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Pricing Disparity in Decentralized File Storage Remains Despite Market Growth
The cost of decentralized file storage on blockchains like Filecoin, Arweave, Swarm, StorJ and Sia currently ranges from near zero to $4 per terabyte (TB) per month, according to a new report from Singapore-based venture capital firm Foresight Ventures.Seth RowdenCalifornia County Approves Blockchain-Based Digital Wallet for Government Services
Santa Cruz County in Northern California is one of the latest counties to adopt and implement blockchain-based solutions at the government level.Herman HayesMeWe social network with 20 million users to integrate with Polkadot parachain
According to an announcement made at Consensus 2023 on April 26, social network MeWe will be integrated with Polkadot's parachain Frequency blockchain network. The announcement added that the company will begin moving its user accounts onto the network this quarter.Seth RowdenBinance.US Enables Web3 Domain Creation for US Users
Binance. Through a new partnership with Unstoppable Domains, US users will soon be able to set up decentralized domains that will serve as digital identities across the Web3 ecosystem.Herman HayesUS House Finance Committee Republicans Seek Records Showing Crypto Debanking
Three Republican members of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee have written to the head of the US banking regulator seeking information on possible coordinated action against digital asset firms.Herman HayesHome of Ex-FTX Exec Ryan Salame Raided by FBI
The FBI has reportedly raided the home of former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame amid further scrutiny of his role as a close advisor to Sam Bankman-Fried.Herman Hayes"The War Room is Frustrated" - Scaramucci on FTX's Consensus Meltdown
On April 27th, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci revealed what the final days of FTX were like, claiming that most of the failed cryptocurrency exchange's employees probably didn't know its executives were working behind closed doors. something until it's too late.Herman HayesRobinhood Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Onramp for Self-Hosted Wallets and DApps
Announced at Consensus 2023 on April 27, “Robinhood Connect,” a fiat-to-crypto onramp, supports decentralized applications (DApps) and self-custodial wallets.Herman HayesHong Kong Authorities Remind Banks Not to Hastily Reject Digital Asset Clients
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) reminded banks on April 27 that there is no one size fits all when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML). Banks should not make opening an account unnecessarily difficult.Herman HayesBanks Bullish on Crypto: Standard Chartered's Zodia Raises $36M
Global banks continue to expand their cryptocurrency-related capabilities, with British multinational bank Standard Chartered raising new funding for its crypto platform Zodia.Seth RowdenAmid ChatGPT craze, Bitget commits $10M to Fetch.ai ecosystem
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced April 27 that Bitget has committed $10 million to develop the Fetch.ai ecosystem.Herman HayesBinance CEO Denies $28B Fortune: 'I Don't Have That Much'
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claims to have a net worth that is much lower than some mainstream media outlets have reported.Seth RowdenSilicon Valley-based tech accelerator expands its digital assets vertically to France
Silicon Valley, California-based accelerator Plug and Play Tech Center will expand its cryptocurrency and digital asset vertical to France, the company announced April 25.Seth RowdenDraft Bill Proposes Separate Legislation for Payment Stablecoin and Digital Asset Markets
Republican lawmakers on the US House Financial Services Committee have released a draft bill focusing on stablecoins for payments rather than overseeing other aspects of the digital asset market.Herman HayesOpenSea 'insider trading' trial begins in New York District Court
On April 24, the Southern District Court of New York held the first jury hearing in the case against former OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain, who was accused of using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for insider trading.Seth RowdenDecentralized exchange GMX votes to use Chainlink low-latency oracles
Chainlink, The low-latency oracles will be integrated with decentralized exchange (DEX) GMX, following a successful governance proposal that sought to provide GMX v2 with more “granular” real-time market data.Seth RowdenThe dangers of Google's new 2FA authenticator cloud backup
Google has released an update to its popular Authenticator app, which stores a "one-time code" in cloud storage, allowing users who lose a device with an Authenticator to retain access to two-factor authentication (2FA) access rights.Seth RowdenBitcoin Whitepaper Quietly Removed from Latest MacOS Beta by Apple
The world's largest tech company quietly pulled Bitcoin, the white paper is from the latest beta version of its operating system upgrade.Seth RowdenApple's External Payments Ban Ruled Illegal, Could Win NFTs and Crypto
A California court has ruled that Apple violated state competition law by banning app developers from using other in-app payment methods other than its own, which include a 30% commission.Seth RowdenBinance.US Pulls Out of $1 Billion Voyager Asset Purchase, Blames Regulatory Environment
In a tweet, the company announced that Binance.US had withdrawn from its agreement to purchase the assets of $1 billion of bankrupt cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager Digital. It blamed the "hostile and uncertain regulatory environment in the United States" for the move.Seth Rowden
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