Ethereum Name Service now fully decentralized as DAO takes control

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has achieved decentralized governance, according to a message from the project’s creator on Dec. 14. ENS is a naming system for the Ethereum blockchain that adds human-readable names... Read more »

Tether has frozen $435M USDT for U.S. DOJ, FBI, and Secret Service

The world’s largest stablecoin issuer has frozen 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for the U.S. authorities, the company highlighted in a letter on Dec. 15. The assets were... Read more »

Tap Protocol secures $4.2M for Bitcoin OrdFi innovation and expansion through Ordinals

Tap Protocol has completed a $4.2 million funding round led by Sora Ventures to enhance its role in the Bitcoin ecosystem. This investment, featuring contributions from numerous venture capital firms and angel... Read more »

Polygon halts development on Edge, pivots to Polygon CDK

Polygon Labs announced on Dec. 15 that it had ended its contributions to Polygon Edge, a platform leveraged by several blockchain projects. The company said that it would shift its focus to... Read more »

Parallel dominates Gam3 Awards with triple win including Game of the Year

The second annual Gam3 Awards has concluded, with Parallel earning top honors in several categories, including Best Strategy Game, Best Card Game, and the prestigious Game of the Year award. The event,... Read more »

Gary Gensler acknowledges SEC’s ‘new look’ at Bitcoin ETFs post-Grayscale decision

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), commented on pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications on Dec. 14. When asked by CNBC anchor Sara Eisen about the likelihood of... Read more »

Binance says that DOJ settlement lacks relevance in SEC case as it moves for dismissal

Binance submitted two key filings on Dec. 12 in an ongoing case previously launched by the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Binance’s first filing moves to dismiss the case that... Read more »

Coinbase International launches spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for non-US clients

Coinbase International will enable its users to trade spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) on the platform starting Dec. 14 as part of its global expansion moves, according to a statement from... Read more »

CFTC chair says most cryptocurrencies are commodities under current laws

Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam believes that most cryptocurrencies are commodities under existing laws, which need to be updated to account for technological advances. Behnam made the statement during... Read more »

French startup Mistral AI achieves unicorn status in AI race

Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI became the latest company within the sector to reach a unicorn status after raising €385 million, or $415 million, in its second funding round in seven... Read more »
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