Russian telecoms giant MTS announces ads service targeting Telegram usersTelegram denies that it has entered any advertising-related agreements with Russian companies.Oct 17, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Banks’ crypto exposure must be disclosed — BIS’ Basel CommitteeThe proposed regulations are currently open to the public for comments, and if approved, they will come into effect by Jan. 1, 2025.Oct 17, 2023Prashant Jha
BTC price holds 6% gains as Bitcoin battles for ‘crucial’ $28K supportBitcoin is at a “critical milestone” as BTC price tackles the $28,000 mark, say the co-founders of Glassnode.Oct 17, 2023William Suberg
Ripple job posting hints at possible IPO, XRP community saysThe role and responsibilities listed for the potential candidate are often criteria linked to requirements for a company considering an IPO.Oct 17, 2023Prashant Jha
DeSci-focused DAO community funds cancer researchVitaDAO community agreed to fund early-stage cancer research through the launch of a biotech company named Matrix Biosciences.Oct 17, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Coinbase suspends 80 non-USD trading pairs to improve liquidityCoinbase crypto exchange has been removing dozens of trading pairs in an effort to improve liquidity on its platforms.Oct 17, 2023Helen Partz
UK’s ‘Help with Fees’ scheme won’t define crypto as disposable incomeThe Ministry of Justice’s proposed “Help with Fees” scheme will not classify cryptocurrencies as disposable income following a public consultation.Oct 17, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Canada central bank assesses innovations and challenges of DeFi The staff note suggested that, although the DeFi ecosystem brings a ton of innovations in the financial sector, the regulatory challenges and vulnerability limit its potential use in traditional finance.Oct 17, 2023Prashant Jha
Roblox denies BitPay announcement claiming it will accept XRPA Roblox spokesperson said a now-deleted X post from BitPay claiming it would support the digital currency was false.Oct 17, 2023David Attlee
Pension funds could use AI to cut costs, increase returns, says report Artificial intelligence is touted to provide a number of benefits to the management of pension funds, according to research from Mercer.Oct 17, 2023Jesse Coghlan
TrueCoin’s third-party vendor breach potentially leaks TUSD user dataTrueCoin’s internal systems were not impacted or accessed, and the company confirmed that the attack was an isolated incident and limited to a third-party vendor.Oct 17, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Vitalik Buterin-linked biotech charity Kanro transfers $15M to fund grantBlockchain analysts flagged the transfer claiming it was from Vitalik Buterin to crypto exchange Gemini. However, an Ethereum Foundation spokesperson has clarified this was not the case.Oct 17, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
‘I’m still not seeing it’ — Judges skeptical of Ryder Ripps’ BAYC appealThe lawyer representing Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen struggled to convince a panel of judges that Yuga Labs’ case against his clients should be thrown out under California’s anti-SLAPP statute.Oct 17, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Dev platform Stack Overflow axes 28% of staff as AI competition growsThe technology Q&A forum has seen declines in web traffic since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022.Oct 17, 2023Martin Young
FTX customers could get $9B shortfall claim payout by mid-2024A proposed settlement could see creditors receive a shortfall claim of $8.9 billion for FTX.com and $166 million for FTX.US.Oct 17, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Pennsylvania cuts 2-year mining moratorium from bill after union pressureThe bill’s sponsor, Representative Greg Vitali, included a clause that instead subjects miners to ongoing reporting requirements to get the bill passed by a Pennsylvania House committee.Oct 17, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Lido on Solana wind down ‘deemed a necessity’ after low fees, says staking firmUnsustainable financials and low fees generated by Lido on Solana were two of the main reasons for the sunsetting.Oct 17, 2023Brayden Lindrea
NYC mayor releases plans for responsible AI usage in local government The administration for the mayor of New York City has released a plan for creating a framework for government agencies to utilize AI, along with the pilot of the city’s first AI chatbot.Oct 16, 2023Savannah Fortis
Clarification on sharing false spot Bitcoin ETF news Cointelegraph apologizes to its readers and discusses its investigation into what led to the posting of unverified news on X about a spot Bitcoin ETF.Oct 16, 2023Cointelegraph
Former FTX engineering director faces up to 75 years in prison following guilty pleaNishad Singh’s testimony was seemingly part of the prosecutors’ strategy to establish Sam Bankman-Fried as being behind Alameda Research using FTX user funds.Oct 16, 2023Turner Wright
Uniswap to charge 0.15% swap fees beginning Oct. 17Fees will not be collected on inter-stablecoin trades, nor on wrapping Ether.Oct 16, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
SBF and Caroline Ellison conspired to keep Bitcoin under $20K, but did it work?SBF, Caroline Ellison, Alameda and FTX may have conspired to keep Bitcoin price below $20,000, but is it actually possible and worth the effort?Oct 16, 2023Marcel Pechman
The explosive revelations of Caroline Ellison: Law DecodedSBF’s former girlfriend admits to fraud during her time as CEO of Alameda Research.Oct 16, 2023David Attlee
Federal judge gives Genesis 5 days to comply with Terraform Labs subpoenaThe order was unclear as to the nature of the documents under subpoena but stated Genesis had failed to provide the information by Oct. 9.Oct 16, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 10/16: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TONStock markets flashed green at the weekly open, and crypto prices followed.Oct 16, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
SEC Chair Gary Gensler warns impending AI-wrought financial crisis ‘nearly unavoidable’Gensler reportedly fears Big Tech’s stranglehold on AI technologies homogenizing the financial market.Oct 16, 2023Tristan Greene
ZK-focused Manta Pacific opts out of OP Stack for Polygon CDKManta Pacific’s ZK-application-focused network will integrate with the Polygon ecosystem through the Chain Development Kit software.Oct 16, 2023Tom Blackstone
SEC plans scrutiny of crypto dealer-brokers, transfer agents, per 2024 exam guideThe SEC sets examination priorities based on feedback from examiners and input from investors and the industry.Oct 16, 2023Derek Andersen
Binance halts onboarding of new UK usersThe move comes after the Financial Conduct Authority imposed restrictions on its United Kingdom partner REBS.Oct 16, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Nishad Singh testifies on Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘excessive’ investments through AlamedaThe former FTX engineering director reportedly testified that SBF would “unilaterally spend Alameda’s money” and was “ultimately” in charge of the firm rather than Caroline Ellison.Oct 16, 2023Turner Wright