Influencer served settlement demand via NFT: Nifty Newsletter, May 17–23
Data shows that the Bitcoin network has become the second-largest NFT chain by sales volume in the 30-day, 7-day and 24-hour metrics.
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China Central Television airs crypto segment in rare move
CCTV programming has an audience of over 1 billion within Mainland China.
Price analysis 5/24: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin and altcoin prices continue to slump, but potential progress on the debt ceiling discussion could possibly produce a price reversal.
Bail revoked for Do Kwon after prosecutors in Montenegro appeal: Report
Kwon and former chief financial officer Han Chong-joon reportedly lived in Serbia before they were caught trying to leave neighboring Montenegro using false documents.
Ripple acquires Pantera's stake in Bitstamp
Pantera was one of the largest shareholders in Bitstamp until 2014, when the exchange was acquired by Belgium-based investment firm NXMH.
Multichain token plunges 30% on backend upgrade delay
The Multichain protocol’s TVL remains largely unchanged at $1.6 billion despite a large sell-off in the token.
Bitcoin dips 5% to key support in ‘moment of truth’ for crypto market
Both BTC price and the total crypto market cap line up a retest of the 200-week moving average — a key bear market support line.
Bitfinex partnership pushes crypto adoption in Latin America
Bitfinex announced a new investment in the Chile-based crypto exchange in an effort to boost crypto adoption in Latin America.
DeFi protocol Voltz launches SOFR swaps on Avalanche
Investors can now hedge against interest-rate risk in a DeFi environment by trading Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) swaps.
Project takes off with $31.6M in alleged exit scam
On-chain detective ZachXBT believes that the project has “likely exit scammed” after bridging $31.6 million to multiple addresses on Tron and Ethereum.
Ethereum is ‘woefully undervalued’ but growing more powerful: DeFi Dad, Hall of Flame
DeFi Dad says he’d be shocked if Bitcoin doesn’t hit $500K within 10 years, but he thinks Ethereum is getting more powerful all the time.
Ticketing will be a huge use case for NFTs — Gary Vee
Popular entrepreneur and VeeFriends creator, Gary Vaynerchuck, shared his thoughts on NFT tickets, VeeCon 2024, cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption at VeeCon 2023.
Shaping the future of Web3 employment: Intropia joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
Intropia enables the development of a professional Web3 network with the help of on-chain profiles and introductions.
Financial surveillance, privacy and CBDCs: Why are governments going cashless?
Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies.
15 Important data terms you should know
Big data, data analytics, data governance, data visualization, data integration and more. Discover these key data terms for a deeper understanding.
Why Bitcoin is stuck below $28,000 resistance
On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses why Bitcoin’s price is stuck near $27,000 and the next price level for the king of cryptocurrencies.
White House questions impact of AI surveillance on workers
Officials in Washington, D.C. said they would hold a listening session to understand the experiences of workers and the usage of AI surveillance in the workplace.
$160K at next halving? Model counts down to new Bitcoin all-time high
A bold prediction states that BTC price can gain 500% between now and April 2024.
Foresight Ventures pledges additional $10M for Web3 accelerator
The venture capital firm will allocate up to $200,000 to blockchain projects that it deems promising.
IMF optimism in Central African Republic, despite Bitcoin adoption
The International Monetary Fund projects 2.2% GDP growth and manageable debt, but warns of liquidity risks.
Web3 threatened by Web2.5 and regulations, exec warns
Outlier Ventures founder Jamie Burke warns that as projects compromise with products that are not interoperable, it blurs the vision of Web3.
Chinese city launches govt-backed metaverse platform
The platform aims to consolidate the resources of academic institutions and enterprises in China and bolster research efforts in areas related to the metaverse.
Pakistan aims to produce 1 million AI-trained IT graduates by 2027
The policy framework showcases Pakistan’s willingness to integrate AI for public and national betterment. The country has set 15 targets with timelines ranging from 2023 to 2028.
Blizzard and Adobe tap generative AI tools to be 'co-pilot' to humans
The goal of introducing generative artificial intelligence tools by the two tech firms isn’t to replace humans but to help them.
AI deepfakes are getting better at spoofing KYC verification: Binance exec
The technology is getting so advanced, deepfakes may soon become undetectable by a human verifier, said Jimmy Su, Binance's Chief Security Officer.
South Korea’s lead party wants crypto disclosure laws to apply earlier: Report
The proposed bill would require top government officials and lawmakers to declare all personal crypto holdings over $760.
Japan’s crypto Anti-Money Laundering measures to start in June: Report
The Japanese parliament has decided to roll out tougher AML procedures in line with the “travel rule.”
Core Scientific moves for September bankruptcy exit, expects $46M boost
Core Scientific said favorable market conditions have increased its liquidity position and its bankruptcy restructuring plan has been revised.
ETH can be a security and a commodity: Former CFTC commissioner
Ether can simultaneously be a security and commodity under the regulatory scope of the SEC and CFTC, former CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz claimed.
Ledger key recovery service paused amid backlash, will open-source code
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier says the past week has been a “humbling experience” and apologized for the firm’s “miscommunication.”