According to a letter penned by seven U.S. lawmakers, ERCOT was “intimately connected” with the growth of crypto mining in Texas. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and a group of six other U.S. lawmakers have requested information from the head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, on the energy usage and potential environmental...Continue Reading

Cointelegraph spoke with Steven Vasilev, the co-founder of RTFKT to learn more about how NFCs and NFTs can be used together to create better user experiences. As brands focus on building new use cases during the bear market, a team has come up with combining nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and near-field communication (NFC) chips to enhance...Continue Reading

The Singapore-based crypto exchange announced Paris, France as its regional headquarters after receiving its French Digital Asset Service Provider license in September. Digital asset exchange Crypto.com has chosen Paris, France as the center for its European headquarters and has invested $145.7 million in the country to establish the new operations.  The Singapore-based crypto exchange announced on...Continue Reading

The crypto billionaire said he would look at Celsius, but he saw little left to rescue otherwise; the mess is the price of inaction on the part of regulators and the industry. FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried said that he will take a look at Celsius, but he does not see a lot more to do...Continue Reading

Bitcoin-denominated futures open interest hits 660,000 BTC despite volatility remaining comparatively flat. Bitcoin (BTC) saw flash volatility into the Oct. 12 Wall Street open as United States economic data began to move markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analyst: PPI volatility a taste of things to come Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and...Continue Reading

As global inflation rumors continue to circulate, debates rage on both inside and outside of the decentralized finance space on whether Bitcoin is the answer. Inflation is a buzzword penetrating the finance world, both traditional and decentralized. International leaders continue to debate whether current circumstances can be deemed a recession. While financial industry experts ponder...Continue Reading

Crypto is currently languishing like the internet did in 1996 with slow speeds and few practical use cases, says Steve Newcomb, chief product officer of Matter Labs. But a major increase in bandwidth and security soon after saw the internet become a crucial part of daily life across the globe and were right on the...Continue Reading

Siu noted that the Metaverse won’t be a single or central entity but a combination of several metaverses. The $200 billion gaming industry is rapidly becoming a key point of interaction between Web2 and Web3. In recent times a growing number of gaming companies have integrated digital wallet support and nonfungible token (NFT)-based reward systems...Continue Reading

Michael J. Hsu called for tighter interagency efforts and highlighted the three most dangerous areas of the new industry. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu urged his fellow regulators not to lower their standards when dealing with crypto under the pressure of “being perceived as anti-innovation luddite.” According to the OCC, it’s necessary...Continue Reading

Despite delisting VBB, Valkyrie still continues to manage the Bitcoin Strategy ETF and its Bitcoin futures ETF and the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF. Valkyrie Funds, a major cryptocurrency fund manager in the United States, will soon be liquidating one of its Bitcoin (BTC)-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The firm announced on Oct. 11 plans to close the...Continue Reading