Kenya Based Fintech Kwara Raises $4 Million in Seed Round
A Kenya based fintech, Kwara has raised $4 million in a seed round that was led by Breega VC firm.…
Ascendex Hacked – Exchange Loses $77 Million in ERC20, BSC, Polygon Tokens
Ascendex, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to take control of some of the wallets of…
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits an All-Time High Suggesting Thousands of Next-Gen Machines Have Joined the Race
While bitcoin prices have consolidated around the $50K zone, the network’s hashrate has reached an all-time high (ATH) on December…
‘There’s More Work to Do’ – 11 Years Ago, Satoshi Nakamoto Sent a Final Message to the Bitcoin Community
To this day, Satoshi Nakamoto is one of Bitcoin’s biggest mysteries as people have searched far and wide to uncover…
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked – Tweets Bitcoin Legal Tender in India, Government Giving Away BTC
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised and a tweet was posted claiming that the government…
Power Utility Sues Russians Mining Cryptocurrency at Their Homes, Raises Electricity Rates
A Russian power utility has found a way to increase electricity prices for consumers mining cryptocurrency using household electricity. The…
Polygon Acquires Mir Protocol in $400M Deal in Order to Bolster ‘Groundbreaking ZK Rollup Tech’
On December 9, Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic announced that the project has acquired the Ethereum scaling startup Mir in a…
Russia’s Federation Council to Set Up Working Group on Crypto Regulations
The Federation Council of the Russian legislature is forming a working group expected to propose comprehensive regulations for cryptocurrencies. Officials…
Thailand Doesn’t Prohibit Crypto Use for Payments but Warns of Price Fluctuation
Bank of Thailand’s officials say that using cryptocurrency as a means of payment is not illegal. However, they added that…