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New York lawmakers are taking a strong stance against crypto fraud. Assemblymember Clyde Vanel has introduced a new bill aimed at curbing deceptive practices, including rug pulls and private key theft. The proposed legislation, Assembly Bill 6515, seeks to amend the state’s penal law by establishing criminal penalties for fraudulent activities related to virtual tokens. These include rug pulls, private key fraud, and failure to disclose financial interests in digital assets. Under the proposed law, developers selling more than 10% of a virtual token’s total supply within five years of the last sale could face prosecution for rug pulls, with…
SFT Protocol is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Funton.ai, a groundbreaking move in Web3 gaming. This alliance is a remarkable step forward in enabling players to create blockchain gaming that is more engaging, profitable, and accessible. 🔹 Exciting Partnership Announcement! 🔹 We’re thrilled to team up with @funton_ai—a modular multi-game platform on Telegram & LINE, revolutionizing Web3 gaming with T2E Mini-App Games and GameFi-as-a-Service (GaaS)! 🎮✨ 🚀 Why https://t.co/MYc2nQ0abZ? ✅ Trusted by… pic.twitter.com/R9MUWhTBMb — SFT Protocol (@SFTProtocol) March 10, 2025 SFT Protocol, a blockchain gaming infrastructure provider, has witnessed this collaboration through its official X account. The other…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This approval enables Kraken to issue electronic money and offer faster deposit and withdrawal options for clients in the UK The move is part of the company’s ongoing growth strategy and aims to enhance its services in the U.K. market. The news follows an announcement that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had agreed to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Kraken of operating as an unregistered securities exchange. The dismissal marks a shift in U.S. cryptocurrency regulation, which Kraken is using to…
Alita AI joins with Comet’s interlink communication aggregator to provide users effortless digital asset management between Ethereum and Bitcoin networks and across all Layer 1s without code writing requirements. The relationship unites two cutting-edge platforms which seek to streamline blockchain transactions. ☄️Thrilled to announce our partnership with @AlitaAI_Network! 🤝Alita AI automates blockchain operations with AI agents through a chat interface, simplifying crypto trading, token launches, and DeFi—no coding required. From staking and swapping to launching on… pic.twitter.com/dhQqzEYx79 — Comet (@Comet_Protocol) March 8, 2025 About Alita AI Alita AI delivers automated complex operation capabilities through AI agents. The platform uses its…
State-owned Banco Nacional (BN), the largest commercial bank in Costa Rica and one of the biggest in Central America with over $7 billion in assets, is launching a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund through its investment management arm, BN Fondos, according to local reports. This marks the first time that Costa Ricans will have access to any type of crypto investment product through the country’s banking system. The firm is also launching a S&P 500 ETF alongside the bitcoin vehicle. The minimum investment amount for each fund is $100. Investments will be taken in U.S. dollars instead of Costa Rican colones.…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. It all starts with Ethereum. The L1 is too slow. Every node needs to redundantly re-execute transactions in a block to ensure validity, which limits scalability. By 2020, the Ethereum community coalesced around rollups as the scaling solution. Vitalik’s 2021 landmark blog post on rollups explains how optimistic and zk rollups can scale Ethereum. Zk rollups are technologically superior for scaling but the tech was still too expensive to use and far behind (more later). So optimistic rollups broke into the market first. Optimistic rollups assume all…
President Donald Trump doesn’t care about Wall Street’s panic. That’s the message he sent loud and clear on Thursday, sitting in the Oval Office with reporters as he signed executive orders. When asked whether the one-month pause on tariffs for certain imports from Canada and Mexico had anything to do with the stock market, he shot that down immediately. “Nothing to do with the market,” he said. “I’m not even looking at the market, because long term the United States will be very strong with what is happening here.” He made it clear—this isn’t about stocks. It’s about trade. “This…
The much-anticipated KAITO token airdrop on Base is now live. However, users must pay a fixed fee of 0.0015 ETH ($4.1) to claim their tokens. On-chain data reveals this fee has already generated 36 ETH ($98,800) and continues to increase. The question now is: how will this fee affect KAITO’s price? This claim charge might be a service fee for tokentable, the platform managing the airdrop. Market observers are watching KAITO’s trading and adoption to gauge its price trajectory post-airdrop. On-chain transaction shows in order to claim $KAITO airdrop, users need to pay a fix 0.0015 $ETH ($4.1) fee.This could…
India’s Income Tax Department could soon be getting a s fleeting number of digital surveillance powers, that would let them monitor and, if needed, access individuals’ social media accounts and emails all in the name of curbing crypto fraud. This move, if approved, is slated to take effect from April 1, 2026. It is part of the Income Tax Bill 2025, which aims to improve the detection of tax evasion and undisclosed assets in the country’s rapidly growing digital economy. BREAKING: 🇮🇳 India’s Income Tax Department getting power to monitor ALL digital activities including #crypto holdings from April 2026Tax officials…
Coinbase announced plans Monday to introduce 24/7 perpetual futures trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the US through its regulated Coinbase Derivatives exchange, marking the first time such offerings will be available domestically. Coinbase Derivatives, LLC, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated futures exchange, confirmed it will launch continuous Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts, aligning US derivatives markets with global crypto trading norms. Derivatives trading constitutes approximately 75% of global crypto trading volumes, yet a substantial portion of these transactions occur outside US jurisdictions. By providing perpetual-style futures contracts with no expiration dates, Coinbase seeks to replicate a popular global…