached an all-time high of over $38 billion on major crypto derivatives exchanges, including $26.7 billion in BTC options trading volume on Deribit, as well as increased derivatives trading volume on OKX and Binance. A total of approximately $7.7 billion worth of Bitcoin-related options will exp...

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) today warned the public to beware of fake websites pretending to be licensed virtual asset trading platforms. These include HSKEX, which pretends to be Hash Blockchain Limited, and operates four websites including www.hskexpro.com, as well as www.oslexu.com and www.oslint.com, which pretend to be OSL Digital Securities Co., Ltd. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has added these websites to its suspicious platform warning list a...

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) today warned the public to beware of fake websites pretending to be licensed virtual asset trading platforms. These include HSKEX, which pretends to be Hash Blockchain Limited, and operates four websites including www.hskexpro.com, as well as www.oslexu.com and www.oslint.com, which pretend to be OSL Digital Securities Co., Ltd. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has added these websites to its suspicious platform warning list a...

Pacman, co-founder of Blur and Blast, recently said that the team is actively solving a series of problems and making improvements to optimize the user experience. These issues include points being reduced after migrating to the mainnet (mainly because recommended points are not displayed, expected to be fixed later today), points being displayed as 0 (expected to be fixed mid-week), and points allocated by DApps not being displayed (expected to be fixed later this week) Fixed later), seeing ...

Pacman, co-founder of Blur and Blast, recently said that the team is actively solving a series of problems and making improvements to optimize the user experience. These issues include points being reduced after migrating to the mainnet (mainly because recommended points are not displayed, expected to be fixed later today), points being displayed as 0 (expected to be fixed mid-week), and points allocated by DApps not being displayed (expected to be fixed later this week) Fixed later), seeing ...