BitGo CEO argues wBTC security is unchanged amid concernsBitGo recently announced a new venture to diversify its Wrapped Bitcoin custodial locations, and Justin Sun’s involvement has caused some concern.Aug 12, 2024Stephen Katte
Crypto user fat fingers $90K fee for a $2K ETH transferAn anonymous user appears to have accidentally spent 34 ETH to transfer a little more than $2,200 in ETH.Aug 12, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Venezuela blocks Binance, X amid presidential election disputeBinance has assured its users that their funds are safe after Venezuela cut off access to the exchange and social media platform X.Aug 12, 2024Jesse Coghlan
BoJ ex-board member says another rate hike unlikely this yearThe Bank of Japan is unlikely to raise interest rates again for the rest of the year, but it’ll be a “toss up” whether there will be another before March.Aug 12, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Expect Bitcoin ETF options to launch before 2025You can expect Bitcoin ETF options to begin trading in the United States before 2025.Aug 11, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Half of the 10 most valuable companies on Earth are making metaverse hardwareThe metaverse is dead, long live the metaverse.Aug 11, 2024Tristan Greene
Traders hope $60K Bitcoin price boosts momentum in ETH, SUI, TAO and NOT Bitcoin bulls are trying to flip $60,000 to support, and if that happens, ETH, SUI, TAO and NOT could move higher.Aug 11, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
OpenAI fears people will forms bonds with the AI it developed to fool humansThe warning shows that developers are aware that anthropomorphization is a legitimate concern in the AI industry.Aug 11, 2024Tristan Greene
Quantum computers are advancing much faster than scientists expectedBreakthroughs in scalability, error-correction and infrastructure have led to an accelerated timeline for quantum advantage.Aug 11, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin metric calls ‘local bottom’ as traders eye sub-$60K BTC priceBTC price expectations demand a trip below $60,000 before upside continuation, but a market top and bottom metric says the worst is over.Aug 11, 2024William Suberg
4 years in, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin gamble beats Warren Buffett’s warningMicroStrategy’s stock value is up by 1,000% since its first Bitcoin purchase, while Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have missed the boat.Aug 11, 2024Yashu Gola
Hong Kong to enhance digital asset regulation in 18 monthsBy establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework, the city aims to attract global fintech talent, foster innovation and ensure the security and integrity of digital asset transactions.Aug 11, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev seeks more funding for legal appealPertsev’s case is a pivotal moment for the crypto community and advocates of digital privacy.Aug 11, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
African Union greenlights AI adoption across member statesThe strategy aims to fast-track AI development and adoption in Africa, driving innovation and growth in the continent.Aug 11, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
BitGo set to transition Wrapped Bitcoin business to multi-jurisdictional custodyBitGo claims the move of its Wrapped Bitcoin business will make it the world’s first “multi-jurisdictional and multi-institutional custody.”Aug 11, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF push a ‘death wish,’ says former SEC officialFormer United States Securities and Exchange Commission official John Reed Stark believes Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF pitch could severely burden its compliance department.Aug 11, 2024Ciaran Lyons
IBM’s new ‘Lightweight Engine’ could be a game changer for fintechJP Morgan just rolled out ChatGPT to 60,000 employees, demonstrating the demand for generative AI in the financial services sector.Aug 10, 2024Tristan Greene
Celsius sues Tether, seeking $3.5B over Bitcoin collateral sell-offThe assets in question were evidently given to Tether as collateral.Aug 10, 2024Tristan Greene
Apple used Google’s chips to train its AI — Where does that leave Nvidia?Nvidia’s shrinking market cap could signal a shift in the generative AI developer’s market.Aug 10, 2024Tristan Greene
Nigerian activist receives local support in legal fight to use cryptoThis lawsuit comes amid the Nigerian government’s increasingly hostile stance toward cryptocurrencies.Aug 10, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Harris campaign’s crypto ‘reset’ questioned amid Fed crackdownCritics argue that the US Federal Reserve’s actions are a significant overreach and could stifle innovation in the cryptocurrency sector.Aug 10, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Gemini urges CFTC to withdraw proposed rule on event contractsGemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss believes that cryptocurrency prediction platforms offer a level of integrity that other platforms can’t match.Aug 10, 2024Ciaran Lyons
SEC and Ideanomics settle crypto revenue reporting fraud chargesAccording to the report, all parties involved have agreed to settle the charges without admitting or denying the SEC’s findingsAug 10, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
VC firms are slowing down crypto investments for a ‘nuanced reason’ — Venture capitalist Adam Cochran highlighted that crypto funding has slowed as venture capitalists prefer to focus on “breakout trends” rather than “moonshots.”Aug 10, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Bitcoin bull-bear cycle indicator flips bullish as price holds $60KThe Bitcoin bull-bear market indicator has turned green once more after Bitcoin's drop below $50,000 triggered its first bearish signal since January 2023.Aug 10, 2024Ciaran Lyons
AI offerings are a bad joke, and investors aren’t laughingNeither OpenAI nor other tech giants have produced systems capable of doing much, but that hasn’t stopped them from pushing for massive new investments.Aug 9, 2024Michael Brescia
IRS updates draft of crypto reporting form for US taxpayersThe latest draft form eliminated asking US taxpayers the time of day a crypto transaction occurred and identifying the “broker type.”Aug 9, 2024Turner Wright
Anthropic launches $15K jailbreak bounty program for unrelesaed AI safety systemThe program will be open to a limited number of participants initially but will expand at a later date.Aug 9, 2024Tristan Greene
Increasing Ethereum network use strengthens the case for ETH price rally to $3K Surging Ethereum network activity and growing adoption of layer-2 scaling solutions pave the way for an ETH price rally to $3,000.Aug 9, 2024Marcel Pechman
Crypto Biz: Massive inflows to exchanges amid market turbulenceThis week’s Crypto Biz examines Hong Kong’s crypto ETF market, Morgan Stanley’s green light for Bitcoin funds, Xapo Bank license in the UK, and Core Scientific’s billionaire deal with CoreWeave.Aug 9, 2024Ana Paula Pereira