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Japanese police officers have arrested a teenage high schooler on suspicions of operating an illegal Litecoin (LTC) exchange. Per Manichi Press, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Cyber Crime Control Division charged a male aged 18 with violating the Payment Services Act on March 4. Litecoin prices over the past seven days. (Source: TradingView) Japanese Police Suspect Other Teenagers May Be Operating Crypto Exchanges Officers said the unnamed teenager is a third-year high school student who lives in Miyakonojo, a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. The teenager, police said, earned around $20,000 in fees from trades conducted on his platform. Police said they…
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has recently declared integration of the Reusable Digital ID forum of Dock. As per the announcement, the company is using “Certs” via the Emerging Threat Information Sharing and Analysis Center of the US Department of Energy. This collaboration will potentially empower several DeFi entities to secretly report cybersecurity threats. 🚨 ANNOUNCEMENTThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock @UALR has announced the integration of Dock’s Reusable Digital ID platform, Certs, through the US Department of @ENERGY’s Emerging Threat Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ET-ISAC).This partnership will empower… pic.twitter.com/9m2kTIlTQc — Dock (@docknetwork) March 6, 2024…
During its recent ‘Apes Come Home’ event, Yuga Labs offered a closer look at progress made on its ‘gamified, interoperable metaverse’ Otherside. Specifically, the event offered holders of Yuga Labs NFTs the opportunity to join up with other community members in a shared browser-based game. Predictably, different holders had different reactions to this event, with X user ‘ThePilot.x’ claiming that “every single part of the Apes Come Home experience was SO much better than I was expecting” and further highlighting that both of his children also enjoyed the experience. Less impressed was Rug Radio creator ‘Orangie’ who shared a video…
The Ethereum price shot up along with Bitcoin throughout February to see new yearly highs, but this did not seem to warrant any radical reaction from ETH holders. Both retail and whale investors have been accumulating, awaiting the breach of a critical resistance zone that has been unchallenged since April 2022. Ethereum Price Braces for Bullish Test The Ethereum price, trading at $3,527 at the time of writing, has marked a 40% increase over the past three weeks, charting multi-month highs. The second-generation altcoin is now inching closer to testing the resistance zone between $3,582 and $3,829. This area has…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a dynamic field, and Real World Asset (RWA) crypto projects are at the forefront of transforming traditional finance with blockchain technology. The Boston Consulting Group has identified a substantial $16 trillion opportunity in tokenizing illiquid assets, with up to 30% potentially coming from non-financial assets like intellectual property, artworks, and car fleets. This highlights the immense potential of the tokenization market and the promising future of RWA projects such as MANTRA. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the top five RWA crypto projects that are making significant strides in tokenizing real-world assets and…
Miners will need to maintain their existing hashrate, energy and real estate while competing with the rest of the network. The months after halving are the most difficult. The mining sector recovered after previous halvings, demonstrating the resilience of the network and the industry. Bitcoin (BTC) holders have historically welcomed the quadrennial reward halving in the expectation it will drive prices higher, but miners must constantly plan for this event – which cuts their bitcoin earned by 50% – to avoid going bankrupt, Fidelity Digital Assets said in a report Monday. “Not only do miners need to maintain their existing…
In a significant move towards standardization and transparency in the digital asset market, CCData, an FCA-authorised benchmark administrator and leading provider of digital asset data and index solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and the Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF), “a non-profit division of Etrading Software, a financial technology firm with a mission of solving market-wide problems by building market infrastructures for the new digital economy.” The collaboration aims to introduce Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs) and International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) into CCData’s Asset Metadata solution. According to the press release shared…
Revolut has joined forces with self-custodial wallet MetaMask to offer Revolut Ramp, a feature that will let users top up their MetaMask wallets with their Revolut account. The digital bank will enable users to make crypto purchases directly into MetaMask wallets in the U.K. and European Economic Area (EEA), an attempt to make adding crypto to self-custody wallets easier. Users can use their fiat currency balance in their Revolut account or pay with Visa or Mastercard cards, the press release said. “This partnership is really about giving our users what they want – more control over their crypto, in a…
Huge tokens have been dropping left and right so far in 2024, and gaming projects are getting in on the excitement. Tokens tied to games and networks have been among this year’s biggest launches as the broader crypto market rebounds and airdrops accelerate. From Portal to Pixels, these are the gaming tokens that have made waves so far this year, ranked by peak market cap to date per CoinGecko, at the time of writing. But there are sure to be more big tokens ahead, as our gaming airdrops roundup suggests, so stay tuned—we’ll keep updating this list. 1. Portal (PORTAL)…
After FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s family and friends submitted leniency pleas to the judge who will sentence SBF this month, a letter filed in court addressed to the judge questioned the level of leniency asked despite numerous charges. Court Gets Letter to Deny SBF Leniency Plea According to the latest filing in the court, a letter has asked Judge Kaplan to deny leniency pleas for Sam Bankman-Fried. The letter is from a member of the CBOE for a market maker firm. The letter slams people arguing that SBF should get a level of leniency based on the idea that account…