Aston Martin claimed a Formula One first on Friday in announcing a multi-year sponsorship with Coinbase paid entirely in cryptocurrency. The exchange platform has become the team's official crypto partner.

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team inked a multi-year deal with Coinbase today, and every single dollar of it was paid in USDC—a first for Formula One. No banks, no fiat, just crypto on-chain. The motorsport team announced that Coinbase is now its Official Crypto Partner.

More and more F1 teams are sponsored by partners who are involved in the world of 'crypto'. Recently Aston Martin have teamed up with Coinbase as well. What sets that deal apart from the rest? The Silverstone-based team will only be paid in crpytocurrencies.

Russian news agencies say that Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency expert who faced Bitcoin fraud charges in the United States, has returned to Russia after being freed in a swap that saw Mosco

The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday.

Alexander Vinnik, the Russian co-founder of a bitcoin exchange, was handed over to Russian authorities in Moscow on Thursday after being repatriated as part of a prisoner swap that freed American teacher Marc Fogel,