The economy is surging, which means it might be time to start buying BitcoinThe economy is refusing to go down. If the trend continues, cryptocurrency prices are going to start rising — especially with Bitcoin’s halving.Oct 10, 2023Lucas Kiely
Crypto advocates weigh on race for next US House SpeakerLawmakers are scheduled to return to the House of Representatives on Oct. 11 to vote on a replacement for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose position has been vacant for a week.Oct 10, 2023Turner Wright
Bitcoin price could hit $750K to $1M by 2026 — Arthur HayesBitMEX founder Arthur Hayes expects Bitcoin to be $750,000 by 2026. Here’s how and why.Oct 10, 2023Ray Salmond
FTX co-founder Wang discusses plea deal, knowledge of financial concepts at SBF trialOn the final day of his testimony, FTX co-founder Wang discussed talking to the feds and his interpretation of the “FTX is fine” tweet.Oct 10, 2023Derek Andersen
Sam Bankman-Fried aspired to become US president, says Caroline EllisonThe former CEO of crypto exchange FTX also reportedly explored paying off Donald Trump from running for U.S. president again.Oct 10, 2023Turner Wright
Polygon (MATIC) rally comes to an end as competitors devour market shareMATIC price has retraced a majority of its recent gains. Cointelegraph explores why.Oct 10, 2023Marcel Pechman
Caroline Ellison blames Sam Bankman-Fried for misuse of FTX user funds at trialReports have suggested the former CEO of Alameda Research and SBF had largely been out of contact following the collapse of FTX in November 2022.Oct 10, 2023Turner Wright
UK financial watchdog restricts Binance partner from issuing crypto adsThe Financial Conduct Authority’s marketing requirements for crypto firms went into effect on Oct. 8, requiring some to partner with local companies for compliance.Oct 10, 2023Turner Wright
Binance freezes Hamas-linked accounts after Israeli requestThe freeze does not affect Binance accounts owned by ordinary Palestinian civilians.Oct 10, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Meet the guerilla artist who staged a crypto ‘rug pull’ in front of the SECArtist Nelson Saiers’ “Rug Pull” highlighted the victims of crypto rug pulls and perceived SEC inaction in safeguarding investors.Oct 10, 2023Vittoria Benzine
Sam Bankman-Fried trial: former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison to testifySam Bankman-Fried’s former love interest and CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, is expected to testify in court, potentially revealing detailed information on the fraudulent use of customer funds.Oct 10, 2023Savannah Fortis
Circle rolls out native USDC tokens on PolygonCircle taps into Ethereum layer 2 Polygon to provide USDC liquidity directly on the proof-of-stake scaling protocol.Oct 10, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
BTC price rally in doubt? Bitcoin young supply echoes 2022 bear marketBitcoin on-chain transaction data shows “uncertain” conditions prevailing, research says, warning that Q2 is not likely to match BTC price gains from earlier in 2023.Oct 10, 2023William Suberg
OK Group sunsets ‘Okcoin’ for a global transition to ‘OKX’Founded in 2013, Okcoin will have the same name as OK Group’s other crypto venture, OKX, formerly known as OKEx.Oct 10, 2023Helen Partz
Hut 8 boosts self-mined Bitcoin reserves to 9.4K amid USBTC mergerAccording to Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton, the newly merged mining business will have “highly diversified fiat revenue streams.”Oct 10, 2023Helen Partz
SBF seeks to probe FTX lawyers’ roles in $200M Alameda loansSam Bankman-Fried’s legal team seeks permission to cross-examine Gary Wang over FTX lawyers’ involvement in Alameda loan approvals.Oct 10, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Cyprus to tighten crypto regulations in accordance with FATFThe Ministry of Finance intends to amend the existing Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law.Oct 10, 2023David Attlee
Saudi Arabia and China collaborate on Arabic-based AI systemA university in Saudi Arabia has collaborated with two Chinese universities to create an Arabic-focused AI system called AceGPT.Oct 10, 2023Savannah Fortis
Binance tight-lipped on projects funded by $1B crypto recovery fundBinance-initiated IRI fund has only spent some 2.7% of the total of $1.1 billion committed to saving crypto after the FTX collapse and has still not explained which entities benefited.Oct 10, 2023Helen Partz
SBF’s Alameda minted $38B USDT to profit off arbitrage trading: Coinbase director Coinbase director Conor Grogan has flagged on chain data that highlights massive USDT mints ordered by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research in 2021.Oct 10, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Zimbabwe turns gold-backed digital token into payment methodThe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe first introduced its new project in April, with each issued digital token backed by a physical amount of gold held in the bank’s reserves.Oct 10, 2023David Attlee
Bitcoin dominance hits 3-month high as ‘hammered’ altcoins risk diveBitcoin price action wobbles but recovers without new lower lows, while altcoins suffer, with traders eyeing potential short opportunities.Oct 10, 2023William Suberg
Sam Bankman-Fried just like Bernie Madoff, Cardano founder saysCharles Hoskinson likened SBF to Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, and says the media is giving him a “free pass.”Oct 10, 2023Prashant Jha
Mistake or money laundering? User pays $1.6 million for CrypToadz NFTThe purchase was funded from a digital wallet, which has been a part of the chain of transactions, anonymized by the Ethereum coin mixing service Tornado Cash.Oct 10, 2023David Attlee
Binance users in Hong Kong lose $450K in wave of fraud texts: HK police Hong Kong police have issued a warning concerning a recent Binance phishing scam targeting Hong Kong users of the platform.Oct 10, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin analysts look to November as price action looks to mirror past cyclesBitcoin’s months of sideways action have been uncannily similar to the previous two BTC market cycles, which saw a pivot in November leading up to a halving event.Oct 10, 2023Martin Young
Ordswap urges users to recover keys after losing control of websiteBefore it was taken down, Ordswap users said the compromised website directed users to a phishing link.Oct 10, 2023Jesse Coghlan
Friend.tech adds new security upgrade in wake of SIM swap attacksThe 2FA security measure is optional for Friend.tech users seeking additional security on the platform.Oct 10, 2023Brayden Lindrea
FTX hacker could be using SBF trial as a smokescreen: CertiKThe still-unidentified FTX hackers have started ramping up their movement of stolen funds in recent weeks, potentially using media attention of the trial as a cover to hide the illicit activity.Oct 10, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
3Commas on ‘heightened alert’ after several user accounts hackedThe firm has implemented additional security measures following an investigation that found “only a few” 3Commas user accounts were compromised.Oct 10, 2023Jesse Coghlan