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9 protocols criticize LayerZero’s wstETH token, claiming it’s ‘proprietary’

A new bridged token from cross-chain protocol LayerZero is drawing criticism from nine protocols throughout the Ethereum ecosystem. A joint statement from Connext, Chainsafe, Sygma, LiFi, Socket, Hashi, Across, Celer and Router on Oct. 27 called the token’s standard “a vendor-locked proprietary standard,” claiming that it limits the freedom of

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Crypto firm claiming $1.4B in trades on CMC flashes reportedly fake license data

A number of cryptocurrency platforms reporting billions in daily trades on CoinMarketCap appear to have been misleading their customers about holding certain crypto licenses, an investigation by Cryptox has found.Bitspay, a crypto exchange that reports $1.4 billion daily trades on CoinMarketCap, claimed that it held a licence in and was

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3AC co-founder rejects jurisdiction of bankruptcy court, claiming he renounced US citizenship

Kyle Davies, the co-founder of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has submitted documentation to court claiming he is fully a citizen of Singapore and not the United States.In an Aug. 1 filing with U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Davies provided notarized and

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On-chain sleuth ZachXBT sued for libel after claiming plaintiff drained funds from project

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been sued for libel by one of the people he accused of fraud, according to a June 16 social media post. According to the post, Jeffrey Huang, known as “MachiBigBrother” on Twitter, has accused ZachXBT of damaging his reputation through false allegations.MachiBigBrother also posted an announcement

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Coinbase Firmly Responds to SEC’s Wells Notice Claiming No Violation of Securities Laws

In its response, Coinbase clearly mentioned the exchange has not engaged in any activity that violates federal securities laws. It also slammed the SEC for refusing to engage in a meaningful dialogue on crypto regulations. On Thursday, April 27, crypto exchange Coinbase offered a fiery response to last month’s Wells

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Midjourney, other AI devs strike back in court, claiming their material is not similar to artists

Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt issued a response on April 18 to a group of artists who accused them of extensive copyright infringement. The artists claimed that these companies had used their work in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems without proper authorization.The companies filed their motions in a San Francisco

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Hindenburg Research reports Block short position, claiming fraud facilitation and inflated metrics

A report following a two-year investigation from Hindenburg Research claimed digital payments company Block had “systematically taken advantage of the demographics it claims to be helping,” alleging the firm inflated its user metrics and facilitated fraud.According to the March 23 report, Hindenburg Research said Block’s practices allowed users to set

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