Charles Hoskinson rejects Vitalik Buterin’s view on pro-crypto votingThis clash of views comes as the 2024 US presidential election approaches, with significant implications for the future of cryptocurrency regulation in the country.Jul 18, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Indian crypto exchange falls victim to $235M hackWazirX’s Safe Multisig wallet on Ethereum was compromised, with funds moved and converted to Ether.Jul 18, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Polygon Labs’s MATIC-POL migration confirmed for Sept. 4The upgrade is part of Polygon's 2.0 roadmap to enhance its zero-knowledge-based layer 2 chains ecosystem, aiming to expand the utility and functionality of its native token.Jul 18, 2024Arijit Sarkar
NFTs poised for comeback despite sales drop say execsDespite a 45% drop in NFT sales during Q2 2024, Web3 professionals remain optimistic about the future of non-fungible tokens.Jul 18, 2024Ezra Reguerra
BlockFi confirms July start for interim crypto distributionsBlockFi clients are to note that client communications will exclusively occur via official email channels.Jul 18, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin’s next leg could hit $110K, despite ‘lower highs and lower lows’The “next leg” could push Bitcoin’s price as high as $110,000 as the cycle low has kicked in, according to several crypto traders.Jul 18, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Bitcoin holders falling by 670K is a good sign for rebound: SantimentThe trend could suggest investors aren’t confident enough to come back into the market yet, which only increases the chances for a rebound, says the analytics firm.Jul 18, 2024Martin Young
LMBO and REKT: Direxion debuts leveraged ETFs tracking crypto equitiesDespite the fun-sounding tickers, the two newly launched Direxion funds saw less than $50,000 in combined trading volume on their first trading day.Jul 18, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Anthropic partners with Menlo for $100M fund investing in AI startupsAnthropic and Menlo Ventures have launched the “Anthology Fund” to back innovative early-stage AI companies.Jul 18, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Ethereum ETFs will have a bigger impact on ETH price: BitwiseBitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says there are three reasons why Ether ETFs could drive the price of the asset, more than Bitcoin ETFs did for BTC.Jul 18, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Mt. Gox creditors report multiple ‘brute-force’ attempts on their accountsMt. Gox’s claims website is currently down for maintenance, while Mt. Gox creditors are still looking for an explanation behind the recent flood of login attempts.Jul 18, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Judge nods Robinhood’s $9M ‘refer-a-friend’ lawsuit settlementRobinhood has settled a long-running class-action lawsuit in Washington that involved unsolicited text spamming via its ‘refer-a-friend’ program.Jul 18, 2024Martin Young
Trading on crypto exchanges fell for 3rd month straight in June: CCData Combined spot and derivatives volumes on centralized crypto exchanges fell 21.8% in June as crypto exchanges continued to tussle for market share.Jul 18, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
BlackRock sets spot Ether ETF fee at 0.25% amid rush of S-1 filingsBlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust will start at a 0.12% fee until 12 months passes or after it amasses $2.5 billion in net assets, whichever comes first.Jul 18, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surge, but BTC struggles to rally above $65K Arbitrage trading of the spot BTC ETFs and a drop in demand for inflation hedges could be limiting Bitcoin’s price upside.Jul 18, 2024Marcel Pechman
OKX exchange exiting Nigeria due to regulatory concernsThough the announcement came as a surprise to many users, OKX has been winding down features in the Nigerian market for months.Jul 17, 2024Vince Quill
SEC approves Grayscale, ProShares spot Ethereum ETFs for trading on NYSE Arca The issuers must still await final regulatory signoff on S-1 filings before listing the funds.Jul 17, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Analysts forecast $200K+ Bitcoin price after BTC’s bullish momentum returns Bitcoin’s decisive move above $65,000 and miners' return to deep profitability could lead to BTC hitting $220,000.Jul 17, 2024Nancy Lubale
State Street eyes blockchain leap with stablecoin, deposit token: ReportThe global asset manager may be on its way to the forefront of settlement technology.Jul 17, 2024Derek Andersen
Blockchain identity platform Fractal ID suffers data breachFractal ID gave notice that an attacker had gained access to an operator’s account, leading to the leak of a small percentage of users’ personal data.Jul 17, 2024Allen Scott
Price analysis 7/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIBStrong inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs suggest that the sentiment has turned positive, and traders are buying aggressively.Jul 17, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Judge reduces Ethereum dev’s prison sentence by 7 monthsVirgil Griffith could be eligible for release as early as January 2025 after pleading guilty to violating US sanctions on North Korea.Jul 17, 2024Turner Wright
Mark Cuban speculates Bitcoin may become a global reserve assetThe entrepreneur and investor has a net worth of $5.4 billion as of 2024 and is no stranger to the world of digital assets.Jul 17, 2024Vince Quill
Menlo Ventures launches $100M AI startup accelerator with AnthropicThe partnership comes as Menlo Ventures continues to build out its AI portfolio.Jul 17, 2024Tristan Greene
Pudgy Penguin to debut on Pixelverse, Square Enix backs Soccerverse: Nifty NewsletterPixelverse integrates a Pudgy Penguin character into its game to join characters like Doge and Mew.Jul 17, 2024Ezra Reguerra
21Shares Ether ETF to waive fees for up to 6 months21Shares joins other Ethereum exchange-traded fund issuers that are slashing fees to woo investors.Jul 17, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Vitalik Buterin warns of politicians claiming to be ‘pro-crypto’The Ethereum co-founder said he had observed the Russian government espousing crypto while acting as an authoritarian regime.Jul 17, 2024Turner Wright
Bitcoin sale nets German government $2.8BThe Dresden Public Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed the emergency sale of 49,858 Bitcoin between June 19 and July 12, 2024, in connection with the Movie2k investigation.Jul 17, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin miner Cipher receives takeover offer, considers sale: ReportCipher’s initial public offering was in 2021. Its current market cap is more than $2 billion.Jul 17, 2024Vince Quill
StarkWare verifies first zero-knowledge proof on BitcoinStarkWare’s milestone opens the door for ZK-based layer-2 solutions, enhancing Bitcoin’s scalability and global payment capabilities.Jul 17, 2024Josh O'Sullivan