The Japan-based crypto exchange said it was offering spot trading for 34 tokens as of Aug. 1, with plans to migrate global Binance users starting on Aug. 14. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of a Japan-based arm roughly two years after receiving a warning from the country’s financial regulator. In an Aug....Continue Reading

To successfully scale, crypto and blockchain companies need to know as much about business development as they do about their technology. Founders of crypto and blockchain companies launch with a vision of bringing an innovative and impactful service to the business or consumer marketplace. And as with entrepreneurs in any industry, they have the goal...Continue Reading

Terraform Labs claimed that the failures of its algorithmic stablecoin and governance token were the result of an attack from short sellers, potentially involving Alameda Research. A judge in the bankruptcy case for defunct crypto exchange FTX has issued an order allowing Terraform Labs to subpoena information that could be used in its case brought...Continue Reading

Laser Digital said it would also launch trading and asset management operations in the coming months, including over-the-counter (OTC) service. The crypto arm of Nomura has obtained an operating license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) amid the Japanese financial holding’s attempts to leave its mark in the digital asset space. Laser Digital Middle...Continue Reading

Reams of dockets from FTX.com have been filed alongside a proposed reorganization plan which could see FTX resurrected as an offshore exchange. FTX.com has outlined its intended re-organization plan that will categorize claimants of the bankrupt exchange into specific classes and pave the way for the exchange to become re-operational as an offshore entity. Dockets...Continue Reading

As major tech companies race to develop and deploy high-level AI systems, mentions of the technology is skyrocketing in company calls. In earnings calls for the second fiscal quarter for major tech companies, the mention of artificial intelligence (AI) has skyrocketed compared to the previous quarter, according to a report on the topic from Reuters. ...Continue Reading

SushiSwap brings liquidity pools, cross-chain swaps and its DEX aggregator to the Core blockchain ecosystem. Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform SushiSwap is set to integrate with the growing blockchain protocol, Core, tapping into the protocol’s unique consensus mechanism to provide a broad set of DeFi services to its cross-chain functionality. The integration is touted to increase...Continue Reading

The Worldcoin launch has sparked a new debate on the future of decentralized identity, artificial intelligence and whether iris-scanning is the only way forward. The controversial digital ID crypto project Worldcoin launched on July 24 after three years of development.  The project was co-founded by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI — the company behind...Continue Reading

Diligence Fuzzing lets developers introduce random and invalid data points to find security flaws. Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys publicly released its “Diligence Fuzzing” tool for smart contract testing, according to an Aug. 1 announcement. The new tool produces “random and invalid data points” to find vulnerabilities in contracts before they are launched. Over $2.8 billion...Continue Reading

Bitcoin traders are particularly interested in the short-term holder cost basis as a potential BTC price support level. Bitcoin (BTC) shed 2% into the start of August as traders’ expectations of further downside slowly came true.  BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin short-term holder breakeven point in focus Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView...Continue Reading