Ethereum price pinned below $1.9K, and data suggests it‘s unlikely to change in short–termThree key indicators are behind the prolonged bearish trend in Ether, and data fails to identify an immediate catalyst for a price breakout.May 23, 2023Marcel Pechman
Dispersion Capital launches $40M venture fund to ‘bring Web3 to the masses’ The firm aims to fund startups building infrastructure for Web3 and other decentralized technology projects.May 23, 2023Tristan Greene
Coinbase continues effort to get mandamus for SEC response to rulemaking petitionThe cryptocurrency exchange filed a petition for rulemaking with the SEC in July and was served a Wells notice for potential violations of securities law in March.May 23, 2023Derek Andersen
AI developer Anthropic raises $450M in Series C round “The funding will support our efforts to continue building AI products that people can rely on," developers wrote.May 23, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Crypto should mimic TradFi rules — Global securities regulator IOSCOAccording to the U.S. SEC, IOSCO members together regulate more than 95% of the world’s securities markets.May 23, 2023Helen Partz
NFT marketplace enables cross-chain purchases on multiple networksNonfungible token marketplace NFTrade now supports cross-chain purchases on Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche and BNB Chain.May 23, 2023Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin surpasses Solana to become second-most popular NFT blockchainBitcoin’s NFT market is growing, but it is primarily driven by newfound hype for memecoin trading on the blockchain.May 23, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
CBDCs on the horizon: The current state of CBDC initiatives around the worldCentral bank digital currencies gain traction as countries worldwide engage in their development despite skepticism from the crypto community.May 23, 2023Nick M
NFT ticketing dishes out a punch at mixed martial arts leagueThe mixed martial arts organization Professional Fighters League will use NFT tickets, becoming the latest sports body to explore the Web3 ticketing functionality.May 23, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Binance denies fund mismanagement allegations, calls it ‘conspiracy theory’A mainstream report citing multiple insiders claimed that Binance mingled customer’s funds with corporate funds at Silvergate Bank.May 23, 2023Prashant Jha
Regulators should focus on the benefits of crypto: European Web3 Summit 2023Irakli Beridze from the UN said that, at the moment, people within the UN do not see crypto as a positive force but understand it as “something we should be worried about.”May 23, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Russian lawmakers propose amendments to digital ruble billThe bill could be changed regarding debt operations, services for non-residents and the role of the central bank.May 23, 2023David Attlee
Bitcoin ‘buys the rumor’ on US debt ceiling as BTC price nears $27.5KBTC price action could attempt a reclaim of $30,000, analysis says, with Bitcoin climbing through its trading range.May 23, 2023William Suberg
Crypto City: Guide to Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest cityJapan’s second-largest city has embraced cryptocurrencies, and some say Satoshi may have even called it home.May 23, 2023Turner Wright
Bitget secures regulatory license in Poland, reserve funds up $80M in Q1The cryptocurrency exchange secured VASP licensing in Lithuania in April.May 23, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
FBI releases warning about fake crypto job advertisementsThe fake job advertisements have lured prospective employees to foreign countries, forcing participation in cryptocurrency fraud schemes.May 23, 2023Savannah Fortis
FTX 2.0 launching soon? Court filing shows a reboot plan in the worksThe new FTX CEO has undertaken a series of meetings over the past month to work on relaunching the failed crypto exchange by entering into a bidding process.May 23, 2023Prashant Jha
Hong Kong to open crypto exchange access for retail users, but there’s a catchHong Kong’s securities watchdog announced new plans to allow retail investor access to virtual assets platforms.May 23, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin of America to stop operating unlicensed crypto ATMs in ConnecticutThe Department of Banking highlighted that Bitcoin of America failed to obtain a license as a money transmitter to operate Bitcoin ATM kiosks in the state.May 23, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Nifty News: Bitcoin surges to 2nd-largest NFT chain, StepN integrates Apple Pay and moreBitcoin has seen around $167.47 million in NFT sales over the past 30 days, while StepN has integrated Apple Pay to remove barriers to entry to the app.May 23, 2023Brian Quarmby
SEC has no authority over crypto, defendants argue in $18M fraud lawsuitTwo individuals sued by the SEC for allegedly running a fake crypto mining scheme are seeking the suit's dismissal, arguing the regulator has no authority over crypto.May 23, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Ledger CEO says ‘sharded’ wallet keys could be shared if subpoenaed The private seed phrases of Ledger users could be shared with governments if their custodians were ordered to do so, but this is “not a real concern,” according to CEO Paul Gauthier.May 23, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Everything XRP holders have been shouting has ‘been confirmed’ — Pro-XRP lawyerPro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has eagle-eyed a small footnote in a Ripple brief that purportedly confirms XRP was discussed among SEC staff before the Hinman speech.May 23, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Binance off the hook from $8M Tinder ‘pig butchering’ lawsuitThe plaintiff, a Texan woman, initially blamed Binance for losing $8 million in a pig butchering scam that began on Tinder.May 23, 2023Martin Young
Crypto sees 5th week of outflows on ‘poor’ BTC sentiment: CoinsharesOutflows across all digital asset investment products hit $232 million over the past five weeks, with BTC-related funds leading the carnage, per Coinshares.May 23, 2023Brian Quarmby
US risks losing the crypto race to UAE, Korea, Aus and Switzerland: ARKThe United State crypto ecosystem is facing a “void” of well-established and credible institutions, according to an analyst from ARK Invest.May 23, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
AI-generated image of Pentagon explosion causes stock market stutterThe fake image was shared by a verified Twitter account masquerading as Bloomberg and went viral after being amplified by real media outlets.May 23, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Should Bored Apes or other NFTs be regulated as securities?Bored Apes look a lot like baseball cards. But regulators — particularly at the Securities and Exchange Commission — are making a strained case to the contrary.May 22, 2023Todd White & Ralph Benko
Bitcoin volatility drops amid decline in liquidity, but a possible catalyst is approaching Bitcoin volatility has dropped as new liquidity is not flowing into the market, but on-chain data presents multiple reasons why BTC investors continue to hold.May 22, 2023Kyle White
Dash blockchain down for hours after hard fork fail, devs to try upgrade again June 14The v19 hard fork didn’t go as planned for the privacy coin, but a fix has been released; v18 had experienced a few kinks, too.May 22, 2023Derek Andersen