Miami Heat star, ‘Bitboy’ agree to cough up $340K to settle Binance promo suitPro basketballer Jimmy Butler and crypto influencer Ben Armstrong are looking to settle claims in a Binance-related class lawsuit while denying any wrongdoing.Aug 22, 2024Jesse Coghlan
McDonald’s Instagram hackers make $700K shilling Grimace memecoinScammers hacked the official McDonald’s Instagram account to promote a sham memecoin based on the fast food giant’s mascot Grimace.Aug 22, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin price hits $61K, but investors still prefer stocks and bonds right nowInvestors balance risk as Bitcoin futures dip, reflecting uncertainty before the Federal Reserve’s September meeting.Aug 21, 2024Marcel Pechman
Picking winners in the next cycle — Wyoming Blockchain Symposium VC panelCrypto startup companies attracted $2.7 billion in venture capital funding during the second quarter of 2024.Aug 21, 2024Vince Quill
Harris aide suggests VP will ‘support policies’ for crypto industry growthThe Democratic presidential candidate has been largely silent on digital assets since launching her campaign on July 21.Aug 21, 2024Turner Wright
Skyfire launches blockchain payment network that lets AI spend your moneyThe company is currently focused on B2B, but there are countless potential applications for consumers.Aug 21, 2024Tristan Greene
YieldNest launches new liquid restaking tokenStakers with Lido, Frax, Origin and Mantle can “restake” with the DeFi protocol.Aug 21, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Polymarket odds of RFK Jr dropping out soar before Aug. 23 addressIt’s unclear if the Independent presidential candidate will join forces with Donald Trump, but both are scheduled to speak in the same area on the same day.Aug 21, 2024Turner Wright
Prometheum labels UNI, ARB securities in custody expansionPrometheum is the only SEC-registered crypto custody provider and already treats ETH as a security.Aug 21, 2024Derek Andersen
Deciding who owns your ‘digital twin’ will make or break the metaverseResearch indicates a secure, biometrically verified digital twin will need to be developed in order for the metaverse to work.Aug 21, 2024Tristan Greene
Execs at crypto-friendly Evolve Bank leave amid regulatory crackdown: ReportThe bank services several crypto-friendly financial technology companies.Aug 21, 2024Alex O’Donnell
$24M CryptoPunk NFT quietly sold, Trump earned over $7M from NFTs: Nifty NewsletterThe most expensive CryptoPunk ever purchased was transferred for an undisclosed amount on Aug. 19, causing speculation about its sale price.Aug 21, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Crypto firms contributed 48% of all corporate political donations in 2024: ReportSplits in the US House and Senate coupled with many expected tight elections could allow crypto interest groups to potentially "tip control of Congress one way or the other."Aug 21, 2024Turner Wright
Price analysis 8/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIBThe spot Bitcoin ETFs have continued to attract inflows, suggesting that the long-term bullish view remains intact.Aug 21, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Wyoming stablecoin may launch Q1 2025 —Governor Mark GordonPrivate issuers of stablecoins could extend the lifespan of the US dollar by driving demand for the underlying fiat currency.Aug 21, 2024Vince Quill
Early research exposes the dark side of brain computer-interfacesControlling machines with your thoughts sounds cool, but communication is a two-way street.Aug 21, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin ‘parabolic’ rally may start in Q4, according to historical price dataQ4 could be a blockbuster moment for Bitcoin’s price as a multi-year historical price trend holds up.Aug 21, 2024Nancy Lubale
Good news means bad news? Bitcoin shrugs off weakest US dollar of 2024Bitcoin price action seems uninterested in rapidly declining US dollar strength, as a shock payroll revision adds to DXY pressures.Aug 21, 2024William Suberg
PIP Labs secures $80M for Story Protocol, valuation hits $2.25BStory Protocol’s Series B was co-led by a16z Crypto and Polychain Capital. The funds were targeted at developing its L1 blockchain, designed for IP tokenization.Aug 21, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
A few lessons I learned as an institutional traderAs an institutional trader, I learned not to borrow too much in leverage from the exchange I was trading on, and to be right more often than I was wrong.Aug 21, 2024Chris Newhouse
BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust approaches $1B in net inflows — MorningstarETHA will be the first Ether exchange-traded fund to crest the $1-billion mark.Aug 21, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Candidate and AI bot come in 4th in Cheyenne’s mayoral primaryThe VIC bot and its “meat avatar,” Victor Miller, got 327 votes in Cheyenne, losing a primary election to incumbent Mayor Patrick Collins and two others.Aug 21, 2024Turner Wright
Dorsey’s ‘marketplace of algorithms’ could fix social media... so why hasn’t it?Censorship isn’t the answer to fake news and toxicity on social media. We need to give users more choice over the content they are forced to consume.Aug 21, 2024Andrew Fenton
Aptos Foundation teams up with Web3 streaming platformAptos blockchain strengthens its ecosystem with Myco partnership, paving the way for decentralized streaming and the upcoming native token launch.Aug 21, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Bitfarms acquires Stronghold Digital Mining in $125M dealAs part of the acquisition, Stronghold shareholders will receive 2.52 shares of Bitfarms for each share held.Aug 21, 2024Pradipta Mukherjee
How Vitalik Buterin’s pluralistic vision could reshape blockchain governanceWhile Buterin believes pluralistic philosophy can enhance existing systems, he acknowledges that it cannot replace them.Aug 21, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Some NFTs sold for millions — What are they worth today?Investors who purchased NFTs just a few years ago may have reason to regret their decision.Aug 21, 2024Robert D. Knight
Tether plans to launch dirham stablecoin with UAE partnersTether teams up with the UAE’s Phoenix Group and Green Acorn Investments to launch a dirham-backed stablecoin, which aims to improve international trade and remittances.Aug 21, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Terraform Labs bankruptcy reorganization hearing set for SeptemberThe court’s decision will determine if the company can restructure or must liquidate.Aug 21, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Abu Dhabi proposes framework for fiat-referenced tokensFRTs are a type of stablecoin backed by liquid assets denominated in the same currency as the token and can be liquidated with minimum adverse price effect.Aug 21, 2024Pradipta Mukherjee