Announcements

The U.S. Department of State is first offering to pay a bounty in crypto worth up to $10 million (315 BTC) in exchange for relevant intelligence regarding cyberattacks organized by foreign governments. The Rewards for Justice program operated by the Diplomatic Security Service was announced in a July 15 statement. The payment would be provided…

Californian nuclear energy provider Oklo announced its 20-year partnership with the Bitcoin mining firm Compass. According to a release, the first phase of the partnership will start in the early 2020s providing Compass 150MW of nuclear-generated energy for crypto mining. “Cryptocurrency mining offers promising pathways to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies, and Oklo…

Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments is launching a DeFi Fund and index, as announced by Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein. The new fund joins a growing number of offerings to help investors easily bet on decentralized finance (DeFi). Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, and CoinDesk Indexes, a subsidiary of CoinDesk Inc., the…

Binance is removing its tokenized stock trading feature. The decision comes as Hong Kong’s and Lithuanian regulators issued warnings about the exchange’s registration status. Binance will no longer offer digital versions of stocks like Coinbase, Tesla, and Apple, as the crypto exchange faces growing pressure from regulators worldwide. The world’s biggest digital currency exchange by…

PayPal users can now buy up to $100,000 of Bitcoin and other digital currencies per week, up from a previous limit of $20,000. PayPal users can now buy up to $100,000 of Bitcoin and other digital currencies per week, up from a previous limit of $20,000. The company is also scrapping its annual purchase limit…

Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Twitter the fintech company to create a new standalone business that will act as a platform for developers to build decentralized finance (DeFi) projects based on Bitcoin. The new business will combine the efforts of CashApp, Seller, and Tidal in the same goal of decentralized financial services. Dorsey named…