We should hone ‘responsible AI’ before Copilot goes autopilotThere is a critical need for a comprehensive, responsible AI approach to address privacy, security, bias and accountability challenges in the emerging agentic economy.Jan 8, 2025Dr. Merav Ozair
Thailand to pilot cryptocurrency payments in PhuketThailand is set to launch a pilot program in Phuket in 2025, enabling tourists to use Bitcoin for transactions and streamlining digital payments.Jan 8, 2025Josh O'Sullivan
Keeping crypto cypherpunk protects users from censorship and corporatism — Gnosis VPSebastian Bürgel, vice president of technology at Gnosis and founder of Hopr, argues that hyperfinancialization and profit-seeking are a threat to privacy and the crypto sector.Jan 8, 2025Ray Salmond
Corporate crypto investments in South Korea inch closer to approvalSouth Korean regulators reportedly continue to discuss the approval of corporate crypto trading amid the country’s ongoing leadership crisis.Jan 8, 2025Helen Partz
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin to list ‘imminently’ on more exchanges — ExecRipple president Monica Long added that XRP will likely receive its spot ETF approval “very soon.”Jan 8, 2025Mehab Qureshi
Bhutan economic hub to set up strategic crypto reserveBhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City wants to set up a strategic reserve with several established cryptocurrencies.Jan 8, 2025Helen Partz
Musk, crypto leaders back Poilievre as Trudeau announces exitMany in the crypto industry back pro-Bitcoin candidate Pierre Poilievre, who has an 89% chance of winning Canada’s upcoming election, according to Polymarket.Jan 8, 2025Mehab Qureshi
Bitcoin hourly RSI falls to most 'oversold' since $60K BTC priceBTC price weakness has an instant impact on RSI, which crashed to "oversold" levels not seen since early October.Jan 8, 2025William Suberg
US Fed money printing could spur Bitcoin rally in Q1 2025 — HayesThe incoming Trump administration’s crypto regulations and the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path remain the biggest factors influencing Bitcoin’s price trajectory.Jan 8, 2025Zoltan Vardai
How Hyperliquid’s insanely lucrative airdrop launch changed the gameHyperliquid airdropped 28% of its HYPE token supply to early users. The airdrop is now worth more than $7 billion, making it the most valuable in history.Jan 8, 2025Tom Mitchelhill
Kazakhstan shut down 36 illegal crypto exchanges in 2024 crackdownKazakhstan shut down 36 illegal crypto exchanges in 2024, seizing $112 million in assets and advancing Anti-Money Laundering efforts alongside its upcoming digital tenge launch.Jan 8, 2025Arijit Sarkar
'Trump dump' risks pulling Bitcoin price down to $88KBitcoin fails to rebound after a $5,000 drop in a single day, with a BTC price retest of $88,000 now "highly probable."Jan 8, 2025William Suberg
Art gallery argues NFT holders can’t sue it due to ‘market decline’Eden Gallery argued that a group of NFT owners “may have buyers’ remorse, but their losses, if any, are due to market forces.”Jan 8, 2025Martin Young
Ether could hit $12K on Trump pump, Pectra update: Derive researcherEthereum’s Pectra upgrade, a pro-crypto US president, broader adoption and increased ETF uptake could push Ether to hit $12,000 this year, says a crypto researcher.Jan 8, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Bitfinex Derivatives to move to El Salvador after securing local crypto licenseBitfinex Derivates says its decision to relocate to El Salvador will help turn the country into a “financial services center” for Latin America.Jan 8, 2025Tom Mitchelhill
Nvidia debuts desktop AI super chip but shares drop with wider market slumpNvidia boss Jensen Huang unveiled the chipmaker’s latest AI supercomputer, which it plans to start selling in May for $3,000.Jan 8, 2025Martin Young
Bitcoin investor ordered to hand over crypto keys in landmark tax caseA Texas federal court judge ordered Frank Richard Ahlgren III and any associates to hand over any crypto public and private keys, accounts and access codes.Jan 8, 2025Felix Ng
Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to drive crypto growth in 2025: Fidelity Digital AssetsFidelity Digital Assets research analyst Matt Hogan said not making any Bitcoin allocation could become more of a risk to nations than making one.Jan 8, 2025Martin Young
Bitcoin downward pressure ‘abated’ as sell-side markets shrinkBitcoin’s price may not experience significant downward movement in the short term, as sell-offs on crypto exchanges are “shrinking at a rapid pace,” Bitfinex analysts said.Jan 8, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Finnish police seize watches worth $2.6M from Hex founder Richard Heart: ReportFinnish police have seized more than $2.6 million worth of luxury watches from Hex founder Richard Heart, who is wanted on tax fraud and assault charges in the country.Jan 8, 2025Tom Mitchelhill
Illuvium partners with Virtuals, bringing autonomous AI NPCs to its gamesIlluvium said the partnership with AI agent protocol Virtuals will allow its in-game NPCs to adapt quests, dialogue and challenges based on the player’s actions.Jan 8, 2025Felix Ng
Court stays order in SEC v. Coinbase case pending appealJudge Katherine Failla granted Coinbase’s request for an interlocutory appeal, citing different courts’ interpretations of what constituted a security under the SEC’s purview.Jan 7, 2025Turner Wright
Multicoin Capital eyeing AI agents, institutional ‘frenzy’ in 2025The venture firm expects 2025 to see a proliferation of tokenized securities and the emergence of AI agent “alpha hunters.”Jan 7, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Anthropic expected to reach $60B valuation after funding deal: WSJThe OpenAI rival’s valuation could have risen by more than 233% since 2023, should a reported funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners go through.Jan 7, 2025Turner Wright
Bitcoin’s brief rally to $100K triggers record 5.4K BTC monthly outflowBitcoin price sold-off today, but heavy demand below $98,000 is prepping the market for the next leg higher.Jan 7, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Meta to scrap fact-checkers in favor of ‘free expression’Meta announced that the social media company will adopt a community notes model similar to the one used by the X platform.Jan 7, 2025Alex O’Donnell
BTC miners adopted ‘treasury strategy,’ diversified business in 2024: ReportIn 2024, the combined market capitalization of public Bitcoin mining companies reached $50 billion for the first time.Jan 7, 2025Sam Bourgi
Hyperliquid must draw developers or risk unraveling — VanEckThe layer-1 chain needs more than a successful perpetuals exchange to justify the HYPE token’s lofty valuation, according to the asset manager.Jan 7, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Telegram answered 900 US requests for user data in 2024: ReportTelegram reportedly fulfilled 900 total requests from the US for IP addresses and phone numbers, affecting 2,253 users.Jan 7, 2025Turner Wright
BTC price loses 4% on US JOLTS data as Bitcoin trader warns of $92K dipBitcoin analysis blames “spoofing” for a snap BTC price correction of more than $4,000 in hours.Jan 7, 2025William Suberg