US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Finance RedefinedThe total value locked in DeFi protocols fell below $50 billion after nearly a month of bullish price action.May 19, 2023Prashant Jha
Price analysis 5/19: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC The recovery in Bitcoin and most major altcoins halted near respective overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears are active at higher levels.May 19, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Ripple and SEC seek extension for unsealing Hinman documents According to court documents shared by James Filan, the Hinman materials will likely be unsealed by June 13.May 19, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
NY Fed and MAS publish joint CBDC cross-border payment project results The researchers built on their separate projects to demonstrate cross-border payments using illiquid currencies with an intermediate “vehicle” currency.May 19, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitcoin cleans up the environment and helps catch criminals — US Senator Cynthia LummisU.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis joined Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring on stage at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami for a lengthy discussion on regulation.May 19, 2023Tristan Greene
Breaking: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to accept campaign donations in Bitcoin It is the first political campaign in U.S. history to accept Bitcoin donations.May 19, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Jack Dorsey’s TBD announces new Web5 toolkit The Web5 toolkit aspires to put the control of data and identity into the hands of users.May 19, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
MIAX completes acquisition of FTX subsidiary LedgerXThe deal was announced in April and approved by the bankruptcy judge on May 4.May 19, 2023Derek Andersen
US debt ceiling crisis: Bullish or bearish for Bitcoin?In the latest Cointelegraph Report, we assessed the risk of a possible debt default in the U.S., and the impact of the debt ceiling crisis on crypto and the broader market.May 19, 2023Giovanni Pigni
‘Inferno Drainer’ scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: ReportThe service provides code to scammers that allows them to drain wallets using token approval phishing methods.May 19, 2023Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin flips volatile at $27K as Fed’s Powell teases end to rate hikesBTC price action destabilizes as markets watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s language for hints of policy change.May 19, 2023William Suberg
Twitter partnership created a ‘symbiosis,’ says eToro US CEO | Bitcoin Miami 2023 Lule Demmissie, CEO of eToro US, says that the new partnership with Twitter creates a symbiosis between social networks and social trading.May 19, 2023Savannah Fortis
Paraspace NFT protocol ‘usurper’ resigns after failing to overthrow CEOThe ParaSpace CEO and consultants accused each other of mismanaging funds, with the ParaSpace team asking the CEO to step down publically.May 19, 2023Prashant Jha
Bitcoin maximalism cool in 2023? Joe Hall shares his thoughtsBitcoin advocate Joe Hall believes that all other cryptocurrency projects will collapse into Bitcoin in the coming years.May 19, 2023Elisha Owusu Akyaw
Bitcoin price risk? US debt deal to trigger $1T liquidity crunch, analyst warns Bitcoin price could drop to $20,000 in Q3 amid mounting worries about a potential cash liquidity crisis led by the U.S. Treasury Department.May 19, 2023Yashu Gola
Stablecoin survival: Navigating the future amid global de-dollarizationThe stablecoins with the largest market cap are pegged to the U.S. dollar, so what risk does de-dollarization pose to stablecoin users?May 19, 2023Luke Huigsloot
NFTs in the academy: Fighting fake credentials and unfair wagesPepperdine University professor Beau Brannan believes that NFTs could allow verification for individual courses and give more insight into college degrees.May 19, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin price retests key support as Fed rate hike fears steal $27KBitcoin bulls fail to stem fresh losses, with BTC price abandoning prior strength and opportunistic whales manipulating the arena with liquidity.May 19, 2023William Suberg
Apple bans ChatGPT use for employees over fears of data leaksAn internal document from the tech giant said that employee usage of outside AI chatbots will be restricted while it develops its own AI technology.May 19, 2023Savannah Fortis
Texas proof-of-reserve bill passes through the SenateThe legislation would oblige exchanges to maintain reserves “in an amount sufficient to fulfill all obligations to customers.”May 19, 2023David Attlee
Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: ReportASX has abandoned its software rebuild using blockchain technology to explore more conventional options.May 19, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Crypto should become a regular part of TradFi within 5–10 years — Exchange CEOBittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch believes crypto conferences won’t exist in five to 10 years — because crypto will become just a part of traditional finance.May 19, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Australian exchanges dispel debanking fears amid Binance saga, but risks loomAustralian crypto exchanges report no problems with their payment providers, but the lack of local laws means more debanking incidents can’t be ruled out.May 19, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Stablecoin issuers have spent over $1.3M lobbying Congress since 2022Tether and Circle have been leading lobbying efforts among stablecoin issuers as they push for legislation and regulations for stablecoins.May 19, 2023Martin Young
OpenAI launches official ChatGPT app for iOS, Android coming ‘soon’While it is currently only available in the United States, a full global rollout could see more than a billion users access to the official app on iOS.May 19, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Blockchain arms race risks being won by ‘adversarial nations’ — US crypto lobby groupThe Chamber of Digital Commerce has urged Congress to set up a Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Solarium Commission to develop crypto regulation.May 19, 2023Martin Young
Coin Cafe ordered to repay $4.3M in fees that ‘wiped out’ investors’ Bitcoin accountsThe platform was charging investors “exorbitant and undisclosed fees," with one user charged a total of $51,000 over just 13 months, according to the New York attorney general.May 19, 2023Ciaran Lyons
FTX pursues $244M clawback from ‘wildly inflated’ Embed acquisition deal FTX lawyers want to claw back $243.7 million from Embed insiders and executives, claiming its former leadership paid a “wildly inflated” price for the stock-trading platform.May 19, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Binance Australia partner hints at rising ‘scams’ after debanking exchangeCuscal, the company that handles the Australian dollar on- and off-ramping for the exchange, declined to comment specifically on why it decided to pull support for Binance Australia.May 19, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Ripple, Visa join HK CBDC pilot, Huobi accusations, GameFi token up 300%: Asia ExpressSixteen companies join forces to develop Hong Kong CBDCs, Bitget’s comfy run in Q1, Huobi’s Justin Sun accuses co-founder’s brother, GameFi token surges 342%.May 19, 2023Zhiyuan Sun