Crypto-News

  • Coinbase tracks 6% rise in info requests from law, government agencies
    Cointelegraph.com News - 5 minutes ago
    The requests are increasing in number and coming from more jurisdictions every year. Crypto exchange Coinbase says it had recorded a 6% rise in requests from law enforcement and government agencies compared to 2022, with the number of jurisdictions issuing requests jumping by 19, according to the exchange’s annual Transparency…
  • Another $18.9M Hong Kong exchange scandal, HTX ‘sorry’ airdrop: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com News - 41 minutes ago
    Hong Kong rocked by another $18.9 exchange fraud scandal, HTX offers airdrop in wake of $30M hack, and digital yuan takes off in HK and China. Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industrys most important developments.Yet another crypto scandal in Hong Kong Scammers posing as investment experts…
  • Australia’s DIY retirement savers are banking on crypto like never before
    Cointelegraph.com News - 46 minutes ago
    Australians are increasingly adding cryptocurrency to their “self-managed super funds” as a means to secure their retirement life, according to newly released data. Australians are increasingly looking to cryptocurrency to secure a peachy retirement, with allocation to the asset class from self-managed retirement funds increasing 400% in just four years…
  • IRS proposal to track your Uniswap transactions will dampen the crypto industry
    Cointelegraph.com News - 1 hour ago
    Thanks to the IRS, your favorite decentralized exchange may need to begin asking for your address, birthdate, and other personal information beginning in 2025. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering a proposal that would have sweeping consequences for the cryptocurrency industry. The IRS is proposing an initiative…
  • Circle denies claims of illicit financing and ties to Justin Sun
    Cointelegraph.com News - 1 hour ago
    According to an open letter published on Circle’s blog, the company has not provided services to Justin Sun since February. USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuer Circle has denied claims of illicit financing and ties to Tron founder Justin Sun in an open letter posted to Circle’s blog on Nov. Circle’s…
  • Courts will provide ‘good guidance’ for crypto — CFTC commissioner
    Cointelegraph.com News - 2 hours ago
    Kristin Johnson proposed several potential paths for handling digital assets in the United States — through Congress, having private companies address governance and the courts. Kristin Johnson of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said there are many ways of handling cryptocurrencies in the country, but legislating through…
  • Mastercard launches generative AI chatbot to help you shop online
    Cointelegraph.com News - 2 hours ago
    Digital personalization company Dynamic Yield by Mastercard was purchased from McDonald’s in 2022. Dynamic Yield by Mastercard, a digital personalization and artificial intelligence subsidiary of Mastercard, announced the launch of its Shopping Muse generative AI chatbot assistant for e-commerce on Nov. The AI system was revealed in a company blog…
  • Why is Bitcoin price down today?
    Cointelegraph.com News - 3 hours ago
    Bitcoin price is down today as U.S. regulators crack the whip on centralized exchanges and BTC retests the key $37,500 level. Bitcoin (BTC) price encountered resistance at $38,400 on Nov. Binance is not an outlier — multiple exchanges are on the hookThe intense investigation by the United States Securities and…
  • IOTA makes 40%+ move after $100M ecosystem foundation announcement
    Cointelegraph.com News - 4 hours ago
    IOTA price saw a high volume surge that took the altcoin to a near one-year high, but are there reasons to support further upside? Iota, an open-source distributed ledger focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), saw its native IOTA token rally 43% on Nov. According to a press release…
  • Solomon Islands, Soramitsu team up for Bokolo Cash CBDC proof-of-concept
    Cointelegraph.com News - 4 hours ago
    The Solomons join tiny island nations worldwide at the forefront of CBDC development. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has launched a proof-of-concept for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) called Bokolo Cash, with Japanese blockchain Soramitsu providing support.Bokolo Cash will be worth one Solomon Islands dollar. Wholesale transfers between…
  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
    Cointelegraph.com News - 5 hours ago
    Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested comments on Fidelity’s spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. SEC solicits comments…
  • SEC solicits comments on Fidelity’s spot Ether ETF application
    Cointelegraph.com News - 6 hours ago
    “Interested persons” will have 21 days to comment on a proposed rule change allowing the Cboe BZX Exchange to list and trade shares of the Fidelity Ethereum Fund. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission called on the public to comment on a proposed rule change that could allow asset…
  • Microsoft to invest $3.2B in UK artificial intelligence infrastructure
    Cointelegraph.com News - 6 hours ago
    This is Microsoft’s largest investment in the area to date. Microsoft is set to launch a $3.2-billion investment in the United Kingdom for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and training.This marks the company’s largest U.K. .@Microsoft is committed as a company to ensuring that the UK as a country has world-leading…
