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February 17, 2024
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Tech giants pledge to curb AI election interference

Twenty leading technology companies announced their commitment on Friday, Feb. 16, to prevent their artificial intelligence (AI) software from influencing elections, including those in the United […]
February 17, 2024
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OpenAI’s valuation reportedly soars to $80 billion in latest deal

OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, has reportedly signed a deal that has skyrocketed its valuation to $80 billion or more, marking a nearly […]
February 17, 2024
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Jupiter’s compliance division revokes investment in Ripple XRP ETP

Jupiter Asset Management’s compliance team has revoked its investment in the 21Shares Ripple XRP exchange-traded product (ETP) due to regulatory issues in Ireland. The firm initially […]
February 17, 2024
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Honduras regulator bans banks from holding, transacting with crypto

The National Banking and Securities Commission of Honduras (CNBS) has issued a resolution prohibiting the country’s financial institutions from engaging with cryptocurrencies. This move is motivated […]
February 17, 2024
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Digital euro will have better privacy than private systems, ECB exec says

European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Piero Cipollone addressed the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs regarding the ECB’s preparations for the issuance […]
February 17, 2024
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Crypto Biz: Franklin Templeton doubles down on crypto

This week in the crypto industry, trillion-dollar asset manager Franklin Templeton has joined the race for a spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), signaling its intention to […]
February 17, 2024
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Coinbase donates $3.6M to Bitcoin developers through Brink

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has made a significant contribution of $3.6 million to Brink, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting developers working on the Bitcoin blockchain. The […]
February 17, 2024
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Celsius distributes $2B of crypto to 172K creditors

Celsius, the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, has completed the distribution of liquid crypto assets to most eligible creditors through its distribution agents, PayPal and Coinbase. This follows […]
February 17, 2024

Bitcoin mining difficulty surpasses 80 trillion ahead of halving

On Friday, Feb. 16, Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure of the complexity of solving cryptographic puzzles in the mining process, surpassed 80 trillion. Simultaneously, the network’s […]
February 17, 2024
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Arkham Intelligence identifies MicroStrategy Bitcoin holdings pooled with Fidelity

Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain analytics platform, claims to have uncovered the majority of MicroStrategy Bitcoin holdings, totaling approximately 186,000 BTC out of the firm’s total 190,000 […]
July 24, 2023
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: ‘The SEC created this mess’

Brad Garlinghouse has lashed out at the SEC for its “absurd” comments on the Ripple Labs case.   Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized the United […]
July 24, 2023
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Korean banks research stablecoin, CBDC alternative

Hana Bank plans to research certificates of deposit tokens, while Woori Bank’s research department has recently released a report on the tokens.   Private Banks in […]
July 24, 2023
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Crypto lender Delio warns normal operations in jeopardy after asset seizures

The South Korean crypto lender has had to halt certain interest payments after a recent investigation resulted in the seizure of its assets and those of […]
July 24, 2023
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Congressman Warren Davidson calls to ban and criminalize CBDCs

“Money should not be programmable by a central authority,” argues Republican Representative Warren Davidson.   United States Republican Representative Warren Davidson has expressed strong opposition to […]
July 21, 2023
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Canadian police warn crypto investors on growing home robbery trend

Perpetrators have impersonated delivery drivers in order to break into the homes of victims to steal cryptocurrency.   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Richmond, […]
July 20, 2023
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No impact from Ripple ruling? SEC chair cites risks from crypto in budget request

Gary Gensler cited the “Wild West of the crypto markets” that was “rife with noncompliance” in requesting more than $2.4 billion for the commission’s 2024 fiscal […]
July 20, 2023
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Kuwait bans crypto and virtual asset transactions

Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority has officially confirmed the commitment to “absolute prohibition” of virtually all crypto operations in the country.   On July 18, Kuwait’s main […]
July 20, 2023
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China’s digital yuan nears $250B transaction volume: Central bank governor

While the adoption and use cases of China’s central bank digital currency are expanding, the digital yuan still only represents 0.16% of China’s monetary supply.   […]
July 19, 2023
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Altcoins ‘bled’ as Bitcoin gained dominance in Q2: CoinGecko

Exchange, DeFi and metaverse tokens were hit hard in the second quarter of 2023 while Bitcoin continued to make gains.   According to CoinGecko’s industry report […]

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