Roman Storm’s lawyer Brian Klein said the developer was released on bail on Aug. 24, the day after the U.S. DOJ announced the charges related to money-laundering and other alleged violations. Roman Storm, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash who was arrested on money-laundering and other charges on Aug. 23,  was released...Continue Reading

A captain from Brussels took his passion for sailing and Bitcoin and set sail on his Sato Boat painting with a giant orange “B” to promote the cryptocurrency across the seas. There are some passions that are larger than life, some so expansive that they cover the seven seas. For Rémi, a captain from Brussels,...Continue Reading

A new project aims to build a peer-to-peer marketplace to facilitate censorship-resistant, permissionless trading between Bitcoin users. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (P2P) marketplaces remain an important cog in allowing users to move money across borders, but their future depends on becoming permissionless and unstoppable according to Paxful’s Ray Youssef. Youssef, alongside Nicolas Gregory and Antoine Riard, is...Continue Reading

From dystopian futures to emotionally charged connections, AI-themed movies have a unique way of tapping into our fascination with artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) has long captured our imaginations, inspiring both awe and trepidation about the possibilities it holds for our future. This fascination with AI’s potential has resulted in a plethora of thought-provoking movies...Continue Reading

HashKey, along with OSL, received a major license upgrade on Aug.3 clearing their way to offer crypto trading services to retail customers. Asian cryptocurrency exchange HashKey is set to start offering Bitcoin and Ether crypto trading services to retail customers in Hong Kong starting on August 28, according to a local media report. Investors will...Continue Reading

The total assets under Tether stand at $86.1 billion with total liabilities amounting to $82.8 billion — thus confirming a reserve backing of over 100%. Stablecoin issuer Tether maintains a liquidity cushion of nearly $3.3 billion to provide stability to the Tether ecosystem and garner trust among shareholders.  Tether’s reserves report as of Aug. 24...Continue Reading

Bitcoin, taking inflation into account, has in fact been a solid store of value since 2017, commentators conclude. Bitcoin (BTC) is still worth $20,000 nearly six years after first reaching it — if adjusted for inflation. According to data from sources including U.S. Inflation Calculator, BTC price performance has de facto stayed static since 2017....Continue Reading

Spain has become one of the first countries in the European Union to establish its own task force for regulating Artificial Intelligence on Aug. 22, when the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree establishing the new agency. Spain became one of the first countries in the European Union to establish its own task force...Continue Reading

Visa also reportedly stopped issuing new co-branded cryptocurrency cards with Binance in Europe as of July. Global payment giant Mastercard is reportedly ending its cryptocurrency card partnership with Binance crypto exchange next month, according to a Bloomberg report. The report didn’t divulge the reason for the change, but implied it might be due to increased...Continue Reading

The breach has resulted in the exposure of non-sensitive customer data from specific claimants linked to the ongoing bankruptcy case. Defunct crypto exchange FTX has announced a cybersecurity breach involving its bankruptcy case claims agent, Kroll, in which limited, non-sensitive customer data of specific claimants was exposed. FTX said it is actively overseeing the situation,...Continue Reading