BlackRock Bitcoin spot ETF nod ‘unlikely in near term’ — QCP CapitalBitcoin spot ETFs face a brick wall, at least for the time being, from SEC Chair Gary Gensler, new research concludes.Jun 22, 2023William Suberg
BitGo terminates acquisition of Prime Trust The acquisition was called off two weeks after BitGo publicly disclosed its non-binding letter of intent to acquire Prime Trust.Jun 22, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
US lawmaker demands answers from SEC on docs related to Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrestThe chair of a U.S. House oversight subcommittee said all of the documents the SEC had provided on Sam Bankman-Fried’s charges and arrest had been publicly available at the time.Jun 22, 2023Turner Wright
How AI is changing the way humans interact with machinesExploring how artificial intelligence and natural language processing are redefining everyday interactions with different technologies.Jun 22, 2023Shiraz Jagati
Limited generative AI usage to be allowed in Japanese schoolsThe Japanese Ministry of Education plans to allow limited use of generative AI, like ChatGPT, in elementary, junior high and high schools across the country.Jun 22, 2023Savannah Fortis
Faroe Islands postal service issues NFT-embedded stampsThe postal service of the autonomous territory of the Faroe Islands has become the latest national postal service to issue a collection of NFT collector stamps.Jun 22, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin traders eye $28K retracement as BTC price retains 20% gainsBTC price could be in line for a dip of around $2,000 after days of straight upside, with Bitcoin buyers lying in wait.Jun 22, 2023William Suberg
Wimbledon 2023 to feature AI-generated highlights commentaryThe AI-generated tools include player analysis, personalized highlights and a new draw analysis feature for the single’s path to the final.Jun 22, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin equities ETF hits Euronext Amsterdam stock exchangeDutch investors now have access to a Bitcoin equities exchange-traded fund on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange.Jun 22, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
German intelligence service launches dog-themed NFTs to fetch cyber talentNearly 1,000 NFTs have been put on Ethereum by Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service in its quest to recruit blockchain talent for the agency.Jun 22, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in SingaporeRipple says the “in principle” approval will help scale its “On-Demand Liquidity,” the service it uses to source XRP liquidity to customers.Jun 22, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Banking is ‘slowly dying’ — Former TradFi execs on reasons for joining cryptoCointelegraph spoke to former senior executives in traditional finance who’ve made the move to crypto. Would they ever go back?Jun 22, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnetWith fresh funding under its belt, Starknet will launch a new testnet zkEVM in August that allows developers to write in any EVM-compatible language on Starknet.Jun 22, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
‘The Great Accumulation’ of Bitcoin has begun, says Gemini’s WinklevossWith spot Bitcoin ETFs filings helping boost the price of Bitcoin, some suggest the “window to front-run institutional demand is closing.”Jun 22, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Atomic Wallet gives major update on hack but questions remain unansweredThe statement is the first major update from the wallet provider since the exploit in early June, but users are still in the dark about the actual cause.Jun 22, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games StoreThe trading card game, which features NFT cards, will now be available to Epic Games’ 230 million customers.Jun 22, 2023Tom Blackstone
Valkyrie joins rush with BTC spot ETF application to go with its futures, miners ETFsThe cryptocurrency fund manager is at least the fourth to seek a BTC spot ETF listing in the last week; Fidelity is rumored to be preparing to apply, too.Jun 21, 2023Derek Andersen
Binance, Binance.US and CZ allege SEC made ‘misleading’ statements on exchange assetsThe legal motion referred to the SEC publicly claiming CZ and Binance could “commingle customer assets or divert customer assets,” despite a court transcript suggesting otherwise.Jun 21, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin think tank rejects science behind ‘limited adoption problem’ paperThe researchers claim the ideas driving the conclusions found in the original paper were based on flawed assumptions about the nature of Bitcoin.Jun 21, 2023Tristan Greene
Price analysis 6/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOTBitcoin’s price surged to $31,000 as a handful of BTC spot ETF applications and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s views on stablecoins appear to have improved crypto investors’ view of the market.Jun 21, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Nike teases ‘Airphoria’ NFT sneaker on Fortnite: Nifty Newsletter, June 14–20A project called “Ethscriptions” is bringing Bitcoin Ordinals-inspired inscriptions to the Ethereum blockchain.Jun 21, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Fed sees stablecoin as form of money, wants ‘robust’ role in its oversight, Powell saysThe Federal Reserve chair gave his opinion on draft crypto legislation at the House Financial Services Committee’s semi-annual Fed policy hearing.Jun 21, 2023Derek Andersen
Three Arrows Capital founders launch new VC fund"3AC Ventures is focused on superior risk-adjusted returns without leverage," the firm wrote.Jun 21, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
US lawmakers propose bills to hold bank execs accountable for failures and address risksMaxine Waters did not specifically mention crypto in the proposed legislation, drafted in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank.Jun 21, 2023Turner Wright
3 reasons why Ethereum’s market cap dominance is on the riseBitcoin dominance is rising, but so is Ether’s share of market dominance among its altcoin competitors. Cointelegraph explains why.Jun 21, 2023Marcel Pechman
Crypto payment solution Ramp expands on-ramp service, adds support for 40 fiat currenciesRamp expands its platform compatibility with 40 new currencies, including the Bermudian dollar, Costa Rican colón, Hungarian forint, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar and Swiss franc.Jun 21, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Bitcoin price taps $30K for first time since AprilBTC price gains pass $30,400, marking the largest cryptocurrency’s highest levels since mid-April.Jun 21, 2023William Suberg
CleanSpark buys two Bitcoin mining campuses for $9.3MBitcoin miner CleanSpark entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two turnkey mining campuses in the U.S. state of Georgia.Jun 21, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Don’t be mean to CEXs — Crypto relies on themCentralized crypto exchanges have a crucial role left to play in bridging traditional finance with decentralized cryptocurrencies.Jun 21, 2023Hao Yang
Ledger releases white paper for hardware wallet seed recovery toolDespite facing notable criticism over the Ledger seed recovery tool, the hardware crypto wallet firm expects to launch the Ledger Recover tool in Q4 2023.Jun 21, 2023Helen Partz