Online pastor charged in ‘worthless’ crypto scam says God made him do itOnline pastor Eli Regalado says he sold over $3 million in tokens to his community because “the Lord” told him to give his followers a 10x return.Jan 22, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Nethermind pushes hotfix after client caused invalid blocks on EthereumSeveral Ethereum users took the recent critical bug incident as a clear example of the need for client diversity, which is currently skewed toward Geth.Jan 22, 2024Brayden Lindrea
CBDC opponent Ron DeSantis ends US presidential runRon DeSantis ended his presidential campaign on Jan. 21, saying he had no path to victory and pledged his support to former U.S. President Donald Trump.Jan 21, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
US Virginia introduces bill to protect digital assets mining rightsThe legislation establishes rights for digital assets miners and validators and provides tax incentives for the purchase of goods and services with cryptocurrencies.Jan 21, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
BTC price recovers from $40.3K lows with Bitcoin volatility ‘decimated’Bitcoin is still taking stock of the ETF launches, analysts conclude, with BTC price lacking a convincing trend.Jan 21, 2024William Suberg
Bitcoin ETFs amass 95,000 BTC in 6 days, approaching $4B AUMFidelity’s (FBTC) and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) have both had over $1.2 billion in inflows in the first six days of trading.Jan 21, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Elon Musk denies $500M investment in xAI amid valuation talksMusk and investors reportedly plan to settle terms in the coming weeks, with ongoing discussions about the possibility of obtaining computing power alongside or instead of xAI equity shares.Jan 21, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Coinbase has 70% chance of full dismissal in SEC lawsuit — Litigation analystLegal researcher Elliott Stein recalls leaving the courtroom with a significantly more optimistic outlook on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s chances of securing a victory.Jan 21, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Solana stablecoin transfer volume hits record monthly high of $300BThere has already been more than $300 billion in stablecoin transfer volume in January, eclipsing December’s volume.Jan 21, 2024Martin Young
X launches dedicated payments account, crypto community speculatesCrypto commentators are speculating about the potential for cryptocurrency payments on the platform following X launching a dedicated account for its upcoming payments feature later in 2024.Jan 21, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Crypto venture funds eye recovery in 2024, but capital remains tightInvestors are focusing on more liquid, growth-ready startup opportunities as crypto venture capital continues to recover.Jan 20, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin’s spot ETFs make a splash, but can their AUM surpass gold ETFs?Spot BTC ETFs made headlines as the media reported $2.8 billion in assets under management, but how significant is the figure?Jan 20, 2024Marcel Pechman
Trezor discloses 66K users affected by phishing attackTrezor users who have contacted its support team since December 2021 may have been affected by the incident.Jan 20, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Rep. Emmer and Trump unite against CBDCs, citing privacy concernsRepresentative Tom Emmer expressed his dedication to working with Donald Trump to oppose what they perceive as an expansion of government surveillance.Jan 20, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman eyes global chip venture fundingAccording to the report, Abu Dhabi-based G42 and Japan’s SoftBank Group are in early discussions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Jan 20, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Untimely and irrelevant: Ripple challenges SEC request for financialsRipple’s lawyers argued that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission had more than enough chances to obtain additional documents before the deadline.Jan 20, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Crypto exchange Debiex faces romance scam allegations, CFTC claims $2.3M in lossesThe United States watchdog labeled Debiex a “bogus digital asset platform” and filed civil charges against the exchange for the alleged misappropriation of funds.Jan 20, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Nasdaq, Cboe apply to offer BTC ETF options trading, receive fast responseOptions are “the next logical step” for BTC ETF trading and could begin by the end of February, according to an analyst.Jan 19, 2024Derek Andersen
Prosecutors recommend at least 17 years in prison for OneCoin lawyerMark Scott’s legal team proposed a sentence of five years in prison, compared to the more than 17 years the U.S. attorney suggested for “abhorrent” conduct.Jan 19, 2024Turner Wright
Polygon co-founder explains how to stop inscriptions from crashing networksAccording to Polygon co-founder Brendan Farmer, parallelized EVMs may help to solve the problem of inscription spam.Jan 19, 2024Tom Blackstone
Crypto Biz: Coinbase vs. SEC case will determine crypto tokens fateThe legal battle between the SEC and Coinbase is set to determine the fate of a number of crypto tokens in the United States.Jan 19, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin price recovery at risk due to DXY strength, GBTC sellingBitcoin price faces additional headwinds as the U.S. Dollar Index gains strength and Grayscale’s GBTC selling continues.Jan 19, 2024Nancy Lubale
Former IcomTech CEO sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraudJudge Jennifer Rochon ordered Marco Ochoa to forfeiture of $914,000 and surrender to authorities by March 19.Jan 19, 2024Turner Wright
Wormhole reclaims $1B TVL, Hedera’s $408M development fund: Finance RedefinedWormhole reached a peak TVL of $3.8 billion shortly before the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and the onset of the crypto winter.Jan 19, 2024Prashant Jha
DeepMind co-founder says AI will be able to invent, market, run businesses by 2029Mustafa Suleyman says this tech will be widely available and very cheap.Jan 19, 2024Tristan Greene
Grayscale’s GBTC bleeding drives down AUM by $5B Heavy outflows and the decline in Bitcoin’s price are driving down the value of GBTC’s portfolio despite solid demand for other Bitcoin ETFs.Jan 19, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Appellate court orders appointment of FTX independent examinerAccording to the Third Circuit, an independent investigation by an examiner will let the court “consider the greater public interest” in ruling on FTX’s reorganization plan.Jan 19, 2024Turner Wright
3 reasons why Solana (SOL) price is down this week SOL corrected alongside the wider crypto market sell-off, but data points to more concerning reasons for the price drop.Jan 19, 2024Marcel Pechman
Thrash metal band Megadeth community likens Web3 to ‘virtual mosh pit’ — in all the right waysSpeaking with three members of the Megadeth Digital team, Cointelegraph learned how the group, which pioneered the first band website in the mid-90s, is now leading the metal community into Web3.Jan 19, 2024Savannah Fortis
Google to invest $1B in UK data center amid ongoing company layoffsGoogle said layoffs will continue in 2024 to help meet the company’s AI goals. The U.K. investment was announced the following day.Jan 19, 2024Tristan Greene