Polychain leads $6.7M investment in new Bitcoin-centric yield network CornCorn aims to unlock more of Bitcoin’s $1.1-trillion liquidity for DeFi applications.Aug 20, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Nigerian SEC to issue crypto platform licenses as market size grows: ReportIn June, the SEC updated its regulations to better oversee cryptocurrency platforms and exchanges and improve monitoring of digital asset trading.Aug 20, 2024Pradipta Mukherjee
Bitcoin mining expenses surge 168% amid capacity growthBitFuFu expands its mining capacity by over 60% despite a dramatic rise in Bitcoin mining costs post-halving.Aug 20, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Binance’s return to India comes with $86M tax demand While Indian AML agencies have given Binance the green light to resume operations, authorities are still seeking $86 million in tax liabilities from the firm.Aug 20, 2024Shiraz Jagati
Base hits 4M active addresses amid ‘Onchain Summer’ campaignBase said it had allotted 600 ETH, worth $2 million, for developers who would build on the blockchain from June to August this year.Aug 20, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Ledn secures industry-first $50M Bitcoin-backed syndicated loanLedn’s groundbreaking $50 million Bitcoin-backed loan, syndicated by Sygnum, is set to transform retail lending and institutional crypto finance.Aug 20, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Starknet set for first mainnet staking vote: What STRK holders need to knowStarknet’s inaugural staking vote introduces mechanisms for minting and parameter adjustments, paving the way for staking by October 2024.Aug 20, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Linea receives first contributor for open-source L2 rollupStatus partners with Linea, marking the beginning of a significant contribution to Linea’s zkEVM-powered L2 rollup as part of a broader decentralization effort.Aug 20, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
State Street reveals digital asset platform for institutional clientsThe firm revealed it has “$44.3 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $4.4 trillion in assets under management.”Aug 20, 2024Vince Quill
Adobe rival Procreate bets against gen AI to support human creativityIn stark contrast to mainstream competitors, Procreate has said it would not use generative AI features in its products to protect artists.Aug 20, 2024Pradipta Mukherjee
Bitcoin seen following stocks as BTC price gains 2.5% to attack $61KBitcoin stands to gain from increasingly risk-on macro sentiment, but can it shift a stubborn BTC price range?Aug 20, 2024William Suberg
Tether mints another $1B USDT on Tron networkTether mints $1 billion USDT on Tron, pushing its total tokens minted in the last year to 33 billion.Aug 20, 2024Ezra Reguerra
3 reasons why Bitcoin won’t be ‘boring’ in SeptemberWhile Bitcoin failed to close above the $60K psychological level on the weekly chart, the long-term holders (LTHs) continue to adopt a bullish strategy in 2024.Aug 20, 2024Biraajmaan Tamuly
$24M CryptoPunk NFT sold quietly as market interest fadesThe actual sale amount was not disclosed, leading community members to speculate that the NFT was sold at a loss.Aug 20, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Hong Kong issues generative AI guidelines for consumer protectionThe HKMA has introduced new principles for using generative AI, emphasizing governance, transparency and data protection in consumer-facing applications.Aug 20, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Ether hits $2.6K as metrics suggest it’s in ‘late stages’ of correctionRising Open Interest in Ether and a “positive” taker buy-sell ratio have a crypto analyst optimistic that Ether’s lengthy correction is nearing its end.Aug 20, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Mango Markets DAO mulls offering settlement with SECThe proposed settlement involves Mango DAO neither admitting nor denying wrongdoing and paying a $223,228 fine.Aug 20, 2024Martin Young
Unknown crypto whale has been scooping up WBTC amid controversyAccording to Lookonchain, an unknown wallet address has accumulated more than $118 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin in the last week.Aug 20, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Crypto super PAC Fairshake just lost a billionaire Dem donor: ReportTop Democratic Party donor Ron Conway has split from pro-crypto Fairshake PAC after it pledged to back a Republican candidate without his knowledge.Aug 20, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Malicious ‘bull checker’ Chrome extension found targeting Solana usersDecentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has alerted users of a malicious browser extension that managed to sneak through Solana’s drainer checks.Aug 20, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Judge denies SEC attempt to hamper Tron’s defense amid dismissal ployJustin Sun and his associated companies are “not challenging the ‘common enterprise’ element of the Howey test,” ruled the New York District Judge.Aug 20, 2024Martin Young
Analysts optimistic as liquidity ticks and Bitcoin ‘forced selling’ is overBitcoin’s major sell-offs are over and now analysts see the US election and global liquidity as the next big drivers for Bitcoin.Aug 20, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Debate shifts negative as Solana memecoin trading volume dipsA Messari data engineer has called it the “most extractive crypto phenomenon” since the ICO boom, but the jury's still out on that one.Aug 20, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
China supreme court revises Anti-Money Laundering law to include ‘virtual assets’The Supreme People’s Procuratorate said the number of people prosecuted for money laundering has risen 20-fold since 2019.Aug 20, 2024Stephen Katte
Shaquille O’Neal may still be in hot water over Astral NFTs, says judgeA Miami judge didn’t dismiss a claim that basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was a “seller” of Astrals NFTs and found they could be securities under US law.Aug 20, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Bitcoin’s range-bound price action could kickstart BNB, TON, AAVE and HNTBitcoin’s price consolidation could convince traders that it’s time to play with altcoins. BNB, TON, AAVE and HNT are the ones on Cointelegraph’s radar.Aug 19, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Hash Ribbons signal end of miner capitulation: CryptoQuantOn Aug. 11, Bitcoin miners recorded the lowest levels of daily revenue in 2024, highlighting the profit squeeze miners are experiencing.Aug 19, 2024Vince Quill
Cryptography startup Fabric raises $33M for new data privacy chipBlockchain Capital and 1kx co-led the Series A round that will back the development of a new computing chip focused on data privacy.Aug 19, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Ethereum DApp volumes drop 33% in a week — Is more ETH price weakness ahead? Ethereum’s dominance in decentralized application deposits compensates for the reduced onchain volumes, but what about ETH price?Aug 19, 2024Marcel Pechman
Solana ETF ‘still in play’ despite Cboe filing removal — VanEck execVanEck is still advocating for its Solana ETF with regulators, said Matthew Sigel.Aug 19, 2024Alex O’Donnell