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Haru Invest CEO Attacked During Fraud Trial in Seoul
August 28, 2024 11:57 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn recent developments within the financial sector, the CEO of Haru Invest, a,cryptocurrency,, has been attacked while attending a fraud trial in Seoul. The incident, which occurred amidst ongoing legal proceedings, has drawn significant attention an...
Polkadot's DOT Faces Key Support Test Amid Market Downturn
August 28, 2024 11:57 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaPolkadot, a notable player in the,cryptocurrency,sector, is currently facing a critical test as its native token, DOT, approaches the $4 mark. This situation occurs amidst a broader market downturn, making the performance of DOT at this level particu...
Here’s What Happened In Crypto Today
August 28, 2024 11:56 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaToday's developments in the,cryptocurrency,sector reveal significant movements and updates. The digital asset market has experienced a notable shift, with major cryptocurrencies showing varied performances. This article summarizes the main events and...
Data Protocol Introduces Hardware to End Rental Web
August 28, 2024 08:03 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn the evolving landscape of digital storage and data management, traditional solutions have become increasingly inadequate. Centralized services, such as Google Drive or iCloud, offer convenience but impose significant limitations on data ownership...
Reasons for Today's Drop in XRP Price
August 28, 2024 08:02 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaXRP prices have experienced a decline today, reflecting a broader trend in the cryptocurrency market amid a cautious risk-on sentiment. As of August 28, XRP is trading at approximately $0.56, marking a decrease of about 3% over the past 24 hours. Thi...
Trump Appoints RFK Jr. to Transition Team Amid New Indictment
August 28, 2024 08:01 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaRobert F. Kennedy Jr., a former Democratic candidate who has been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrency, has joined Donald Trump’s transition team in preparation for a Trump presidency. Kennedy, who previously ran as an independent after leaving the De...
TON Society Urges France to Release Durov
August 28, 2024 08:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaFrench President Emmanuel Macron has faced significant criticism from the tech community following the arrest of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov at Le Bourget Airport on August 24. Notable figures, including Elon Musk and Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski,...
Nasdaq Seeks SEC Approval for Bitcoin Index Options
August 28, 2024 07:58 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Nasdaq stock exchange is seeking approval from U.S. regulators to introduce options on a Bitcoin index, aiming to provide institutional investors with new methods to manage risk and offer traders enhanced power. On August 27, Nasdaq announced its...
Sony Launches Soneium Minato Testnet and Web3 Developer Incubator
August 28, 2024 06:12 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSony Block Solutions Labs (Sony BSL) has introduced the Soneium Minato public testnet and the Soneium Spark incubator, marking a significant development in its Web3 initiatives. The Soneium blockchain, a layer-2 solution created by Singapore-based St...
Telegram CEO Durov Visited Russia Multiple Times Since 2014
August 28, 2024 06:12 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaAn investigation by Important Stories, an independent Russian-language news outlet, appears to challenge Pavel Durov’s public statements regarding his travel history. On August 27, Durov, co-founder and CEO of Telegram, allegedly entered Russia over...
TON Resumes Operation After Outage Caused by DOGS
August 28, 2024 06:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain has resumed normal operations following a brief disruption that halted block production for several hours. The TON Foundation confirmed that the network is now functioning as expected and producing blocks re...
Nigeria’s SEC Grants First License to Local Crypto Exchange
August 28, 2024 06:10 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Quidax, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Africa, its first provisional operating license. This move marks a significant step toward formal recognition and regulatory oversight of the...
Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Seized Palestinian Crypto Funds
August 28, 2024 06:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaBinance has addressed recent reports alleging that the exchange seized cryptocurrency from all Palestinian users, stating that only a limited number of accounts were affected. These reports originated from Ray Youssef, co-founder of the peer-to-peer...
$1.3T in Tokenized RWAs by 2030 More Likely Than $30T
August 28, 2024 05:28 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaA recent Wall Street forecast suggesting that tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) could reach a value of $30 trillion by 2030 has been met with skepticism. Jamie Coutts, Chief,{Crypto},at Real Vision, has voiced doubts about the feasibility of this pr...
SxT Labs Raises $20M in Series A for Blockchain Database Solutions
August 28, 2024 05:27 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSpace and Time (SxT) Labs has successfully raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Framework Ventures. The latest funding round saw participation from several notable venture capital firms, including Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capita...
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to Acquire $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust
August 28, 2024 05:26 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaBitwise Asset Management has announced a plan to acquire the assets of the,{Osprey Bitcoin Trust},(OBTC),, following an Asset Purchase Agreement between the two parties. According to a joint statement released on August 27, the acquisition will see B...
Sky’s New Maker Stablecoin Criticized for ‘Freeze Function’
August 28, 2024 05:26 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaMaker, now rebranded as Sky, has recently introduced its new stablecoin, USDS, which has generated significant discussion within the decentralized finance (DeFi) community. The upgrade includes a feature known as the "freeze function," which allows t...
Gavin Wood's Vision: Global Free Crypto Transactions and Web3 Tech
August 28, 2024 05:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaGavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, Polkadot, and Kusama, has articulated a vision for Web3 that emphasizes making cryptocurrency transactions a public good by removing transaction fees. In a recent exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Wood highli...
Vitalik Buterin Details 2023 Ethereum Foundation Spending
August 28, 2024 04:31 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Ethereum Foundation's annual expenditure on new institutions increased significantly, representing 36.5% of its 2023 budget. This marked a substantial rise from the previous year's allocation of 23.8% for similar initiatives. The category of "new...
Critical Bug Fixed in Circle’s Noble-CCTP
August 28, 2024 04:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn August 27, Asymmetric Research, a blockchain security firm, disclosed a critical vulnerability in Circle's Noble-Cross Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) used for USDC transactions on the Cosmos network. The flaw was identified in the "ReceiveMessage"...