Bitcoin mining stocks top $3.5B in trading volume as GBTC outtrades ‘99% of ETFs’Major mining firms had a marathon day of stock trading this week with volumes topping $200 million and eclipsing some of the world’s tech giants.Jan 9, 2024Martin Young
Standard Chartered tips $200K Bitcoin by late 2025 if ETFs approvedThe bank made the forecast based on its expectation that spot Bitcoin ETFs could attract inflows of $50-100 billion in 2024.Jan 9, 2024Brayden Lindrea
‘Nothing left to decide’ — Former SEC chair says Bitcoin ETF is inevitableFormer SEC chair Jay Clayton says there’s no doubt whether the SEC will approve a spot Bitcoin ETF.Jan 9, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Crypto miner CleanSpark mulls buying 160K Bitcoin miners by 2025CleanSpark CEO Zachary Bradford said the strategic call option is a “hedge” against rising miner prices, which he said went up as much as fivefold in the last bull market.Jan 8, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Thai digital money giveaway in question after report to government Accounts differ about an unpublished government report on a plan to use digital baht to stimulate the economy.Jan 8, 2024Derek Andersen
6 Questions for 20-year-old Sellix founder Daniele ServadeiDaniele Servadei, the 20-year-old founder of payments firm Sellix, spoke to Cointelegraph about his experience in the cryptocurrency industry.Jan 8, 2024Cointelegraph
Hashdex spot Bitcoin ETF left out of amended S-1 filings — What does it mean?Unlike spot Bitcoin ETFs proposed by other asset managers, Hashdex applied to convert an existing crypto futures ETF to hold spot Bitcoin.Jan 8, 2024Turner Wright
SEC may approve spot Bitcoin ETF in a couple of days now: Law Decoded The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has begun receiving S-1 amendments from potential ETF issuers.Jan 8, 2024David Attlee
Curve Finance debt will cause 'one more stress test' in February — AnalystX user DeFi Made Here claimed that Curve still contains a “systemic risk” that could compromise its entire ecosystem.Jan 8, 2024Tom Blackstone
AI trends in 2024: Consumers hate machine-generated art, love automated shopping experiencesMagic: The Gathering gathers a chorus of boos after backtracking a denial over the use of AI-generated art, while an IBM survey finds widespread discontent among shoppers.Jan 8, 2024Tristan Greene
Bitcoin price rallies past $47K as spot BTC ETF deadline approachesBitcoin price hits a new multiyear high above $47,000 as market participants show their excitement over institutional investors’ deepening involvement with BTC.Jan 8, 2024Nancy Lubale
Mount Sinai medical researchers claim ChatGPT is ready to practice medicine While the researchers claim this important first step could change the medical field, their paper leaves a lot undiscussed.Jan 8, 2024Tristan Greene
Price analysis 1/8: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGEBitcoin and select altcoins are trading above their respective support levels as traders await the SEC’s decision on each spot Bitcoin ETF application.Jan 8, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
North Korean Lazarus Group moves BTC around after weeks of inactivityThe state-sponsored hackers reportedly pulled over $1 million in BTC from a mixer and sent some to an inactive wallet.Jan 8, 2024Derek Andersen
X offers 80% price cut for gold check accounts amid surge in crypto scamsThe platform announced that it would drop the price of gold checkmarks to $200 monthly, while a cybersecurity firm reported scammers had been taking advantage of the verification.Jan 8, 2024Turner Wright
BNB Developers to sunset Beacon Chain tokensThe BEP-2 and BEP-20 chain fusion is scheduled for April 2024.Jan 8, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Gary Gensler issues warning on crypto ahead of potential spot Bitcoin ETF approvalAs many expect SEC approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded product to be incoming, the commission’s chair warned crypto investments can be “exceptionally risky” and “volatile.”Jan 8, 2024Turner Wright
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific completes $55M equity offeringThe offering was oversubscribed, and excess capital will be returned to investors.Jan 8, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
What 3 things should Web3 founders think about in 2024?Experts who spoke with Cointelegraph agree: Blockchain developers should prioritize interoperability if they want to achieve greater adoption for Web3.Jan 8, 2024Cointelegraph Accelerator
Bitcoin ETF buzz sends BTC price back to $45K as open interest mountsBTC price volatility is giving traders cause to be cautious as the Bitcoin ETF endgame nears.Jan 8, 2024William Suberg
Crypto index funds simplify investing but challenge blockchain ethosCrypto index funds offer a convenient way to invest in the cryptocurrency market, but they may not suit every investor’s style and goals.Jan 8, 2024Francisco Rodrigues
Spot Bitcoin ETF fee war begins, issuers amend S-1 filings with lower sponsor fees Issuers of potential spot Bitcoin ETFs that are awaiting SEC approval have filed amendments to their S-1 forms, which include new competitive fee rates — some as low as 0.20%.Jan 8, 2024Savannah Fortis
Spot Bitcoin ETF issuers file amended S-1 applications — Now await SEC approvalSpot Bitcoin ETF issuers have filed amended Form S-1s with the SEC asking for the regulator’s permission to launch the funds, which has been touted as the signal that approval could follow.Jan 8, 2024Helen Partz
Nebraska bill seeks fair play for crypto mining, ownershipThe Blockchain Basics Act would allow individuals to host blockchain nodes and conduct crypto mining operations in residential properties without any license requirements, among other benefits.Jan 8, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin Ordinals versus off-chain NFT storage: Execs explain how to chooseAtlas Development co-founder Witek Radomski explained that hybrid storage options such as Filecoin or IPFS could be the solution.Jan 8, 2024Ezra Reguerra
ARK Invest dumps further 133,000 Coinbase shares as BTC ETF deadline loomsARK Invest sold off 133,823 shares of Coinbase across three ETFs in its portfolio, accounting for roughly $20.6 million in value as of Jan. 8.Jan 8, 2024Savannah Fortis
Japanese e-commerce giant Mercari to allow Bitcoin payments from JuneMercari has become a gateway for crypto adoption in Japan after launching several crypto-focused products and services on its platform.Jan 8, 2024Prashant Jha
100 days to the halving — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this weekBitcoin is dominated by the ETF narrative, but that is far from the only thing impacting BTC price action this week.Jan 8, 2024William Suberg
Spot Bitcoin ETF filers to finalize S-1s today: What to expect?Crypto watchers wait with bated breath for hopeful spot Bitcoin ETF issuers to file final Form S-1 updates today, with many analysts and observers predicting final SEC approvals by Jan. 9 or 10.Jan 8, 2024Helen Partz
Bitcoin-accepting vendors increased 174% in 2023: BTC merchant trackerThe crowdsourced mapping data reports a concentration of Bitcoin-accepting merchants in Europe and Latin America.Jan 8, 2024Martin Young