US Congress to scrutinize AI’s impact on financial servicesAccording to the announcement, this bipartisan working group builds on the work of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the 116th and 117th Congresses.Jan 12, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
1inch DAO votes in legal team for risks around decentralizationStorm Partners should help the DAO to “face the many challenges its decentralized nature poses.”Jan 12, 2024David Attlee
Spot Bitcoin ETF: Should retail investors be concerned?Either a good or bad investment option for retail investors, spot Bitcoin ETFs will unlikely reduce demand for BTC in the long term.Jan 12, 2024Helen Partz
3 reasons why Bitcoin is still due further BTC price upsideBitcoin is keeping the bull market alive and well despite ETF volatility failing to offer a definitive BTC price breakout — for now.Jan 12, 2024William Suberg
FTX creditors seek ‘in-kind’ crypto repayments instead of 2022 low pricesSome FTX customers say the crypto valuation proposal is unjust to holders of Bitcoin and other volatile assets.Jan 12, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
NFTs eye comeback following spot Bitcoin ETF approvalCypher Capital’s Bill Qian said the growing understanding of Bitcoin could increase investor curiosity and appetite for NFTs.Jan 12, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Ethereum devs air concern over Vitalik’s plan to increase gas limitEthereum developers opposing Vitalik’s gas limit increase suggestion are concerned about the increasing size of the blockchain state.Jan 12, 2024Martin Young
MEV bot pulls $1.7M profit from a single ‘inefficient’ Dogwifhat tradeA Solana-based maximum extractable value (MEV) bot netted the staggering sum by backrunning a trader when they purchased $8.9 million of the memecoin.Jan 12, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Big changes coming to Ethereum’s account abstraction to save on gasEthereum smart accounts are getting tweaked in an upgrade to reduce gas usage on layer-2 networks.Jan 12, 2024Martin Young
Coinbase partners with Yellow Card to expand USDC access in AfricaCoinbase integrated Yellow Card’s payment rails, enabling Coinbase customers in Africa to more easily on and off-ramp between fiat and crypto, including USD Coin.Jan 12, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Vanguard users threaten to close accounts after firm blocks spot Bitcoin ETFsSpot Bitcoin ETFs were also reportedly not currently available for purchase on the brokerage platforms of Citi, Merill Lynch, Edward Jones and UBS.Jan 12, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Spot Bitcoin ETFs top $4.5B total volume on the first day of tradingSpot Bitcoin ETFs topped $4.5 billion in volume on the first day of trading, but one of the issuers clarified it hasn’t yet made the cut.Jan 12, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF FOMO, Thailand approves $14B airdrop: Asia ExpressHong Kong wants to accelerate Bitcoin Spot ETF approval after U.S. SEC’s historical decision, Thailand fast-tracks $14B stimulus airdrop, Wemix’s eventful start to 2024, and more!Jan 11, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
SEC wants court to compel Ripple to produce financial statementsThe commission said the request was related to a July ruling in which a judge said XRP only qualified as a security when sold to institutional investors.Jan 11, 2024Turner Wright
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Team service featuring 32K context window and custom GPTsThe new offering aims to hit the sweet spot between the company’s Enterprise and single-user offerings.Jan 11, 2024Tristan Greene
Spot ETFs tipped to accelerate Bitcoin use cases, act as tailwind for the crypto industry Crypto firms predict ETFs will unleash demand for Bitcoin-tied solutions, accelerating innovation in the Bitcoin ecosystem.Jan 11, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Gary Gensler had the opportunity to stop a spot Bitcoin ETF, so why didn’t he?Many speculated that the SEC chair had no choice but to approve the investment vehicle after a court-ordered review of Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF application.Jan 11, 2024Turner Wright
Near Foundation lays off 40% of workforce despite rosy financialsThe firm says the cuts are necessary to consolidate the team and “focus on a narrower and higher-impact set of activities.”Jan 11, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Canada may also benefit as US finally gets spot BTC ETF — Coinbase execCanada has had a spot BTC ETF for years, but the surge in interest from the U.S. may boost its neighbor’s market and increase competition.Jan 11, 2024Derek Andersen
Spot Bitcoin ETFs record notable volume on day 1 — BTC price nearly hits $49K Markets react positively to the first trading day for spot BTC ETFs, with Bitcoin rallying to nearly $49,000 and ETH hitting a 12-month high.Jan 11, 2024Nancy Lubale
Web3 apps saw 124% growth in 2023, led by Near, Klaytn, Arbitrum — DappRadarThe unique active wallets for blockchain apps more than doubled in 2023.Jan 11, 2024Tom Blackstone
Bitcoin spot ETF trading volume surpasses $1.6B within minutes of launchPinpointing exact volume is difficult at the time of launch, as trade volume is currently a moving target.Jan 11, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin is now a ‘public good’ — ARK Invest presidentARK’s Tom Staudt believes Bitcoin has become a “public good” and should be available to all investors.Jan 11, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
WEF identifies AI and quantum computing as emerging global threatsThe WEF also noted that AI offers productivity benefits and breakthroughs in fields as diverse as healthcare, education and climate change.Jan 11, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin ETFs begin trading on Cboe, NYSE Arca and NasdaqShares of the Bitcoin ETF offered by BlackRock rose roughly 22% in some pre-market activity and are trading at $28.64 at the time of publication.Jan 11, 2024Turner Wright
Web3 Gamer: 1 trillion Notcoins farmed, Neopets meets ICP, Trickshot Blitz is awesomeThe Sandbox co-founder expects a Web3 gaming boom with traditional companies joining in, while Neopets co-founder urges industry innovation.Jan 11, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Hedera and Algorand partner to develop decentralized wallet recovery system Blockchain ecosystems Hedera and Algorand collaborated on a new alliance and open source protocol to troubleshoot the need for decentralized recovery for digital assets.Jan 11, 2024Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin traders weather US CPI miss as ETH price tags 20-month highBTC price volatility keeps up the pace as the first spot ETFs prepare to trade, but Ethereum hijacks Bitcoin when it comes to gains.Jan 11, 2024William Suberg
Crypto critics — What’s their beef with the blockchain?Crypto and Web3 have become arguably the most maligned tech in the world, with a dedicated group of critics.Jan 11, 2024Stephen Katte
USDC issuer Circle files for IPO in the United States: ReportCircle did not reveal the number of shares it plans to sell nor the proposed price range for the assets.Jan 11, 2024Ezra Reguerra