Cardano Chang hard fork to redefine decentralized governance from Sept. 1

Intersect, a Cardano membership organization, announced that the highly anticipated Chang hard fork will occur on Sept. 1, according to an Aug. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate. Intersect highlighted that the Chang... Read more »

NFL Players Association sues DraftKings for $65M over Reignmakers NFT dispute

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) has filed a lawsuit against DraftKings Inc., seeking approximately $65 million in damages after the sports betting company abruptly shut down its NFT-based fantasy sports... Read more »

Uniswap and Across propose new Ethereum token standard to tackle liquidity fragmentation

Uniswap Labs and cross-chain interoperability provider Across Protocol have proposed a new Ethereum token standard for cross-chain intents to address liquidity fragmentation challenges. The new standard is under Ethereum Request for Comment... Read more »

Telegram community condemns Pavel Durov’s arrest in open letter, calls it violation of human rights

The #FreeDurov community, led by the TON Society, has called on France to release Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was arrested by French authorities on Aug. 25. The community published an open... Read more »

Trump’s new NFT series ‘America First’ features Bitcoin-linked digital cards

Former US President Donald Trump revealed a new set of non-fungible tokens (NFT) via a Truth Social post on Aug. 27. Like the previous installments, the cards are issued by NFT International... Read more »

US government disputes ex-FTX exec Ryan Salame’s bid to undo guilty plea

The US government has pushed back against former FTX executive Ryan Salame’s attempt to void his guilty plea, which he claims was based on false promises from prosecutors regarding their investigation into... Read more »

French prosecutors charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with complicity in child exploitation, drug trafficking

French authorities have disclosed the charges against Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested on Aug. 24 at Le Bourget airport near Paris. Durov faces a series of grave accusations,... Read more »

Is France’s crypto je ne sais quoi no more?

Over the last decade, France has established itself as the ideal base for the world’s largest crypto businesses. Binance, Crypto.com and stablecoin issuer Circle all have made Paris their European headquarters. But... Read more »

WazirX says external parties are attempting to prolong its restructuring efforts

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX said external parties not invested in the platform may try to prolong its restructuring process for their gains. In a post on X, the exchange said these parties... Read more »

EU’s fragmented AI regulatory framework is hampering innovation: Meta and Spotify CEOs

The European Union’s “fragmented regulatory structure” is stifling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Danie Ek said in a joint statement published on Friday. The two tech... Read more »