Hackers take over Robinhood’s Twitter account to promote scam tokenA since-removed tweet called on Robinhood’s 1.1 million Twitter followers to each pay $0.0005 for a token called “RBH” on the BNB Smart Chain.Jan 25, 2023Turner Wright
$1.48B in Bitcoin options expire on Friday — Will BTC hold $22K?BTC price has started to correct, and with $1.48 billion in Bitcoin options expiring on Jan. 27, traders are watching to see if the price holds above $22,000.Jan 25, 2023Marcel Pechman
Judge denies motions from Celsius users seeking to reclaim assetsTwo claimants called out former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky in motions, claiming he misled users, while all suggested that the platform’s terms of use left assets in their control.Jan 25, 2023Turner Wright
Nifty Gateway co-founders resign amid Gemini woesNifty Gateway was founded in 2018 and acquired by Gemini in 2019.Jan 25, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Bitcoin due for shake-up vs. gold, stocks as BTC price dips under $22.5KBitcoin is still in line for a breakout, analysis concludes, as short-term weakness sees BTC price fall below $22,500.Jan 25, 2023William Suberg
Film review: ‘Human B’ shows a personal journey with Bitcoin A review of a predominantly German-language film that challenges the misconceptions and misunderstandings surrounding Bitcoin.Jan 25, 2023Joe Hall
NFT creator: Amber Vittoria crushes it in her ‘Big Girl Pants’Named on Forbes 30 under 30, Amber Vittoria made a big splash in the traditional art world and has since embraced NFTs, collaborating with “The Hundreds,” “World of Women” and as MoonPay’s “artist in residence.”Jan 25, 2023Greg Oakford
Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to boost DeFi, Cosmos adoption “DeFi has proven to be a resilient and reliable option for users in the face of the overarching CeFi collapse in 2022,” said Eric Chen, CEO of Injective Labs.Jan 25, 2023Sam Bourgi
UK Bitcoin community reacts to incoming CBDC and digital pound rolloutA new role, “head of CBDC,” will help the United Kingdom to “explore the case for a digital pound,” although U.K. Bitcoiners would argue that might not be necessary.Jan 25, 2023Joe Hall
Keith Comito on the benefits of blockchain tech and decentralization in longevity researchThe co-founder of Lifespan.io is harnessing the power of decentralization to support cutting-edge scientific and technological discoveries.Jan 25, 2023Garri Zmudze
Ripple, Binance impersonators target XRP holders via fake staking programOnline fraudsters attempt to lure in XRP investors by offering fake staking services with an ROI of up to 31% for a token that is not based on proof-of-stake consensus.Jan 25, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin faces ‘considerable danger’ from Fed in 2023 — Lyn AldenIt is not all plain sailing when it comes to Bitcoin’s price recovery this year, with U.S. liquidity conditions calling the shots.Jan 25, 2023William Suberg
Australia ranks 3rd in crypto ATM installations after US and CanadaAustralia now has 234 crypto ATMs, which puts the country in the third spot globally, overtaking Spain.Jan 25, 2023David Attlee
Genesis sues Roger Ver for $20M over unsettled crypto options tradesRoger Ver, commonly known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has 20 days to answer the summons from Genesis unit GGC International before being required to pay by default.Jan 25, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Crypto exchange Digital Surge emerges as a rare survivor of FTX falloutThe Australian crypto exchange lost access to $23.4 million of digital assets when FTX collapsed and FTX’s Australian subsidiary went into administration.Jan 25, 2023Felix Ng
Nifty News: Porsche ends ‘low effort’ NFT mint early, Oreo dunks into the metaverse and morePorsche’s first foray into NFTs appears to have flopped after recording underwhelming sales and was heavily criticized by the community.Jan 25, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Six on-chain metrics suggesting Bitcoin is a ‘generational buying opportunity’Six tried and tested on-chain metrics are repeating patterns last seen at the bottom of the past three bear markets.Jan 25, 2023Martin Young
Saudi Central Bank still researching CBDC, but no decision on deploymentSaudi Arabia’s central bank stressed that no decision has been made to launch a CBDC, but it will continue to research use cases.Jan 25, 2023Martin Young
Stablecoins and CBDCs might play ‘meaningful role’ in payments — Visa CEOVisa began working on a blockchain interoperability project in September 2021 to support CBDC and stablecoin adoption but few updates have been made since.Jan 25, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Breaking: BlockFi uncensored financials reportedly shows $1.2B FTX exposureThe documents previously censored financial information relating to FTX and Alameda Research, but uncensored copies were released by mistake.Jan 25, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Court to hear oral arguments in Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC in MarchGrayscale had expected it wouldn’t be able to voice arguments until the second quarter, and is calling the quicker timeline “welcome news.”Jan 25, 2023Felix Ng
Casual gamers a ‘critical’ audience for blockchain games: GameFi execsMany casual gamers are still reluctant to play games that use blockchain tech, but gaming execs believe one good game could change that.Jan 24, 2023Stephen Katte
Arizona lawmakers seek to make crypto a tax-exempt propertyShould the bill pass the legislature, Arizona voters will decide whether virtual currency is tax-exempt as part of a November 2024 ballot measure.Jan 24, 2023Turner Wright
Surojit Chatterjee to retain 249,315 shares of Coinbase stock after departing companyThe chief product officer will receive a healthy severance package as he departs from his role at the exchange.Jan 24, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
New ‘Celsius token’ may be used to repay creditors: ReportIt was suggested that the token could be part of a reorganization that would turn Celsius into a publicly traded, U.S.-regulated company.Jan 24, 2023Tom Blackstone
Ethereum futures and options data reflect investors’ growing confidence in ETH priceETH price struggles to flip $1,700 to support, but key derivatives data show bulls making plans to break through the resistance.Jan 24, 2023Marcel Pechman
Blockstream raises $125M to finance expanded Bitcoin mining operations Bitcoin miners came under significant pressure during the bear market; however, Blockstream said institutional hosting customers were more “resilient.”Jan 24, 2023Sam Bourgi
UK gov't is hiring a central bank digital currency lead for Treasury teamThe team lead will determine the “strategic direction” for Treasury’s efforts to develop a digital pound in line with the U.K. government’s agenda.Jan 24, 2023Turner Wright
Solana (SOL) price rally could fizzle out due to weak fundamentalsSolana’s usage data and ecosystem development do not support the recent bullish rally, raising the probability of a SOL price correction.Jan 24, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
EU lawmakers vote for more restrictive capital requirements on banks holding cryptoBanks could be required to hold a “risk-weighted exposure amount” of up to 1,250% of capital based on exposure to crypto if the full parliament passes the measures.Jan 24, 2023Turner Wright