Anthropic founders block Saudi Arabia from buying FTX-owned stake

AI firm Anthropic has blocked Saudi Arabia from engaging in the sale process of 8% of its shares — currently owned by defunct crypto exchange FTX, CNBC reported on March 22, citing... Read more »

Funding isn’t the core solution to bridging the gender gap in Web3

Web3 has always felt like an inclusive and empowering community to be a part of. In making the transition from traditional finance to DeFi, there has been no lack of support, encouragement,... Read more »

Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko denounces influx of racist and offensive memecoins

Members of the Solana community and the crypto ecosystem denounced the recent surge in inflammatory memecoins on March 22. Unknown parties recently took advantage of Solana’s token creation feature to introduce thousands... Read more »

BlackRock sees Bitcoin as integral part of financial system – little interest in other crypto

BlackRock believes that Bitcoin (BTC) will become an integral part of the financial system over the coming decade as it increasingly melds with the best parts of the traditional financial system. The... Read more »

UN adopts global AI resolution to ensure ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’ AI advancement

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a global artificial intelligence (AI) resolution on March 21. The new resolution aims to promote “safe, secure, and trustworthy” AI development. The Assembly said it is... Read more »

New gaming token on Blast exploited for $4.6 million – white hat hacker involved

A hacker exploited a bug in a newly launched gaming token on Blast network — Super Sushi Samurai — to steal roughly $4.6 million worth of Ethereum on March 21 — less... Read more »

BlackRock unveils Coinbase as key partner in $100 million Ethereum token fund

Asset management firm BlackRock selected Coinbase as the key infrastructure provider for its tokenized investment fund, BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL). According to BlackRock: “BUIDL seeks to offer a stable... Read more »

Celsius looks to recover $2 billion withdrawn by 2% of accounts during its collapse

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network is seeking the return of over $2 billion withdrawn by major customers shortly before its bankruptcy declaration in July 2022, according to a release shared with CryptoSlate.... Read more »

Solana drops over 15% in a single day, giving up most of its weekly gains

Solana (SOL) fell 15.9% on March 19 to a five-day low of $166 after a week-long rally that briefly took it close to $210 as it a new all-time high market cap... Read more »

UK FCA to recover $8 million in costs via fees placed on stablecoin issuers, custodians

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it intends to recover the equivalent of $8 million in costs stemming from the supervision of stablecoins and crypto, according to a March 19... Read more »