User claims $11M in Blur token rewards at NFT marketplace’s season 2 airdrop
NFT marketplace Blur allocated a total reward pool of 300 million tokens, worth around $146 million, for traders who use their platform.
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Bitcoin ETF hype returns as 'aggressive bid' sends BTC price near $38K
Bitcoin ETF talk is accompanied by a snap return to the top of the recent BTC price trading range.
FTX collapse, Binance’s US settlement provide strong case for MiCA regulations
European Commission policy officer Ivan Keller highlights high-profile centralized exchange shortcomings as key reasons for the implementation of MiCA regulations in Europe.
South Korea to invite 100K citizens to test CBDC in 2024
Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.
Italian regulators investigate online AI data scraping
The Italian Data Protection Authority has launched a “fact-finding” probe into the security practices of public and private websites to prevent AI data scraping.
City of Lugano integrates Polygon into its crypto payment system
Polygon has been a partner of the Swiss city since at least 2022, providing the infrastructure for its stablecoin.
US 5th Circuit Court seeks regulation on lawyers’ AI use in legal filings
The suggested regulation would apply to attorneys and litigants without legal representation appearing before the court, obliging them to confirm that filings produced with the help of AI were assessed for precision.
Kraken co-founder hails ‘more fair’ playing field as DOJ fines Binance
Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”
CZ an ‘unacceptable risk of flight,’ should stay in US: DOJ
U.S. prosecutors are pushing for CZ to stay in the country, saying they “would not be able to secure his return” if he’s allowed back to Dubai.
Is Binance’s $4B settlement the green light for spot Bitcoin ETFs?
One crypto executive predicted five months ago that spot Bitcoin ETFs would only be approved after Binance lost ground on its market dominance.
KyberSwap DEX exploited for $46 million, TVL tanks 68%
The DEX aggregator has been exploited across multiple blockchains with millions in wrapped Ether and other assets stolen.
Director YOLO'd $4M of Netflix budget into Dogecoin, made $27M: Report
Carl Erik Rinsch reportedly used nearly $11 million of his Netflix show’s budget to gamble with stocks and crypto and made millions on a single Dogecoin bet.
Appeals court rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for release
The court cited Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged witness tampering as the main grounds for rejecting his release bid.
65% plunge in Web3 Games in ’23 but ‘real hits’ coming, $26M NFL Rivals NFT: Web3 Gamer
Can Shrapnel save Web3 gaming after a horror 2023? Why Disney’s NFT platform is “irrelevant” and the $26M NFT in free mobile game NFL RIvals.
Sam Altman’s ouster shows Biden isn’t handling AI properly
What happened with Sam Altman behind the scenes? Neither OpenAI nor Microsoft have provided all the answers. The industry deserves more congressional scrutiny.
No ‘mass exodus of funds’ following Binance-DOJ settlement — Nansen
Roughly 24 hours following the announcement of a settlement with U.S. officials, Nansen reported Binance’s total holdings increased to more than $65 billion.
MAYC ripoff creator pleads guilty, G2A opens NFT platform: Nifty Newsletter
The creator of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a New York federal court.
Bitcoin derivatives traders target $40K BTC price now that Binance is resolved
BTC futures and options held firm despite a wave of negative news, and data shows traders targeting $40,000.
Binance CEO’s downfall is 'the end of an era' — Charles Hoskinson
The Cardano founder claimed that crypto entrepreneurs must comply with regulation or use completely decentralized systems in the future.
Price analysis 11/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, LINK, AVAX
The sharp rebound in Bitcoin and select altcoins suggests that bulls remain in charge and continue to buy at lower levels.
BlackRock met with SEC officials to discuss spot Bitcoin ETF
Representatives from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also met with Grayscale on Nov. 20 in the asset manager’s bid for listing a Bitcoin ETF.
HTX exchange loses $13.6M in hot wallet hack: Report
The incident affected the greater HTX, Tron, and BitTorent ecosystem.
Nvidia posts record $18B third quarter revenue, cites generative AI as primary driver
The company posted its record quarter just days after Nvidia stock achieved an all-time high.
Pancakeswap implements new ‘Gauges’ voting system and sunsets vCAKE metric
The decentralized exchange launched a new feature that allows governance token holders to vote on which pools will receive the most rewards.
Coinbase cites SEC action against Kraken in push for crypto rulemaking
The Nov. 22 letter claimed that "only mandamus will impel the [SEC] to fully, finally acknowledge that Coinbase's petition for rulemaking was pocket-vetoed long ago."
Binance's DOJ settlement offered some glimmers of hope for the crypto industry
Changpeng Zhao is out at Binance, but his company lives on. That suggests tacit affirmation from the Biden administration of the crypto industry's legitimacy.
BTC price bounces 3% post Binance amid call for Bitcoin bulls to ‘step in’
Bitcoin is due to spend some time ranging before an “impulse” move ensues, bullish BTC price analysis predicts.
This is your brain on crypto: Substance abuse grows among crypto traders
What is it about crypto trading that can make some users susceptible to substance abuse, and how can they get help?
Former Coinbase exec posits blockchain-driven vision of future societies
Attendees of the Network State Conference in Amsterdam believe that a new tomorrow is possible with decentralized technologies.
HECO Chain bridge compromised over $86.6M sent to suspicious addresses
Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that assets like stablecoins, ETH, SHIB, LINK and more were transferred from the bridge. Withdrawals and deposits have been suspended, and Justin Sun has said HTX will fully compensate users for any…