Missing ‘Bitcoin Millionaire’ and ONFO coin co-creator found dead: Report
The body of Dr. John Forsyth has been found following a week-long search but police reportedly said foul play did not appear to be a factor.
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Blackrock CEO issues dire warning over ‘debt ceiling drama’ — Bullish for Bitcoin?
The debt ceiling has been raised but Larry Fink says trust in the U.S. dollar is being eroded, which could be good news for Bitcoin.
Satoshi Nak-AI-moto: Bitcoin's creator has become an AI chatbot
The bot is a ChatGPT model that’s so far only been trained on Satoshi Nakamoto’s public writings and a handful of Bitcoin-related source materials.
Investment bank TD Cowen shuts crypto unit a year after opening
Days after Digital Currency Group's TradeBlock started winding down operations, investment bank TD Cowen has also announced its crypto unit's closure.
Stop shoving crypto ‘down people’s throats’ — Pudgy Penguins CEO on NFTs
Luca Netz suggested that Pudgy Penguins is pushing for Web3/blockchain as a “back end not front end” approach, as it makes its IP as accessible as possible.
Gate.io denies liquidity problems after Multichain CEO goes missing
Some Twitter users posted transactions showing large inflows of MULTI and FTM to Gate.io, leading them to perceive a connection between the two organizations.
SBF wants to subpoena documents from old FTX/Alameda law firm to use in his defense
The prosecution and FTX debtors already have access to the documents, which concern 11 topics and may contain material favorable to SBF.
Microsoft’s CSO says AI will help humans flourish, cosigns doomsday letter anyway
Eric Horvitz penned a blog post lauding the transformative nature of AI on the same day he cosigned a document warning it could threaten humanity’s very existence.
PepeCoin (PEPE) price action points to a potential 70% drop
A bearish chart pattern suggests that PEPE could shave off another 70% in value, especially if the wider market continues to trend down.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren points to crypto payments as facilitating fentanyl trade in China
“The number of crypto transactions associated with Chinese fentanyl brokers increased by 450% just last year alone," said the Massachusetts senator, citing an Elliptic report.
Multichain team cannot locate CEO, halts service for affected chains
Cross-chain services are suspended for Kekchain, Public Mint, DynoChain, Redlight Chain, Dexit, Ekta, HPB, Onus, Omax, Findora and Planq.
Tether expands reach in Georgia through investment in CityPay.io
The partnership seeks to enhance the payment industry in Georgia by introducing heightened efficiency.
EU officials sign Markets in Crypto-Assets framework into law
First introduced in 2020, MiCA aims to create a consistent regulatory framework for crypto assets among the European Union member states.
NFT collections take massive price hit in 2023: Nifty Newsletter, May 24–30
The value of popular NFTs has sharply declined over the past year, with drops of up to 95%.
Fantom starts paying developers to generate gas fees
Developers will get a 15% cut of the fees they generate, but only if their app has done more than 125,000 transactions and has existed for three months.
Web3 gaming gets competitive: QORPO Game Studio joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
Web3 game developer QORPO Game Studio aims to introduce competitive esports to the Web3 gaming ecosystem.
Price analysis 5/31: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin and most major altcoins are struggling to hold on to their higher levels, indicating that the bears have not given up yet.
Hong Kong Virtual Assets Consortium launched with Huobi as first member
The new consortium will provide ratings of digital asset trading platforms and cryptocurrency market indexes when it becomes operational.
TRC-20 USDT circulation hits record high 5 years after Tron mainnet launch
Over 60% of USDT's supply is currently issued on the Tron blockchain, according to Tether data.
Former House Rep blames industry outsiders for associating crypto with bank’s failure
According to Barney Frank, Signature Bank’s only issue prior to regulators seizing control in March was “crypto-fear-inaccurate withdrawals."
Bitcoin played second fiddle as KAVA, XRP, TRX, RPL and RNDR led the crypto market in May
Bitcoin is about to close its worst performing month since FTX collapsed, but a handful of altcoins posted noteworthy gains in May.
From cricket to crypto: AB de Villiers ventures into Web3
South African cricket icon AB de Villiers trades his bat for Web3 as he discusses his love affair with NFTs and a partnership with a novel Ethereum-based investment platform.
Binance plans new round of layoffs amid increased regulatory scrutiny
Binance's chief strategy officer Patrick Hillmann hinted on Twitter the resource reorganization is meant to address growing regulatory pressures targeting the crypto space.
Bitcoin fragments could become more valuable than full Bitcoins
Collectors known as “sat hunters” are collecting satoshis from rare Bitcoin — and those fragments may eventually be worth more than regular Bitcoin.
Web3 developer Magic raises $52M in funding led by PayPal Ventures
The company has raised $80 million for wallet development since its inception in 2020.
Bitcoin hodlers exited 'capitulation' above $20K, new metric hints
Long-term holder spending is "seeking equilibrium," Glassnode suggests — but nothing will be quiet for long.
EU, US should push for AI code of conduct: EU tech chief
The EU tech chief spoke to members of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council about the need for a voluntary code of conduct prior to the forthcoming laws.
Mad scientist’s NFTs degrade when they’re traded: 0xDEAFBEEF, NFT Creator
Self-proclaimed tinkerer 0xDEAFBEEF has hit it big with audiovisual NFTs that slowly degrade in quality every time they’re traded.
Cuba Bitcoin community hosts BTC-only meetup
The Cuba Bitcoin community hosted the country’s first-ever Bitcoin-only meetup in Havana over the weekend, attended by 60 crypto-curious Cubans.
Binance to delist privacy tokens in France, Italy, Spain and Poland
Binance users in France, Italy, Poland and Spain will no longer be able to buy or sell 12 privacy tokens starting from June 26.