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Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Startup’s Team To Enhance Privacy Efforts on the Base Network

The top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is acquiring a blockchain startup's team to bolster its privacy efforts on Base.…

March 8, 2025

Reddit Co-Founder Wants To Acquire TikTok and Put the Social Media Giant ‘On-Chain’

Venture capitalist and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to take over TikTok's US operations. In…

March 6, 2025

Russian Central Bank Governor Says Interest in Smart Contracts Rising, Hints at Rollout of New Digital Ruble

Russia's central bank says that there is growing interest in smart contracts from the country's banks, businesses and government. In…

March 3, 2025

Crypto Wallet MetaMask Introducing Native Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) Support This Year

The popular Ethereum (ETH)-focused crypto wallet MetaMask plans to introduce native Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) support in the coming…

March 1, 2025

Ondo Finance Forms Partnership With Mastercard, Joins Payment Behemoth’s Multi-Token Network Blockchain

Mastercard is announcing a new partnership with Ondo Finance (ONDO) that will see the project join the credit card giant's…

February 26, 2025

Brian Armstrong Calls Memecoins ‘Canary in the Coal Mine,’ Predicts Tokenization of Identity, Songs, Votes and More

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says that memecoins are the canary in the coal mine, foreshadowing a broader trend of the…

February 24, 2025

German Central Bank President Calls for Introduction of CBDCs To Protect European Sovereignty

The president of Germany's monetary authority is advocating for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a question-and-answer session with…

February 19, 2025

Peter Thiel-Backed Stablecoin Firm Plasma Rakes In $20,000,000 in Series A Fundraising

A stablecoin firm backed by veteran investor Peter Thiel is raking in tens of millions of dollars worth of funds…

February 13, 2025

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Released From Dutch Prison As He Appeals Five-Year Sentence

The software developer who is behind bars because of his involvement in the crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash will be…

February 7, 2025

Coinbase Purchases On-Chain Ads Platform Spindl in Move To Send Builders Viral

Top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is purchasing on-chain advertisement platform Spindl in line with its mission to onboard one billion…

February 3, 2025