HashKey OTC secures in-principal license approval in SingaporeIts parent company, HashKey Group, attained unicorn status in January with a $100 million Series A funding round at a valuation of $1.2 billion.Feb 28, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Bitcoin layer-2 staking offers a superior alternative to interest ratesUnlike traditional interest rates, Bitcoin staking reward rates are determined by the users who participate rather than central banks.Feb 28, 2024Jonathan Hargreaves
Was the ETH price flash crash to $3,180 triggered by excessive leverage?Demand for Ether leverage sharply increased in the past 24 hours, but data does not point to liquidations being the main driver for the price correction.Feb 28, 2024Marcel Pechman
SBF sentencing: Letters highlight efforts to recover FTX fundsThe FTX collapse and initial efforts to recover funds are described in new letters attached to Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing submission.Feb 28, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Coinbase users report zero balance bug as Bitcoin price taps $64KWhile Bitcoin was flirting with a new ATH, an apparent bug caused Coinbase users to see their account balances hit all-time lows.Feb 28, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin price hits $64K as traders anticipate new all-time high before halvingBitcoin price continues its parabolic rally with a swift move to $64,000. Is a new all-time high the next stop?Feb 28, 2024Horus Hughes
Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother: ‘His life would be wasted in prison’The former FTX CEO’s mother, father, and brother all wrote letters to Judge Lewis Kaplan suggesting that SBF’s lack of social awareness could lead to problems in prison.Feb 28, 2024Turner Wright
Unofficial GameStop memecoin’s $4M token presale draws investor controversyThe memecoin project wants to follow in the footsteps of the Wall Street Memes token, but it has allegedly yet to send coins to investors who have already paid.Feb 28, 2024Allen Scott
Solana eyes $600 target in upcoming crypto surgeIn recent quarters, Solana’s increasing on-chain activity points to a strong underlying demand for SOL tokens.Feb 28, 2024Yashu Gola
How the digital yuan could change the world… for better or worseThe digital yuan is at the forefront of CBDC technology, but its breakthrough moment has yet to come.Feb 28, 2024Derek Andersen
Matrixport co-founder warns of market euphoria, correction after Bitcoin’s $60K milestoneThe blockchain financial service firm argued in January that a spot Bitcoin ETF would not be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Feb 28, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Binance revamps VIP Invitations Program to entice traditional asset tradersThe new Binance initiative extends its VIP program to traditional asset traders, aiming to bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance.Feb 28, 2024Savannah Fortis
Energy-efficient miners in US less likely to be impacted by Bitcoin halvingBitcoin miners in the United States explain how energy-efficient models will help keep operations profitable post-halving.Feb 28, 2024Rachel Wolfson
Telegram ad platform to launch via TON blockchain Telegram channel owners will start receiving 50% of all advertising revenue generated in their channels.Feb 28, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Mad Lads’ Backpack Exchange closes $17 million Series A led by Placeholder VCThe funds will be used to continue the exchange’s global expansion and further improve products, its founder told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview.Feb 28, 2024Zoltan Vardai
CoinGecko enables access to on-chain DEX data via APIThe new update expands CoinGecko’s API coverage to 2.2 million tokens across 2.5 million liquidity pools.Feb 28, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin breaks ATH against a dozen currencies as BTC price breaches $59KThe new BTC ATH against several fiat currencies shows their declining market value due to rising inflation.Feb 28, 2024Prashant Jha
Privacy-focused Aleo says KYC leak is copy and paste errorAccording to Aleo’s statement, it has begun implementing new long-term technical controls for its KYC confirmation practices.Feb 28, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Amazon denies using AI voice in Road House remakeRoad House scriptwriter Lance Hill sued Amazon Studios for alleged misuse of AI and copyright infringement during the movie’s upcoming remake.Feb 28, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin approaches $60,000 after 3.7% daily gain The last time Bitcoin traded at similar levels was in November 2021 before correcting from its all-time high of $68,789.Feb 28, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Palm-scanning identity protocol gets funding from over 20 VCsHumanity Protocol claims it offers a less invasive alternative than iris scans, seemingly taking a jab at the popular digital identity project Worldcoin.Feb 28, 2024Ezra Reguerra
FTX founder SBF asks for a 6.5-year sentence, tells prison guards to invest in SolanaA report published in The New York Times claimed SBF is giving investment advice to prison guards, reportedly asking them to invest in Solana.Feb 28, 2024Prashant Jha
IRS hires 2 private-sector crypto experts to prep for tax seasonThe IRS will use the funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a federal law aimed at curbing inflation, to build compliance in emerging areas, which includes digital assets as a top priority.Feb 28, 2024Arijit Sarkar
OpenAI accuses New York Times of hacking AI models in copyright lawsuitThe “hacking” OpenAI mentions in the filing could also be called prompt engineering or “red-teaming,” according to The New York Times’ attorney.Feb 28, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Elizabeth Warren wants ‘level playing field’ for crypto and Big Tech AI blocksThe U.S. senator wants crypto and traditional finance to play by the same rules and for tech giants to be barred from developing AI models in a bid to ensure competition.Feb 28, 2024Martin Young
The ‘Nine’ spot Bitcoin ETFs see $2B volume for 2nd straight dayBlackRock’s ETF also notched a new record $1.3 billion in daily volume in what one analyst described as “another intense volume day” for the funds.Feb 28, 2024Martin Young
DeFi risk manager Gauntlet partners with Morpho days after dumping AaveThe DeFi risk management firm made the jump to Morpho less than a week after parting ways with rival lending protocol Aave.Feb 28, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Weekend Bitcoin trading drops due to TradFi institutions and spot ETFsThe share of weekend BTC trading volume has been in decline since 2018 but has dropped considerably since the U.S. launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in early January.Feb 28, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Kraken launches institutional arm aiming to cash in on Bitcoin ETFsThe crypto exchange launched a new institutional-focused brand, angling for more clients after the U.S. approved spot Bitcoin ETFs.Feb 28, 2024Martin Young
MicroStrategy a ‘timely play’ on Bitcoin halving, $990 target price: BenchmarkMicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings have passed $11 billion, and its shares could gain from increased institutional BTC demand and the cryptocurrency’s halving, says Benchmark.Feb 28, 2024Tom Mitchelhill