Pig butchering crypto scams soar 40% in one year, Chainalysis says

High-yield investment scams as well as pig butchering scams received the most crypto among scam sub-classes, at 50.2% and 33.2% respectively, a study shows. Long-term scams, called pig butchering, where victims are slowly tricked into making bigger crypto payments, jumped…...
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Ethereum Pectra upgrade scheduled for mainnet on April 8

Ethereum developers have announced that the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade will launch on April 8. The launch date was disclosed on February 13 during the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #205. According to Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation Protocol Support…...
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Coinbase shares jump 8% as reported revenue beats expectations

Shares of U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase jumped over 8% on Thursday after the company posted stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase saw its shares jump 8.44% to $298.11 on Thursday, Feb. 13, after reporting its strongest quarterly revenue in three…...
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Michigan joins crypto reserve race with House Bill 4087

A bill to establish a strategic crypto reserve has been introduced in Michigan, making it the 20th state to consider a digital currency-backed reserve. Presented by Representatives Bryan Posthumus and Ron Robinson on Feb. 13, House Bill 4087 proposes allowing…...
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