Ethereum rolls out Shapella upgrade amid worries over price pressures
Top blockchain and crypto news: Ethereum fork prompts price fall fears. Satoshi is found — in Apple software. Hong Kong ramps up Web3 plans.
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China fines crypto mining rig giant Bitmain US$3.6 million for tax violations
China has fined Bitmain, one of the world’s biggest producers of cryptocurrency mining rigs, nearly US$3.6 million for alleged tax violations, according to the Beijing tax authorities.
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Crypto miner Bitdeer to go public on Nasdaq via SPAC deal
Singapore-headquartered crypto mining firm Bitdeer Technologies is set to go public on Nasdaq on April 14 via a SPAC merger following multiple delays in closing the US$4 billion deal.
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Binance.US to delist TRX, price drops 5.4%
Binance.US, a unit cryptocurrency exchange Binance set up to serve U.S. customers, will delist the native token of the Tron blockchain, TRX, on April 18.
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Bitcoin maintains US$30,000, Solana jumps, U.S. equities trade mixed
Bitcoin held above US$30,000 in Wednesday morning trading in Asia, while most other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies moved higher.
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NFT.NYC is back to deliver the Woodstock of NFTs
The NFT industry is gathering at New York for NFT.NYC, but the overloading frequency of events could be causing “event fatigue.”
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Equinix, Astra in pact to advance Indonesia’s digital infrastructure needs
Nasdaq-listed Equinix and Indonesian conglomerate Astra International have set up a joint venture to help local businesses and multinationals capitalize on emerging technologies.
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Common regulatory framework for crypto to come during India’s G20 presidency, finance minister says
A common regulatory framework for all countries is underway, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.
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U.S. SEC committee urges ‘aggressive enforcement’ on crypto, says most tokens are securities
The U.S. SEC Investor Advisory Committee urged the federal agency to continue its aggressive enforcement on crypto players that offer unregistered securities.
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Ex-chief of HKMA heads Hong Kong’s new Web3 institute
Hong Kong has established the Institute of Web 3.0 to facilitate the development of the crypto ecosystem in the city, directed by a former head of HKMA.