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A cat video filmed 20 years ago by former YouTube chief technology officer Steve Chen is now the basis for a memecoin with a market capitalization of more than $20 million.

YouTube co-founder backs memecoin based on ‘first cat’ on platform

Steve Chen, co-founder and former chief technology officer of video-sharing platform YouTube, has been supporting a memecoin project based on one of the first cat videos uploaded to the website ...

3 months ago

After weeks of climbing and acclimating to the altitude, Dadvan Yousuf removed the Bitcoin flag from his bag to show it off at the top of the world.

Bitcoiner raises the orange flag on Mount Everest

A 23-year-old crypto user has presented an orange flag with the Bitcoin logo for observers to see at an elevation of 8,849 meters — the summit of Mount Everest. In a May 23 ...

3 months ago

Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, announced that New York users of the exchange can once again trade XRP.

Coinbase reopens XRP trading in New York

On May 23, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, announced that customers in the state of New York could once again trade XRP on the crypto exchange after a nine-month hiatus. ...

3 months ago

The Intercontinental Exchange will pay a penalty for failing to timely inform a cyber intrusion. The enforcement action affected several ICE subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange.

SEC fines NYSE parent company $10M for failing to report cyberattack

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will pay a penalty of $10 million for failing to inform authorities about a cyber intrusion, according to an announcement from the United States Securities an...

3 months ago

The successful candidate will be responsible for “engaging the internet’s top content and meme pages.”

President Biden’s campaign team is hiring a master of memes

United States President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign team is looking for a meme expert in an apparent effort to win over Generation Z voters. The Biden for President (BFP) cam...

3 months ago

Centralized exchanges led by Coinbase, along with Meta, Match, and Ripple Labs, have formed an educational group to prevent pig butchering scams.

Crypto exchanges form ‘Tech Against Scams’ partnership to combat fraud

A group of major crypto firms, advocacy groups, and tech companies led by Coinbase has taken a stand against scams commonly seen throughout the industry. Coinbase, along with Kra...

3 months ago

Ben Zhou shared a post on X, clarifying that none of the rumors have “any real facts” supporting them.

Bybit CEO refutes insolvency rumors, shares proof-of-reserves

Ben Zhou, the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, addressed the rumors about the platform being hacked and insolvent in a post shared on X. On May 22, rumors of an insolvent exch...

3 months ago

U.S. prosecutors demanded “just punishment” fitting the scale of his crime, but Salame’s lawyers argue that he should serve no more than 18 months.

US prosecutors push for 5–7 years in prison for ex-FTX exec

United States prosecutors want former FTX executive Ryan Salame — the alleged wingman of FTX co-founder Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried — to serve five to seven years i...

3 months ago

KlimaDAO and the Japanese stablecoin issuer may eventually trade carbon credits internationally.

KlimaDAO Japan to launch carbon credit marketplace with Progmat

KlimaDAO Japan intends to launch a new marketplace for carbon credits, to be called KlimaDAO Japan Market. It has joined the Progmat stablecoin platform to study the trading of carbon credits by...

3 months ago

The company called for supporting U.S. lawmakers in favor of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, hinting the bill could nullify the SEC’s case.

Uniswap responds to SEC Wells notice: ‘We are ready to fight’ for DeFi

Uniswap Labs, the developer behind the decentralized exchange of the same name, has responded to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issuing a Wells notice to th...

3 months ago