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Despite changes introduced by Twitter management since Elon Musk’s takeover, the issue around fake followers remains a persistent problem. As many as 10% of the followers of accounts belonging to crypto influencers and companies are fake, new data from dappGambl has revealed. In April 2023, Musk introduced Twitter Blue — an $8 monthly subscription for verification

John Deaton, a lawyer and one of the vocal proponents of XRP, is convinced that the outcome of the ongoing case between Ripple, the blockchain company, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will impact the cryptocurrency markets depending on the judge’s ruling. In his assessment, any ruling that favors Ripple will not only

Privacy advocates scored a big win in June with Binance’s announcement that it was backtracking on a decision to delist privacy coins for users in a number of European countries. As a result of the move, users in Italy, Poland, Spain and France will be permitted to continue trading tokens including Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR),

Base, a new layer 2 application-focused protocol by Coinbase has just one criteria left to fulfil  before being ready for mainnet launch. On June 29, the team said the Optimism-powered, Ethereum-secured network has been subject to six months of rigorous security audits — both internally and externally — its second-last criteria required for launch. “With

RippleX, the developer arm of blockchain company Ripple has unveiled an exciting new development for XRP holders. Crossmark, a web wallet developed by Crossmark in collaboration with Ripple, offers a number of features similar to Ethereum’s popular MetaMask wallet. With Crossmark, the developers aim to revolutionize the way users interact with the XRP Ledger, providing

Cryptocurrencies must reach mass adoption to unlock their maximum potential as a network technology and their value as financial assets.  As with other technologies, the adoption of crypto follows a classic bell curve: Starting from a small number of innovators, it grows as early adopters embrace it, moving into mass adoption as it expands to

The Polkadot Decoded 2023 conference just wrapped up and this year more than 100 speakers and 100 blockchain projects were in attendance.  The beauty of crypto bear markets is they catalyze a realignment of perspectives and objectives. All the hidden leverage is gone and most of the speculation is gone. SBF is gone. Do Kwon

Italy’s top banking authority has called for a “robust, risk-based” regulatory framework for stablecoins, which could help prevent a worst case scenario — a “run” on stablecoins. The central bank’s recently released Markets, Infrastructures and Payment Systems report for June 2023 has called on regulators to apply the same financial conduct standards to stablecoin issuers

Sui Foundation — the team behind the Sui network and its native SUI token — has denied allegations that the firm unlocked SUI staking rewards and “dumped” them on cryptocurrency exchange Binance . The Foundation knocked back the claim in a five-part Twitter thread on June 27, stating that none of the locked or non-circulating tokens, including

The blockchain software company Perrsyst has been developing an Ethereum-compatible sidechain in cooperation with Ripple for quite some time now. In October last year, both companies released the first phase of an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) on the XRPL devnet. The milestone allowed developers to access the XRPL’s features

Binance has decided to reverse its plan to delist a number of privacy coins in Europe after it said it has revised operations in order to comply with local regulations.  In a comment from the cryptocurrency exchange recevied on June 26, Binance said that: “After carefully considering feedback from our community and several projects, we

Venture capital financing in the crypto space is no different from typical VC, except the startups benefiting from financing operate in the cryptocurrency market.  Venture capital businesses in the cryptocurrency sector concentrate their investments on startups and initiatives linked to cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi) and other cutting-edge distributed ledger technology applications. Projects creating

A recent surge in activity surrounding exchange-traded funds has led to the largest weekly inflow for digital asset investment products since July 2022, according to a June 26 report via CoinShares. Totalling $199 million, inflows for the week of 19–23 June turned around a nine-week string of consecutive outflows, with Bitcoin (BTC) representing the lion’s

A rumor is currently circulating on Twitter about an alleged connection between Ripple Labs and the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Even though the story is apparently very far-fetched, it is nevertheless a story worth telling, and we don’t want to keep it quiet. The origin of the rumor is popular XRP army member @NFAdotcrypto. The

This “Crypto City” guide looks at Sydney’s crypto culture, the city’s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, what retailers accept crypto and where you can find blockchain education courses — along with a history of its crypto controversies. Jump to: Crypto culture, Projects and companies, Financial infrastructure, Where can I spend crypto? Controversies

The rush to apply for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejuvenated the bulls but this news is likely to boost the price only to a certain distance. As the price moves up, the risks of a crash increase if none of the ETF applications are approved. Trading firm QCP Capital is not convinced