Investment firm floats yield-bearing ETF based on MicroStrategy stock
Investment firm YieldMax has applied to launch an ETF allowing investors to earn monthly yields on MicroStrategy shares.
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El Salvador unveils BTC ‘Freedom Visa’ — but it’s 10x the cost of others
The same citizenship-by-investment schemes in nearby Caribbean nations start at $100,000, and one EU country has a citizenship pathway for just over $800,000.
HK game firm to buy $100M crypto for treasury, China/UAE CBDC deal: Asia Express
Hong Kong game firm to add $100M of BTC and ETH to treasury, UAE and China strike CBDC deal, Victory Securities starts new HK Bitcoin fund.
Bitcoin new high set for late 2024, Binance to lose top spot, predicts VanEck
Next year will see Binance lose its leadership position, a U.S. recession, new stablecoin market cap highs and a new peak price for Bitcoin, according to asset manager VanEck.
Hive Digital says BTC miners bought last Dec have already paid themselves off
Hive Digital made a sizeable ASIC miner purchase in December 2022. Just one year later, thanks to a Bitcoin boom, the crypto miner says the rigs have paid for themselves.
Binance founder CZ must stay in US until February sentencing, judge orders
Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has been ordered to remain in the U.S. while awaiting his sentencing in February.
Bitcoin options data shows whales betting big — Will $50K BTC come in January?
Institutional investor interest soars as Bitcoin options open interest hits record high.
Sam Altman-linked Meanwhile Advisors creates BTC private credit fund
The closed fund will offer investors a 5% yield in Bitcoin and lend funds in BTC to institutions.
Binance says decision to pull Abu Dhabi licensing bid unrelated to US settlement
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to one felony count in the United States in November, may not be able to return to the UAE before being sentenced.
Harvard scientists claim breakthrough, ‘advent of early error-corrected quantum computation’
The team’s results, once reviewed, could represent a significant milestone in quantum computing research.
Bitcoin price continues to drop, but how are pro BTC traders positioned?
Data shows top traders futures’ Bitcoin long-to-short at the lowest level in 30 days, but what does this mean for BTC's short-term price action.
Games need bots? Illivium CEO admits ‘it’s tough,’ Web3 games 42X upside: Web3 Gamer
Games overrun with bots just show bot owners care, claims Pixels founder. Plus we review Galaxy Fight Club, chat to Illuvium’s CEO and more.
Babylon Chain closes $18M funding for Bitcoin staking
Polychain Capital and Hack VC led the Series A funding round of Babylon Chain, a protocol working on Bitcoin staking for proof-of-stake networks.
Meta releases ‘Purple Llama’ AI security suite to meet White House commitments
Meta believes that this is “the first industry-wide set of cyber security safety evaluations for Large Language Models (LLMs).”
SEC discussing ‘key technical details’ with spot crypto ETF applicants: Report
In November, the commission separately met with representatives of BlackRock and Grayscale to discuss their spot crypto exchange-traded funds.
Jack Dorsey's Block Inc. launches self-custody Bitcoin wallet
Users who lose their Bitkey wallet don't need to input a seed phrase to recover funds, the company said.
'Early bull market' — Bitcoin price preps 1st ever weekly golden cross
Bitcoin is lining up a never-before-seen bull signal which could print on the Bitcoin chart by the start of 2024.
Montenegrin official plans to extradite Do Kwon to the United States: Report
The Terraform Labs co-founder had been awaiting extradition to either the United States or South Korea after being arrested and charged in Montenegro.
Phoenix seals $380M deal with WhatsMiner for green Bitcoin mining
Phoenix Group is acquiring hydro cooling mining equipment from WhatsMiner worth over $136 million, with the option of an additional $246 million purchase.
Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science
Decentralized science, or DeSci, aims to apply decentralized business models to medical research.
Web3 can benefit from adopting Web2 optimization: NBX Berlin
User experience remains a barrier to entry for the world of Web3 and industry builders believe the solution lies in onboarding Web2 functionality.
COP28: Blockchain projects make push to decentralize climate markets
Blockchain and crypto projects joined the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai and unveiled initiatives focusing on contributing to the fight against climate change.
Is Google’s Gemini really smarter than OpenAI's GPT-4? Community sleuths find out
After Google launched its new high-performance AI model Gemini and claimed it to be far superior to OpenAI’s GPT-4 users on social media began to challenge those claims.
FTX to submit revised reorganization plan in mid-December
Bankrupt, defunct exchange FTX is preparing to present an updated reorganization plan to the court in mid-December.
Web3 firms to support ecosystem development through grants amid market uptick
The Worldcoin Foundation rolled out a $5 million grant to support its community through WLD tokens or stablecoins.
Russia debuts cross-border payments in Tether stablecoin
In addition to Tether, companies transacting through the Exved system can use the U.S. dollar and the offshore ruble, the platform said.
Polygon 2.0: 2024 to see unified ZK-powered L2 chains
Polygon’s evolution will continue into 2024 as various protocols that make up its ecosystem become increasingly interconnected through the use of zero-knowledge proofs.
Robinhood launches crypto trading services in Europe
All eligible customers in the EU region can access Robinhood crypto for crypto trading services, with over 25 cryptocurrencies available for trade.
AI regulations in global focus as EU approaches regulation deal
Concerns over potential misuse of AI have prompted the U.S., U.K., China, and the G7 to speed up regulation of the technology, though Europe is already way ahead.
British regulator adds Justin Sun-linked Poloniex to warning list after $100M hack
The Financial Conduct Authority warns that the crypto exchange is operating without proper authorization.