  • Capital flight from Binance subsides: Report
    Cointelegraph.com News - 6 hours ago
    “It’s business as usual,” Nansen wrote in evaluating Binance’s data. It appears that withdrawals from crypto exchange Binance have largely subsided after its $4.3-billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice last week.Data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen shows that Binance witnessed a net inflow of $87.4 million in…
  • Real AI & crypto use cases, No. 4: Fighting AI fakes with blockchain
    Cointelegraph.com News - 6 hours ago
    We need to fight fake AI content using blockchain because otherwise “sh*t will get really weird, says Near founder Illia Polosukhin Were rolling out one genuine use case for AI and crypto each day this week including reasons why you shouldnt necessarily believe the hype. Today: How blockchain can fight…
  • Bitcoin for Christmas: MicroStrategy buys another $600M
    Cointelegraph.com News - 7 hours ago
    The firm reported it held 174,530 Bitcoin as of Nov. 29 — worth roughly $6.6 billion at a price of $37,726. Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy purchased 16,130 Bitcoin (BTC) in November, bringing its total holdings to more than $6 billion.In a Nov. 30 announcement, MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor said the…
  • Binance launches pilot program for bank custody of collateral
    Cointelegraph.com News - 7 hours ago
    Binance unveiled a new program that lets institutions trade without depositing to the exchange. Crypto exchange Binance launched a pilot program that allows banks to store trading collateral off-exchange, according to a Nov. Binance trading interface. Source: BinanceAccording to the announcement, the program allows institutions to hold collateral at a…
  • Bitcoin eyes best November since 2020 as PCE fails to move BTC price
    Cointelegraph.com News - 8 hours ago
    Bitcoin remains on track to seal its highest monthly close since May 2022, but BTC’s price is stubbornly rangebound. Bitcoin (BTC) brushed off fresh United States macro data into the Nov. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewPCE keeps Fed pivot pressure aliveData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price…
  • Pudgy Penguins GIFs top 10B views, CEO sets sights on Disney, Hello Kitty: NFT Creator 
    Cointelegraph.com News - 8 hours ago
    Pudgy Penguins now has 1M Instagram followers and is stocked in 2000 Walmarts. CEO Luca Schnetzler, 25, explains where everything went right. Pudgy Penguins minted in July 2021, but quickly saw high drama after its former founder came under suspicion he was going to rug the project. A few months later…
  • Rarible’s RARI Foundation taps Arbitrum for royalty-embedded EVM chain
    Cointelegraph.com News - 9 hours ago
    Rarible has cemented its commitment to NFT royalty enforcement by launching a testnet for an EVM-compatible chain with embedded royalties at the node level. The RARI Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Rarible ecosystem, officially released a testnet for an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain called “RARI Chain,” with royalties…
  • ChatGPT’s first year marked by existential fear, lawsuits and boardroom drama
    Cointelegraph.com News - 9 hours ago
    Cointelegraph reflects on the artificial intelligence pause that never happened, a lawsuit that could change the entire AI industry, and the Sam Altman firing and rehiring drama. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is, by the numbers, the most popular artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the world. On its one-year anniversary, ChatGPT now boasts…
  • US regulators doing ‘good job of alienating’ crypto sector — Cardano founder
    Cointelegraph.com News - 9 hours ago
    Charles Hoskinson took a jab at the perceived inconsistency in applying decentralization standards by the U.S. SEC. The United States’ approach to cryptocurrencies could do more harm than good, and it risks losing major players by the time they “get their act together,” Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has said.“When you…
  • Celsius grants access to withdrawals for eligible crypto holders
    Cointelegraph.com News - 10 hours ago
    Eligible participants can withdraw 72.5% of their cryptocurrency holdings minus transaction fees. Bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius has started withdrawals for select users in a crucial development for the company and its clients amid financial instability and legal issues.According to a filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the…
  • KyberSwap hacker demands complete control over Kyber company
    Cointelegraph.com News - 10 hours ago
    The hacker demanded the surrender of all Kyber company assets, both on-chain and off-chain, including shares, equity and tokens. Update Nov. 30 1:10PM UTC: This article has been updated to add details on the hackers demands.The hacker behind the $46-million KyberSwap exploit has finally released their conditions for the return…
  • AntPool offers to refund affected user the 83-BTC transaction fee
    Cointelegraph.com News - 10 hours ago
    The crypto mining platform AntPool says it will refund the unprecedented transaction fee of 83 BTC to the affected user, provided they produce the necessary identification information. The cryptocurrency mining platform AntPool released an update on Nov. 30, saying it will refund the transaction fee of 83 Bitcoin (BTC).It said…