Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky settles FTC case with $10M payment
The FTC order ties Mashinsky’s $10 million payment to a mostly suspended $4.72 billion judgment that can be revived over asset disclosures. Go to Source
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Canada proposes crypto ATM ban over scams and money laundering
Ottawa says Bitcoin ATMs have become a key tool for scammers, as regulators move to tighten oversight of high-risk parts of the crypto sector. Go to Source
Nigeria’s Greenafrica Claims $100k Top Prize as Hedera Hackathon Draws 45,000 Participants
The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science have concluded a hackathon that attracted over 45,000 participants and generated more than 1,300 project submissions. Key Takeaways: On April 29, THA and Exponential Science named Greenafrica the top winner of the 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon. The $1M prize pool fueled 1,300+ projects, proving Hedera as a top utility … Read more
Circle Mints $500 Million in USDC on Solana as Weekly Issuance Tops $3.25 Billion
Circle minted $500 million in USDC on the Solana network on April 29, with the issuance being part of a week that saw Solana process $3.25 billion in fresh USDC supply. Key Takeaways: Circle minted $500 million in USDC on Solana, as flagged by onchain intelligence firm Arkham. Solana’s weekly USDC issuance hit $3.25 billion, … Read more
Bitcoin, stocks risk ‘months’ of losses as Kevin Warsh Becomes Fed chair
Bitcoin fell after each new Federal Reserve chair began work, data showed, while Kevin Warsh gave mixed signals over policy for risk assets. Go to Source
Litecoin’s MWEB Chain Split Resolved as F2pool Mines All 13 Blocks
Mining pool F2pool confirmed it mined all 13 consecutive blocks needed to close Litecoin’s temporary chain split, which was triggered when an exploit of the network’s MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) privacy layer allowed an attacker to fabricate an invalid 85,034 LTC pegout. Key Takeaways: f2pool mined all 13 blocks on the valid Litecoin chain, resolving … Read more
Ethereum ICO Participant Moves $22.88 Million in ETH After 11 Years of Dormancy
An Ethereum initial coin offering ( ICO) participant transferred 10,000 ETH worth $22.88 million to a new wallet on Wednesday after the address sat dormant for over a decade, converting a $3,100 investment into a 7,381x return. Key Takeaways: Wallet 0xCD59 transferred 10,000 ETH worth $22.88 million after lying dormant for 10.8 years. The Ethereum … Read more
Startale Group Embeds Privacy Boost, Enables Sub-500ms Shielded Asset Transfers
Startale Group has selected Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost as the privacy partner for its app, introducing onchain features that let users shield assets and carry out private transfers. Key Takeaways: Startale Group chooses Sunnyside Labs to bring native privacy to its consumer-facing app. Privacy Boost delivers 1,800+ transactions per second on Soneium to solve blockchain … Read more
Polymarket denies data breach, says hacker is selling public data
The apparent hacker claimed to have breached other prediction markets and planned to release the data in the next few days. Go to Source
Aptos says its new privacy coin seeks to fix one of crypto’s biggest trade-offs
Aptos said its new privacy coin could be used to enable businesses to transact onchain without competitors tracking treasury moves and trading strategies. Go to Source