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Bitcoin, CBDCs and stablecoins could coexist in Lugano as they can potentially serve different purposes for users, the city’s CFO believes.

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The 2024 outlook highlights plans to increase active validators from 40 to 100 and merge Beacon Chain (BC) to enhance blockchain efficiency and speed up decentralization.

Jian Wen attempted to purchase a house worth $30 million using Bitcoin from an alleged fraudster.

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The asset regularization clause has been removed from the Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines.

Jupiter is airdropping JUP tokens to nearly a million Solana wallets, in what’s set to be the biggest token launch in 2024 so far.

The world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume acquired a majority stake in GOPAX in February 2023, re-entering a market it had vacated two years previously.

The Dencun upgrade was activated on the second of three Ethereum testnets as proto-danksharding inches closer to mainnet.

The approval of Bitcoin ETFs serves as a form of mainstream validation, but longtime Bitcoiner Paul Sztorc says the ecosystem still needs to think carefully about scaling.

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Stablecoin purchasing power is back in what has been a net positive for Bitcoin price performance.

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Developers on Sui are building products that people are using to address real-world challenges, according to Greg Siourounis, Sui's managing director.

The U.K.'s approach to handling privacy concerns posed by a digital pound should help quench concerns, according to interviews with a wide range of crypto industry legal and technical insiders.

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Ether prices are set to close the month just over 2% higher, while major NFT indices have gained almost 10%.

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China imposed a blanket ban on crypto use in 2021, but due to technological advancements and the decentralized nature of crypto, mainland users have found a way to access the crypto market.

Settlements are the “most common” way the SEC resolves enforcement actions, but this stops defendants from speaking out, says Hester Peirce.

“I decided to simplify communication with girls via GPT,” said Moscow-based AI developer Alexander Zhadan.

The JUP-USD perpetual traded at 65 cents on Aevo at press time, implying a market capitalization of $700 million at the inception.

Avalon Chief Product Officer Jeffrey Butler speaks with Decrypt reporter Jason Nelson about the use of generative AI within the upcoming game and how it will help players from anywhere and everywhere truly see themselves represented in the online world.

Ethereum’s co-founder warned it’s “worth treading carefully” when fusing together AI and blockchain technology.

The official social media account for the Spanish embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been particularly interested in upcoming airdrops from Jupiter and Dymension.

Dencun successfully passed tests on Sepolia, further clearing the way toward cheaper, faster layer-2 transactions.

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Vermillio's Trace ID, leveraging blockchain, aims to safeguard and monetize performer likenesses.

The firm’s CEO Chris Amani says bankruptcy protections could help appeal the suit brought against it by the SEC, effectively eliminating “the single largest claim against it.”

SOL is back above $100 as various Solana network metrics spike ahead of Wednesday’s Jupiter (JUP) token launch.

The SEC admitted its attorneys “should have been more forthcoming” with the court but argued a sanction wasn’t appropriate.

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Blockchain analysts say the fund manager has slowed its transfers of BTC to Coinbase, and the price of the asset is up.

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The generative AI-powered hardware—pitched on Kickstarter—composes rhymes all day, every day.

The embassy for Spain in Bosnia apparently declared on social media that it wants tokens—all of them.

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The hookup between Celo and Circle will benefit both sides as Celo continues to advance real-world use cases and Circle expands its reach.

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Xai has quickly become one of the buzziest networks in crypto gaming. Ex Populus CEO Tobias Batton shares what’s ahead.

The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful.