Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with newer datacarrying styles." In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular "inscriptions" known as "NFTs on Bitcoin."
The volatile episode came at a time when the crypto industry anxiously awaits a spot bitcoin ETF approval, a landmark for the asset class' maturation.
The E.U. is looking for input on the state of competition in virtual worlds and artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the potential probe.
Arbitrum’s new “layer-3” gaming network Xai launches the XAI token, hitting a market cap above $154 million after the airdrop.
Grayscale investment products are no substitute for BTC, Genesis creditors say, and there’s still the matter of late fees.
Analysts from Standard Chartered, Galaxy and Corestone predict that a spot bitcoin ETF could see over $1 billion in inflows over just the first quarter.
Authorized participants are needed to provide the liquidity in the ETF market, and their bona fides are very important to the SEC.
While there doesn’t appear to be any immediate threat, there also appears to be no simple solution.
Valkyrie, Invesco and Bitwise lowered their fees further just hours after all rivals finally revealed their fee plans.
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is drawing some internal heat over whether it's doing a good job overseeing crypto activity through its BitLicense program, according to a review from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Token rewards will instead be distributed from Wemix Foundation's digital wallets.
Brazil shines, Canada leads, and the U.S. teeters on the edge of history.
Polygon said the Verify protocol would be able to confirm whether Fox-created content used on another platform had been verified by the media outlet.
Ether has lost 43% of its value against bitcoin since Sept. 7.
"Verify" is an open-source protocol built on Polygon's PoS blockchain, specifically used to establish the origin and history of registered media.
The minimum inflation rate for ATOM could potentially be reduced to 0% per annum.
The notoriously pro-Bitcoin tech firm nets a cool $600 million in a single day as the BTC price bull run continues.
El Salvador is sitting on a $12.6 million unrealized profit on its bitcoin investment after being in the red for two years.
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The crypto market expects a seismic shift with the possible approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF.
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BTC’s price dropped 3% in minutes as Eric Balchunas tweeted news of the refiling before quickly recovering to almost pare the losses.
Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.
OpenAI said it views the NYT lawsuit as being “without merit” and listed its media partnerships and opt-out options for publishers, dismissing claims of misuse of information as “not typical or allowed.”
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith said she is proud to count many former military, national security, intelligence officers and law enforcement professionals among its staff.
Bitcoin is attempting to print a rare crossover that preceded the BTC price bull run to $20,000 in 2017.
Ninjalerts CEO Trevor Owens argued that Bitcoin is the best place to preserve “cultural digital artifacts” for future generations.
The Office of the Comptroller revealed its concerns over the management of BitLicense applicants by the New York Department of Financial Services.
BlackRock and VanEck, two among 13 issuers hoping to launch bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S., have filed updated documents on Tuesday.
Crypto wallet firm imToken was added to the investor alert list in Singapore because it has not applied for a license in the country, the firm said.