El Salvador’s Bitcoin miner Volcano Energy launches with $250M investmentVolcano Energy said the funds would go toward developing a 241-megawatt power generation park.Jun 7, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
US Financial Services Committee sets date to discuss future of cryptoThe U.S. House of Representatives committee did not disclose all the topics for discussion, but the community expects the hearing to address critical issues in the space.Jun 7, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin OG keeps faith in bull market as BTC price bounces 8%Bitcoin snaps back into its classic trading range, but BTC price has yet to reclaim a key level above $27,000.Jun 7, 2023William Suberg
SEC’s Gensler claims ‘parallels’ between Binance and FTX, yet one wasn’t sued“Every major player has been sued by the SEC except for FTX,” several members of the crypto community have noted.Jun 7, 2023Felix Ng
Jack Dorsey courts controversy by claiming ETH is a securitySince Binance and Coinbase were sued for offering unregistered securities, the longtime Bitcoin advocate has tweeted posts promoting a focus on BTC development.Jun 7, 2023Brayden Lindrea
SEC, Gensler-themed memecoins surge amid Binance and Coinbase lawsuitsMemecoins that draw their likeness from Gary Gensler and the SEC have rallied significantly since the regulator sued Binance and Coinbase.Jun 7, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Apple confirms acquisition of AR startup Mira following Vision Pro launch: ReportWhile Apple Vision Pro comes with features geared toward personalized virtual reality, Mira’s headsets are purpose-built for industrial applications.Jun 7, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled by senators over ‘leak’ of LLaMA AI modelThe senators weren’t happy with the “seemingly minimal” protections to fight against fraud and cybercrime in Meta’s AI model.Jun 7, 2023Brayden Lindrea
SBF upset by criminal trial’s late evidence while FTX seeks sale of AI stockOver 3.6 million documents have yet to be produced by prosecutors in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, according to his lawyers.Jun 7, 2023Martin Young
SEC lawsuits squeeze net worths of Coinbase and Binance CEOsBrian Armstrong and CZ have seen respective net worth losses of 11.8% and 5.1% since the SEC sued Coinbase and Binance.Jun 7, 2023Brayden Lindrea
SEC crackdown on Binance and Coinbase surge DeFi trading volumes 444%Total daily trading volumes on decentralized exchanges have surged by nearly $800 million over the past two days.Jun 7, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Binance.US says user funds ‘remain safe’ amid SEC attempt to freeze assetsThe U.S.-based exchange said it is “fully operational” and called the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion “unwarranted.”Jun 7, 2023Felix Ng
Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 feesThe upgrade is part of a series of reforms meant to increase modularity in the OP Stack, allowing developers to spin up their own networks using the software.Jun 6, 2023Tom Blackstone
Coinbase reminds world it tried to ‘embrace regulation’ as SEC sues for violationsCoinbase met with the SEC 30 times in 2022 seeking regulatory guidance and now it will “vigorously defend” itself, it says.Jun 6, 2023Derek Andersen
Coinbase CEO responds to SEC suit, says team is ‘confident’ in facts and lawIn a social media post, Brian Armstrong said he thinks the SEC’s rules are unclear and that the courts need to make rulings to clarify them.Jun 6, 2023Tom Blackstone
Crypto traders avoid risk and shelter in stablecoins as the market reaches a turning pointOn-chain data from Glassnode shows market participants averting risk and seeking shelter in stablecoins and BTC as the crypto market nears a decisive move.Jun 6, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Google Cloud launches free courses to help users build their own GPT-style AIThe new corpus includes nine courses and a set of labs that students can complete to earn a Google Cloud skills badge.Jun 6, 2023Tristan Greene
House Ag Committee looks at digital assets regulatory bill, Dems ask how to pay for itThe full Agriculture Committee heard testimony from CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam, a full roster of former regulators and Coinbase’s chief legal officer.Jun 6, 2023Derek Andersen
Sequoia Capital announces three-way split to separate China businessOne of the world’s largest venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital will split into U.S./Europe, India/SEA, and Chinese branches.Jun 6, 2023Tristan Greene
Bitcoin price bounces past $26K as Coinbase news fails to shake bullsBitcoin’s price stages a sudden comeback from its lowest levels since mid-March.Jun 6, 2023William Suberg
Coinbase stock plunges 20% on SEC lawsuitThe cryptocurrency exchange faces scrutiny from state regulators simultaneous to the SEC litigation.Jun 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Breaking: Coinbase targeted by state security regulators concurrent to SEC lawsuitThe SEC is suing the cryptocurrency exchange for alleged unregistered securities offerings.Jun 6, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Grinding out a living: Can blockchain games really offer a sustainable income?Blockchain gaming executives believe the law has not yet caught up with the concept of earning a living through gaming.Jun 6, 2023Stephen Katte
Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixersNew coin mixers aim to preserve privacy while revealing just enough data to stay on the right side of the law.Jun 6, 2023Max Parasol
SEC sues Coinbase for breaking US securities rulesThe SEC lawsuit alleges that Coinbase operates as an unregistered securities exchange, broker and clearing agency.Jun 6, 2023Prashant Jha
Dev shares how ENS plays a role in decentralized social mediaMakoto Inoue highlighted that Web3 socials are not limited to online platforms but can also be applied offline, keeping records of people’s meetings on the blockchain.Jun 6, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Binance vs. SEC: Crypto industry debates ‘Tai Chi’ vs. ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0’The SEC lawsuit comes just months after the CFTC lawsuit against Binance, mounting its regulatory woes in the United States.Jun 6, 2023Prashant Jha
AI could threaten humanity in 2 years, warns UK AI task force adviserThe U.K. prime minister’s AI task force adviser said large AI models would need regulation and control in the next two years to curb major existential risks.Jun 6, 2023Savannah Fortis
Binance net outflows hit $778M on Ethereum since SEC charges: NansenThe SEC lawsuit against Binance led to outflows of over $750 million on Ethereum in the past 24 hours, with outflows still exceeding inflows.Jun 6, 2023Prashant Jha
Bitcoin traders bet on $24K BTC price as market digests SEC vs. BinanceBitcoin is looking ripe for a trip to its lowest levels since March, say market participants, with BTC price action staying below $26,000.Jun 6, 2023William Suberg