Bitcoiner drops BitVM paper — Bringing Ethereum-like contracts to BitcoinThe author of the white paper, Robin Linus, based BitVM’s architecture on Ethereum’s optimistic rollups with fraud proofs and recent Merkle tree developments.Oct 10, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Pro-crypto RFK Jr. leaves Democrats to campaign for US president as independentRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is starting his presidential candidacy as an independent with a strong showing of 19%, according to the super PAC supporting him. That’s far behind Biden and Trump.Oct 9, 2023Derek Andersen
Brazilian securities regulator plans sandbox for tokenization in 2024Daniel Maeda of Brazil’s CVM said during Rio Innovation Week the regulator plans to explore a regulatory sandbox for use cases of tokenization, potentially starting in 2024.Oct 9, 2023Turner Wright
Judge sides with Ripple again, denies SEC appeal: Law DecodedCrypto lawyers are seemingly divided over the significance of a court order to dismiss the SEC’s motion.Oct 9, 2023David Attlee
Michael Lewis’ new book puts a positive spin on Sam Bankman-FriedMichael Lewis painted an overwhelmingly positive picture of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in his new book, “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.”Oct 9, 2023Turner Wright
Ripple’s chief financial officer steps down amid SEC lawsuitThe SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple in December 2020 for using XRP to raise funds, which the commission claimed was a violation of securities laws.Oct 9, 2023Turner Wright
Chinese government-owned newspaper to launch NFT platformChina Daily stated that digital collectibles sold on its platform may be bridged to the likes of OpenSea and LooksRare.Oct 9, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Astrology NFT project Lucky Star Currency rugged for over $1M — CertiKThe deployer account for LSC drained over $1 million in tokens from the project then swapped them to BUSD using PancakeSwap.Oct 9, 2023Tom Blackstone
What is going on with Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense?Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has been on trial since Oct. 3, but his legal counsel has yet to present a compelling narrative to support his defense.Oct 9, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin ASIC manufacturer Bitmain pauses employee salary payments: ReportThe firm cited difficulty in achieving “net positive cash flow” in making the decision.Oct 9, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Sam Bankman-Fried FTX fraud trial continues: What to expect in the second week In the second week of his fraud trial, SBF will face testimonies against him from witnesses, including former partner and CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison.Oct 9, 2023Savannah Fortis
Crypto investment products see largest inflows since July — CoinSharesCryptocurrency investment products saw inflows for the second consecutive week, totaling $78 million, according to CoinShares.Oct 9, 2023Helen Partz
EU mulls more restrictive regulations for large AI models: ReportNegotiators in the EU are reportedly considering additional restrictions for large AI models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4, as a component of its coming AI Act.Oct 9, 2023Savannah Fortis
Ukraine rolls out AI regulation roadmapThe roadmap is based on a bottom-up approach that suggests providing businesses with tools to prepare for future requirements before adopting any laws.Oct 9, 2023David Attlee
Binance, OKX to comply with new financial promotions rules in UKCrypto firms such as Binance, OKX and MoonPay have announced they’ve been working to comply with the United Kingdom’s new financial promotion rules.Oct 9, 2023Helen Partz
War, CPI and $28K BTC price — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this weekBitcoin prepares for a testing macro week as geopolitical uncertainty injects volatility into gold, oil and the U.S. dollar, but BTC price action has yet to react.Oct 9, 2023William Suberg
Huobi, KuCoin, over 140 crypto exchanges ‘non-authorized’ — UK regulatorThe FCA’s list of registered crypto asset providers includes 42 entities and hasn’t changed since August.Oct 9, 2023David Attlee
Sam Bankman-Fried $500M Anthropic stake irrelevant to case, prosecutors sayUnited States prosecutors argue that the potential for FTX investors to be made whole through the high valuation of Anthropic cannot be presented by Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team.Oct 9, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
OpenSea ‘unaware’ of any involvement of former exec in $60M rug pullA former OpenSea employee has been accused of assisting the infamous AnubisDAO rug pull in 2021, but some commentators have raised doubts.Oct 9, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Crypto exchange Upbit targeted by hackers 159K times in H1: ReportThe figure is more than double recorded in the first half of 2022 and a massive 1,800% increase from the same period in 2020, according to Dunamu.Oct 9, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Gitcoin screws up transfer, sends $460K to unrecoverable addressGitcoin’s project lead said the snafu has resulted in nearly half a million dollars of funds being locked in a one-way contract address.Oct 9, 2023Martin Young
US consumer watchdog mulls applying e-banking laws to cryptoThe head of the U.S. financial consumer watchdog says it’s looking to issue guidance on how crypto could fall into electronic fund transfer laws.Oct 9, 2023Jesse Coghlan
FTX used Python code to fake its insurance fund figure — Gary WangFTX’s so-called “Backstop Fund” figure was a big lie, according to the crypto exchange’s former chief technology officer.Oct 9, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Bitcoin is a ‘super logical’ step on the tech tree — OpenAI CEODuring an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Sam Altman expressed his excitement for Bitcoin and said he was “super against” CBDCs.Oct 9, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Ripple CTO seeks community consensus for XRPL AMM feature adoptionDavid Schwartz stated that the changes could be implemented in as little as two weeks if a majority supports the amendment.Oct 8, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Bitcoin bulls encircle $28K as trader says ‘big’ buyer must step inBitcoin might have difficulty breaking through a key resistance zone of its own accord, end-of-week analysis predicts.Oct 8, 2023William Suberg
Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton slams Sam Bankman-Fried sympathizersHe suggested that such sympathizers should not be considered for interviews with prominent television shows like CBS’s 60 Minutes.Oct 8, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
HTX claws back $8M in stolen funds, issues 250 ETH bounty to hackerHTX was drained of 5,000 ETH in late September and moved swiftly to get the funds back from the hacker.Oct 8, 2023Brian Quarmby
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security auditStars Arena was hacked for roughly $3 million worth of AVAX tokens, with the hacker reportedly sending the funds to the Fixed Float crypto exchange.Oct 8, 2023Brian Quarmby
3 reasons why Ethereum price can’t break $2KA bearish Ethereum fractal meets lower network activity as Ether’s price struggles to break above $2,000.Oct 7, 2023Yashu Gola