Sui blockchain innovates with alternative methods, like radio waves, to enable offline crypto transactions for unbanked communities, even those without internet access. Source link
Japan’s finance regulator calls for lower crypto taxes in 2025
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has released plans to overhaul the nation’s tax code, which could lower the tax rate on crypto assets in 2025. Source link
Crypto scams involving Bitcoin ATMs explode by 1,000% since 2020: FTC
As Bitcoin ATM scams surge, particularly targeting older adults, the FTC and industry leaders stress the importance of caution and preventive measures. Source link
Scammers have found a way to burn tokens from inside Solana wallets
Reports have emerged of users buying tokens and not seeing it show up in their wallet balances. Source link
Lara and Tiffany Trump X accounts hacked, users warned not to click links
Scammers have taken over two accounts associated with presidential candidate Donald Trump’s family Source link
Penpie protocol exploited, suffers $27M loss
Cryptocurrency hacks have stolen $1.21 billion in funds so far in 2024, a 15.5% increase from 2023. Source link
Ripple to add smart contracts to XRP Ledger
The move aims to attract developers and expand XRP Ledger’s capabilities, bringing new use cases to its ecosystem. Source link
Solana Foundation defends decentralization amid patch coordination claims
Solana Foundation’s Dan Albert highlighted the network’s distributed block-producing nodes, arguing that coordinating a patch does not mean centralization. Source link
Arbitrum Stylus mainnet launch opens Web3 for traditional coders
Offchain Labs introduces Arbitrum Stylus on mainnet, enabling DApp development with WebAssembly languages, boosting performance, and lowering gas fees. Source link
21.co launches Bitcoin wrapper on Ethereum
It aims to bring institutional-grade security to wrapped BTC. Source link