Bitcoin ETFs are ‘stepping away from the ideals’ of crypto — Blockchain execsBillions of dollars have flowed into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, but some crypto executives claim these instruments are a departure from crypto ideals.Jan 19, 2024Tom Blackstone
Vatican expert calls AI ‘absolutely positive’ as a product of human intelligence Friar Paolo Benanti, the Vatican’s expert on AI, called the technology “absolutely positive” as the result of human intelligence but warned of ethical implications without proper governance.Jan 19, 2024Savannah Fortis
100 days out: What the Bitcoin halving means after BTC ETF approvalsThe Bitcoin halving has proven to be an important benchmark for traders trying to time the market, but how could the new spot BTC ETFs affect this trend?Jan 19, 2024Daniel Ramirez-Escudero
Moonwell bad debt recovery plebiscite draws user controversy Some users allege that the debt recovery proposal uses their assets for repayment without their consent.Jan 19, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Hong Kong’s VSFG eyes Q1 2024 for spot Bitcoin ETF introductionAt least 10 asset managers have been working to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong amid a Bitcoin ETF push in the United States.Jan 19, 2024Helen Partz
Meta’s AI overhaul: Zuckerberg’s plan to integrate and expand generative AI researchThe Meta CEO explained that the company plans to have about 350,000 H100 GPUs from chip designer Nvidia by the end of the year.Jan 19, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Ethereum looks to end 18-month losing streak vs. BitcoinBitcoin is not out of the woods when it comes to selling, as a BTC price drop to near $40,000 further unnerves traders.Jan 19, 2024William Suberg
Grayscale CEO’s warning: Only two or three spot Bitcoin ETFs are here to stayThe spot Bitcoin ETF fee war will not save the funds from being eventually pulled from the market, the Grayscale CEO believes.Jan 19, 2024Helen Partz
Metaverse tools will improve crime scene analysis and law enforcement: Interpol reportInterpol has released a white paper highlighting the potential benefits of metaverse tools for law enforcement and investigation and forensic considerations for metaverse-related crimes.Jan 19, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
OpenAI and Arizona State University partner for ChatGPT implementationIn a first for higher education, a partnership between OpenAI and Arizona State University will integrate ChatGPT Enterprise for faculty and staff to explore innovative AI applications for student success and research.Jan 19, 2024Savannah Fortis
Dutch government pledges $222M for AI innovationThe announcement was made in a publication outlining the government’s strategy for taking advantage of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT while protecting against risks.Jan 19, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin trader who called $48K BTC price top flags new bearish signalBitcoin does not perform well once this key BTC price moving average crossover occurs, DecenTrader’s FilbFilb shows.Jan 19, 2024William Suberg
Trader bribes way to $7M profit on SatoshiVM token launchThe trader used a popular sniping trading bot called Banana Gun to be the first to buy the newly launched SatoshiVM tokens.Jan 19, 2024Prashant Jha
Spot Bitcoin ETFs scoop up another 10,600 BTC on day 5BlackRock’s ETF sucked up the most Bitcoin compared to other funds, while Grayscale’s fund continued to see outflows on trading day five.Jan 19, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 shares tank 23% amid accusations from short-sellersThe firm’s share price decline came just before activist short-selling firm JCapital Research released an unverified report warning Hut 8 investors of an “upcoming pump and dump.”Jan 19, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
South Korea’s top office urges FSC to revisit stance on spot Bitcoin ETFsThe Office of the President of the Republic of Korea urged the Financial Services Commission to reconsider its anti-ETF stance following SEC approval in the United States.Jan 19, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Ethereum users can now stake an entire validator directly from MetaMaskMetaMask’s new offering now eliminates the need for pooling or complex hardware to run an Ethereum validator node, but it also takes a 10% cut.Jan 19, 2024Martin Young
Nifty News: Trump NFTs go Ordinal, Zuck’s metaverse a ‘decade’ away and moreDonald Trump is giving an extra-premium Ordinals NFT for users who purchase more than 100 NFTs from his latest Mugshot collection.Jan 19, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Fidelity Ether ETF delayed as more leveraged Bitcoin ETF bids flood inFidelity’s spot Ethereum ETF bid was delayed on the same day another five leveraged Bitcoin ETFs were filed for SEC approval.Jan 19, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Gary Gensler approved the ETFs — but now he’s striking backThe Securities and Exchange Commission — forced by courts to permit Bitcoin ETFs — is abusing recent regulatory rules to discourage Bitcoin ETF investments.Jan 18, 2024J.W. Verret
Asia Express: HashKey now a unicorn, Tether hits back at UN, no Singapore Bitcoin ETFHashKey raises $100M at $1.2B valuation, United Nations critiques Tether, Singapore says no to spot Bitcoin ETFs, and more.Jan 18, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
XRP price falls near critical support level as Bitcoin and crypto market correctXRP price corrects as investors book profits and hope for a spot XRP ETF crumbles.Jan 18, 2024Nancy Lubale
Judge in SEC v. Binance case will hear arguments on whether crypto is a securityBinance.US’ legal team will be allowed to address “whether a digital asset remains a security in perpetuity” and staking as a security in court.Jan 18, 2024Turner Wright
Canada proposes changes to investment fund requirements for cryptoThe Canadian Securities Administrators want to provide greater clarity on custodianship and what funds can do with crypto assets.Jan 18, 2024Derek Andersen
JPMorgan Chase leads $500M funding round for Honeywell/Cambridge quantum unicornThe fundraise was joined by Mitsui & Co and Amgen at a valuation of approximately $5 billion.Jan 18, 2024Tristan Greene
Robinhood settles ‘gamification’ case with Massachusetts regulator for $7.5MMassachusetts Secretary William Galvin brought the enforcement action in December 2020, claiming that Robinhood marketed itself as “some sort of game that you might be able to win.”Jan 18, 2024Turner Wright
Here’s why Bitcoin bulls are failing to shift the $42K BTC price rangeBitcoin is caught in a liquidity stalemate, and BTC price volatility catalysts are so far lacking, says new research.Jan 18, 2024William Suberg
Former OpenSea manager appeals conviction, claiming NFT info isn’t ‘property’In May 2023, a jury convicted Nathaniel Chastain of wire fraud and money laundering related to his knowledge of what NFTs would be featured on the OpenSea website.Jan 18, 2024Turner Wright
Manta Network experiences DDoS attack amid exchange listingOver 135 million RPC requests flooded Manta’s blockchain nodes on Thursday.Jan 18, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Socialism ‘condemns people to poverty’ — Argentina’s Milei tells Western world at WEFArgentine President Javier Milei delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum advocating free market capitalism as a means to end poverty.Jan 18, 2024Gareth Jenkinson