Worldcoin signs up over 9K users in Argentina in a single day despite criticism
The iris-scanning project saw a surge of sign-ups in Argentina, registering an average of one user every nine seconds.
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When will it be too late to invest in Bitcoin?
This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses whether it will ever be “too late” to buy Bitcoin and why BTC could take over the financial world.
If Worldcoin can improve the world, why not give it a chance?
Worldcoin could make it easier to create digital identities for people worldwide. And even if it fails, more projects like it are coming.
$16M in crypto lost to hacks in August: Report
Four security incidents took place on Coinbase's layer-2 solution, Base, shortly after its launch.
Nexo launches crypto Mastercard for EEA citizens
The card is only available to citizens of the 30-country European Economic Area.
No, Bitcoin is not in its ‘longest ever bear market’ — Here's why
Based on some definitions of a bear market, the current cycle is not the longest crypto winter ever seen and may not even be a bear market.
GTA owner joins Web3, Bitcoin casino, Sunflower Land review: Web3 Gamer
Grand Theft Auto’s parent company launches new blockchain game. Plus: Bitcoin casino, FarmVille-like Sunflower Land game reviewed, and more.
US officials extend export curbs on Nvidia AI chip to ‘some Middle Eastern countries’
U.S. regulators have told AI chip maker Nvidia and its rival AMD to curb exports of high-level semiconductor chips used to develop AI to certain Middle Eastern countries.
How AI analysis can change finance and crypto trading
From offering quality trade predictions to identifying real-time threats to gauging market sentiment instantaneously, here’s how AI is reshaping the future of finance.
Freedom unleashed: Americans deserve the right to own their data
There are still many steps ahead on the road to achieving true data freedom and self-sovereignty.
SWIFT says blockchain integration ‘more plausible’ than unifying CBDCs
SWIFT claims that interlinking existing systems with blockchains is better for the short term than bringing CBDCs together with tokenized assets in a single ledger.
Lufthansa airline launches NFT loyalty program on Polygon
Airline passengers can get rewards such as flight upgrades or airport lounge access after completing NFT collections.
Breaking victim ‘trust’ in scammer is key to beat crypto scams, exchanges say
Responsibility for crypto scams does not only belong to the cryptocurrency industry, it also involves banks, telecoms and social media platforms, Australian exchanges say.
China’s Baidu and other tech companies release ChatGPT-like AI chatbots
Multiple Chinese tech companies launched their own ChatGPT-like AI chatbots for mass market use two weeks after China’s AI regulations came into force, which requires prior government approval.
Arkham IDs Robinhood as 5th-largest ETH holder
Arkham Intelligence said the wallet contains approximately $2.54 billion worth of ETH under custody for user balances.
Bitcoin price holds 200-day trend line as trader predicts low is in
BTC price action is all about the 200-day moving average into the monthly close, and opinions on the outlook are increasingly polarized.
Binance pushes new stablecoin as it confirms plan to cease BUSD support
Paxos has earlier said it will halt support of Binance's stablecoin by February 2024, now the exchange has said it will also stop support by that time.
Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index updated to reflect hardware distribution and hash rate increases
Cambridge researchers have revised the widely cited index in response to evidence indicating periodic overestimation of Bitcoin mining’s electricity consumption.
Binance scouts art for Pierre Gasly’s F1 helmet at Abu Dhabi GP
Binance announced a helmet design competition to shortlist the winning art, which will be used as the helmet artwork of Gasly, who won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
Crypto may see second wind in the US as courts 'rein in the SEC' — Lawyer
Crypto-focused lawyer Jeremy McLaughlin said the U.S. digital asset industry may re-ignite as the country's securities regulator racks up court losses.
Coinbase CEO reveals top 10 crypto ideas he's urging devs to work on
From flatcoins to on-chain advertisements, Brian Armstrong hopes aspiring developers take the time in the bear market to build out these crypto concepts.
Can PEPE make a comeback? Traders, analysts and Pepe maxis weigh in
Cointelegraph also spoke to developers purportedly behind a new PEPE token spin-off, who claim the new one is everything "the old Pepe token should have been."
Vivek Ramaswamy: Grayscale win ‘clears a path’ for Bitcoin innovation
The Republican candidate also pledged to rescind all federal regulations that fail the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine test in the West Virginia vs. EPA case — a potentially positive for crypto.
Uniswap lawsuit judge calls Ether a commodity in dismissal order
United States District Court Judge Katherine Polk Failla is also the judge overseeing the SEC's lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase.
Bitcoin ETFs have 75% chance of approval this year: Bloomberg analysts
Bloomberg ETF analysts raised their odds for a spot Bitcoin ETF approval after the recent Grayscale victory against the SEC.
No, Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges are not inherently bullish for crypto
Traders say the record-low number of BTC held on exchanges is a bull signal, but data suggests otherwise.
Price analysis 8/30: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATIC
Bitcoin and altcoins are struggling to hold the gains accrued earlier this week, a potential sign that the price breakout was just a response to Grayscale’s victory over the SEC.
MiCA: The good, the bad and the ugly of the EU’s crypto rules
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulatory framework isn’t all good, but it provides a level of clarity foreign to the United States.
Trump NFTs back in demand, SEC says NFT sales are unregistered securities: Nifty Newsletter
Trump NFT prices spiked after the former U.S. president’s mugshot in police custody was released.
Judge says Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have until Sept. 1 to request a trial postponement: Report
Though the judge reportedly said he would not necessarily grant a postponement, SBF’s lawyers have been pushing for the former FTX CEO to have more time to prepare his defense.