Bitcoin-only wallet Relai is set to integrate Lightning payment functionality into its self-custody solution. Users of Swiss-based Bitcoin-only app Relai are set to unlock Lightning payment functionality following the integration of Blockstream’s Greenlight solution. An announcement shared with Cointelegraph unpacked details of the collaboration, which entails Blockstream’s Lightning-as-a-service solution being integrated into Relai’s Bitcoin-only wallet...Continue Reading

The Bitcoin halving will likely positively affect Ethereum and the broader crypto market, according to multiple industry insiders. A number of factors are making the upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving in April the most highly anticipated in the history of crypto. Three previous Bitcoin halvings have occurred on Nov. 28, 2012, July 9, 2016, and May...Continue Reading

CoinShares’ global assets under management (AUM) increased to approximately $7.3 billion following the acquisition. CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC, including the sponsor rights to the firm’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). As part of the deal, CoinShares has also acquired the firm’s investment advisory business,...Continue Reading

Ethereum’s Dencun hard fork includes EIP-4844, an upgrade that reduces the costs of layer-2 rollups. Layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet aims to double the impact of lowered costs for rollups after Ethereum’s latest hard fork, Dencun, takes effect on March 13. The Starknet Foundation announced the rollout of additional fee-saving initiatives on its protocol that will...Continue Reading

The new Bitcoin trust could offer investors non-taxable exposure to Bitcoin, according to Bloomberg analysts. Grayscale has filed to register a new ‘mini version’ of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), under the ticker symbol “$BTC”. The investment manager submitted an S-1 form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March...Continue Reading

Trust Wallet accounts created between Feb. 5 and Aug. 21, 2018 on iOS devices may still be vulnerable to exploits, according to cybersecurity research firm SECBIT Labs. An old vulnerability in the Trust Wallet iOS app may still affect individuals who created accounts with it — even if they no longer use Trust Wallet —...Continue Reading

Discover how to enhance cryptocurrency security by migrating digital assets from an exchange like Coinbase to a Ledger Nano X hardware wallet. In the world of cryptocurrencies, digital asset protection is critical. By transferring one’s cryptocurrency holdings from an exchange to a hardware wallet like the Ledger wallet, one may take ownership of their private...Continue Reading

Senior Binance execs Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla have been detained at a government property since Feb. 26. Despite Binance announcing its exit from Nigeria last week, two senior Binance execs are reportedly still being detained in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Tigran Gambaryan, a former cryptocurrency-focused United States federal agent, and a second Binance...Continue Reading

Sam Altman’s company will have to freeze its operations in Spain for the next three months. Worldcoin, a “globally inclusive identity and financial network” founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has failed to defend its operation in Spain through legal action. The company filed an injunction against the local regulator’s order to cease data collection...Continue Reading

This podcast is produced in collaboration with the Metis network and explores the role of layer-2 solutions in providing fast, secure and scalable transactions on Ethereum as it continues to surge in popularity. This special episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph dives deep into Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions with Jose Fabrega, head of marketing at Metis — a rapidly...Continue Reading