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TL;DR Xsolla, a gaming company, integrates XRP payments for games like Smite and Roblox through BitPay. XRP’s price surged 70% after a partial court win against the US SEC, peaking at $0.85. Post-ruling, major exchanges like Crypto.com and Coinbase re-listed XRP, boosting its prominence in the US crypto market. XRP Adoption on the Rise Ripple’s native token – XRP – has been the subject of mass adoption recently, with numerous companies allowing clients to pay for services in...

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped onboarding new users from the United Kingdom, pending when the firm can find a new FCA-authorized partner to approve its cryptocurrency promotions. The UK financial regulator restricted Binance’s previous local partner from approving crypto marketing materials. Binance Currently Unable to Promote Crypto to UK Customers Binance said it will place temporary restrictions on its platform for users in the United Kingdom as it is...

The Fantom Foundation has been drained of hundreds of millions of dollars from its crypto wallets by a phishing scammer, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. Fantom is a smart contract and Dapp platform focused on enhanced speed, making transactions more efficient than other layer-one blockchains like Ethereum. Tuesday’s hack affects only the Fantom Foundation – not the blockchain itself. Fantom Loses $7 Million The foundation, which oversees development for the...

ProShares is gearing up to introduce a unique offering to the market. The firm recently launched three Ethereum futures ETFs and is now preparing to debut the ProShares Short Ether Strategy ETF (SETH). This new ETF is poised to launch in early November, just a few weeks after the initial Ethereum futures ETFs debuted. ProShares Adds SETH to its Crypto ETF Lineup According to a recent filing, SETH will be listed on the NYSE Arca exchange. It is designed to deliver daily...

Digital asset investment products attracted inflows for the third week in a row, totaling $15 million. However, trading volumes remain 27% below the 2023 average. Over the past week, Bitcoin saw inflows of $16 million, bringing the year-to-date inflows to $260 million, while short BTC products also received $1.7 million. Altcoins, however, did not have a great week, according to the latest edition of CoinShares’ “Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report.” Digital asset...

The EOS Network Foundation has described v0.6.0 as a “game-changer” on account of it offering “a rejuvenated DeFi experience, robust technical upgrades, and trustless USDT bridging”. The EOS EVM, the virtual machine that allows Solidity dapps to run on EOS, has just had its biggest upgrade yet. v0.6.0 has been deployed on mainnet, and it brings the EOS EVM closer to providing the sort of DeFi experience its developers always envisioned. There’s a lot to unpack in the release notes for...

TL;DR The Shiba Inu community faces warnings about a fake airdrop from a malicious Shibarium tech channel. Scammers exploit the memecoin’s branding for fraudulent schemes, prompting cautionary advice on connecting wallets to unfamiliar decentralized apps. A SHIB-related token, Calcium (CAL), is flagged as having no future value by a Shiba Inu developer. ‘Stay Safe’ The Shiba Inu community received another stark warning that could prevent investors from becoming victims of...

The tool will use analytical dashboards to identify transaction errors, wallet address balances and digital signatures. Ernst & Young (EY) Global has announced the first corporate client for its EY Blockchain Analyzer: Reconciler. Per the announcement, Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, became the first enterprise to use the tool after its launch in February. EY Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody believes that a robust internal risk management process and...

Though the anticipation for MiCA has gone into full throttle, ESMA has warned national regulators against allowing what it calls ‘letterbox’ entities. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is wary of global crypto firms who might try to exploit loopholes currently present in its Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA). MiCA, whose rules are set to take effect by December 2024, would allow companies that have been registered under an existing regime to continue doing their...

Binance’s American entity, Binance.US, has officially informed its customers that their digital assets held on the exchange are no longer Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured. This change follows a previous advisory from the US agency, alerting individuals to the fact that funds placed with financial service providers dealing in cryptocurrency do not fall under the protection of FDIC insurance. Binance.US Crypto Assets Lose FDIC Coverage Binance.US has...