John Deaton vows to fight federal CBDC, calls it ’a hill to die on’
John Deaton has discussed his stance on US Federal Reserve CBDCs, regulatory clarity and government…
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Bitcoin should be treated as a commodity, like gold — Cantor Fitzgerald CEO
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick advocates for Bitcoin to be classified as a commodity, citing…
FBI seizes $6M from crypto scammers targeting US citizens
Tether says it aided in the recovery of the stolen crypto by freezing the scammers…
MiCA threatens crypto firm exodus to Middle East: Regulatory expert
The upcoming regulatory framework could threaten a mass crypto exodus to the Middle East due…
Kamala Harris wants the US to ‘remain dominant’ in blockchain
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris made a public statement about digital assets in a Wednesday…
SEC files ‘settled charges’ against Mango Markets operators
In 2022, Mango Markets suffered a high-profile exploit perpetrated by Avraham Eisenberg that drained the…
Propelled by crypto inflows, US ETF assets hit record $10 trillion
Cryptocurrency ETFs saw inflows exceeding $20 billion in 2024, according to Morningstar.
Leveraged MicroStrategy ETFs break $400M as ‘hot sauce arms race’ heat up
The ETFs add leverage to MicroStrategy’s already levered-up Bitcoin strategy, and investors can’t seem to…
How metaverse platforms could solve the loneliness epidemic
The growing social media and online gaming usage will require more decentralized and community-owned alternatives.
Bitget to connect Telegram Mini Apps to broader Web3 with new dev kit
The Bitget Wallet team said in a press release that the new integration opens up…
Liquid restaking protocol Bedrock suffers $2M exploit
Bedrock said the root cause of the exploit has been “handled” and reassured users that…
Despite WazirX, Q3 crypto hack and scam losses fell to $413m YOY
Losses from scams and hacks in Q3 declined by 40% compared to the previous year,…
Avalanche to reward devs building layer-1 chains with $40M grant
An Avalanche spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the grant program will reward developers who create layer-1…
Middle East accounts for 7.5% of global crypto volume — Chainalysis
According to the World Bank, less than 50% of adults in the Middle East and…
Long and short positions in crypto, explained
Long positions profit from rising crypto prices, while short positions profit from falling prices.
