BTC price headwinds increase as inflation worries return for the Fed, with Bitcoin dropping nearly 4% versus the day’s highs. Bitcoin (BTC) saw snap losses into the Feb. 13 Wall Street open as United States inflation data dealt a blow to risk assets. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed a 3.8% BTC price...Continue Reading

Some call the novel standard a “game changer,” while others are less enthusiastic about its prospects. A new Ethereum token standard that has taken the blockchain sector by storm is drawing praise and criticism from industry veterans. Dubbed ERC-404, the standard mixes the technology behind ERC-20 tokens with that of ERC-721, which is used in...Continue Reading

The collaboration will allow users to receive their purchased crypto directly to their Ledger devices. Hardware wallet provider Ledger and crypto exchange Coinbase have announced a collaboration to streamline crypto purchases and create an easier way to transfer assets from an exchange into self-custody.   In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, the Ledger team highlighted that...Continue Reading

MetaLawMan says Coinbase will win against the SEC, and reveals a loophole enabled him to mine Bitcoin with free electricity: X Hall of Flame. Crypto lawyer James Murphy better known online as MetaLawMan found himself in an odd situation where he became a creditor of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX while, at the same time,...Continue Reading

Bitcoin ETFs could revolutionize the average investment portfolio, but BTC’s characteristics as an asset class could change. On Jan. 11, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a significant milestone that could significantly impact the average household investor. The ETFs saw eight-figure trading volumes in their first...Continue Reading

The government-led AI Singapore aims to scale its AI models for commercial use by 2024, particularly focusing on Southeast Asia, with SEA-LION catering to local languages. The island nation of Singapore is eyeing 2024 as the year to scale its Southeast Asian-focused artificial intelligence (AI) models for commercial use and become a global hub for...Continue Reading

The Glenlivet tapped NFTs to provide digital certificates of ownership and authenticity for its rare whisky collection. Scotland-based distillery The Glenlivet has turned to nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and artificial intelligence (AI) to help sell bottles of a 50-year-old whisky priced at around $43,000 per bottle.  On Feb. 13, the company announced that it will be...Continue Reading

Investors claim the HectorDAO team failed to protect their assets after the protocol’s deployer account whitelisted a malicious hacker address. Investors of the Hector decentralized autonomous organization, HectorDAO, on the Fantom network are demanding control of the protocol’s remaining funds after the tea allegedly halted all communications following a Jan. 16 hack that led to...Continue Reading

Solana becomes the 4th largest crypto by market cap despite a major network outage on Feb. 6. Solana’s SOL token has flipped Binance’s BNB token to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The SOL token rose 7.56% in the 24 hours leading up to 1:50 pm UTC to trade at $112.52, overtaking the BNB...Continue Reading

Crypto firms operating on the island would have to meet the qualification requirements for investment businesses, which were not designed for the crypto market. The Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown dependency and a well-known offshore financial center, has opened a public consultation on the future of its crypto regulation.  On Feb. 13, the...Continue Reading