Hong Kong launches Project Ensemble to support tokenization with wCBDCThe HKMA’s latest CBDC project will look at tokenized deposits in tokenized asset transactions.Mar 7, 2024Derek Andersen
Altseason is coming — Or at least data suggests that it’s closeCrypto traders and several metrics suggest that an altcoin season is about to begin.Mar 7, 2024Nancy Lubale
Majority of social media posts about metaverse show positive sentimentA review of 86,565 social media posts related to metaverse technology showed only 14% negative sentiment.Mar 7, 2024Tristan Greene
Core Scientific seals $100M deal with CoreWeave as miners diversify cash streamsCore Scientific has leased a former Hewlett Packard data center in Austin, Texas, to host CoreWeave’s infrastructure, delivering up to 16 MW of capacity for HPC expansion.Mar 7, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
BTC price needs 5% dip to liquidate $2B of Bitcoin longsBitcoin traders are precariously betting on current sideways BTC price action soon ending.Mar 7, 2024William Suberg
Hashing It Out: Will 2024 be the best year for DeFi yet? Sonali Giovino, global head of ecosystems at De.Fi, believes decentralized finance security has gotten more coverage over the years because risks discourage adoption.Mar 7, 2024Elisha Owusu Akyaw
Bitcoin retail interest returns, pushing BTC spot trading volume to 12-month highAlong with the growing retail interest, Bitcoin transfers to Coinbase have also started to surge. Are investors preparing to take profit?Mar 7, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Singaporean fintech launches USDC-powered Visa card with Swiss bank Fiat24After the creation of the bank account, credentials are minted as NFTs on Arbitrum network.Mar 7, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Truth behind AI reply guys, Copilot picture panic, Trump deepfakes: AI EyeMeet the creator of an AI reply service, Trump deepfakes, mild panic over Copilot creating not so nice pictures.Mar 7, 2024Andrew Fenton
DeFi pump-and-dump schemes rake in millions, harm industry credibilityOver 90,000 Ethereum-based projects were likely involved in pump-and-dumps schemes, damaging the industry’s reputation amid liquidity pulls.Mar 7, 2024Francisco Rodrigues
Travala’s new Bitcoin rewards program targets top-tier travelers as BTC fever risesTop-tier members of Travala.com are set to earn 10% cashback rewards in Bitcoin on travel booking payments made with the Singapore-based travel agency.Mar 7, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
UAE’s RAK DAO and Tencent Cloud ink deal to boost crypto startupsThe memorandum of understanding includes the establishment of a Tencent Cloud training center for skill development and education at RAK DAO.Mar 7, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Greek stock exchange eyes Sui blockchain for on-chain fundraising tool The Greek stock exchange, ATHEX, is eying the deployment of its new fundraising mechanism on the Sui blockchain ecosystem.Mar 7, 2024Savannah Fortis
Nigerian central bank hires Gluwa to advance eNaira through credit profilesThe pioneering African CBDC has few users, but creating credit histories for them will promote financial inclusion.Mar 7, 2024Derek Andersen
Pantera launches fundraise to buy $250 million of SOL from FTX estate: ReportThe $5.2 billion asset management giant is eyeing FTX’s discounted SOL stack worth around $5.4 billion.Mar 7, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Cryptography startup Zama raises $73M to protect data privacyMulticoin Capital and Protocol Labs led a $73 million raise for a new cryptography startup which aims to make the “entire internet encrypted end-to-end.”Mar 7, 2024Helen Partz
Is Tesla buying Bitcoin again? BTC wallet data sparks curiositySome users speculated that Tesla might be buying Bitcoin and could reveal it during its next earnings call, while others believe it could be an accounting error.Mar 7, 2024Prashant Jha
Ethereum leans into rollup-centric future as Dencun hard fork looms Ethereum’s next set of hard forks is anticipated to benefit layer-2 scaling protocols significantly by reducing storage costs.Mar 7, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
Philippine gov’t blocks unlicensed crypto exchange sites, Binance unaffectedBinance is still accessible in the country even after a three-month countdown imposed by the Philippines SEC for banning unlicensed crypto trading platforms.Mar 7, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Women in crypto: Contrasting industry dynamics with traditional sectorsDelve into the realm of women in crypto and blockchain, contrasting their roles and opportunities with traditional industries.Mar 7, 2024Shailey Singh
Bitcoin miner revenue records second-best day in historyBitcoin prices retraced over 22% in April 2021 when daily miner revenue reached its all-time high of $77.3 million.Mar 7, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Generative AI teacher lands job in Indian high schoolThe new-age high school humanoid teacher is equipped with an Intel processor and a dedicated coprocessor to provide personalized learning experiences to students.Mar 7, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin accumulation phase ends as ETFs fuel new $100K BTC price targetBitcoin has emerged from a mass accumulation phase in the past month — a classic move ahead of parabolic BTC price upside.Mar 7, 2024William Suberg
Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss $3B NYAG lawsuitDigital Currency Group countered the NYAG’s allegations, saying that after Three Arrows Capital collapsed, it invested hundreds of millions into Genesis.Mar 7, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Hut 8 stock crash attracts multiple lawsuitsWhile some lawsuits cater to individuals who suffer losses, others claim that all shareholders who purchased stocks during the timeframe are entitled to compensation.Mar 7, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Binance.US says it’s ‘radioactive’ to banks, SEC dealt ‘near-mortal blow’A deposition from Binance.US’ chief operating officer claims the SEC’s suit last year caused banks to pull support from the exchange, “effectively choking the business.”Mar 7, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Traders are now gambling on ‘poorly drawn’ celebrity memecoins One memecoin investor says an initial investment of $260 ballooned into $423,000 in just three days by purchasing a token called Jeo Boden, a humorous depiction of U.S. President Joe Biden.Mar 7, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
NYCB stocks flip wildly as banks brace for end to fed bailoutsStock prices for the embattled lender have slumped 83% since the beginning of 2024, hitting an all-time low this week before rebounding.Mar 7, 2024Martin Young
‘Only a few’ Ethereum L2s will survive the next 5 years: Manta co-founderManta’s Kenny Li argues that only blockchains with a “modular” approach stand a chance of survival, but critics say the whole debate is just a marketing stunt.Mar 7, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
FTX, Alameda reaches ‘in principle’ settlement with BlockFi, paying $874M The bankrupt crypto companies have resolved their disputes for nearly $1 billion, which could lead to full recovery for BlockFi’s customers.Mar 7, 2024Brayden Lindrea