Over 90% of Salvadorans don’t transact with Bitcoin: SurveySalvadorans have expressed approval of President Nayib Bukele, but they’ve not exactly warmed to his adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.Oct 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Congress lacking crypto education will lead to ‘bad laws’ — Coinbase CSOPhillip Martin told Cointelegraph that Coinbase has focused on educating lawmakers on crypto as they “make much better decisions” on regulation.Oct 16, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Praxis gets $525M for utopic crypto, AI-friendly cityPraxis, a self-described internet-native alliance, said it received $525 million in funding to build a lesser-regulated tech-friendly city.Oct 16, 2024Stephen Katte
Trump-backed platform’s crypto token sale flatlines at $10M amid site jittersA token sale for the Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has faltered, so far reaching only 3.4% of its goal to sell $300 million worth of tokens.Oct 16, 2024Martin Young
Grayscale files to convert multi-crypto fund into ETFGrayscale asked the SEC for permission to convert its $524 million fund tracking multiple cryptocurrencies — including Bitcoin, Ether and Solana — into an ETF.Oct 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Natural disasters wreck FinTech infrastructure, proving cash is still kingThe lessons from recent hurricanes shouldn’t be ignored. It’s time to upgrade internet infrastructure and position people to achieve financial sophistication.Oct 15, 2024Agnes Gambill
Tesla moves entire $765M Bitcoin stash to unknown walletsBefore the mass transfer, Tesla’s Bitcoin wallet had remained dormant since June 2022.Oct 15, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Ethereum price shows strength, but a 23% drop in DApps activity raises concernDeclining DApp activity and lackluster demand for the ETH ETFs could limit Ethereum’s recent price rally.Oct 15, 2024Marcel Pechman
Bitcoin open interest soars to 1-year high as BTC price rallies toward $68KDemand for leverage in BTC futures jumped to $38 billion, but traders appear well-positioned enough to avoid surprise price swings.Oct 15, 2024Marcel Pechman
NYDFS chief’s advice for crypto firms: ‘Never surprise your regulator’Adrienne Harris, the head of the New York State Department of Financial Services, has been called the most powerful crypto regulator in the United States.Oct 15, 2024Tristan Greene
Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Curtis BashawAs part of its coverage of the 2024 US Elections, Cointelegraph asked several congressional candidates for their positions on cryptocurrency and blockchain.Oct 15, 2024Turner Wright
Canary Capital files S-1 for Litecoin ETFOnly days earlier, Canary filed to create an XRP ETF in what analysts dub a “call option” on the November US presidential elections.Oct 15, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Azra Games secures $42.7M funding for mobile RPG gameVenture firm Pantera Capital is backing the gaming startup’s Series A, with participation from a16z Crypto, a16z Games and NFX.Oct 15, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Google’s nuclear power plan could revolutionize cryptocurrency miningThe advent of small modular reactors should make on-site nuclear energy economically feasible at scale.Oct 15, 2024Tristan Greene
Ethereum traders see limited ‘upside’ in ETH price beyond $2.6KETH options analysts say the “relatively small number” of Ether calls bought suggests that the altcoin’s price gains may be limited in the near term.Oct 15, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Crypto market matured ‘dramatically’ in 2024: CoinbaseRange-bound price action shouldn’t obscure the fast progress being made in bringing institutions and users onchain, Coinbase and Glassnode said in a Q4 report.Oct 15, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Blockstream secures $210M debt funding for Bitcoin layer-2 strategyThe company raised $210 million in debt financing less than a month after launching a security token offering in Europe.Oct 15, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin traders brace for new highs after BTC rally to $68KA key Bitcoin price metric mirrors levels not seen since February, suggesting that new BTC highs could be on the way.Oct 15, 2024Biraajmaan Tamuly
Nansen ‘Beyond DeFi’ report highlights $3.2B market for AI servicesThe report indicated that DePIN and NodeFi may be the most profitable verticals for decentralized finance going forward.Oct 15, 2024Tristan Greene
BTC price focus shifts to $69K as Bitcoin challenges 8-month downtrendBitcoin looks increasingly apt to ditch its consolidation range as BTC price volatility kicks in at the Wall Street open.Oct 15, 2024William Suberg
Scammers promote fake Uniswap L2 on Google amid Unichain hypeGoogle mistakenly promoted a fake version of the Unichain website that spammed users with requests to drain their wallets.Oct 15, 2024Allen Scott
EU’s MiCA bill set to shape global stablecoin regulations — BinanceWhile MiCA is seen as a net positive for stablecoin regulation, it introduces consolidation concerns, especially among small crypto firms.Oct 15, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Waves founder unveils Units protocol for layer-2 interoperabilityWaves founder Sasha Ivanov believes the industry cannot move forward if blockchain interoperability remains unresolved.Oct 15, 2024Ezra Reguerra
These 5 Bitcoin price metrics hint at a new all-time high in 2024Bitcoin open interest is rising and bulls are eyeing new all-time highs above $75,000 as “Uptober” begins to take shape.Oct 15, 2024Nancy Lubale
Trump leads Harris, but POTUS won’t matter for Bitcoin: BlackRock’s FinkAs Trump extends his lead over Harris in the prediction markets, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it doesn’t matter to Bitcoin who occupies the White House.Oct 15, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Off The Grid may be the ‘catalyst’ for new crypto gaming bull run: Web3 GamerHas Off The Grid “broken the barrier,” as the Web3 gaming community has long hoped for? The Voice is a hit in the metaverse, and other news.Oct 15, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Trump based memecoins could thrive after election no matter whatPolitiFi memecoins are surging as they near the US elections, which could mark their final act unless they find new life serving the community’s interest.Oct 15, 2024Daniel Ramirez-Escudero
a16z-backed onchain messaging platform Towns officially launchesThe same team behind Towns also created River Protocol, which enables transparency, security and decentralization in the new messaging app.Oct 15, 2024Helen Partz
Paxos debuts new stablecoin payment platform with StripePaxos’ goal is to support assets and chains based on customers’ interests and its own end-user preferences, the company said.Oct 15, 2024Helen Partz
PancakeSwapX launches with zero-fees, gasless swaps on Ethereum, ArbitrumGasless swaps could ease the DeFi onboarding process, bolstering mass crypto adoption among new holders.Oct 15, 2024Zoltan Vardai