The US Justice Department has taken William Morro into custody and brought charges against him for alleged bank fraud linked to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam. Based on documents filed on April 23 in the Southern District of New York’s U.S. District Court, it is claimed that Morro handled the transfer of approximately $35 million from … Read more
In simple terms, Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is now open for use, promoting greater communication and compatibility between different blockchains. With the protocol, developers can utilize CCIP for transferring tokens between blockchains and sending messages to smart contracts without requiring explicit permissions. Smart contract developers can now call and initiate functions on contracts deployed … Read more
Investors in Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies have an excellent chance to purchase at lower prices in the upcoming months, according to industry veteran Arthur Hayes. The ex-CEO of BitMEX, in a recent blog entry titled “Left Curve,” published on April 24, predicted that the cryptocurrency market’s bull run would persist. Hayes: Bitcoin is “hardest money … Read more
Renzo Protocol’s restaked Ether token (EZETH) suffered a price depeg on April 24. On Uniswap decentralized exchange, the depegging event caused the token’s price to dip down to $688 momentarily, but it later regained its equal value with Ether (ETH) based on Dexscreener’s data. According to the anonymous cryptocurrency expert known as Tommy, the occurrence … Read more
In the UK, regulatory bodies remain vigilant over the development of AI technology, as major tech corporations maintain their stronghold in this domain. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on April 24 that they are gathering data from significant industry figures to examine whether the growing partnership between Amazon.com and AI company Anthropic … Read more
Bitcoin experts are developing a fresh open-source project named BitVMX. This innovative platform aims to enable the creation and execution of intricate apps and features directly on Bitcoin’s fundamental level, ensuring enhanced security. BitVMX, modeled after Robin Linus’s BitVM project, is supported by RootstockLabs, a prominent Bitcoin layer-2 technology company. The objective of this initiative … Read more