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Bitcoin Mining Firm Riot Secures 33,000 New Rigs for $162 Million
Riot Platforms—one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the world—is set to boost its hashrate capacity to new heights after purchasing 33,280 mining rigs from MicroBT, a leading manufacturer of...
FTX Lied to Banks for Years About Commingling Funds, New CEO Claims
FTX’s former management lied to banks about the suspicious movements of customer cash as far back as 2020, an explosive new report by the company’s new CEO alleges. Despite the FTX Group portraying i...
Bitcoin, Tech Stock Correlation Hits Three-Year Low
Bitcoin and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 have hit their lowest correlation in three years, indicating a possible decoupling is in the works, according to a new report from Kaiko Research. Simultaneously,...
Kendall Jenner, J Balvin to Judge NFT Competition for AIDS Charity
Fashion models Kendall Jenner and Kate Moss, musician J Balvin, artist Jeff Koons, and filmmaker Baz Luhrmann are among the celebrities set to serve on a panel that will select winning pieces of digit...
ZkSync vs. Optimism: The Zero-Knowledge Proof Race Heats Up
Matter Labs, the team behind zkSync Era, has launched an open-source framework for building zk-rollups and layer-3s called the “ZK Stack.” This framework will enable developers to create independent ...
HSBC Hong Kong Launches Support for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
HSBC Hong Kong customers can now trade Bitcoin and Ethereum futures Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), broadening access to digital asset derivatives in the emerging Asia crypto hub. The ETFs, which are tr...
Crypto Investment Inflows Reach One-Year High, Reveals CoinShares
Crypto investment products are once again proving their market allure, with inflows hitting their highest level since July 2022. European asset management firm, CoinShares, noted an influx of $199 mil...
‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Episode 2 Review
Dead CIty Credit: AMC Well I must say this was a much, much better episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City than the first episode, though a few things kind of threw me off. I like the new group of surv...
Here’s What’s Next for Litecoin, XRP and Pepe As Markets Rebound, According to Crypto Analyst
A widely followed crypto strategist is outlining what he thinks is in store for Litecoin (LTC), XRP and Pepe (PEPE) as the digital asset markets flash signs of life. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells...
Congress Restricts Staff Access to ChatGPT to Protect Privacy
Given that generative artificial intelligence models are based on the voracious ingestion of content, the preservation of privacy when using AI tools remains a significant concern for corporate and gl...
Dogecoin Investors Decry ‘Dirty Tactics’ by Elon Musk Lawyers in Insider Trading Case
Lawyers representing a group of Dogecoin investors who are suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk want the billionaire’s lawyers thrown out for misconduct, according to a new court filing in the case. In a ...
How to Earn Bitcoin or Ethereum by Playing Bling Mobile Games
This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG Bling Financial makes iOS and Android games that riff on familiar and well-trodden genres and formulas, ranging from the solitaire card ...
Yes, the Secret Service has an NFT collection, and no, it’s not for sale
The United States Secret Service has finally shed more light on its bizarre nonfungible token (NFT) collection sitting on OpenSea. The NFT collection was first revealed during a Reddit AMA on May 16,...
Swiss Central Bank Will Launch a Wholesale CBDC Pilot
At a conference in Zurich on Monday, the chairman of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that the bank plans to issue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Switzerland’s SIX digital ...
Super Mario Game Is Loaded With Crypto Malware That Can Steal Your Coins
This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG A popular PC fan game inspired by Nintendo’s Super Mario franchise is reportedly rife with malware that can hijack users’ crypto wallets...
Rugby Champion Jarryd Hayne Lost Almost $800K in a Bitcoin Scam: Report
Jarryd Hayne – a former NRL superstar – has supposedly parted with $780,000 after falling prey in a Bitcoin scam. The athlete, who was slammed with a prison sentence for allegedly raping a woman, was ...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Borrows $50M From Coinbase for ‘Treasury Management Strategy’
Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 Mining today announced it has arranged a $50 million credit facility through Coinbase Credit, the subsidiary of America’s largest crypto exchange. The Canadian company sai...
How A Morning Star Pattern Could Awaken Altcoins
Like a strong cup of highly-caffeinated coffee or the sound of a rooster crowing at the crack of dawn, some things have the potential to be a real eye-opener. When it comes to altcoins, crypto investo...
Swiss CBDC Will Be ‘Real Money Equivalent to Bank Reserves’, Says Central Bank Chair
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Monday that the institution will soon issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for wholesale payments on the country’s SIX Digital Exchange. The ...
Azuki Expands With New 20K Ethereum NFT Collection, Elementals
Chiru Labs, the Web3 startup behind popular Ethereum NFT collection Azuki, is set to extend the project with the release of 20,000 new NFTs on Tuesday, the company announced. The new collection, Azuki...
Crypto Needs ‘Time-Tested Standards’ of Wall Street, Says Anchorage Digital’s Trading Boss
Lincoln Bartlett, Head of Trading at Anchorage Digital, believes crypto will be strengthened as an asset class as the industry begins to mirror traditional finance in the U.S., saying that a shift awa...
FATF Says Implementation of Travel Rule Remains ‘Relatively Poor’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged nations to enact the “Travel Rule” to combat money laundering and terrorism funding activities facilitated by cryptocurrencies. The FAFT travel rule wa...
Nigeria’s Crypto Tax Signals Slow Walk to Official Recognition—But Will People Pay Up?
A lack of clarity over cryptocurrency’s status in Nigeria could make it challenging to collect newly-introduced taxes, experts told Decrypt. The 2023 Finance Act, signed into law by Nigeria’s outgoing...
Swiss Authorities Freeze $26M Worth of Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Crypto Assets: Report
Swiss authorities have reportedly frozen approximately $26 million in Bitcoin and other cryptos tied to Terraform Labs, its founder Kwon Do-hyeong, and other key figures within the company. These cryp...
Cryptocurrency Issuers in Japan Get Crucial Tax Relief
Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) has updated its corporate tax regulations, bringing clarity to the treatment of cryptocurrencies. Under the new rules, unrealized gains from crypto assets issued by c...
Weekly Inflows to Crypto Investment Products Hit $199M, Largest Since July 2022
Crypto-based investment products recorded their largest single weekly inflows since July 2022, according to European digital asset management firm CoinShares’ weekly fund report. Per CoinShares, total...
Crypto scams are going to ramp up with the rise of AI
With talk about integrating artificial intelligence and the cryptocurrency industry mostly focusing on how AI can help the crypto industry combat scams, experts are failing to pay attention to the fac...
Is Chelsea’s Mason Mount The Answer Manchester United Are Looking For?
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 18: Mason Mount of Chelsea applaud the crowd after the UEFA Champions League … [+] Quarterfinal Second Leg match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid at Stamford Brid...
Court says it doesn’t need to “wordsmith” Binance and SEC’s announcements
The court handling the SEC’s ongoing case against Binance said that it is not necessary to revise either party’s public statements on June 26. The relevant order, signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson, d...
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Prices Plunge as Machi Big Brother Makes Major Moves
The price of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs saw turbulence over the weekend as Jeffrey Huang, also known as Machi Big Brother, initiated a a flurry of Bored Ape sales and then followed up with several purc...
Founder of Damus, Bitcoin-Friendly Social Media App, Now Expects Deplatforming From Apple $AAPL App Store
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