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'Stand with Crypto' PAC hits 1 million advocates

The Stand With Crypto political action committee claims that nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the financial system needs an overhaul.

Zone launches PoS gateway with instant settlements

Zone’s layer-1 blockchain is purportedly Africa’s first decentralized, cross border, currency-agnostic payments solution.

Paxos International to issue regulated interest-paying stablecoin

The international arm of New York-based Paxos will issue a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin that will not be available in the United States.

3 reasons why Bitcoin failed to break above $72K

Regulatory uncertainty and volatile macroeconomic events may weaken further upside in the BTC price in the near term.

General election could delay crypto regulation by months — CryptoUK

Whether the U.K. Conservative Party maintains control of government or Labour is voted in, the House of Commons will be in recess until July 4 and during party conference season.

Galaxy tokenizes violin to secure loan, NFT sales volume tumbles: Nifty Newsletter

NFTs recorded a 54% drop in sales volume, from over $1 billion in April to $624 million in May.

Rushing OP_CAT on Bitcoin could come at an immense security cost

Operation Concatenate (OP_CAT) could be a game-changer for Bitcoin. But if its security risks are not diligently addressed, it could also undermine Bitcoin.

Turkey denies plans to tax crypto, stock gains

Turkey has dismissed levies on profits from stocks and cryptocurrencies but is exploring a transaction tax as part of efforts to regulate the tax on financial transactions.

Coinbase rolls out smart wallet with no gas fees and easy onboarding

Coinbase customers can look forward to a cheaper, easier experience when they buy, sell or trade crypto.

Franklin Templeton CEO says Bitcoin investment still in early phase

CEO Jenny Johnson believes institutions will deploy a second wave into Bitcoin funds and attract the truly big players.

Blockchain-powered audits with community in mind: Hats Finance joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Hats Finance, a community-focused audit platform that enables permissionless on-chain competitions and bug bounties has joined the Cointelegraph Accelerator program.

Centralized crypto exchange trading volume falls to $5.2T in May

Trading volumes on CEXs have somewhat subsided after topping $9 trillion in March.

Price analysis 6/5: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, SHIB, ADA, AVAX

Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range, but solid inflows into spot ETFs suggest investors anticipate an upside breakout.

Largest Bitcoin mining firm sold 63% of mined BTC in May

Marathon Digital sold a large chunk of its Bitcoin production in May as miners adjusted operations after the halving event.

Spot Ether ETF approvals will ‘take some time’ — Gary Gensler

The SEC Chair spoke on CNBC on June 5, suggesting the commission could delay approving S-1 registration statements for exchanges listing spot Ether ETFs.

Become a Bali crypto digital nomad like me: Here’s how

Since the start of the year, I’ve been living in a cheap island paradise as a Bali crypto digital nomad. Here’s how you can too.

63 US banks on the brink of insolvency: Why Bitcoin's next target is $100K

Bitcoin price may be closer to the big milestone $100,000 mark than many realize as a looming banking crisis could see BTC become the new "safe haven asset."

Former OpenAI researcher foresees AGI reality in 2027

Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner is confident that an AI lab will be able to train a GPT-4-level model in a minute in 2027, versus three months in 2023.

CBDC privacy concerns and ‘lack of purpose’ stall progress: 4 out of 167 live

Government interest in CBDCS was a knee-jerk reaction to the popularity of crypto and the rise of private stablecoins.

M^0 secures $35M Series A round for stablecoin issuance network

As part of the fundraising, M^0 has deployed its core protocol and on-chain governance mechanism on the Ethereum mainnet.

Switzerland takes a ‘tech neutral’ approach to AI regulations

As the world races to regulate high-level AI systems, Switzerland is taking a more “tech natural” approach focusing on sector-based use cases, while still having a major voice on the global stage.

Vitalik Buterin slams celebrity memecoins

Buterin responded to a post about Iggy Azalea’s Mother Iggy token potentially leading the celebrity crypto trend toward sustainable value creation.

UK tribunal starts hearing $9B BSV delisting case

According to plaintiffs, the six exchanges, which delisted Bitcoin SV in 2019, owe BSV holders $9 billion for missed opportunities.

UAE central bank approves licensing system for stablecoins

KARM Legal Consultants founder Kokila Alagh said that the regulations clarify the issuance, licensing and supervision of dirham-backed payment tokens.

Private firms to join global central bank CBDC project

As Project mBridge enters its MVP phase, the BIS is inviting private sector firms to propose new solutions and use cases to further develop and showcase the platform’s potential.

Tether CEO warns of new wave crypto airdrop scam emails, CoinGecko potentially affected

Cryptocurrency users should exercise extreme caution when handling crypto airdrop-related emails received in the past 24 hours, according to Tether’s CEO.

Tether announces strategic investment and launch of XAU1 stablecoin

Tether invests $18.75 million in XREX Group and launches XAU1 stablecoin to enhance cross-border B2B payments and regulatory technology.

Tezos Paris upgrade: Faster L2 transactions, lower Fees

Tezos’ 16th upgrade is now live on the mainnet, reducing block finality times to just 10 seconds. This improvement aims to enhance layer-2 scalability in the future.

Bitget boosts security with Sumsub’s deepfake AI detection

Sumsub’s AI-powered deepfake detection and fraud prevention will go a long way toward ensuring both companies meet high security standards.

Bitcoin halving impacts miner Riot’s revenue by 43% despite new facility

To keep up with the declining Bitcoin rewards, Riot Platforms opened a new mining facility near Corsicana, Texas.

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