The WikiLeaks founder is expected to plead guilty to one U.S. charge and be sentenced to time served in a U.K. prison.
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Julian Assange freed from jail after plea deal with US [cointelegraph]
The Wikileaks founder is expected to plead guilty to one U.S. charge and be sentenced for time served in a U.K. prison.
Iranian officials decry blockchain game 'Hamster Kombat' as soft power tool [cointelegraph]
The deputy chief of the Iranian military claimed the game was a way of distracting Iranians from the country’s upcoming presidential elections.
'Privacy-minded' CBDCs are a wolf in sheep’s clothing [cointelegraph]
CBDC developers have made little progress in developing products capable of “preserving privacy,” and government is not complaining.
President of Jump Crypto steps down [cointelegraph]
Kanav Kariya announced his resignation amid reports of a pending investigation into Jump Crypto’s activities and several incidents dating back to 2022.
SEC drops investigation into Ethereum: Law Decoded [cointelegraph]
A letter from Consensys states that the SEC’s approval of spot Ether exchange-traded funds indicated that it had “updated its position to classify ETH as a commodity and not a security,” but not everyone agrees.
Louisiana’s new crypto law protects node operators, bans CBDC [cointelegraph]
The U.S. state of Louisiana has updated its legislation to ban the use of central bank digital currencies and establish rules for digital asset miners and node operators.
European Central Bank releases first CBDC progress update [cointelegraph]
The ECB promised pseudonymization and independent audits of the CBDC system to calm consumer fears of tracking.
How DePIN is poised to disrupt the cloud computing industry: Report [cointelegraph]
Cointelegraph Research uncovers how DePIN networks and SwanChain’s ecosystem are changing the cloud computing industry.
Bitcoin ‘whale games’ come early as BTC price swoons below $60K [cointelegraph]
BTC price weakness delivers seven-week lows as whale “spoofing” across order books creates grim conditions for Bitcoin bulls.