Emart24, South Korea’s fastest-growing convenience store chain, has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to introduce a “bitcoin meal box” in a promotional campaign. Priced at 5,900 Korean won ($4.30) each, the company aims to sell 30,000 bitcoin meal boxes by May 31. Customers purchasing these boxes can receive 10,000 won worth of bitcoin by using ..read more

Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift, has announced the debut of Venice, an artificial intelligence (AI) application that promises enhanced privacy and unrestricted free speech. Unlike mainstream AI services, Venice is designed to operate without the “Orwellian” oversight typical of centralized platforms, offering a truly private and uncensored user experience. New AI on the Block: Venice ..read more

The detainment of two Chinese and one Argentine national involved in a $1.25 million crypto investment scam led to the discovery of a $100 million operation in Argentina. According to local reports, the investigation resulted in the raid of a supermarket that was used as a facade for conducting illegal cryptocurrency mining operations, with dozens ..read more

PRESS RELEASE. The XR Foundation in partnership with Saltwater Games is proud to announce the launch of its gaming-dedicated blockchain, XR One. After receiving grant funding from the Arbitrum Foundation, the Saltwater.Labs team has co-developed the Layer 3 Orbit chain leveraging Arbitrum’s ecosystem of technologies. XR One will be powered by its native $XR token ..read more

Grayscale Investments maintained stable revenue in the first quarter despite substantial outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), its converted spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm reported $156 million in revenue, little change from the previous quarter, as stated in a shareholder letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG), its parent company. The conversion of ..read more

Olaoluwa Osuntokun, co-founder and CTO of Lightning Labs, recently executed the first successful mainnet multi-hop asset payment using Taproot Asset channels, marking a new development in asset transfer capabilities over the Lightning Network. Asset Transfer Achieved on Lightning Network Using Taproot Channels The transaction, conducted by Osuntokun, involved a multi-hop payment using a digital asset ..read more

The U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed an outflow of $11.3 million during Thursday’s trading sessions, following an inflow of $11.5 million on Wednesday. Although the majority of funds experienced inflows on Thursday, significant outflows from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) eclipsed these gains. Grayscale’s Losses Contrast With Gains On Thursday, GBTC experienced outflows that ..read more

A new meme coin, Dogeverse (DOGEVERSE), has crypto traders buzzing in May. Having raised over $13 million in its initial coin offering (ICO), Dogeverse has traders wondering whether it could be the next Dogecoin-style token to take the market by storm. Multi-Chain Meme Coin DOGEVERSE Takes Crypto Market By Storm So what exactly is Dogeverse ..read more

Zambia’s worsening shortage of foreign exchange as well as one of its worst droughts in recent memory saw the local currency drop to a record low of K27.3 to the dollar. As explained in the report, the kwacha has lost as much as 17% in the past six months. Forex Shortages: The Impact of Drought ..read more

The now-defunct crypto lender Blockfi is officially shutting down the firm’s web portal this month according to an update from the firm. Blockfi said that it has partnered with Coinbase to help facilitate the execution of withdrawals to eligible Blockfi customers. Blockfi Collaborates With Coinbase for Withdrawals, Plans to Shut Down Web Portal After the ..read more