The Justice Department has designated Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) as the external monitor for Binance Holdings Ltd. This decision comes in the wake of Binance’s acknowledgment of breaching U.S. anti-money laundering regulations and sanctions. Bloomberg’s Ava Benny-Morison and Chris Strohm were the first to report this development. Known for its expertise in fraud investigations and […]
The decentralized lending protocol built on the Solana blockchain, Marginfi, announced the upcoming launch of YBX, which is expected to be the first notable decentralized stablecoin on Solana, aiming to provide an alternative to the network’s heavy reliance on Circle’s centralized stablecoin usd coin (USDC). The stablecoin, backed by SOL-based liquid staking derivatives (LSDs), is […]
Grayscale Investments maintained stable revenue in the first quarter despite substantial outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), its converted spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm reported $156 million in revenue, little change from the previous quarter, as stated in a shareholder letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG), its parent company. The conversion of […]
Canaan Inc. has launched the Avalon A15 series, with the new product being the A1566 model. This upgraded bitcoin mining machine incorporates Canaan’s most advanced technology. The A1566 model sets a new performance benchmark with an industry-leading energy efficiency ratio of 18.5 joules per terahash (J/T), 185 terahash per second (TH/s) of hashing power, and […]
Tether strongly criticized a Deutsche Bank report that raised concerns about the stability of stablecoins, including Tether’s dollar-pegged token, predicting a potential crisis similar to the 2022 collapse of Terrausd, which erased billions from the market. Deutsche Bank analysts, citing a study of 334 historical currency pegs, suggested that most stablecoins will face significant challenges […]
Several major financial firms are collaborating to test the benefits of shared-ledger technology for jointly settling tokenized assets like commercial bank money and various securities. The initiative, known as the Regulated Settlement Network, is a proof-of-concept designed to expedite and secure cross-border transactions using a singular system for tokenized assets. This trial is an extension […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the
Kim Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the first Black woman to lead a television network news division
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the first Black woman to lead a television network news division. The move seemed inevitable after parent Walt Disney Co. earlier this year appointed another executive, Debra O’Connell, to oversee the division. Announcing
Japan’s political parties kicked off full-scale talks to address the shrinking number of imperial family members to ensure stable succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne for generations to come.
An indictment unsealed in the Central District of California charges two Chinese nationals, Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, with leading a scheme to launder at least $73 million tied to an international crypto investment scam, often known as “pig butchering.” Li and Zhang allegedly managed a global network that laundered proceeds from fraudulent crypto investments, […]
Pump.fun, a Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, has acknowledged suffering an exploit dealing with the bonding curve contracts in its platform. While the protocol is still investigating the matter, it reported that “the TVL in the protocol right now is safe,” as it has upgraded the contracts to deal with the attack […]