Interpol Launches 'First-Ever Metaverse' Designed for Global Law Enforcement

The global police organization unveiled its own metaverse, indicating that more oversight of virtual worlds is imminent. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Christie’s Goes Fully On-Chain with New Ethereum NFT Marketplace

The 256-year-old institution has launched Christie’s 3.0, a new marketplace anchored by an exclusive NFT collection from Diana Sinclair. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Jack Dorsey-Founded Bluesky Unveils Roadmap for Decentralized Social Networks

The group, formed within Twitter, is building a decentralized protocol that limits corporate and governmental influence on social media platforms. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Solana DeFi Trading Platform Mango Markets Loses $100M in Hack

The latest attack, still under investigation, comes less than a week after BNB Chain lost $100 million in a separate DeFi hack. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Google Cloud to Let Users Pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin via Coinbase

Google will let a "handful" of customers pay for its cloud services using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum via Coinbase Commerce. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Crypto Assets Regulation Bill

European Union lawmakers have approved the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) bill that hopes to regulate the digital asset space.  | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

EU has placed a blanket ban on crypto services to all Russian entities

The European Union has placed a blanket ban on crypto services to Russian entities as part of its eighth round of sanctions. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried May Scoop Up Bankrupt Celsius' Assets

FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly eyeing a bid for the assets of the embattled crypto lending firm Celsius. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

SEC Fines Tether’s Former Auditor $1.5M for ‘Improper Professional Conduct’

The regulator said New York-based accounting firm Friedman LLP, Tether’s auditor in 2017, failed to perform audits appropriately. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Outrage as SEC Claims All Ethereum Transactions Happen in USA

The Ethereum community had a lot to contend with, from post-merge price doldrums to an SEC regulatory broadside. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

SEC Claims All of Ethereum Falls Under US Jurisdiction

In a civil complaint against a crypto influencer, the SEC suggested the U.S. government has jurisdiction over all Ethereum transactions. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon: I am not “on the run”

The man behind Terra is wanted by South Korean authorities and is not in Singapore, but tweeted that he's not hiding. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Second Layoff Round at Crypto.com Worse Than June Cuts

Multiple sources tell Decrypt that this month's layoffs, beyond those announced in June, have been kept quiet but are “much bigger.” | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Ethereum Merge May Be Coming Sooner Than Expected

The Ethereum merge, the final step in the network's transition to proof of stake, is now expected to take place on September 15 or 16. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Tornado Cash Dev Arrested

A suspected developer of Ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash has been arrested in the Netherlands. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Solana Hack Blamed on Slope Mobile Wallet Exploit

Private keys may have been inadvertently compromised as Solana mobile wallet Slope is fingered for the major network attack. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Solana, USDC Drained from Wallets in Attack – Decrypt

Twitter has erupted with reports of compromised wallets being drained of Solana and USDC, with no method or attacker yet identified. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Spice DAO to Dissolve After Infamous ‘Dune’ Book Auction

Closing the deal for Alejandro Jodorowsky's storyboards turned out to be only the start of the DAO's problems. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Ethereum Devs Pencil in September Date for Merge

Ethereum's Merge event has a new launch date after network developers laid out a fresh timeline for testnets and updates. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

70% of Ethereum Nodes Are Hosted on Centralized Services

Bitcoin figurehead Anthony Pompliano stirred a debate about Ethereum's level of decentralization by pointing to the number of its nodes that are hosted on AWS. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Texas Bitcoin Miners Power Down as Heat Wave Threatens Grid with Blackouts

Bitcoin mining companies are responding to a request from Texas power grid operator ERCOT to conserve energy to avoid outages. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

DOJ Files Charges Against Baller Ape Club ‘Rug Pull’

Three other cryptocurrency fraud cases involving over $100 million in potential losses were also announced. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Chia Aims to Take on Ethereum, Solana with NFTs. Will They Blossom?

