Deloitte integrates blockchain for digital credentialsThe credentials will “have multiple use cases,” including regulatory compliance for banking and decentralized finance, age verification for e-commerce, private logins and fundraising.May 7, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Stripe tackles ‘cold start problem’ with the launch of fiat-to-crypto on-rampWeb3 companies can utilize the Stripe-hosted fiat-to-crypto on-ramp to allow customers to buy crypto at the “precise moment they need it.”May 7, 2023Ciaran Lyons
Kazakhstan collected $7M in crypto mining taxes in 2022Crypto miners paid millions of dollars in energy fees last year following the regulation of mining activities.May 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Watch these Bitcoin price levels next as BTC dips 3% in choppy weekendSome swift down moves fail to make Bitcoin dislodge a familiar trading range, with one trader calling it “in limbo.“May 6, 2023William Suberg
Deus Finance loses $6M following stablecoin hackThe attacker targeted the BNB Smart Chain and the Arbitrum network, with CoinMarketCap data showing the DEI price dropping 30% following the security incident.May 6, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin trader eyes $63K BTC price for new Bollinger Bands ‘breakout’BTC price action is shaping up to repeat a rare Bollinger Bands breakout, which only happens once per halving cycle, data suggests.May 6, 2023William Suberg
US Justice Department investigating Binance for violating Russian sanctions: ReportThe DOJ’s national security and crime divisions are both looking at the cryptocurrency exchange’s provision of services to Russians, Bloomberg reports.May 6, 2023Derek Andersen
SEC issues record whistleblower award of $279M The $279 million figure is more than all of the whistleblower awards issued for 2022, with the SEC dishing out $229 million across 103 awards last year.May 6, 2023Brian Quarmby
Nifty News: Pudgy Penguins signs with WME, Bitblox to make Web3 gambling games and morePalm NFT Studio has also launched a new tool via Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, enabling creators to make generative “game-ready” 3D assets and art collections.May 6, 2023Brian Quarmby
Eligible Celsius users can withdraw all ‘Distributable Custody Assets’ following court approvalCertain Celsius users, largely those who only ever held funds in custody accounts, had previously been limited to withdrawing up to 94% of their funds.May 5, 2023Turner Wright
Argentina's central bank halts cryptocurrencies from payment appsThe ban is intended to reduce Argentina's payment-system exposure to digital assets, said the monetary authority.May 5, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Crypto Biz: Hyperinflation and Bitcoin wagers, AI replacing first jobs and moreThis week’s Crypto Biz explores the latest wild wager on Bitcoin prices, inflation fears and the jobs that artificial intelligence may soon replace.May 5, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Liquid staking solutions now have more TVL than DEXs: Finance Redefined April was a month of hacks, exploits and rug pulls, resulting in over $100 million in net losses across DeFi platforms.May 5, 2023Prashant Jha
RFK Jr. elaborates position on CBDC, crypto: ‘It isn’t just criminals who want privacy’The U.S. presidential candidate has added anti-CBDC to his anti-establishment, anti-vaccination repertoire and has gained double-digit support among Democrats.May 5, 2023Derek Andersen
Artists face a choice with AI: Adapt or become obsoleteArt generated by artificial intelligence is making waves because of its ramifications — for originality, authorship and authenticity.May 5, 2023Hector Ferran
Tim Cook says Apple will weave AI into products as researchers work on solving biasThe Apple CEO said the company would “continue weaving” AI into its products as internal research indicates an emphasis on building unbiased AI systems.May 5, 2023Tristan Greene
BNP Paribas teams up with Bank of China to promote digital yuan usage The partnership will enable BNP Paribas China’s corporate clients to make payments using the digital yuan through an e-CNY management system.May 5, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Prosecutor says Do Kwon’s extradition to South Korea would best serve Terraform Labs’ victims: Report The former Terraform Labs CEO could face 40 years in jail in South Korea, the country where he committed most of his crimes, according to local authorities.May 5, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
PacWest Bank plummets 50% — How will Bitcoin react?Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how PacWest’s plummeting share price and the continued banking crisis could impact Bitcoin.May 5, 2023Marcel Pechman
UK financial watchdog announces inspections against sites with suspected illegal crypto ATMsThe FCA’s actions followed similar operations in East London and Leeds, where the regulator said it had issued warnings or cease-and-desist requests to suspected ATM operators.May 5, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 5/5: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTCEther has broken out of its triangle, and that may pull the Bitcoin price above $30,000.May 5, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
How can AI be used to improve credit scoring?AI can analyze data for accurate risk assessment, reduce bias, automate tasks and personalize the lending experience for improved credit scoring.May 5, 2023Alice Ivey
Will Biden’s plan to tax crypto mining reduce emissions? Critics say noThe tax is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electricity costs and local environmental pollution, but has not been kindly received by the crypto community.May 5, 2023Luke Huigsloot
New York AG’s office seeks additional authority over crypto firmsUnder a bill proposed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, crypto exchanges could be required to reimburse users who were the victims of fraud.May 5, 2023Turner Wright
Emerging tech to create ‘new ethics’ for humankind: MEWS 2023Stephen Castell commented that emerging technologies like blockchain, the metaverse and AI will usher in a new set of ethics and human species.May 5, 2023Savannah Fortis
AI’s black box problem: Challenges and solutions for a transparent futureA look inside the AI black box problem: confronting the trust dilemma and unearthing strategies for transparent AI.May 5, 2023Shiraz Jagati
China’s crypto stance unchanged by moves in Hong Kong, says execCrypto developments in Hong Kong do not mean China has softened or will soften its approach to regulating Bitcoin.May 5, 2023Helen Partz
SUI price drops 70% from market debut top amid excessive supply concernsThe circulating supply of SUI tokens will grow by nearly 15% by the end of 2023.May 5, 2023Yashu Gola
Memecoin mania: Social relevance, speculation drives PEPE surgeMemecoins are back in the headlines as PEPE booms, taking the market capitalization of speculative tokens over $20 billion.May 5, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
PEPE memecoin hits $1 billion market cap fueled by Binance listingThe price of the new frog-themed memecoin has surged more than 4,000% since its inception on April 14.May 5, 2023Tom Mitchelhill