Bitcoin eyes 25% of world’s wealth in new $10M BTC price predictionBitcoin can see its market cap increase 500 times over, Jesse Myers believes, thanks to its inherent scarcity and other traits.Feb 23, 2023William Suberg
Galaxy acquires institutional crypto custody firm for $44M Galaxy Digital invests $44 million to acquire institutional cryptocurrency custody platform GK8.Feb 23, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
3AC liquidators to sell firm’s NFTs to realize value amid bankruptcyThe announcement said the sales would commence 28 days after Feb. 22, when the notice went out.Feb 23, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Israeli startup to create blockchain chips with $70M of fresh fundsThe Israeli startup Chain Reaction raised $70 million in its pursuit of developing blockchain chips.Feb 23, 2023Savannah Fortis
Spotify testing Web3 wallets integrationThe users can access the token-enabled playlists from Overlord, Fluf, Mooonbirds and Kingship with their NFT wallets.Feb 23, 2023David Attlee
SEC files objection to Binance.US bid for Voyager assetsThe SEC has moved to bar final approval of Binance.US’ $1 billion bid for assets belonging to bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital.Feb 23, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
USDC issuer Circle to increase staff by up to 25% amid layoff seasonThe plan to expand its workforce comes just months after it mutually called off its plans to go public via a SPAC merger.Feb 23, 2023Prashant Jha
German DZ Bank adds digital currencies to asset management servicesGerman asset manager DZ Bank collaborated with Swiss technology firm Metaco to add digital asset management into its services.Feb 23, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather file motion to dismiss crypto promotion lawsuitThe defendants pointed out that the renewed allegations push the same theory the court had already rejected.Feb 23, 2023Ezra Reguerra
‘It would be absurd’ for US court to rule private NFTs as securities: LawyerThe comments from the hosts of lawyers come as Judge Victor Marreo said that Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot Moments NFT might constitute a security.Feb 23, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Trade group accuses SEC of ‘stealthy’ overreach in Coinbase insider trading caseThe Chamber of Digital Commerce has accused the SEC of trying to impose securities regulations via the “back door” of an insider trading lawsuit.Feb 23, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Frax Finance to retire algorithmic backing amid stablecoin crackdownThe vote was passed to fully collateralize Frax Finance’s native stablecoin, phasing out its algorithmic backing.Feb 23, 2023Martin Young
CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with stateThe New York Attorney General is looking for a court order to remove the exchange from the state and wants it to block all internet addresses originating from New York.Feb 23, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’According to the Department of Justice, Forsage employed smart contracts that were coded in ways consistent with a Ponzi scheme.Feb 23, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Only 0.04% of Ethereum validators have been slashed since 2020, says core devOnly 226 validators have been slashed since Ethereum staking began, with 75 of those coming from a single event in February 2021.Feb 23, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Gate.io to enter Hong Kong following city’s $6.4M budget allocation to Web3Gate’s founder called Hong Kong a “hub,” meanwhile, the city’s financial secretary said the region “must keep up” with the “huge potential” of Web3.Feb 23, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Google Cloud partners with Tezos blockchain to develop Web3 techThe partnership will see Google Cloud becoming a validator on the Tezos network.Feb 22, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Polygonscan went down, causing unwarranted concern of blockchain outageData from PolygonScan showed that the blockchain had not produced any new blocks or processed transactions for some time, leading some to believe it was suffering an outage.Feb 22, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Gary Gensler’s SEC is playing a game, but not the one you thinkGensler has made a show of cracking down on crypto companies that haven’t engaged in actual misconduct. When real fraud is taking place, he’s nowhere to be seen.Feb 22, 2023Zac Colbert
Rep. Maxine Waters says all US regulators ‘better get together on crypto’Representative Maxine Waters says the crypto market crash and bankruptcies gave U.S. lawmakers an opportunity of “getting accountability” in the space through legislation.Feb 22, 2023Turner Wright
Web3 Domain Alliance expands with 51 new membersThe Alliance said its focus would include consumer protection, preventing naming collisions, fair and open use of intellectual property in the industry, and interoperability of blockchain naming systems.Feb 22, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Enterprise blockchain is transforming business operations and reducing costs — Web3 execHyperledger Foundation executive director Daniela Barbosa says some challenges in adopting enterprise blockchain include a lack of complete comprehension of its advantages.Feb 22, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
OpenSea implements 0% fees: Nifty Newsletter, Feb 15–21Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal likened NFTs from popular collections like CryptoPunks and BAYC to luxury houses and cars.Feb 22, 2023Ezra Reguerra
New Canadian rules for crypto trading platforms leave little room for stablecoinsThe Canadian Securities Administrators has tightened registration requirements for crypto exchanges for the second time, after the disorder seen in 2022.Feb 22, 2023Derek Andersen
Dapper Lab’s NBA Top Shot Moments may qualify as a security, says US judge Federal judge Victor Marrero has ruled that under the Howey test, the NFTs offered by Dapper Labs constituted “investment contracts” — but that doesn’t mean that all NFTs are.Feb 22, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Tencent Cloud signs multiple collaboration agreements with blockchain firmsThe Chinese internet giant is launching new Web 3.0 solutions including a Metaverse-in-a-Box product and blockchain API services.Feb 22, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Price analysis 2/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIBBTC and altcoins are pulling back sharply, but is today’s correction a simple lower support retest, or a sign of worse things to come?Feb 22, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Coinbase discloses recent cyberattack targeting employees No customer funds or information were impacted, according to the company. Coinbase’s engineering team believes the attack is associated with a sophisticated phishing campaign.Feb 22, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
FTC announces investigation into Voyager’s ‘deceptive and unfair marketing’ of cryptoIn an objection to Voyager’s proposed restructuring plan, the commission argued some of the involved parties should not be exempt from certain financial claims in the future.Feb 22, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoptionBitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of U.S. dollar payments and the decentralized social media platform Nostr.Feb 22, 2023Nivesh Rustgi