Convicted Terrorist Jailed in UK For Dark Web Bitcoin Trading Convicted terrorist Khuram Iqbal, a 29-year-old British national, has been jailed for 16 months after trading cryptocurrencies on the dark web, per the BBC. This is not the first time Iqbal has faced jail time. In 2014, he was jailed for disseminating terrorist publications, and
Beeple-Backed Render Network Raises $30M From Solana, Alameda, More In brief Render Network, a peer-to-peer service for providing 3D rendering power, has raised $30 million. Leading NFT artist Beeple is an advisor to Render Network, which other notable NFT creators use as well. Render Network’s blockchain-driven 3D rendering network has been used by an array
Musk and Dorsey Blast Web3 as ‘Centralized’ Gimmick Controlled by Venture Capitalists In brief Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey threw some spicy tweets at Web3. His outburst drew in many other prominent figures, including Elon Musk. Two of the biggest names in crypto and Silicon Valley—Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Square CEO Jack Dorsey—took to
11 Most Interesting DAOs of 2021 DAOs went from crypto jargon to mainstream consciousness in 2021 as they surged in number and in total funds raised. The acronym stands for decentralized autonomous organization—internet communities that emerge around a crypto project or unified financial goal that can’t be completed by just one person. The aim could
Decrypt’s 2021 Person of the Year: Gary Gensler In the 1970s, nearly half a century before he’d grow powerful enough to strike fear into the entire U.S. cryptocurrency industry, Gary Gensler was the 112-pound coxswain of the University of Pennsylvania crew team. Unlike runners and cyclists, rowers (such as actual regulation-following Olympic rowers Cameron and
US Goes to Court to Recover $154M Stolen From Sony, Converted to Bitcoin The United States Department of Justice has announced the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint to retrieve over $150 million of embezzled funds in Bitcoin. The FBI tracked down the funds during a robbery investigation involving Sony. “The United States took action
After Backlash, Ubisoft Calls Gaming NFTs a ‘Major Change That Will Take Time’ In brief Ubisoft will continue its video game NFT initiative despite pushback from fans. Its partnership with Aleph.im will help with NFT storage. Ubisoft recently became the first traditional gaming giant to implement in-game NFTs with the launch of its Tezos-based Quartz
Terra’s LUNA Token Hits New All-Time High Amid Booming DeFi Activity LUNA, the native token of the Terra network, hit a new all-time high of $84.47 today, building on its solid performance over the last week. Despite backtracking to $83.40 at press time, LUNA is still up 8.4% over the last 24 hours, and an
Binance Signs Agreement With Dubai Authority to Establish Crypto Hub Crypto exchange Binance has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) with the aim of establishing an industry hub in Dubai. “With the MoU, Binance will help advance Dubai’s commitment to establishing a new
Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Kintsugi Goes Live in Preparation for Merge In brief Ethereum developers have released several short-lived testnets to experiment with the merge. The release of this “longer-lived public testnet” should be one of the last steps before Ethereum 2.0 is functional. Ethereum developer teams have been hard at work preparing for Ethereum 2.0,
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