BlackRock’s Bitcoin fund carried over to the rest of the United States spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded a net inflow of $294 million on Oct. 21.  Investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) have bought the dip, sending $329 million in inflows to the fund on Oct. 21 after Bitcoin slipped 3% in a day. ...Continue Reading

Maker rebranded to Sky just two months ago in August as part of its Endgame overhaul, but there has been some resistance.  The community for decentralized finance lending platform Sky is considering doubling back to its original Maker brand after apparent confusion and negative feedback over its rebrand since August.  On Oct. 21, Sky co-founder...Continue Reading

Web3 security firm Scam Sniffer says a malicious crypto-draining link can appear for some Google users when they search for Sony’s new blockchain. A sponsored ad on Google that appears as a website link for Sony’s blockchain Soneium is actually a well-hidden crypto wallet drainer, according to Scam Sniffer.  The blockchain security firm said in...Continue Reading

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said crypto is “almost never” used outside of drugs and criminal activity — but evidence points to the contrary. Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari — who once likened Bitcoin to Beanie Babies — has landed himself in hot water again after perpetuating a claim that crypto is only...Continue Reading

The dodgy transaction happened just two months before the firm went bust in September 2022, says the Australian financial regulator.  The former CEO of the Australian cryptocurrency exchange Mine Digital is facing one count of fraud for allegedly stealing $1.47 million (2.2 million Australian dollars) from a customer who once sought to swap the funds...Continue Reading

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam hopes a new Congress and president can accelerate crypto regulations.  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has reportedly claimed the agency is “handcuffed” as crypto regulation talks stall in the United States.  Efforts to adopt a legislative framework regulating the digital asset industry have “stalled out so far,” claimed...Continue Reading

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk were sued by the producers of the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049 for allegedly using AI to spoof an image of the film at its We, Robot event. Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery have been accused of violating the copyright of the film Blade Runner 2049 during an...Continue Reading

Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor previously said without Bitcoin self-custody, custodians would accumulate too much power which they could then abuse. MicroStrategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has been slammed over his latest comments recommending Bitcoin custodianship through “too big to fail” financial institutions rather than using self-custody — something he once championed. Saylor controversially suggested Bitcoiners...Continue Reading

Ledger will allow users to swap assets across chains in its app using the decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain. Ledger Live has partnered with decentralized finance protocol THORChain to launch native cross-chain swaps on its platform, allowing users to swap assets across blockchains from within the Ledger Live app.  The hardware wallet manufacturer announced the new...Continue Reading

More than 18 million registered voters in the Lone Star State will decide whether to replace Senator Ted Cruz with Representative Colin Allred starting in 2025. A political action committee (PAC) backed by cryptocurrency mining executives has launched two ad spots for Republican candidates as early voting continues in the United States for the November...Continue Reading