The donation went through Coinbase’s GiveCrypto initiative, which the exchange announced in December it planned to wind down. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has donated $3.6 million to Brink, a nonprofit organization supporting developers for the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. In a Feb. 16 X post, Brink credited Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the exchange’s team for donating...Continue Reading

This week’s headlines include Franklin Templeton’s entry into the Ether ETF race, Ripple’s new custody deal, Bakkt’s sale of securities and CoinShares’ Q4 earnings. Trillion-dollar asset manager Franklin Templeton is jumping on another crypto product, now seeking approval for a spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF). Akin to ARK 21Shares, Franklin wants to incorporate staking into...Continue Reading

ETH bulls call for $3,000 as the next stop for Ether, but the altcoin corrected by 46% the last time it traded above this level. Ether (ETH) price has been on an upward trend for the past 10 days, accumulating gains of 21.5% during this period as it flirts with the $2,800 level. The bullish...Continue Reading

The more powerful artificial intelligence becomes, the more challenging it will be to regulate it without restricting civil liberties. The only way to combat the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) may be to continuously develop more powerful AI and put it in government hands. That seems to be the conclusion a team of researchers...Continue Reading

Key Bitcoin price metrics hint at new all-time highs for BTC in 2024. Bitcoin’s (BTC) upcoming supply halving and its historical price action, increasing inflows into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and bullish technical setup suggest that BTC is on the path to a new all-time high.  After a fairly bullish year in 2023, 2024...Continue Reading

ETH gas fees hit an eight-month-high amid the ERC-404 token craze, while the Starknet network deals with an ongoing airdrop frenzy. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. Last week in DeFi witnessed the...Continue Reading

An ECB board member told the European Parliament the digital euro will free users of threats to private payment technology. European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Piero Cipollone spoke before the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs about preparations for the issuance of a digital euro. He addressed four issues the central...Continue Reading

Omnichain layer-1 platform Dojima Omnichain Network has become the latest pick of Cointelegraph Accelerator. In the quest to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology, the digital ecosystem faces a pivotal barrier: the lack of interoperability. As the number of blockchain networks continues to grow, each with unique protocols and standards, the digital ecosystem becomes...Continue Reading

Roughly 107,000 BTC of MicoStrategy’s holdings appeared pooled with Fidelity Custody, while 79,000 BTC was “held in segregated custody including Coinbase Prime.” Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence claimed to have identified “98% of MicroStrategy’s on-chain holdings” — roughly 186,000 Bitcoin (BTC) out of the firm’s total 190,000 BTC in wallets. In a Feb. 16 X...Continue Reading

Spot Bitcoin ETF demand remains robust, but Bitcoin could face stiff resistance near $52,000. How could altcoins react? Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $52,000 this week and the rally shows no signs of tiring out. That indicates continued demand for Bitcoin at every higher level. A report by on-chain data analytics firm CryptoQuant said they estimate...Continue Reading