Bram Cohen’s storage-based crypto network Chia just launched NFTs on its mainnet. Can a robust market sprout from the new standard? | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Bank of England to Rescue Collapsing Stablecoin Issuers

A new proposal would give England's central bank regulatory oversight over stablecoin issuers should they pose a risk to financial stability. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX Hit with $258B Dogecoin Lawsuit

A man has filed a $258 billion lawsuit against Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, for pumping Dogecoin. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Bitcoin Falls Below $20k, Ethereum Tests $1k

Bitcoin plunged below $20,000 on Saturday morning, a significant support level for the top cryptocurrency. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Elon Musk Reveals Crypto Twitter Plans in Leaked Transcript

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk expanded on his plans for Twitter, including crypto payments, in a leaked Q&A session with employees. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Celsius Tanks 70% in 1 Hour After Company Pauses Withdrawals

The crypto lender paused all customer withdrawals and swaps on Sunday night, citing liquidity issues. CEL quickly went off a cliff. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Seth Green Pays $300K to Recover His Stolen Bored Ape Ethereum NFT

Family Guy star Seth Green has reportedly paid a massive sum to regain ownership of his stolen Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Germany Won't Tax Bitcoin, Ethereum Sold After One Year of Possession

Cryptocurrencies can be sold tax free after one year of possession, according to Germany's finance ministry. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Carl Sagan Fan Sells Wormhole.com to Jump Trading for $50K After Lawsuit

Jump, which has backed a bridge platform known as Wormhole, launched a legal campaign against a 79-year-old man over the name. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 1 year ago

Ethereum’s Move to Proof of Stake

The Ethereum mainnet is due to merge with the Beacon Chain in 2022, completing its transition from proof of work to proof of stake. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

David Chaum Went from Inventing Digital Cash to Pioneering Digital Privacy

True privacy protection will set people free and secure democracy, says the inventor of eCash and the quantum-resistant, privacy-preserving blockchain xx network. (Sponsored post by xx network) | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

A Decentralized Google Maps? Solana-Based Hivemapper Raises $18M to Build It

Hivemapper rewards users with tokens for passively capturing mapping data with dashcams in a model inspired by Helium. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Nike Wants to 'Destroy' Unauthorized NFTs–How Will That Work?

Nike is asking a court to destroy something that pretty much can't be destroyed. How will the courts handle "infringing" NFTs? | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Solana Stablecoin Project Cashio Plummets to Zero After MultiMillion Dollar Hack

Cashio, a Solana-based stablecoin project, has been looted for millions after attackers leveraged an “infinite mint glitch.” | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Ukraine President Signs Law Legalizing and Regulating Crypto Assets

Ukraine’s law “On Virtual Assets” was introduced last month and is now official. It will usher in a fully regulated crypto market there. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Are Web3 ‘Communities’ Vapid or Authentic? Can we even call this communities?

Every crypto investment cult has its own "community." Is there real human connection, or is it all just a bunch of coin marketing hokum? | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Licensed Formula 1 Ethereum NFT Game Is Shutting Down

Animoca Brands will give F1 Delta Time NFT holders replacement NFTs for REVV Racing and other perks after the F1 license expires. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

ETH Layer 2 Service StarkNet Goes Live on Alchemy Promises 100x Lower Gas Fees

StarkNet is the latest Layer 2 solution to arrive on the scene, promising to slash Ethereum gas costs. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Coinbase Is Latest Exchange to Deny Ukraine Request to Block Russian CryptoUsers

Coinbase says it's complying with sanctions but "will not institute a blanket ban on all Coinbase transactions involving Russian addresses." | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

$200B Wiped from Crypto Market Cap Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Crypto prices have tumbled in lockstep with global financial markets, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Bored Ape Owner Files $1M Lawsuit Against OpenSea over 'Stolen' NFT

A Texas man is suing OpenSea over an exploit that saw high value NFTs, including his Bored Ape, sold for a fraction of their cost. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Canadian Court Freezes Millions in Convoy Protestor Funds–Including Bitcoin

An Ontario Superior Judge has frozen millions of dollars worth of funds—including cryptocurrency funds—amid ongoing protests in Ottawa. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Makers of Magic the Gathering Threaten DAO with Lawsuit over IP

Wizards of the Coast said mtgDAO's plan to create Magic: The Gathering NFTs would constitute copyright infringement. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

Flexible Workers Are Driving a Shift Towards Crypto Payroll Providers

Request Finance is meeting the needs of flexible, decentralized and nomadic workers with its seamless platform for crypto payroll. (Sponsored post by Request Finance) | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program Financed in Crypto: Report

A United Nations report has found that nuclear and ballistic missile programs in North Korea rely on financing from crypto. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago

CryptoPunks controversy: creators apologize for 'V1' Ethereum NFT Sales

Larva Labs attracts fresh criticism around CryptoPunks after selling NFTs from a scrapped contract—and suggesting potential legal action. | Continue reading


@decrypt.co | 2 years ago