SEC reportedly won’t appeal court decision on Grayscale Bitcoin ETFIf true, the SEC will need to review and decide on Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF application. If denied, Grayscale could appeal the decision.Oct 14, 2023Brian Quarmby
Caroline Ellison wanted to step down but feared a bank run on FTXFormer Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison recognized she wasn’t doing a good job months before the company filed for bankruptcy, but Sam Bankman-Fried persuaded her to stay.Oct 13, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
US authorities monitor China-linked Bitcoin miners amid national security concerns: ReportA crypto mining operation near a Microsoft facility that supported the Pentagon was reportedly under scrutiny by U.S. officials.Oct 13, 2023Turner Wright
Microsoft’s Activision buy may see more metaverse in the office and crypto in gaming More signs say the acquisition will boost metaverse applications in business than in gaming as CEO Nadella talks about productivity and metaverse enthusiast Kotick leaves Activision.Oct 13, 2023Derek Andersen
Price analysis 10/13: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, DOT, MATICBitcoin trades in a predictable range, but will the sideways price action tempt altcoin traders to open new positions?Oct 13, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance RedefinedEU securities regulators have their eyes on DeFi, and the top 100 DeFi tokens had mixed price action over the past week, with most trading in a tight range.Oct 13, 2023Prashant Jha
Ethereum price drops to a 7-month low as data points to more downsideETH price is at risk of trading below a key price support, and multiple data points point to a bearish outlook for the altcoin’s price.Oct 13, 2023Marcel Pechman
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team moves to pursue theory on FTX terms of serviceLawyers petitioned the court to allow them to question witnesses for the prosecution based on FTX’s terms of service, as well as preclude testimony from “lay fact witnesses.”Oct 13, 2023Turner Wright
Madeira announces creation of Bitcoin business hub for innovationThe president of Madeira made the announcement during a chat with Prince Filip of Serbia at Bitcoin Amsterdam, pledging an emphasis on collaboration and technology development.Oct 13, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
THORswap back online 6 days after halt over detecting FTX fundsAccording to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the anonymous FTX exploiter has used THORSwap to convert ETH to BTC, which is traceable on-chain.Oct 13, 2023Helen Partz
Blockchain gaming sees $2.3B in investments year-to-date: ReportData from decentralized app tracking platform DappRadar shows that $600 million in investments flowed into the blockchain gaming space in the third quarter of 2023.Oct 13, 2023Ezra Reguerra
SBF’s alleged Chinese bribe, Binance clarifies account freeze: Asia ExpressSBF allegedly bribes Chinese officials with $150 million to unfreeze accounts, Binance justifies blocking Hamas users, meanwhile, Huobi hacker returns all $8M in stolen assets.Oct 13, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Tether stablecoin firm appoints CTO Paolo Ardoino as CEOThe change in leadership at Tether reflects its commitment to actively exploring new business operations, the company said.Oct 13, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin price gets new $25K target as SEC decision day boosts GBTCBitcoin analysis flags liquidity waiting in the wings above and below the current BTC price range, while GBTC erases more of its discount.Oct 13, 2023William Suberg
How CBDCs and stablecoins can coexist: FIS panel discussionEetu Kuneinen argued against CBDCs, as they are “centralized by nature,” saying that certain dangers come with government control.Oct 13, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Ripple CTO slams Charles Hoskinson over SEC’s ETH ‘favoritism’The Ripple community and Cardano’s founder have clashed over the definition of corruption in the context of the ETHgate scandal.Oct 13, 2023Helen Partz
China sets stricter rules for training generative AI modelsThe draft regulations emphasize that data subject to censorship on the Chinese internet should not serve as training material for these models.Oct 13, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Biden considers tightening AI chip controls to China via third parties The additional restrictions being considered by the Biden administration would try to target ways Chinese developers could access U.S.-made AI semiconductor chips.Oct 13, 2023Savannah Fortis
G20 adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper on crypto regulationThe Group of Twenty accepted the regulatory roadmap proposed in a joint Synthesis Paper of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board.Oct 13, 2023David Attlee
French regulator sees DeFi as ‘disintermediated,’ not ‘decentralized’ The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution concluded its consultation on the regulation of DeFi.Oct 13, 2023David Attlee
Google to protect users in AI copyright accusationsGoogle explicitly stated that only seven products fall under this legal protection, excluding Google’s Bard search tool.Oct 13, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
What happens if SEC doesn’t appeal Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF ruling?The SEC must appeal Grayscale’s win in a D.C. Appeals Court on Oct. 13, or it will have to approve — or try to delay — the firm’s Bitcoin ETF bid.Oct 13, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Voyager Digital was ‘no better than a house of cards’ — CFTC commissionerCFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson’s comments came after separate lawsuits from the CFTC and FTC were filed against Voyager and its former CEO, Stephen Ehrlich.Oct 13, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Terraform Labs contends Citadel Securities had a hand in its stablecoin collapseTerraform Labs has urged the judge to grant its motion to compel trading data from Citadel Securities, which it says had a hand in the collapse of USTC in May 2022.Oct 13, 2023Martin Young
US Space Force pauses use of ChatGPT-like tools due to security fears: ReportAt least 500 Space Force staff members have been affected, according to the department’s former chief software officer.Oct 13, 2023Brayden Lindrea
New Senate bill proposes to punish makers of AI-generated deepfakesThe proposed act came just hours after talks broke down between actors and Hollywood studios, with AI replicas a major friction point in negotiations.Oct 13, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Crypto trader pleads guilty to ‘cherry picking’ futures schemeThe former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management faces up to five years in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme tied to crypto futures contracts.Oct 13, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
NFTs aren’t dead — they’re just resting The market for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) might be struggling during this “NFT Winter,” but there are signs of life if you know where to look.Oct 12, 2023Tama Churchouse
BitVM wasn’t created to make Bitcoin a pseudo-Ethereum, says developerBuilding a decentralized exchange on Bitcoin would be a “step backward,” for example, said Bitcoin developer Super Testnet.Oct 12, 2023Brayden Lindrea
House committee chairman threatens SEC chair with subpoena, but not over cryptoU.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer thinks Gensler is stonewalling him. Crypto supporters know the feeling.Oct 12, 2023Derek Andersen