Attack of the zkEVMs! Crypto’s 10x momentzkEVMs are launching this month and offer a path to infinite scaling for Ethereum. But who will win the race between Polygon, zkSync, Scroll and StarkWare?Oct 12, 2022Andrew Fenton
GameFi will become the onboarding point for Metaverse — Animoca Brands CEO Siu noted that the Metaverse won’t be a single or central entity but a combination of several metaverses.Oct 12, 2022Prashant Jha
US acting comptroller urges not to rush crypto regulation Michael Hsu called for tighter interagency efforts and highlighted the three most dangerous areas of the new industry.Oct 12, 2022David Attlee
Valkyrie Funds to liquidate Bitcoin-related ETF by late OctoberDespite delisting VBB, Valkyrie still continues to manage the Bitcoin Strategy ETF and its Bitcoin futures ETF and the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF.Oct 12, 2022Helen Partz
Middle East gets physical Bitcoin ETP listed on Nasdaq DubaiThe Middle East, one of the world’s fastest-growing crypto markets, now offers a new opportunity for direct investment in Bitcoin through the 21Shares Bitcoin ETP.Oct 12, 2022Helen Partz
Tap-to-pay Bitcoin Lightning Bolt cards strike El SalvadorCoinCorner, a Bitcoin Lightning-based card payment service provider, is looking to install NFC card readers across El Salvador to offer a seamless retail BTC experience.Oct 12, 2022Prashant Jha
Microsoft and Meta partnership brings Office 365 apps to the MetaverseA suite of Microsoft products will feature in Meta’s new Virtual Reality headset, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling it the “virtual office of the future.”Oct 12, 2022Jesse Coghlan
SWIFT action: JPMorgan and Visa team up on cross-border blockchain paymentsVisa is set to integrate its B2B Connect network with JPMorgan’s suit of blockchain-based cross-border payment products.Oct 12, 2022Brian Quarmby
Grayscale fires first salvo in case against SEC over Bitcoin ETF refusalThe SEC must submit its brief by Nov. 9. After that, Grayscale will then submit a reply brief on Nov. 30 before both parties submit a final brief on Dec. 21.Oct 12, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Damien Hirst live streams the burning of $10M in art for NFT project“The Currency” is the name given to Hirst’s NFT project, which examines the value of digital art vs. physical art.Oct 12, 2022Felix Ng
Ripple boss tips when SEC case will end as Hoskinson hits back at XRP armyOptimistically speaking, Brad Garlinghouse thinks the case will be concluded in three to four months, though it could take longer.Oct 12, 2022Martin Young
Nifty News: OpenSea adds Avalanche, Meta has legs, DeGods takes 0% and moreSolana NFT project DeGods has removed royalty fees, and Zuckerberg says Meta is looking at an open Metaverse as a new VR headset rolls out.Oct 12, 2022Brian Quarmby
You can now search ETH addresses on Google — But what about Bitcoin?While Google’s feature appears to be good for crypto adoption, a chief investment officer says a move from Apple would make the “crypto industry go from 100 miles an hour to 250 miles in a heartbeat.”Oct 12, 2022Brayden Lindrea
$100M drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets, token plunges 52%The platform’s treasury was drained of over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency after an attacker manipulated the price data of its native token to take out loans against their holdings.Oct 12, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probeA source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be “more akin to stocks.”Oct 12, 2022Felix Ng
Bitcoin analysts and traders say BTC’s low volatility is ‘a calm before the storm’Stock markets slide toward yearly lows while Bitcoin price remains range-bound. Here’s why crypto analysts expect a sharp move from BTC soon.Oct 11, 2022Ray Salmond
CNN to shut down its NFT marketplace and issue 20% refundThe nonfungible token venture, originally scheduled with a half-year road map, lasted a little under four months.Oct 11, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Financial Stability Board opens proposed crypto regulatory framework for public comments“Effective regulatory and supervisory frameworks should be based on the principle of ‘same activity, same risk, same regulation,’” said the FSB proposal.Oct 11, 2022Turner Wright
TempleDAO exploit results in $2M lossThe hack was allegedly caused by “a missing onlyMigrator check.”Oct 11, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
City of Niagara Falls orders Blockfusion facility to cease and desist crypto miningThe city notice effectively stops the facility from conducting “any cryptocurrency mining or related operations” until Blockfusion is in compliance with local zoning ordinances.Oct 11, 2022Turner Wright
Stellar Development Foundation launches $100M fund to support native smart contract adoptionThe Soroban Adoption Fund incentivizes developers to begin building products and tools on the new smart contract platform.Oct 11, 2022Sam Bourgi
BNB Smart Chain to hard-fork following $100M exploitThe upgrade is intended to fix the exploit that drained the platform of $100 million.Oct 11, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
SEC rejects WisdomTree’s application for a spot Bitcoin ETF... againSimilar to its December 2021 rejection of a WisdomTree spot Bitcoin investment vehicle, the SEC cited concerns about fraud and market manipulation.Oct 11, 2022Turner Wright
Mass adoption will be terrible for cryptoFrom reversible transactions to increased regulation and a rising tide of censorship, mass adoption is going to make crypto look more like the systems we’re trying to escape.Oct 11, 2022Sam Forman
BNY Mellon, America’s oldest bank, launches crypto servicesThe bank will store private keys and provide bookkeeping services equivalent to those offered to fund managers in traditional assets.Oct 11, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
US Treasury’s OFAC and FinCEN announce $29M in enforcement actions against BittrexBittrex agreed to pay more than $29 million in a settlement with FinCEN, but the regulator said it will credit a $24-million payment “to settle its potential liability with OFAC.”Oct 11, 2022Turner Wright
$25K or $15K BTC — CPI and US inflation data coming out on Thursday: Watch The Market ReportOn this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the new CPI data and U.S. inflation rate to be announced on Thursday, Oct. 13.Oct 11, 2022Cointelegraph
Bitcoin prepares for CPI showdown as BTC price dips below $19K cost basisBTC price performance declines in line with U.S. equities ahead of classic volatility engendered by CPI data.Oct 11, 2022William Suberg
Crypto Stories: How an entrepreneur raised $10M for her startup during a bear market Josipa Majic explains what she and her partners did to build a crypto company at a time when investors were fleeing the space.Oct 11, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
Vyper, Solidity and Scrypto: How the smart contract languages compare A look at three different programming languages for blockchain networks and how they compare.Oct 11, 2022Anthony Clarke