Darkweb actors claim to have over 100K of Gemini, Binance user info

Darkweb threat actors claim to have hundreds of thousands of user records — including names, passwords and location data — of Gemini and Binance users, putting the apparent lists up for sale on the internet.  The Dark Web Informer, a Darkweb cyber news site, said in a March 27 blog post that the latest sale …

GameStop stocks hit restrictions on NYSE after short volume rockets 234%

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has imposed a Short Sale Restriction (SSR) on GameStop after volume spiked to levels reminiscent of GameStop’s famous 2021 short squeeze. GameStop (GME) short sales volume — the total number of shares sold short within a specific timeframe — rose 234% over 24 hours, reaching 30.85 million shares sold …

EU watchdog wants insurers’ crypto holdings 100% covered, citing volatility

The European Union’s insurance authority has proposed a blanket rule that would mandate insurance firms to maintain capital equal to the value of their crypto holdings as part of a measure to mitigate risks for policyholders. The new proposal — made by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in a Technical Advice report to …

France’s state bank earmarks $27M for crypto with ‘strong French footprint’

France’s state-owned bank says it will spend 25 million euros ($27 million) buying cryptocurrencies that support local crypto and blockchain projects. Bpifrance said in a March 27 press release that it would back newly formed projects “with a strong French footprint” where it will receive tokens in return for its investment and will look to …

‘Our GPUs are melting’ — OpenAI puts limiter in after Ghibli-tsunami

ChatGPT creators OpenAI have introduced rate limits after a viral social media trend that saw nearly everything “Ghiblifyied” — turned into AI art in the style of the famous Japanese animation studio.  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was one of the first to take part in the trend, posting a portrait of himself generated by the …

SEC has officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, says CEO

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, with no action taken against the crypto exchange, according to the firm’s CEO Kris Marszalek. It comes around seven months after the SEC issued a Wells notice to the crypto platform in August 2024, signaling its intention to take legal action against …

US DOJ says it seized Hamas crypto meant to finance terrorism

The US Justice Department (DOJ) seized more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency intended to benefit the militant group Hamas it said in a statement on March 27. The cryptocurrency with a total value of $201,400 was traced to fundraising addresses allegedly controlled by Hamas and used to launder more than $1.5 million in digital assets since …

Getting crypto out of the 'AOL era' — Sandeep Nailwal

The current state of crypto is akin to the internet’s “America Online” (AOL) era during the late 1990s, when the user experience was clunky, technical, featured limited use cases, and moved at dial-up speeds, according to Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Nailwal identified several key areas of development to improve user …

Sei Foundation floats 23andMe acquisition, genetic data on the blockchain

The foundation behind the layer-1 blockchain, Sei, announced it was exploring the acquisition of the genetic testing company 23andMe after the firm filed for bankruptcy. In a March 27 X post, the Sei network said its foundation was considering purchasing 23andMe “to defend the genetic privacy of 15 million Americans” by putting the company’s data …

Solana price struggles to flip $150 to support — Is the SOL bull market over?

Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), faced a sharp 8% rejection after briefly touching $147 on March 25. For the past three weeks, SOL has struggled to reclaim the $150 level, which is leading traders to question whether the bullish momentum that was originally driven by memecoin speculation and the rise of artificial intelligence sectors has …