Bitcoin maximalism is misguided — Satoshi Nakamoto was a ‘Maxi Plus’Bitcoin Maximalism is often toxic and off-putting to cryptocurrency newcomers — along with everyone else. But “Bitcoin Maxi Plus” offers a nuanced alternative.Apr 4, 2024Michael Tabone
Bitcoin taps $67.5K as 2% BTC price gains accompany US jobless claimsBTC price strength returns amid bullish signals for Bitcoin and risk assets from the U.S. Federal Reserve and unemployment data.Apr 4, 2024William Suberg
Number of new memecoin traders hits record high — IntoTheBlockThe attention given to memecoins may be driven by the massive gains many projects displayed in the first quarter of 2024.Apr 4, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Nvidia eyes Indonesia for $200M AI center amid global AI scrambleThe world’s leading AI semiconductor chipmaker, Nvidia, has teamed up with the Indonesian government and telecom provider Indosat to create a multimillion-dollar AI center in the country.Apr 4, 2024Savannah Fortis
Crypto bull run ignites surge in job listings, salary increasesJobseekers in crypto currently have a wealth of options as firms seek out fresh talent to help fuel their growth.Apr 4, 2024Robert D. Knight
Ripple to launch US dollar stablecoin, aims to compete with USDT and USDCRipple expects the stablecoin market to surpass $2 trillion by 2028 and aims to compete with Circle’s USDC and Tether USDT.Apr 4, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
Coinbase secures restricted dealer license in CanadaCoinbase now has two entities in Canada: Coinbase Canada, with an international dealer license, and Coinbase, registered as a restricted dealer.Apr 4, 2024Helen Partz
Web3 needs player-centric games for mass adoption — Websea execInstitutions are also becoming interested in Web3 gaming as more player-centric GameFi projects emerge.Apr 4, 2024Zoltan Vardai
AI didn’t kill the metaverse, it will build it — Alien Worlds, Bittensor vs Eric Wall: AI EyeAI didn’t kill the metaverse, it’s going to build it says Alien Worlds. Bittensor fires back at Eric Wall, medical/beer breakthroughs: AI Eye.Apr 4, 2024Andrew Fenton
‘Everything will be tokenized’ — Mantra Chain CEOIn episode 53 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, John Mullin, the CEO of Mantra Chain, says the tokenization sector has a better product-market fit with institutions than retail investors.Apr 4, 2024Elisha Owusu Akyaw
Crypto liquidity firm GSR secures MPI license in SingaporeThe license allows GSR Markets to offer its over-the-counter trading and market-making services in Singapore legally.Apr 4, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Google sues alleged China crypto app racketeers: ReportApproximately 100,000 users have downloaded fraudulent apps from Google Play, but the amount of user funds lost remains unknown.Apr 4, 2024Zoltan Vardai
ApeCoin DAO gives thumbs up to .APE top-level domainsD3 will lead the effort to prepare and submit the application after the majority (91.68%) of the ApeCoin voters did so in favor of the proposal.Apr 4, 2024Arijit Sarkar
US gov’t commits $3.6M to address cybersecurity skill shortage NIST allocated nearly $3.6 million in cooperative agreements to enhance the cybersecurity workforce aiming to combat the growing threat of cyberattacks.Apr 4, 2024Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin’s 2028 halving price target is $435K, historical data suggestsWhile the halving is associated with Bitcoin bull cycles, the current rally is mainly driven by ETF inflows, argues Bybit’s Hao Yang.Apr 4, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Google eyes paid AI search features, explores subscription model: ReportThe report added that Google’s traditional search engine would remain free of charge, and advertisements would continue to appear alongside search results even for subscribers.Apr 4, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Ordinals drive ‘positive momentum’ in Bitcoin innovation — Franklin TempletonWhile the asset manager explained the potential of Ordinals, it also noted that they could lose value and are not insured.Apr 4, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Bank of England and FCA launch Digital Securities Sandbox for DLT testingThe Bank of England and the U.K.’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, aim for the inaugural group of applicants to join the Digital Securities Sandbox by autumn 2024.Apr 4, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Lido’s Ethereum staking market share dips below 30% Other prominent entities contributing to the ETH staking ecosystem are crypto exchanges Coinbase (14.04%) and Binance (3.75%) and Ethereum staking platform Kiln (3.5%).Apr 4, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Goldbugs renew mocking Bitcoin as the yellow metal hits all-time highGold investors are taking swipes at Bitcoin following a new all-time high for the precious metal.Apr 4, 2024Martin Young
Wormhole, Ethena and Waves are top 3 ‘trending’ tokens right now: SantimentWormhole’s and Ethena Labs’ recent multimillion token airdrops have been trending on social media, according to Santiment’s social dashboard.Apr 4, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Wormhole bridge hacker from 2022 was briefly eligible for the recent airdropThe hacker who once stole over $320 million from the Wormhole bridge appears to have been initially eligible to claim a Wormhole airdrop that would have netted them $50,000.Apr 4, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin headed for ‘screwy price action’ after 64% surge in first quarterBitcoin recorded its third-strongest quarter over the past three years in Q1, but analysts say the meteoric rise could add to a choppy year ahead for Bitcoin.Apr 4, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Ethereum layer 2s to hit $1T market cap by 2030: VanEckVanEck’s analysts were bearish on L2 tokens due to competition, but envisioned a future with thousands of use-specific chains.Apr 4, 2024Jesse Coghlan
OneCoin’s legal boss gets 4 years jail for massive $4B crypto scamThe judge who handed down Irina Dilkinska’s jail sentence described her as “a woman of great intelligence and a woman who ought to have known better.”Apr 4, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin futures markets signal ‘prime buying’ opportunity soonRecord-long positive Bitcoin futures funding rates signal “strong bullish sentiment” which can often precede price corrections, says on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant.Apr 4, 2024Martin Young
Once unprofitable BTC miners are turning their machines back on — AnalystThese once-unprofitable Bitcoin miners may have contributed to Bitcoin’s 14.7% increase in hash rate since the start of 2024.Apr 4, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Wormhole’s huge airdrop attracts scammers, spoof tokens and a $3B valuationThe cross-chain bridge announced an airdrop that saw over $800 million worth of its W tokens airdropped to select users; however, the event rapidly drew the attention of scammers.Apr 4, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Coinbase partners with Lightspark for Bitcoin Lightning paymentsLightspark says the integration on Coinbase will offload more transaction activity away from Bitcoin’s base layer, where fees have increased considerably over the last 12 months.Apr 4, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital raising $100M to fund crypto startups: ReportGalaxy Digital’s venture arm is in the initial phases of spinning up a $100 million fund, joining other VCs who are rushing back into crypto.Apr 4, 2024Jesse Coghlan