Tether has responded to US legislators requesting DOJ intervention on illicit stablecoin use, highlighting its transaction monitoring and claiming it assists law enforcement while seeking to be a strong US partner.
Peer-to-peer NFT trading platform NFT Trader was hacked on December 16th, enabling the theft of over $3 million in NFTs including Bored Apes, with the attacker oddly returning some loot.
Shiba Inu’s lead Discord moderator has confirmed three promised manual SHIB token burns are still scheduled despite delays, urging patience from the community venting price dip frustrations.
The XRP Ledger is facilitating phase 2 of Palau’s stablecoin project trial aimed at improving financial access for citizens through a US dollar-pegged token and offline transaction capabilities.
A fraudulent NFT scheme promising extra ADA rewards has scammed victims out of over 200,000 ADA, worth almost $130K, prompting warnings for Cardano users to avoid the scam website and transactions.
Montenegro has begun consultations on utilizing its ample hydroelectric capacity for Bitcoin mining and potentially launching Bitcoin hydro bonds.
China Mobile Hong Kong, a leading telecom provider, has launched LinkNFT, Hong Kong’s first telecom-backed NFT marketplace offering minting services and seamless web3 interoperability.
The SEC held another meeting with BlackRock to discuss the proposed iShares Bitcoin ETF on December 14th, fueling further speculation of imminent approval.
The Ethereum community has adopted ERC-3643 as an official standard for the compliant tokenization of real-world assets, providing identity verification and token circulation controls.
Elon Musk unveiled a lighter, faster new prototype (Optimus Gen 2) of Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, sharing a video presentation demonstrating its improved mobility and dexterity through his Twitter account on December 13.
