<p>Coinbase announced an integration with Apple Pay on Monday, allowing app makers to build the ability to buy crypto with Apple Pay directly into their apps. The integration is part of Coinbase Onramp, which gives app makers a way for customers to turn their traditional currencies, such as USD, into cryptocurrencies. That process has historically [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With Elon Musk playing such a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s transition team, Musk’s buddies, many of them Silicon Valley venture capitalists, are reportedly being tapped to help out. For instance, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and in particular co-founder Marc Andreessen, is repeatedly being mentioned. He, along with Antonio Gracias and Joe Lonsdale, are reportedly [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With Elon Musk playing such a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s transition team, Musk’s buddies, many of them Silicon Valley venture capitalists, are reportedly being tapped to help out. For instance, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and in particular co-founder Marc Andreessen, is repeatedly being mentioned. He, along with Antonio Gracias and Joe Lonsdale, are reportedly [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Not every former top FTX executive is heading to prison. Gary Wang, former FTX chief technical officer, was spared prison time by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan today. Judge Kaplan praised Wang&#8217;s cooperation with federal authorities. Wang testified against former FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at his trial last fall. Wang pleaded guilty to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Not every former top FTX executive is heading to prison. Gary Wang, former FTX chief technical officer, was spared prison time by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan today. Judge Kaplan praised Wang&#8217;s cooperation with federal authorities. Wang testified against former FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at his trial last fall. Wang pleaded guilty to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX filed 23 lawsuits Friday against Anthony Scaramucci (pictured above), his hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, and other organizations, including Crypto.com and the Mark Zuckerberg-backed lobbying group Fwd.us. These lawsuits are an attempt to claw back money for FTX’s creditors following the company’s collapse. FTX claims that the money targeted in these suits [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX filed 23 lawsuits Friday against Anthony Scaramucci (pictured above), his hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, and other organizations, including Crypto.com and the Mark Zuckerberg-backed lobbying group Fwd.us. These lawsuits are an attempt to claw back money for FTX’s creditors following the company’s collapse. FTX claims that the money targeted in these suits [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jack Dorsey&#8217;s Block is scaling back its investment in TIDAL, the music streaming platform once owned by Jay-Z, according to a shareholder letter on Thursday. Block is also shutting down TBD, a Bitcoin-focused arm of the business that previously set out to build a decentralized internet, dubbed &#8220;Web5.&#8221; These cuts will free up the company [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency firm WonderFi was kidnapped and held for ransom on Wednesday, according to CBC. Dean Skurka was reportedly shoved into a vehicle in downtown Toronto during rush hour, only to be released uninjured after electronically sending $1 million (presumably CAD) to his captors. The WonderFi CEO is the latest crypto celebrity [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Crypto critic Molly White received emails from a purported lawyer and someone working for a “reputation management company” offering bribes in exchange for the takedown of a blog post about the arrest of an alleged crypto fraudster.</p>

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<p>Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded &#8220;proof of personhood&#8221; crypto project that scans people&#8217;s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the &#8220;coin&#8221; from its name and is now just &#8220;World.&#8221; The startup behind the World project, Tools for Humanity, also unveiled its next generation of iris-scanning &#8220;Orbs&#8221; and other tools at a live event in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded &#8220;proof of personhood&#8221; crypto project that scans people&#8217;s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the &#8220;coin&#8221; from its name and is now just &#8220;World.&#8221; The startup behind the World project, Tools for Humanity, also unveiled its next generation of iris-scanning &#8220;Orbs&#8221; and other tools at a live event in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Africa&#8217;s blockchain and crypto space is receiving a much-needed venture boost during a tough time for startups, some of which have retreated from specific markets or completely shut down due to issues like harsh regulatory environment, macros, or downright mismanagement.  The boost involves Yellow Card, the U.S.-founded crypto platform launched in Nigeria in 2019, which [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Africa&#8217;s blockchain and crypto space is receiving a much-needed venture boost during a tough time for startups, some of which have retreated from specific markets or completely shut down due to issues like harsh regulatory environment, macros, or downright mismanagement.  The boost involves Yellow Card, the U.S.-founded crypto platform launched in Nigeria in 2019, which [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company&#8217;s executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud or conspiracy to commit such acts. Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is starting his seven-and-a-half-year fraud sentence today, but not before posting an all-time absurd LinkedIn post (and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company&#8217;s executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud or conspiracy to commit such acts. Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is starting his seven-and-a-half-year fraud sentence today, but not before posting an all-time absurd LinkedIn post (and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Michael Gronager, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, has taken a personal leave of absence from the company. The blockchain analysis outfit isn’t sharing why but says the development is temporary.&nbsp;&nbsp; According to The Block, which first reported the news, Chainalysis President and COO Sari Granat,&nbsp; who joined the outfit in 2022, is acting as interim [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Binance founder Changpeng &#8220;CZ&#8221; Zhao was released from U.S. custody on Friday after serving out his four-month sentence in a low-security correctional facility. CZ&#8217;s sentence was the product of a federal investigation that found Binance had failed to stop widespread criminal activity on the world&#8217;s largest cryptocurrency exchange. CZ pleaded guilty to the DOJ&#8217;s charges, [&hellip;]</p>