Crypto venture capital funding surges to $633M in August reboundCrypto VC funding rose 15% from July, with growing investor interest in blockchain infrastructure development.Sep 6, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Ripple co-founder signs letter endorsing Harris for presidentPreviously, another former Ripple board member, Gene Sperling, left the White House to join Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.Sep 6, 2024Helen Partz
Rare Ape CryptoPunk sells for $1.5M amid market downturnCryptoPunk #6915, one of only 24 Apes, saw offers earlier this year of over $6 million, marking a 78% drop in value.Sep 6, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Riot Platforms’ Bitcoin holdings cross 10K BTC, production dropsRiot Platforms reports a drop in Bitcoin production for August 2024 but stays bullish with expansion plans to increase its mining capacity and optimize energy costs.Sep 6, 2024Pradipta Mukherjee
X complies with EU data laws, stops AI chatbot data collectionX has resolved its legal battle with the European Data Protection Commission by agreeing to halt AI data collection practices and erase user data.Sep 6, 2024Savannah Fortis
Telegram changes FAQ language on illegal content moderation after CEO’s arrestTelegram’s answer to an FAQ on moderating illicit content removed language saying it does not process requests related to private chats.Sep 6, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Magic Eden faces backlash over US service separationMagic Eden’s US-exclusive domain introduces service restrictions, sparking frustration over feature limitations like airdrops.Sep 6, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Hacker praised after $27M crypto heist from Penpie DeFi protocolThe $27 million Penpie hack caught the attention of the notorious Euler Finance hacker, who sent an onchain message to a fellow criminal.Sep 6, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin traders brush off September blues, say closing price may ‘surprise the bears’Tyr Capital’s chief investment officer thinks Bitcoin is more likely to finish September above $60,000 than below.Sep 6, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Trump vows to make US ‘world capital of crypto,’ taps Musk for new task force“Instead of attacking industries of the future, we will embrace them,” said Donald Trump about the crypto industry in America.Sep 6, 2024Martin Young
Monochrome confident as it files for Australia’s first ETF to hold Ether directlyMonochrome’s CEO says the firm’s Bitcoin ETF has seen growth from its in-kind subscription mechanism and hopes an Ether ETF could see similar inflows.Sep 6, 2024Stephen Katte
‘Unlucky’ MEV bot takes out huge $12M loan just to make $20 in profitAn MEV bot took out a $11.9 million loan to sandwich attack a user but barely made enough to cover lunch.Sep 6, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Ether all-time high in 2024 ‘possible, but not highly likely’A crypto analyst notes that while spot Ether ETFs have gained “Wall Street attention,” they now compete directly with tech stocks, which are delivering “better revenue and multiples.”Sep 6, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Crypto in ‘extreme fear’ as Arthur Hayes tips ‘sub $50K’ Bitcoin weekendCrypto market sentiment dropped back into “extreme fear” amid Bitcoin’s price slump, with Arthur Hayes predicting that it could drop again.Sep 6, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Nearly 90% of crypto registrations in UK failed due to ‘weak’ fraud, AML controlsThe UK Financial Conduct Authority only accepted four out of 35 crypto business registrations, citing concerns with money laundering compliance.Sep 6, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin yield opportunities are booming — Here’s what to watch forBitcoin has historically been terrible as a yield asset. Fortunately, the options for earning interest are beginning to abound.Sep 6, 2024Alex O’Donnell
‘First fast’ Ethereum scaler Movement peaks at 12K TPS on testnetMovement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche claims his Ethereum scaling blockchain is peaking at 12,000 transactions a second on testnet.Sep 6, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Celestia unveils roadmap to 1-gigabyte blocksThe roadmap comes amid fierce competition in data availability among rivals such as EigenDA and Avail.Sep 5, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Treason in Taiwan paid in Tether, East’s crypto exchange resurgence: Asia ExpressTaiwan treasonists sold military secrets for just 8,151 Tether, crypto exchanges set to reopen for business in major Asian markets.Sep 5, 2024Yohan Yun
US prosecutors allegedly link ex-FTX exec to Chinese bribery scandalNotes from a 2023 conference call between Assistant US Attorneys revealed allegations against Ryan Salame tied to Alameda Research’s bribery scheme in China.Sep 5, 2024Turner Wright
Pavel Durov breaks silence for first time since arrestThe Telegram founder is currently prohibited from leaving France and must check in with law enforcement on a weekly basis.Sep 5, 2024Vince Quill
Blockchain experiment results in swarm of decentralized learning robots The research focused on securing the machines against physical and cyber-attack while maintaining their decentralized learning capabilities.Sep 5, 2024Tristan Greene
Blockstream Mining issues hashrate-backed security token in fundraiseBlockstream is essentially selling four-year claims on the proceeds from its Bitcoin mining operations in exchange for funding.Sep 5, 2024Alex O’Donnell
HNT defies market trend with a 21% surge fueled by Helium ecosystem growthA surge in subscribers and hotspots are key factors in HNT’s recent double-digit surge.Sep 5, 2024Nancy Lubale
Multiple factors fueling Ether’s ‘dismal’ price action — VanEckAccording to analysts at VanEck, Ethereum’s share of decentralized exchange trading volume has dropped from 42% in 2022 to 29% in 2024.Sep 5, 2024Vince Quill
Binance CEO says CZ is banned from managing or operating the exchangeA plea deal filed in November 2023 asked prosecutors to consider that Changpeng Zhao was prohibited from “any present or future involvement in operating or managing” Binance.Sep 5, 2024Turner Wright
Bitcoin trades under $57K, but data suggests pro traders are not bearish Bitcoin price fell closer to $56,000, leading traders to question whether the bull market is coming to an end. US job market data could hold the answer.Sep 5, 2024Marcel Pechman
Ethereum then and now: A 10-year look backI started working on Ethereum in 2014. The subsequent 10 years in blockchain have been strange — disappointing in some ways but amazing in others.Sep 5, 2024Kieren James-Lubin
Coinbase leads crypto lobby surge with 3,475% spending jump since 2017Crypto lobby spending in the US has surged 1,386% since 2017, including a huge jump in the last two years.Sep 5, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Vitalik Buterin: Bullish on Google sign-in, bearish on duels to the deathButerin says prediction markets are better for settling beef, but Elon Musk says he’s packing historical heat.Sep 5, 2024Tristan Greene