I run a Ledger competitor — But I support it in blow-up over keysLedger’s latest update, aimed at making private seed phrases on its wallets recoverable, was simply an attempt to innovate and improve user security.May 18, 2023Ouriel Ohayon
IMF sees room for eNaira improvement in first-year assessmentThe world’s second-ever CBDC has yet to reach 1% of Nigeria’s population, according to the IMF assessment.May 18, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitcoin defense lawyer says Craig Wright lawsuit could harm open source softwareThe Bitcoin Defense Legal Fund’s chief legal officer spoke out against an “extraordinarily dangerous” lawsuit initiated by Craig Wright, a person who claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.May 18, 2023Tristan Greene
Ledger clarifies how its firmware works after deleted-tweet controversyDevelopers say third-party apps can’t access Ledger users’ keys without the device owner’s consent.May 18, 2023Tom Blackstone
Singaporean family office to set up digital bank in BahrainWhampoa Group started its digital asset arm in 2021 and has invested in a $500 million Binance Labs fund along with TikTok parent ByteDance.May 18, 2023Derek Andersen
Crypto adoption is booming, but not in the US or Europe — Bitcoin Builders 2023At the Bitcoin Builders Conference, Daniel Fogg from IOV Labs spoke with Cointelegraph about how emerging markets are shaping the future of the crypto space.May 18, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin Miami panel rejects ‘fight’ rhetoric against regulatorsPanelists at a discussion on “Fighting the Anti-Crypto Army” sought to dismiss the idea that working with lawmakers to regulate crypto should be framed as a fight.May 18, 2023Tristan Greene
Bitcoin, gold and the debt ceiling — Does something have to give?Traders are still tiptoeing around markets, as multiple risk events remain at the forefront, but BTC margin and futures markets are starting to favor a bullish breakout.May 18, 2023Marcel Pechman
US House stablecoin hearing focuses on competing bills for regulation The answer to the question of what level stablecoin issuers are regulated on “need not be binary,” one witness said.May 18, 2023Derek Andersen
Blockchain developers launch $50M fund to increase Wormhole adoptionWormhole is a cross-chain messaging protocol often used to transfer assets from one blockchain to another.May 18, 2023Tom Blackstone
Former CFO indicted for diverting $35M to cryptocurrency venture In the event of a conviction for wire fraud, Nevin Shetty could face up to 20 years in prison.May 18, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Hyperbitcoinization coming, says Bitcoin OG as ‘wholecoiners’ hit 1M1 million Bitcoin wallets now have a balance of 1 BTC or more, but the real magic is yet to come, says Adam Back.May 18, 2023William Suberg
Congressional crypto hearing illustrates political stalemate on digital assetsThe hearing was filled with a heavy amount of criticizing the SEC, urging to take matters of regulation into Congress’ hands and empowering the CFTC.May 18, 2023David Attlee
Is ChatGPT king? How top free AI chatbots fared during field testingCompetition is heating up with several new AI chatbots flooding the market, and if you don’t want to pay a monthly subscription, OpenAI may not be the best choice.May 18, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Italy sets aside millions for workers at risk of AI replacementItalian officials are setting aside $33 million to enhance the development of digital skills for workers at risk of termination due to automation and AI.May 18, 2023Savannah Fortis
‘Moral responsibility’: Can blockchain really improve trust in AI?Decentralized ledger technology is arguably everything that AI is not: transparent, traceable, trustworthy and tamper-free. Could it offset the opaqueness of AI’s black-box solutions?May 18, 2023Andrew Singer
Top 10 crypto artist Trevor Jones on being rich, rekt and rich again: NFT CreatorHe teamed up with the Evening Standard to create NFTs to celebrate the new King and once sold $4.3 million of art in 24 hours.May 18, 2023Greg Oakford
Coinbase Cloud plugs into Chainlink oracle network to improve smart contract reliabilityChainlink’s oracle network will welcome Coinbase Cloud as a node operator to improve high-quality data provision to several blockchain protocols.May 18, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Metaverse ETF ‘PUNK’ closing after betting against Meta’s visionSubversive Capital cites losses as it shuts down its “PUNK” ETF and pivots to artificial intelligence.May 18, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin and proof-of-stake have natural ‘synergy’: Bitcoin Builders 2023Stanford University professor David Tsè said his team’s research had revealed a security property between Bitcoin and proof-of-stake protocols.May 18, 2023Savannah Fortis
Wells Fargo to pay $1B in shareholders lawsuit settlementA Redditor highlighted the recurring violations of regulations by banks, expressing their frustration at the relatively muted response from the SEC.May 18, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Ripple to demonstrate tokenization in HKMA e-HKD pilot program using new CBDC platformThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority is looking at retail CBDC use cases, such as the equity release of tokenized real estate assets with Ripple’s new CBDC product.May 18, 2023Derek Andersen
Bitcoin trader predicts end of dip within weeks as BTC price adds 3.5%Bitcoin is giving fresh bullish signals on low timeframes, leading to hopes that BTC price action may ditch its recent corrective phase.May 18, 2023William Suberg
Grayscale and Bitwise distance themselves from Ether futures ETF plans Grayscale has stopped its ETH futures ETF plans after a warning from the SEC, while Bitwise amended its SEC filing to halt any launch of Ether ETF products.May 18, 2023Prashant Jha
Australian ‘Big 4’ bank begins trial for cryptocurrency payment blocksOne of Australia’s Big Four banks announced efforts to combat crypto fraud activities aimed at reducing losses from scams.May 18, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Montenegro prosecutors appeal against Do Kwon’s bail termsCase files on the prosecutors’ appeal were sent to the Supreme Court in Podgorica for a decision.May 18, 2023David Attlee
FTX leadership sues Sam Bankman-Fried over $220M deal made prior to bankruptcyWhen FTX tried to sell the platform after filing for bankruptcy, the top bid was for just $1 million, representing a 99.5% decline in value.May 18, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Kraken, UK trade body derides lawmaker description of crypto as ‘gambling’CryptoUK, a trade body based in the United Kingdom, argued that a much more nuanced and tailored approach must be considered.May 18, 2023Brian Quarmby
GridPlus to open-source wallet firmware in Q3 amid Ledger debacleAs accusations are hurled at Ledger over a controversial update, one hardware wallet has decided to open-source its firmware. Others have turned it into a marketing opportunity.May 18, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Ripple case: SEC Hinman docs could become public by June 6, lawyer saysThe infamous Hinman Speech docs are required to be unsealed by June 6, according to a previous court order, defense attorney James K. Filan says.May 18, 2023Brian Quarmby