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Bank of Korea to Launch CBDC Payment Trial in Supermarkets

South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea, will soon allow participants to use digital tokens for payments at supermarkets and convenience stores in a central bank digital currency (CBDC)…

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Travala Integrates Solana for Booking Flights and Hotels, Offers SOL Travel Rewards

Crypto travel booking platform Travala has integrated with Solana, allowing users to book flights and hotels using Solana-based tokens and earn SOL travel rewards. Highlighting Solana’s scalability and affordability, the…

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Government of Bhutan Holds $828M in Bitcoin, Arkham Data Shows

The government of Bhutan is currently holding over $828 million in bitcoin, according to onchain data by Arkham Intelligence. “Unlike most governments, Bhutan’s BTC does not come from law enforcement…

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Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $500K by 2025, $1M by 2030

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has shared his expectation that the price of bitcoin could skyrocket to $500,000 by next year and $1 million by 2030. He referenced…

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Hamster Kombat Takes Season 1 Snapshot, Reveals Post-Airdrop Direction

Amidst generalized complaints from users who suffered token slashes for being labeled as cheaters, Hamster Kombat has announced that it has taken a snapshot for its season 1. With this…

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Supreme Court of India’s Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote XRP Scam

The Youtube channel of India’s Supreme Court was compromised, promoting a scam involving XRP cryptocurrency instead of its usual live hearings. The breach temporarily shut down the channel, but services…

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Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison After Failed Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire Plot

A woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after her murder-for-hire plot using bitcoin fell apart. Melody Sasser attempted to use the dark web to hire a…

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‘Microsoft of Blockchains:’ Bitwise Doubles Down on Ethereum’s Fundamentals

Bitwise, a crypto index fund and ETF provider, believes that ethereum has the fundamentals needed to recover from its bad price performance compared to currencies like bitcoin. Bitwise CIO Matt…

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Court Orders New York Man to Pay $36M for Forex, Digital Asset Fraud

William Koo Ichioka has been ordered to pay over $36 million after admitting to a forex and digital asset fraud scheme. His scam, which started in 2018, involved falsifying financial…

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US Sentences Nigerian Darknet Fraud Leader to Five Years in Prison for $6M Scheme

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive darknet fraud scheme that intended to cause over $6 million in losses,…

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