Brian Quarmby

Bitcoin Core launched its major v30 update on Saturday, with the community split over its drastic increase to the OP_RETURN data limit.

AI-focused Polkadot project Phala is set to fully migrate to its Ethereum L2, betting on its ecosystem for confidential AI and GPU compute growth.

Monero’s “Fluorine Fermi” update enhances privacy by fighting nodes that try to link user IP addresses to their transactions.

The UK has lifted its four-year ban on crypto exchange-traded notes, with analysts predicting the move could grow the UK crypto market by 20%.

Crypto exchange Gemini is expanding its offering in Australia with a local entity and team, and plans to sit back and watch the country’s consultation on crypto laws.

Crypto-friendly US Senator Cynthia Lummis said fundraising for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is mainly being held back by legislative “slog.”

Elon Musk announced that the first beta for Grokipedia, xAI’s answer to platforms such as Wikipedia, will launch in two weeks.

While the Standard and Poor’s 500 is at record highs, data shows the stock index has “collapsed” when compared to Bitcoin. Is it a fair comparison?

Tether’s co-founder Reeve Collins said all forms of money, including dollars and euros, will probably be represented on the blockchain within the next five years.

New snake oil? Etsy witches are hawking spells they claim can change the weather on your wedding day, help you with your love life or fatten your crypto portfolio.

Brian Quintenz told Cointelegraph he will return to the private sector after the White House pulled its nomination for him to chair the CFTC.

A new bill in Wisconsin could exempt local crypto users and businesses from money transmitter licenses, boosting mining, staking, and blockchain development.

Early Hyperliquid users have been rewarded with a massive Hypurr NFT airdrop, with the free digital cats now worth over $64,000.

After its best quarter to date, CleanSpark is scaling up operations with another $100 million worth of financing from Coinbase.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes sold his entire HYPE stash, netting over $800,000 in profit. The move comes just weeks after his wildly bullish 126x prediction.

The MicroStrategy co-founder emphasized that demand for Bitcoin will significantly ramp up following the halving next year.

BlackRock questioned the SEC's preference for the 1940 Act that oversees futures ETFs, and argued that it lacks relevancy to both crypto-spot and crypto-futures ETFs.

Tom Emmer has been “making calls” to secure a nomination for the speaker role, and it could be a boon for the crypto sector if he were to be voted in.

In an annual letter, Satya Nadella outlined Microsoft’s plans for AI, which includes integrating AI and its Copilot across the firm’s “most used products.”

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal has once again called for a mandamus to compel the SEC to respond to the firm’s crypto rulemaking petition.

If true, the SEC will need to review and decide on Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF application. If denied, Grayscale could appeal the decision.

HTX was drained of 5,000 ETH in late September and moved swiftly to get the funds back from the hacker.

Stars Arena was hacked for roughly $3 million worth of AVAX tokens, with the hacker reportedly sending the funds to the Fixed Float crypto exchange.

During his stream, Elon Musk said that X has plans to integrate streaming services with Xbox and PS5 but has no plans of trying to be better than specialized streaming platforms.

Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre said the firm was stretching itself thin by taking on too many projects and will now focus on its core aims with a smaller team.

Takashi Murakami said he might step back from NFTs but stay involved differently, Krapoplis is set to debut on Fox this month, and an NFT artist won a multimillion-dollar contract dispute.

As per DefiLlama data, Solana’s TVL has decreased by 9.64% over the past month to sit at $358.96 million, while Base’s TVL has surged to $397.32 million.

3LAU noted that the risks were high and that he has a “responsibility” to avoid regulatory gray areas.

Mark Cuban confirmed that he was hacked but doesn’t know precisely how.

The restaurant was being built alongside a private members lounge that was only open to people who bought NFTs, but rising construction costs ultimately halted the project.