The ERC-3643 Ethereum Improvement Proposal reached its final stage, emerging as a recognized standard for tokenizing real-world assets. The Ethereum community has officially signed off on the ERC-3643 Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP), establishing it as a recognized standard for compliant tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs).  According to a Dec. 15 announcement, the proposal reached its final...Continue Reading

Members of the crypto community shared their sentiments about the Ledger Connect exploit a day after the hack. Crypto community members have posted their responses to the Ledger Connect Kit exploit that affected multiple decentralized applications (DApps) across the Web3 space. On Dec. 14, a hacker attacked the front end of multiple DApps using Ledger’s...Continue Reading

Bitcoin bulls face a battle for support on multiple timeframes as BTC price action stays volatile. Bitcoin (BTC) tapped lows beneath $41,700 after the Dec. 15 Wall Street open as BTC price action fielded fresh sell-side pressure. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD diving over $1,300 or 3.2% on the day. The...Continue Reading

A recent study from two European nonprofits revealed that Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot, now rebranded as Copilot, gives misleading or inaccurate information about election information. A study from two Europe-based nonprofits has found that Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) Bing chatbot, now rebranded as Copilot, produces misleading results on election information and misquotes its sources. The...Continue Reading

There is a skills gap in the blockchain industry, and universities worldwide have created programs to help produce the next generation of blockchain professionals. As talk of the Bitcoin halving, exchange-traded funds and other macro factors seem to point to the beginning of the next bull market cycle for crypto, many might be considering starting...Continue Reading

Iris Energy will receive mining hardware orders from Bitmain in the first six months of 2024, taking its operational mining capacity above 10 EH/s. Renewable Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Iris Energy is set to increase its total hash rate to 10 exahashes per second (EH/s) in 2024 by acquiring new Bitmain T21 mining rigs. The...Continue Reading

Bitcoin miners’ revenue has reached all-time highs in part due to increased on-chain fees. The Bitcoin ecosystem has witnessed a dramatic recovery as the market cap of BRC-20 tokens surpassed $4 billion shortly after their invention in January. According to a Dec. 15 research report by cryptocurrency exchange Bitget seen by Cointelegraph, Bitcoin (BTC) miners’...Continue Reading

Asset manager First Trust has filed with the SEC for a Bitcoin buffer ETF intending to help investors mitigate risk by targeting downside protection. The financial services firm First Trust is the latest company to file for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), and not for a spot one. First Trust on Dec. 14 submitted...Continue Reading

Resolving recent systemic failures in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and the prospect of spot Bitcoin ETF approvals could drive Bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024. The COVID-19 pandemic, rampant inflation and regional conflicts directly influenced Bitcoin’s (BTC) drop in value over the past two years. However, 2024 promises to be a resurgent period, according to Blockstream CEO...Continue Reading

OpenAI said the startup fund initiative is an effort to do its part to help push the boundaries of applied AI in essential domains. OpenAI has opened applications for the second cohort of its six-week program for artificial intelligence (AI) startups, Converge 2, through which it will invest $1 million into each of the 15...Continue Reading