Cantor Fitzgerald head on Tether reserves: ‘They have the money’Howard Lutnick should be in a position to know about Tether’s finances, as his company is its U.S. Treasury securities portfolio manager.Jan 16, 2024Derek Andersen
Bitcoin price shows strength at $43K despite Coinbase, GBTC sellingBitcoin price continues to rebound even as the spot BTC ETFs fail to meet investors’ expectations.Jan 16, 2024Nancy Lubale
Use cases, not greed, will drive the industry forward: Crypto panel at DavosCrypto influencers may increase interest in the space by making investors believe they can achieve short-term gains, but uses for blockchain technology could make them stay.Jan 16, 2024Turner Wright
Fake spot Bitcoin ETF tweet ‘likely wasn’t the SEC,’ says Blockchain Association directorRon Hammond said including the Bitcoin logo and the graphics scheme suggested that the SEC had not been behind drafting a spot BTC ETF approval tweet.Jan 16, 2024Turner Wright
Ethereum outperforms Bitcoin by 20%, but how long can ETH hold $2.5K support?ETH’s rally is backed by increased on-chain activity and the markets’ anticipation of a network upgrade and spot ETF, but is this enough?Jan 16, 2024Marcel Pechman
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF transfers another $376M in BTC as price stabilizesThe GBTC fund sent another 8,730 BTC to Coinbase Prime as the Bitcoin price leveled out from earlier declines.Jan 16, 2024Tom Blackstone
Multichain CEO resurfaces on Telegram as investors search for answersHe’s arrest by Chinese police in May 2023 led to the collapse of the $1.6 billion Multichain protocol.Jan 16, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Governance key to enjoying rapidly developing benefits of AI: WEF panelIndustry executives expressed optimism and caution at a World Economic Forum panel on AI hosted by Cointelegraph’s Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr.Jan 16, 2024Derek Andersen
SUI price gains 300% as TVL spikes 2,000% in 90 days — What’s behind the move?An uptick in protocol fundamentals appears to back the 300% rally in SUI price.Jan 16, 2024Nancy Lubale
Crypto exchange Bitget pledges $10M for women-led Web3 startupsThe Blockchain4Her initiative promotes gender diversity and inclusivity in the blockchain industry.Jan 16, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Microsoft CEO calls OpenAI partnership ‘pro-competition’ amid UK, EU merger probesSpeaking at the World Economic Forum, he also discussed surpassing Apple in global market cap.Jan 16, 2024Tristan Greene
Uniswap budgets $300K for v4 development with $150M token launch KPIThe decentralized exchange’s grant is valid for two years and may be extended based on performance.Jan 16, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Florida governor, who pledged CBDC ban, comes in second in Iowa CaucusRon DeSantis, who vowed to ban central bank digital currencies if elected U.S. president, was roughly 30 points behind former President Donald Trump in a key state race.Jan 16, 2024Turner Wright
Spot Ethereum ETF not coming ‘anytime soon,’ says Mark YuskoThe Morgan Creek Capital CEO gives less than 50% odds that a spot Ethereum ETF will be approved in the U.S. in 2024.Jan 16, 2024Giovanni Pigni
Elon Musk ‘uncomfortable growing Tesla to be a leader in AI’ without 25% voting controlThe comments come a day after Musk posted a staged video of a Tesla robot folding a shirt.Jan 16, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin ETF guru Eric Balchunas has the last laugh at doubters: X Hall of FlameBloomberg ETF guru Eric Balchunas shares his decade long journey toward a Bitcoin ETF and his newfound fame as a crypto influencer.Jan 16, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Avalanche embraces memecoin culture despite criticism Avalanche is embracing memecoin culture, but high-profile figures, including Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, have recently spoken out against memes and “degen gamblers.”Jan 16, 2024Robert D. Knight
WalletConnect launches ‘Web3Inbox’ notification app for Web3 usersThe Web3Inbox app lets users get notifications via a wallet account without signing up for Discord, Telegram or X.Jan 16, 2024Tom Blackstone
Filecoin Foundation explores space for decentralized storage systemFilecoin Foundation president Marta Belcher explained that centralized architecture can face issues like files getting corrupted when in space.Jan 16, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Tether responds to UN report about ‘illicit activity’ of USDTThe UN “completely neglects” developing economies using stablecoins like USDT because servicing them would be “unprofitable” for the agency, Tether argued.Jan 16, 2024Helen Partz
OpenAI attempts to dispel fears of AI meddling in political electionsAs 2024 anticipates a global election cycle, OpenAI says it wants to prevent AI misuse, bring transparency, and enhance voter access to accurate voting information.Jan 16, 2024Savannah Fortis
Argentine president to allow provinces to circulate own currenciesPresident Javier Milei believes that the market will ultimately decide on the value of the projects.Jan 16, 2024David Attlee
Bitcoin daily RSI hits 4-month lows, with BTC price still up 70%BTC price action was at $25,000 the last time that daily RSI was as low as this week.Jan 16, 2024William Suberg
1 in 4 CEOs expect to sack staff due to AI this year — PwC surveyA quarter of CEOs in a PwC survey said they anticipate laying off staff this year due to AI, though firms may also be offsetting the cuts with hiring in other areas.Jan 16, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Dubai regulator grants conditional crypto license to OKXRifad Mahasneh, OKX MENA’s general manager, told Cointelegraph that the license will allow OKX Middle East to offer regulated VASP services.Jan 16, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of 2024 US presidential raceThe crypto-friendly presidential hopeful was the only candidate to introduce a crypto policy framework but is now throwing his support behind former president Donald Trump.Jan 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Circle CEO sees ‘very good chance’ of stablecoin laws this year: ReportCircle CEO Jeremy Allaire said there is now a strong desire from the U.S. to assert leadership regarding digital dollar currencies.Jan 16, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Bitcoin’s ‘remarkable’ growth and CBDCs threaten the US dollar — Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, Andrew Peel, warns that a “paradigm shift” in the perception and use of digital assets could impact U.S. dollar leadership.Jan 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Hong Kong’s HashKey hits unicorn status after $100M funding roundHashKey said the funds would be put toward its business arms, including asset management, a node validation service, a tokenization service and a Web3 incubation arm.Jan 16, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Fantom cuts staking requirement by 90% in a bid to increase securityThe Fantom Foundation expects the changes will beef up Fantom’s security without slowing down the network.Jan 16, 2024Brayden Lindrea