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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delayed an application by Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), a day after pushing back a decision on an application from BlackRock to launch an ether ETF.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds for the first time on Jan. 10.

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Around $1.3 billion has shifted from GBTC to new spot bitcoin ETFs, equivalent to a monthly outflow of about $3 billion per month, the bank said in a report.

Some welcome the technology with open arms, other are less enthusiastic.

Another day, another airdrop. About half a million Ethereum wallets can claim the AltLayer (ALT) token now.

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The mining business aims to reach 8 EH/s mining power and already has 4.5 EH/s operational after starting the unit in the summer of 2023.

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Bitcoin has a new lifeline in the form of “significant” Binance bid liquidity, but ETF pressures on BTC price performance continue for another day.

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There are short-term factors like the new U.S. ETFs and the upcoming Bitcoin halving. But the longer-term case rests on larger macro factors, says Torbjørn Bull Jenssen.

In response to a consultation paper on a U.K. CBDC, the bank and HM Treasury said they had not decided to launch a digital pound but intended to “protect access to cash.”

Bitcoin remained steady on news that the U.S. economy grew more than expected during Q4, even if it did slow down from the previous quarter.

The gamified Bitcoin DeFi accelerator aims to be a “viral utility token,” building a DeFi and gaming ecosystem on Bitcoin.

Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7.

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The funding will go towards further developing the protocol and adding new hires. Axiom allows smart contract developers to access historical data from Ethereum and then perform intensive computations off-chain.

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In his latest book, the Yale economist guides prospective buyers through never overpaying for art by examining the data and curating relationships. It turns out NFTs have particular utility here.

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Inscription tokens ORDI and SATS have underperformed the broader crypto market so far in 2024 and are still showing potential for further downside.

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Jason Rohrer says the interactions with his AI model, based on a deceased person, were taken out of context in a new film screened at Sundance.

Central bank digital currencies are becoming more politicized globally, “but in the U.S. they seem to be ‘hyper-politicized.’”

Polygon Labs and Warner Music Group announced two recipients of their inaugural Web3 Music Accelerator program to further the evolution of the music industry.

Google’s latest concept, Lumiere, is a time-space diffusion model that transforms text and images into AI-generated realistic videos with on-demand editing capabilities.

Offline staking lets users securely earn rewards by participating in blockchain networks while keeping their cryptocurrency assets offline.

The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

The private funding round included participation from DAO MAKER, Shima Capital, and Gate.io among other investors.

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The Binance founder had requested to travel to the UAE to be present for the “hospitalization and surgery” of an unnamed individual.

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From meme coins to NFTs, here are all the biggest and zaniest crypto projects tied to U.S. elections.

Developer Mini Doge said in a post on X that the free version of Doom was inscribed into the blockchain to celebrate the game’s 30th anniversary.

The AI factory launch comes after the agreement in December 2023 on the EU AI Act, the first global comprehensive law on powerful artificial intelligence models.