The Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) revealed a new lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Northern District of Texas, according to a statement. On April 23, the BA announced the lawsuit in a move to challenge the SEC’s recent expansion of the “Dealer Rule,” […]
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BRICS Bet On Blockchain: An Amazing “Politics-Free” Payment System, Is It Possible In 2024
The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have set their sights on a new frontier: a blockchain-based payment system designed to be independent and free from political influence. This ambitious project, announced earlier this year, has the potential to reshape the global financial landscape, but significant challenges lie ahead. “Politics-Free” Blockchain Payment System: A […]
RFK Jr.: ‘I’m gonna put the entire US budget on blockchain’
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to put the “U.S. budget on blockchain,” a ledger of transactions typically associated with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. “I’m going to put the entire U.S. budget on blockchain so that any American — every American can look at every budget item in the entire budget […]
Tether issued on TON blockchain at a ‘great start,’ says CEO — Now at $60M
$60 million worth of Tether has already been issued on The Open Network (TON) since it began supporting the blockchain on April 19, making it the 11th-largest blockchain for Tether out of 16. On April 19, the stablecoin issuer announced a collaboration with the TON Foundation at the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai that would see Tether […]
Alethea AI launches emotive and expressive AI avatars on Coinbase blockchain
Alethea AI launched its emotive and expressive AIs on Coinbase’s BASE blockchain to bring AI agents to creators, consumers and businesses. This user-friendly application brings the power of high-fidelity AIagents directly to creators, users, and businesses, making it easier than ever to harness the creative and economic benefits of generative and agentic AI, said Arif […]
Tether Expands to TON Blockchain With $60M USDT Launch
Tether has partnered with the TON Foundation, launching $60 million of USDT on The Open Network (TON) blockchain as announced at the Token2049 event in Dubai, making TON the 11th largest blockchain out of 16 supproting Tether. This collaboration also introduced the gold-pegged Tether Gold (XAUT) stablecoin on TON, with cross-border payments touted as free, […]
Shiba Inu raises $12 million in token round for its new blockchain
Shiba Inu, the team behind the popular namesake memecoin, has raised $12 million by selling its unreleased token, TREAT, to non-U.S. venture capital investors. These investors include Polygon Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Shima Capital, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Woodstock Fund, DWF Ventures, Stake Capital and Comma 3 Ventures, Shiba Inu said Monday. However, […]
Shiba Inu L2 Blockchain Shibarium Suffers Temporary Network Outage
Shibarium, the official layer-2 blockchain of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, suffered a temporary network outage that impacted its performance over the weekend. Kaal Dhairya, a prominent developer within the Shiba Inu ecosystem, provided an update about the development today. Shibarium Validators Experience Networking Issues According to Dhairya, the outage stemmed from networking issues among Shibarium […]
The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees
Bitcoin completed the fourth halving in its 15-year history, a milestone venerated and anticipated in the blockchain community just like the World Cup and Olympics are in sports. The once-every-four-years event, which cuts in half the amount miners get rewarded for creating new bitcoin, took place at 00:09 UTC on Saturday when the 840,000th block was added […]
Tether brings USDT and gold stablecoins to the TON blockchain
Stablecoin issuer Tether is launching its U.S. dollar-backed USDT and gold-backed XAUT stablecoins on The Open Network blockchain. USDT on TON will go live on April 20, and XAUT on TON will follow in the coming months, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told The Block. While USDT is available on over a dozen blockchains, TON is the […]