John Deaton shared with his online following that he’s covered half of the campaign funds and asked if they could pitch in the rest via cash or crypto.
Pro-XRP lawyer confident he can win Senate bid, sets $1M campaign goal Starbucks says its NFT rewards program must come to an end Starbucks’ decision to end its NFT rewards program aligns with similar moves by other major companies in the last year.
Vanguard’s outgoing CEO sticks to anti-Bitcoin ETF stance, despite inquiries Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley is resisting customer pressure to offer a spot Bitcoin ETF despite several of the firm’s competitors already offering them.
US manufacturing firms are flocking to the metaverse — WEF According to the World Economic Forum, the automotive, energy, software, aerospace and defense industries are leading the way for industrial metaverse investment.
Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI board following investigation According to a recent statement, the OpenAI board was unaware of the extent to which abruptly removing Sam Altman would destabilize the company.
Binance class-action lawsuit dismissal reversed by appeals court The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declared that the rationale given by the district court for dismissing the lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance was erroneous.
Crypto-related investment fraud rose 53% in 2023 — FBI According to the FBI, cryptocurrency-related investment fraud accounted for 86% of all investment losses within the United States in 2023.
Many terrible cryptocurrencies are trading at ‘crazy valuations,’ warns Bitwise exec Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan cautions that not every token having a price surge in the cryptocurrency market “deserves to be.”
The global financial system is the ‘net new buyers’ this cycle — Chainlink founder Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov pointed out the significant new crypto buyer group while eyeing the next development in the crypto market, real-world asset tokenization.
UK authorities will soon have fewer restrictions when seizing crypto From April 26, the U.K. economic crime legislation will include civil recovery orders for confiscating crypto assets.
Indonesia mulling changes to dual taxation on crypto: Report The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency of Indonesia has urged a reevaluation of the country’s 0.1% capital gains tax and 0.11% VAT on crypto transactions.
US energy officials agree to ‘destroy’ all data from crypto mining survey The Texas Blockchain Council and Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms claimed that the survey had political motives and posed a threat to innovation and economic growth in the United States.
ZachXBT recovers majority of $177K stolen NFT proceeds after 9-month probe Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that after a “lengthy process,” he has retrieved the majority of the proceeds from a stolen DeGods NFT sold in May 2023.
Texas Blockchain Council and Riot secure win against US energy officials According to the court filing, the temporary restraining order granted aims to “preserve the status quo” and will expire before March 25.
46% of largest crypto airdrops peaked within 14 days — CoinGecko According to CoinGecko, among the 50 largest crypto airdrops since 2020, almost half of them reached all-time high prices within two weeks of the token being publicly listed.
Riot Platforms boosted BTC output by 19% in 2023, mines 6,626 Bitcoin While several of Riot Platform’s competitors mined more Bitcoin in 2023, Riot is preparing for 2024’s Bitcoin halving after acquiring 66,560 mining rigs from MicroBT.
Genesis GBTC sell-off will balance out in crypto market — Coinbase Coinbase forecasts that funds from Genesis’ GBTC sell-off would “remain within the crypto ecosystem” despite fears of potentially impacting Bitcoin’s price.
Aussie cop accused of stealing 81 Bitcoin during raid: Report The Australian federal police officer denies allegations of taking Bitcoin from a hardware wallet at the crime scene and transferring it to crypto exchange Binance.
Jupiter’s compliance division revokes investment in Ripple XRP ETP: Report Jupiter Asset Management’s compliance department reportedly flagged and then canceled the Ripple XRP ETP purchase, resulting in a minor loss.
Celsius distributes $2B of crypto to 172K creditors According to the court filing, around 20,500 Bitcoin and 301,000 Ether tokens have been distributed among eligible creditors without any security or operational issues.
OKX rolls out crypto exchange services in Argentina Hong Fang, president of crypto exchange OKX, emphasized that Argentina represents “a crucial launchpad” for the crypto exchange’s regional growth strategy.
Super Bowl’s global reach is not enough for crypto ads — Kraken exec Recent data reveals the Super Bowl has consistently drawn over 100 million viewers annually since 2010. However, crypto exchange Kraken reportedly has no interest in advertising at the “U.S.-centric event.”
Hong Kong SFC issues warning over imposter crypto exchange posing as MEXC The Hong Kong SFC identified eight websites linked to the fraudulent entity posing as the crypto exchange MEXC, all containing the exchange’s name within the domain name.
UN probes $3B North Korean cyberattacks on crypto firms: Report The United Nations is reportedly set to publish documents detailing its investigation later in February or early March.
Judge rejects Ryder Ripps’ counterclaims against Yuga Labs, orders $9M payout Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen saw their counterclaims against Yuga Labs rejected, and they were ordered to pay almost $9 million in compensation to the digital collectible firm.
Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis seeks approval to sell $1.6B of trust assets Debtors of the bankrupt crypto lending firm stressed the need for fast approval to sell the shares before any potential price fluctuations.
DOJ charges duo for crypto mining in school district amid US energy scrutiny The charges against the school district staff members coincide with the U.S. energy regulator’s recent clampdown on crypto mining activities.
Crypto teacher loses student’s $1.2M investment in fake hedge fund According to the U.S. SEC, Brian Sewell allegedly never launched the crypto hedge fund that promised to use AI and other strategies for maximizing returns.
Bitcoin ETF ads may appear on Google starting Monday, community speculates The crypto community is pondering the potential impact on spot Bitcoin ETFs, given Google’s handling of 100,000 searches per second.
CFTC warns AI cannot pick your next crypto winner The United States watchdog warned hopeful crypto investors against placing trust and funds in AI trading bots, as many will result in a 100% loss.