Reports indicate that the online brokerage platform Etrade might be considering removing Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty, due to concerns about Gamestop (GME) manipulation. The Etrade news emerged after Gill posted a screenshot of his Etrade account, displaying $65.7 million in Gamestop call options and $115 million in GME shares. The topic has sparked […]
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen personal identification information to transfer the funds […]
Rwanda is contemplating launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) because it does not want to be left behind and to prevent any hindrances to trade between the African country and its major trading partners. According to a deputy governor with the National Bank of Rwanda, the country should be prepared for digital currencies being […]
In a move to improve traditional cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of Project Rialto. This project aims to enhance instant cross-border payments by integrating a modular foreign exchange (FX) component with settlement in wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The initiative, a collaboration between the BIS Innovation Hub […]
The official resource for ERC-6900, www.erc6900.io, has been launched, co-authored by the Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle, and Quantstamp. The website is a comprehensive guide to ERC-6900, a groundbreaking proposal that standardizes interfaces for composable smart accounts. The core idea behind ERC-6900 is to foster permissionless innovation by making it easier for developers to build secure, […]
The developer of the Zksync Ethereum Layer 2 network, Matter Labs, abandoned its bid to trademark the term ‘ZK’ just days after asserting its right to do so. Matter Labs’ trademark bid withdrawal follows a furious community backlash that ultimately saw co-inventors of zero-knowledge proofs publicly chastise the developer. Community Backlash Ends Matter Labs’ ZK […]
Introducing the new Microsoft Edge. Rebuilt from the ground up to bring you world-class compatibility and performance, the security and privacy you deserve, and new features designed to bring you the best of the web. Microsoft Edge is also available on iOS and Android, providing a true cross-platform experience. The new Microsoft Edge provides world […]
Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and […]
Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining firm, reported a 42% drop in crypto mining revenue in May, the first full month following the Bitcoin halving in mid-April, which reduced their Bitcoin production from 263 BTC in April to 156 BTC in May. The company attributed part of the decline in production to “unusually cold temperatures” at its […]
In Salt Lake City, Krista Renae Stone, 23, pleaded guilty to using the dark web to arrange a murder-for-hire in 2023. According to court documents, Stone utilized bitcoin to pay $5,000 for the hit. Between March and September 2023, she accessed a website offering “hitman for hire” services, providing detailed information about the intended victim, […]