US Democrats speak up for CBDC global leadership, Republicans fear ‘dark side’Despite approaching the issue from vastly different angles, the two sides were able to agree on a few basics as the bill passed out of committee.Sep 20, 2023Derek Andersen
Evmos, Swing, Tashi, Wormhole team up to solve Cosmos’ liquidity issuesTashi and Swing will integrate Wormhole bridged tokens for USDC, USDT, wETH and others, potentially making Cosmos DeFi easier to use.Sep 20, 2023Tom Blackstone
Meta launches metaverse game, Bitcoin Ordinals creator proposes numbering change: Nifty NewsletterMeta has rolled out early access for Horizon Worlds on web browsers and mobile devices.Sep 20, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin price tests $27K support as Fed holds interest rates at FOMCBitcoin weathers the Fed’s decision to keep rates at their previous levels, while Chair Jerome Powell reveals the potential for another hike to come this year.Sep 20, 2023William Suberg
PayPal rolls out PYUSD stablecoin to Venmo usersThe payments platform said PayPal USD will be “rolling out fully in the coming weeks” after announcing its launch on Venmo.Sep 20, 2023Turner Wright
Troubled crypto exchange JPEX applies for deregistration in AustraliaThe unlicensed exchange allegedly solicited more than $128 million from users before being reprimanded by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.Sep 20, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Signal hints at leaving UK market following passage of Online Safety BillCritics of the U.K. Online Safety Bill had pushed for amendments prior to passage, claiming the legislation could allow authorities a backdoor for end-to-end encryption services.Sep 20, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 9/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATICBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are likely to witness a pick up in volatility following the Fed’s rate decision on Sept. 20.Sep 20, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Discord crypto trading bot shuts down after ‘critical exploit’The bot was valued at $16.5 million during its token debut last month.Sep 20, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
The Author’s Guild launches class-action lawsuit against OpenAI The Author’s Guild opened a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misuse of copyrighted material in training of its AI models.Sep 20, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin price eyes $28K as Binance legal battle spurs bullish momentumDiscover how margin and option metrics hint at Bitcoin’s path to $28,000 amid the Binance legal battle.Sep 20, 2023Marcel Pechman
Grayscale files for new Ether futures ETF — OfficialGrayscale Advisors is in the process of becoming registered as a commodity pool operator with the U.S. CFTC for Grayscale’s new Ether futures ETF.Sep 20, 2023Helen Partz
Wormhole integrates native USDC transfers for four blockchain networksWormhole integrated with Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, allowing USDC to be sent between Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Optimism.Sep 20, 2023Tom Blackstone
‘AI has killed the industry’: EasyTranslate boss on adapting to changeEasy Translate boss Frederik R. Pedersen saw the writing on the wall back in 2020 and is now trying to get the most out of AI and his human staff.Sep 20, 2023Monty Munford
CoinEx to resume service with new wallet system following $70M hackCoinEx has rebuilt its wallet system following a $70 million hack and is set to resume deposits and withdrawals for select cryptocurrencies.Sep 20, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Meta refutes claims of copyright infringement in AI trainingIn a lawsuit against Sarah Silverman and other authors, Meta claims its AI system does not create copyright-infringing material.Sep 20, 2023Savannah Fortis
Binance CEO refutes report on $250M loan to BAM ManagementChangpeng Zhao said that the loan was the other way around, claiming that he was the one who lent $250 million to BAM Management.Sep 20, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Grayscale officially abandons post-Merge PoW Ethereum tokensOne year after the Ethereum Merge, Grayscale has finally made the decision to abandon all the rights to proof-of-work Ethereum tokens.Sep 20, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoiners stack ’em up: Inactive BTC supply hits all-time highsInactive Bitcoin addresses have hit all-time highs across one-, three- and five-year time domains while BTC outflows from exchanges continue.Sep 20, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Stanford to return millions in crypto donations from FTX The university said it intends to return the “entirety” of funds received from former cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which it claims were mainly for pandemic-related prevention and research.Sep 20, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin analysis predicts ‘spicy’ BTC price into FOMC as $27K holdsBitcoin market gurus anticipate BTC price volatility to hit around the latest FOMC interest rates decision and Fed press conference.Sep 20, 2023William Suberg
Brazilian lawmakers seek to add crypto to debtors’ protected assets listCryptocurrencies may become a part of the personal savings category, protected from seizures on behalf of creditors.Sep 20, 2023David Attlee
Bitcoin Ordinals creator proposes to change inscription numbering systemCasey Rodarmor, the creator of Bitcoin Ordinals, clarified that the inscription numbers would only be changed, not scrapped entirely.Sep 20, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Kansas adjourns crypto bill targeting political donations to January 2024The bill required politicians to “immediately convert” crypto donations to U.S. dollars, with no scope of expenditures or hodling the funds.Sep 20, 2023Arijit Sarkar
Former Deutsche Bank exec pleads guilty over ‘R3 Crypto Fund’ schemeRashawn Russell faces up to 30 years in prison for his role in the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme.Sep 20, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Celsius creditors flag renewed phishing attacks ahead of bankruptcy planCreditors of crypto lender Celsius Network have reported receiving a new flood of phishing emails, likely resulting from two data breaches in 2022.Sep 20, 2023Martin Young
DeFi protocol Balancer’s front end under attack, $238K in crypto stolenThe platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm UTC, urging users not to interact with the Balancer protocol until further notice.Sep 20, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Coinbase crypto lobbying campaign to focus on 4 swing statesA poll of voters in New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania found 55% would be less likely to vote for an anti-Web3 presidential candidate, said Coinbase.Sep 20, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Philippines SEC teams up with US counterpart to combat crypto fraudThe Philippines SEC is now collaborating with the U.S. SEC and the Asian Development Bank to better combat crypto-related crime.Sep 20, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
How Bitcoin miners can survive a hostile market — and the 2024 halvingBitcoin mining is becoming harder, which means miners will have to spend more to receive fewer rewards. But there are still ways to be profitable.Sep 19, 2023Didar Bekbauov