Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Seeks 1-Year Sentence, Rejects DOJ’s 20-Year Proposal
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky is seeking a one-year prison sentence, sharply contesting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recommendation of 20 years for...
Ghosts of the Silk Road: Dormant Wallets Move Over $322M in Bitcoin
On Monday, two long-dormant wallets—first activated in July 2013, precisely a decade and ten months ago—moved 3,421 bitcoin valued at $322.5 million, marking...
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Investing in Real Estate Is ‘Bullshit,’ Buy Bitcoin Instead
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the fifth-largest billionaire in Mexico, has offered major investment advice to his followers on X, which unsurprisingly includes bitcoin. Salinas,...
OP_RETURN Conflict: Ocean Mining Accuses Core Developers of Colluding to Fill Bitcoin With ‘Spam’
Bitcoin Mechanic, the pseudonymous global head of sales at Ocean Mining, stressed that Bitcoin Core developers were colluding with Citrea, a Bitcoin Zero...
Uniswap Goes Live on Soneium, Enabling Onchain Entertainment Transactions and NFTs
Uniswap is now live on Soneium, Sony’s entertainment-focused Layer 2 platform, allowing users to swap, provide liquidity, and bridge across networks. This integration...
Solana’s Overnight Emergency Upgrade Raises Concerns About Its True Level of Decentralization
In April, Solana network participants implemented an emergency upgrade to address a serious security vulnerability that could allow attackers to mint and steal...
COTI Selected by ECB to Help Develop Digital Euro Technology
The European Central Bank has selected COTI as a Pioneer Partner for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. The selected partners are...
Warren Buffett Resigns as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Shares Tumble
The legendary investor, at one time the richest man on the planet, once called bitcoin “rat poison.” Buffett Exits CEO Role at Berkshire...
Latam Insights Encore: I’m Convinced: Bukele Outsmarted the IMF, Even if We Don’t Know How
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition...
‘Quick-Money’ Nigerian Crypto Platform’s Withdrawal Plan Met With Suspicion
The troubled Nigerian digital asset platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) recently announced new withdrawal options in an effort to restore investor confidence. Sources...