There are concerns that the halving may be bad news for mining decentralization. Industry experts are concerned the upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving could lead to increased centralization.  The fear is the reduction in block rewards will make older mining equipment unprofitable, concentrating hashing power in the hands of fewer miners. A trend toward mining pool...Continue Reading

The CME has already doubled its average daily Bitcoin trading volume since 2023, its executive director told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. The upcoming launch of euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether futures products could bolster institutional cryptocurrency adoption in the eurozone, Giovanni Vicioso, the executive director of equity and alternative products at the CME Group, told...Continue Reading

Over a week into Starknet’s colossal airdrop event, daily active users and transaction count have returned to the baseline. Starknet’s network activity continues to fall despite revisions to its controversial token unlock schedule. For the second time since Starknet announced its provisions airdrop on Valentine’s Day, active users fell below 100,000 addresses, reaching around 43,000 on...Continue Reading

Explore the world of crypto OTC trading — a discreet and flexible alternative to traditional exchanges, offering privacy and tailored transactions for savvy investors. The direct exchange of cryptocurrencies between two parties outside established exchanges is known as over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading. OTC cryptocurrency trading is carried out through intermediaries called OTC crypto brokerage firms,...Continue Reading

Hong Kong remains firm on the exchange registration deadline, and APAC exchanges see record volumes amid the crypto bull run. Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industrys most important developments. Crypto exchanges that wish to do business in Hong Kong must apply for a license with the Securities and Futures Commissions...Continue Reading

The seller saw the buyer’s X post and decided to buy back the Bitcoin Ordinals NFT for the same amount of Bitcoin. A Bitcoin Ordinals trader managed to recover their money after making an error purchase of a $13,000 nonfungible token (NFT) on the Bitcoin (BTC) network.  On March 1, a Bitcoin Ordinals trader shared...Continue Reading

Elon Musk urges OpenAI to return to its open-source principles and requests an injunction to prevent the for-profit exploitation of AGI technology. Elon Musk, owner of X, SpaceX and Tesla, is in a legal battle with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, claiming a breach of their nonprofit agreement. The legal action against OpenAI and...Continue Reading

Attorneys general from numerous states filed a brief that calls out the SEC for its enforcement action against the Kraken crypto exchange, saying it used “undelegated authority.” Eight state attorneys general in the United States filed a joint amicus brief, arguing that the Securities and Exchange Commission has overstepped its delegated power in the lawsuit...Continue Reading

Community members believe the exchange’s support team should have frozen the account before the funds were transferred. A crypto trader shared a troubling experience on the Binance exchange moments before losing $70,000 in digital assets to a hacker. On Feb. 29, a pseudonymous trader who goes by the username “DoomXBT” posted a thread on X sharing...Continue Reading

The removal of the naira by Binance from its P2P market came amid claims by Nigerian authorities that the platform contributed to the devaluation of the naira. Cryptocurrency trading platform Binance has removed the Nigerian currency, the naira, from its peer-to-peer (P2P) service.  Binance users in Nigeria have taken to the X social media platform...Continue Reading