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Former FTX Director to reportedly plead guilty to fraud charges

Nishad Singh has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on FTX customers, and one count of conspiracy to commit commodities fraud.

OKX seizes 2M USDT linked to market manipulation

The exchange has related frozen assets and will allocate over 3 million USDT for an airdrop to eligible users who suffered losses.

Top 5 universities to study blockchain in the UK

Universities in the U.K., including Cambridge, Imperial, Edinburgh, Oxford and University College London, offer blockchain-related programs.

What are Web3 games, and how do they work?

Web3 games are decentralized, blockchain-powered, and offer true ownership of in-game assets.

Breaking: Visa and Mastercard halt new crypto partnerships — Report

According to sources, Visa and Mastercard will delay the launch of new blockchain partnerships until market conditions improve and a clearer regulatory framework is established.

Wrapped Bitcoin supply drops to negative after 11,500 wBTC burn linked to Celsius

Wrapped Bitcoin garnered DeFi traders' support in the 2021-22 bull season, but the demand started to fade post numerous crypto contagions led to redemptions.

Ethereum testnet successfully forks in Shanghai upgrade rehearsal

As Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade approaches next month, one of the network's testnets has successfully upgraded, simulating the slated hard fork.

Bitcoin core dev calls out 'misleading' auction selling his code as an NFT

Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has called out the sellers behind an NFT auction for using his name and code without his knowledge or consent.

MyAlgo users urged to withdraw as cause of $9.2M hack remains unknown

The Algorand wallet provider said it still hasn't determined the cause of the attack, urging users to withdraw funds from wallets created with a seed phrase.

Solana CEO hoses down claims network outages caused by on-chain voting

Solana Labs founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said claims that Solana's network outages were caused by on-chain voting were born out of "pure ignorance."

Americans 'frustrated' by financial system inequality, 20% own crypto: Survey

Crypto ownership among U.S. adults has remained steady over the last 12 months, with a large portion seemingly "frustrated" by the one-sided global financial system.

Robinhood subpoenaed by SEC over crypto listings and custody

The firm said it received an investigative subpoena in December regarding its crypto listings, crypto custody and platform operations.

Blockchain Founders Fund raises $75M to encourage Web3 mass adoption

The fundraising round included Polygon, Ripple, Octava, NEO Global Capital, Appworks, Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox, GSR, LD Capital, Metavest Capital and others.

Cointelegraph partners with Phaver mobile Web3 social app

The partnership will grant the 200,000+ users across Phaver and other Lens-based Web3 apps access to daily Cointelegraph content.

Coinbase announces suspension of BUSD trading beginning March 13

The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange referred to its "listing standards" in a tweet.

Solana outage triggers ballistic reaction from the crypto community

A community member argued that outages are putting decentralized finance protocols running on Solana at risk of insolvency.

Lido Finance activates staking rate limit after more than 150,000 ETH staked

Lido Finance had to activate its safety feature "Staking Rate Limit" after over 150,000 ETH was staked in a single day.

BitFlyer founder seeks to reinstate self as CEO, leading firm to IPO: Report

Despite stepping down as CEO for three years, Yuzo continued to have a significant influence on the company being the firm’s largest stakeholder.

Ukraine netted $70M in crypto donations since start of Russia conflict

Ether leads the way in donations with $28.9 million received so far, while BTC and USDT donors have chipped in $22.8 million and $11.59 million respectively.

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