Judge denies stakeholders’ request for representation in Celsius bankruptcy caseThe judge also declined to declare the CEL token “not a security,” despite related rulings in the SEC v. Ripple case.Aug 25, 2023Tristan Greene
PayPal’s PYUSD struggles with early adoption — NansenPayPal’s stablecoin debut raised hopes for broader adoption and an introduction of cryptocurrencies to the masses. Early adoption trends paint a different picture.Aug 25, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Donald Trump NFT prices spike following release of mugshot in Georgia criminal caseThe former U.S. president returned to X (formerly Twitter) for the first time since January 2021 to post his mugshot, which has now been thoroughly manipulated for memes by many users.Aug 25, 2023Turner Wright
IRS releases draft of proposed reporting rules for digital asset brokersHouse Financial Service Committee Chair Patrick McHenry said the rules are part of “the Biden Administration’s ongoing attack on the digital asset ecosystem.”Aug 25, 2023Derek Andersen
Does high US consumer debt benefit Bitcoin price?Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman breaks down consumer debt and why it might lead to a good outcome for BTC.Aug 25, 2023Marcel Pechman
Hong Kong regulator eyes tokenization for bond market improvement: ReportThe monetary authority in Hong Kong released a report on its study Project Evergreen, which looked at the highs and lows of recent bond tokenization activity.Aug 25, 2023Savannah Fortis
PEPE whale seizes dip opportunity, buys $529K worth of tokensThe transaction followed this same whale’s previous transactions on June 5, when they spent 280 Ether (worth $507,000) to acquire 500 billion PEPE.Aug 25, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Academia divided over ChatGPT’s left political bias claimsAcademics are divided over research that claims that ChatGPT displays political biases in different jurisdictions.Aug 25, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Wen moon? Bitcoin halving cycle hints at Q4 as smart money ‘buys the rumor’Bitcoin miners and “smart money” are the investor cohorts to watch when it comes to late 2023 BTC price action, says Filbfilb.Aug 25, 2023William Suberg
Magnate Finance on Base rug-pulls users of $6.5M, as predicted by on-chain sleuthMagnate Finance first deleted its Telegram channel and X account followed by taking down the website before pulling the plug on its TVL.Aug 25, 2023Prashant Jha
NFT Collector: Giant Swan’s gothic VR dreamscapes… royalty nightmare on OpenSeaFrom crying in his car to putting the first 3D object onchain — the story of Giant Swan. Plus royalties race to the bottom accelerates due to OpenSea.Aug 25, 2023Greg Oakford
Only 17% of Russians would agree to store more than $200 in CBDCThe most common hindrances cited include insufficient information about the technology (22%) and concerns about cybertheft and system failures (21%).Aug 25, 2023David Attlee
XRP whale moves 29 million tokens to Bitstamp amid price slideAdditional information suggests the possibility that this whale might be selling their XRP assets, as it had previously moved 14 million XRP to Bitso just a few hours earlier.Aug 25, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
P2P marketplaces need to become unstoppable, permissionless — Paxful co-founderA new project aims to build a peer-to-peer marketplace to facilitate censorship-resistant, permissionless trading among Bitcoin users.Aug 25, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Bitcoin sails the seas: Sailor paints giant ‘B’ on boat to promote crypto across the wavesA captain from Brussels took his passion for sailing and Bitcoin and set sail on his Sato Boat painted with a giant orange “B” to promote the cryptocurrency across the seas.Aug 25, 2023Savannah Fortis
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm released on bail, lawyer saysRoman Storm’s lawyer, Brian Klein, said the developer was released on bail on Aug. 24, the day after the U.S. DOJ announced the charges related to money-laundering and other alleged violations.Aug 25, 2023Helen Partz
5 AI-themed movies to watch From dystopian futures to emotionally charged connections, AI-themed movies have a unique way of tapping into our fascination with artificial intelligence.Aug 25, 2023Alice Ivey
Spain launches AI regulation agency in bid to become industry leaderSpain became one of the first countries in the EU to establish its own task force for regulating AI on Aug. 22, when the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree establishing the new agency.Aug 25, 2023David Attlee
Bitcoin could be worth less than $20K in 2023, US inflation data saysBitcoin, taking inflation into account, has in fact been a solid store of value since 2017, commentators conclude.Aug 25, 2023William Suberg
Tether maintains $3.3B in liquidity cushion: USDT transparency reportThe total assets under Tether stand at $86.1 billion, with total liabilities amounting to $82.8 billion — thus confirming a reserve backing of over 100%.Aug 25, 2023Arijit Sarkar
FTX crypto exchange reports data breach involving claims agent KrollThe breach has resulted in the exposure of non-sensitive customer data from specific claimants linked to the ongoing bankruptcy case.Aug 25, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Mastercard and Binance end crypto card partnership in Latin AmericaVisa also reportedly stopped issuing new co-branded cryptocurrency cards with Binance in Europe as of July.Aug 25, 2023Helen Partz
A third of US investors are open to trusting AI financial advice: SurveyIn a recent survey from the Certified Financial Planner Board, 31% of investors said they would be fine to follow AI financial advice without verifying the information.Aug 25, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Atari founder, Animoca sees Web3 games as vital for virtual ownership and education“I was gobsmacked” — Nolan Bushnell said his conversation with Yat Siu on Web3 games changed his brain.Aug 25, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
WinRAR patches zero-day bug that targeted stock and crypto tradersAccording to cybersecurity firm Group-IB, weaponized ZIP file archives were being shared on crypto trading forums, with each one containing a nasty surprise.Aug 25, 2023Martin Young
VeChain and SingularityNET team up on AI to fight climate changeSingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel says that AI and blockchain have the potential to solve problems that traditional mechanisms have “consistently, miserably failed.”Aug 25, 2023Martin Young
Australian exchange enlists PayPal as banks ‘close ranks’ against cryptoA new partnership between Independent Reserve and PayPal offers investors extra choice and “mitigates the risks” of Australian crypto banking blocks, says CEO Adrian Przelozny.Aug 25, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
DEA gets duped: Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scamThe United States Drug Enforcement Administration has yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI.Aug 25, 2023Jesse Coghlan
PEPE plunges 15% as strange token movements spark fears of rug pullThe price of Pepe has plummeted 15% after developers sent nearly 4% of the memecoin’s total supply to exchanges without warning.Aug 25, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
ARK Invest, 21Shares join queue to offer Ethereum futures ETFThe co-filing comes just a week after reports emerged that the Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to greenlight Ethereum ETF applications.Aug 25, 2023Brayden Lindrea