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Do Kwon – the nefarious founder of the now failed stable coin company Terraform Labs – will spend the next four months behind bars in Montenegro after he was detained at one of the nation’s airports with forged documents and phony passports. Do Kwon Heads to Prison The passports allegedly held by Kwon at the time of his detainment included ones from Costa Rica and Belgium. He attempted to board a flight that was on its way to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates...

Crypto exchange Coinbase has revealed its launch date for Base – the Ethereum layer 2 blockchain designed to make transactions faster and cheaper than the underlying network. As of today, users can begin bridging ETH to base, with dapps “across the on-chain ecosystem” starting to enable Base support. Base: A Bridge To Crypto As published in a blog post from Base on Thursday, the Base mainnet will go live “for everyone and everything” on August 9. To commemorate the launch,...

CoinspeakerTel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Taps Fireblocks to Introduce Crypto Services TASE’s strategic partnership with Fireblocks comes as the result of a broader vision set forth by the stock exchange. Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Taps Fireblocks to Introduce Crypto Services

CoinspeakerShiba Inu Aims to Become Serious DeFi Contender, Add Digital IDs Shiba Inu is gearing up for the mainnet launch of Shibarium scheduled ahead of this month at the upcoming Blockchain Futuristic Conference. Shiba Inu Aims to Become Serious DeFi Contender, Add Digital IDs

CoinspeakerAlibaba Cloud Unveils Open-Sourced AI Models to Challenge Meta’s Llama 2 The move follows Meta's release of its own open-sourced LLM, Llama 2, in July Alibaba Cloud Unveils Open-Sourced AI Models to Challenge Meta’s Llama 2

Canada has just finished having its first ever bitcoin conference. Taking place at the Chelsea Hotel in mid-June in downtown Toronto, the event was a huge success and is one of the first of its kind in the Great White North. Canada and Bitcoin… Growing Stronger Together? Canada has had a relatively mixed history with bitcoin and crypto. Between Quadriga CX – which is being labeled as some as the first FTX given the amount of money that’s been lost – and the harsh...

CoinspeakerHawaii Is Most Expensive of US States According to Monthly Household Expenditure While Hawaii and California are the most expensive, doxo also found that West Virginia and Mississippi are the least costliest US states. Hawaii Is Most Expensive of US States According to Monthly Household Expenditure

CoinspeakerHashKey Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Get Licensed for Retail Services in Hong Kong Despite China's strict ban on cryptocurrency transactions, Hong Kong has taken a different approach, welcoming cryptocurrency firms and even encouraging banks to work with them. HashKey Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Get Licensed for Retail Services in Hong Kong

CoinspeakerFTX Seeks Exclusion of Dubai Unit from US Bankruptcy Proceedings The attorneys claimed that FTX Dubai has a solvent balance sheet. FTX Seeks Exclusion of Dubai Unit from US Bankruptcy Proceedings

CoinspeakerNintendo Q1 2024 Revenue Jumps amid Eclectic Super Mario Movie Release Nintendo’s flagship Switch games console series remains a dominant force in the gaming industry. Nintendo Q1 2024 Revenue Jumps amid Eclectic Super Mario Movie Release