The Syrian Center for Economic Research (SCER), a non-governmental think-tank, is considering legalising Bitcoin to recover its beleaguered economy. Per the World Bank, the Syrian economy has shrunk by over 60% since 2010, and the Syrian pound has crashed. Further,…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stepped forward with a substantial donation to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev. According to a December 31 post by the Juicebox project “Free Pertsev and Storm,” Buterin…
A new proposal to constitutionally require the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin as part of its monetary reserves has been initiated by the Swiss federal chancellery. The proposal, led by Giw Zanganeh, Tether’s vice president of Energy and…
Russian crypto miners may ditch fossil fuels for renewable power in a bid to avoid regional bans, an energy industry insider claimed on December 30. RIA Novosti reported that the claims came from Alexey Zhikharev, the Director of the Russian…
Vendors at South Korea’s Dongdaemun Market say there is no truth in reports claiming they are turning en masse to USDT payments. At the start of the month, reports and crypto forum posters claimed that many traders at Seoul’s most…
Disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has officially been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges following the crash of the Terra Luna ecosystem, Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajić confirmed Tuesday. Do Kwon Extradited Over Terra Luna Collapse…
The Cardano (ADA) price is set to end 2024 on a quiet note near $0.85, down sharply from its early December highs in the $1.30 area, but still up close to 3x versus its pre-US election levels, which more explosive…
A court in South Korea formally issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol after the controversial politician declared martial earlier this month – causing crypto prices to plummet, December 31 Korean reports reveal. South Korea Seeks Arrest Of…
Cryptocurrency wallet provider Tangem has addressed a critical security vulnerability in its mobile app that could have exposed certain users’ private keys via email. The vulnerability was discovered after discussions on Reddit highlighted the risks to users’ funds. Redditors criticized…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s venture capital arm spin-off Binance Labs has announced plans to rebrand in 2025. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) will lead and personally engage with investment projects. Binance Labs broke away from the exchange and became an independent entity earlier…