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Germany just 'earned' itself $38 million in crypto - let's see if it makes a silly mistake again

9 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

German law enforcement seized €34 million - equivalent to around $38 million - in cryptocurrency from eXch, a cryptocurrency that was allegedly used to launder funds stolen from the Bybit hack. The German government hasn't said a lot about it, but w...

Apple relaxes crypto-related app rules (finally, some might say)

9 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

Apple is pretty much constantly under fire for the way it runs its own app store. We all know the drill. Apple retains full control over what is essentially a very closed system, imposes extremely high fees if you want to have your app on there, pl...

Zora: why are we surprised?

8 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

You know, I'm beginning to think Michael Saylor is not 100 percent wrong when he says all cryptocurrencies and tokens apart from BTC are sh*tcoins. Onchain social network Zora recently did an airdrop, which I also received through Binance. Apparent...

Another CEX wants to launch a crypto card

4 May 2025 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

Yet another cryptocurrency exchange wants to launch its own debit card and, like the vast majority of CEX cards out there, it'll be a Mastercard. The latest CEX to join the race is Kraken. Kraken is still trying to pursue a license under the Europe...

Vitalik says Ethereum should be 'simplified'

4 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

Vitalkin Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, said he wants to simplify Ethereum and make it more like Bitcoin. In a blog post titled 'Simplifying the L1', Buterin said he wants Ethereum to be "close to as simple as Bitcoin" in five years. Buterin also...

So this world famous holiday destination wants to become a crypto hub

4 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

The government of Maldives signed an agreement with a Dubai-based investment company to develop a crypto hub in Male, the country's capital. Interesting. According to a report from the Financial Times, the idea is to help the Maldives transition awa...

The UE is, once again, late, and wrong, and confused

4 May 2025 1 minute read 6 comments LeftFooted

So the EU says it wants to ban anonymous crypto accounts and privacy coins by 2027. When it comes to anything and everything, the UE is always late, often wrong, and always confused. First of all, 'ban anonymous crypto accounts'. What does that eve...

Sui's gaming device is here, and here's why it's important

2 May 2025 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

I should start with a disclaimer. I'm not a gamer. I know zero about gaming, which means I know very little about SuiPlay 0X1, a new handheld device made by Sui (with Playtron). I know it costs $599, and I know I won't buy it. But I think it's imp...

Honestly, who gives a FUQ?

29 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

A guy I play pick-up football with works at Binance, and he's friends with a guy who's a crypto YouTuber, and this crypto YouTuber genuinely gets mad when people like Larry Fink badmouth Bitcoin. Honestly, why? Who gives a flying FUQ what Larry Fin...

Banks, banks, banks

29 Apr 2025 1 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted

If I could get paid in crypto I would. In fact I did, for as long as I could, in the past. But that's no longer an option, which means I'm stuck with a bank. Not only that, I'm stuck with a pretty s***y bank. There's zero point using a 'normal' de...