Crypto should be about freeing people, not esoteric tech — Vitalik Buterin

Crypto should be about freeing people, not esoteric tech — Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin’s presentation at the EthCC event comes amid an inflection point for the crypto industry as it attempts to reconcile growth and the Cypherpunk ethos. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech at EthCC on Wednesday, asking blockchain developers to focus on freeing humanity through their inventions rather than building more technically advanced…

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Judge lets Celsius B Bitcoin lawsuit against Tether move forward

Judge lets Celsius $4B Bitcoin lawsuit against Tether move forward

A US judge has allowed Celsius’s lawsuit over Tether’s $4 billion Bitcoin liquidation to move forward, rejecting key parts of Tether’s dismissal bid. A US bankruptcy judge ruled that Celsius Network’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Tether can proceed, denying in part Tether’s attempt to dismiss claims that it “improperly” liquidated Celsius’s Bitcoin collateral during the crypto…

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Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

The company offers crypto trading on the platforms that it manages, including the mixed-asset trading platforms Swissquote and Yuh. Swissquote, the online trading platform behind the crypto-friendly Yuh app, has been ordered by Swiss regulators to reduce the number of phishing and impersonation attempts targeting its platforms. More than 600 websites impersonating Swissquote platforms or…

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