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How Bitget CEO Gracy Chen plans to shake up the male-dominated crypto industry

Cointelegraph heard from Gracy Chen, the newly appointed CEO of Bitget, to understand her strategy leading a top crypto exchange as a female in a male-dominated industry.

Ether price could hit $4.5K before ETH ETF: DeFiance Capital founder

Ether could rally another 15% before the first ETFs start trading on the market, according to Arthur Cheong.

Unveiling Polygon's AggLayer: Insights from co-founder Brendan Farmer

Diving into the AggLayer with Brendan Farmer to determine the implications it will have upon latency, liquidity fragmentation, and more.

What comes after spot Ether ETF approvals? Execs weigh in

Consensys director of global regulatory matters Bill Hughes interpreted the approval as an admission that Ether is a commodity.

Elon Musk's xAI secures $6B in bid to rival ChatGPT by end of year

Despite an eight-year headstart, xAI’s Grok could become a chatGPT competitor by the end of 2024, according to Musk.

Argentina aims to learn from El Salvador's Bitcoin success

Argentina wants to learn from El Salvador’s experience of Bitcoin adoption and other cryptocurrency activities.

BTC price preps 'most parabolic phase' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin is consolidating and BTC price bets are building — where will BTC/USD head next?

Bitcoin might get boring — But Ether may propel LINK, UNI, ARB prices higher

After the initial subdued reaction to the spot Ether ETF approval, Ether may move up, pulling LINK, UNI, and ARB higher, while Bitcoin may consolidate.

EU Commission urged to prepare for blockchain and AI integration

Decentralized AI networks, enhancement of smart contracts and emerging DeFi protocols are some of the upcoming trends in blockchain, according to EUBOF.

How to buy Ether (ETH) on eToro

Here’s the step-by-step process of purchasing ETH on eToro and exploring the platform’s user-friendly interface and seamless transaction procedures.

Traders hope for ‘insane pump’ as altcoins approach key resistance levels

Growing altcoin market cap and a decline in Bitcoin dominance have spurred renewed hopes for altseason.

Normie memecoin team mulls hacker demands after token falls 99%

The price of NORMIE sunk 99% in less than three hours after a smart contract exploit, temporarily gutting its market cap from nearly $42 million to $200,000.

Ethereum gains 5% in 24 hours: Start of post-ETF approval pump?

ETH has come within $70 of the psychological $4,000 price level during early trading on May 27.

Could Trump’s win nix SEC crypto suits? Critics say he’s ‘pandering’ for votes

One crypto lawyer thinks a Donald Trump election win would revert some SEC crypto lawsuits, but others note he hasn’t always kept campaign promises.

Danger as wave of crypto influencers and celeb X accounts are hacked

The social media accounts of famous traders, rappers and even Caitlyn Jenner are shilling tokens in what many believe is part of an orchestrated string of hacks.

Can Bitcoin finally move on from Craig Wright?

England's High Court of Justice delivered a heavy blow to Wright with a judgment that said he "lied to the court extensively and repeatedly."

Cristiano Ronaldo unveils 4th NFT collection with Binance despite $1B lawsuit

The collection will launch on 29 May with fixed pricing across most items.

Former Google China boss doubles down: AI to take 50% of jobs by 2027

Kai-Fu Lee predicted the modern AI zeitgeist back when OpenAI was a non-profit building chatbots.

Uniswap reveals assets ahead of fee mechanism vote

During the first quarter, the foundation committed $4.34 million in new grants and disbursed $2.79 million in previously committed grants.

Bitcoin analyst sees 'several more weeks' before BTC price breaks $70K

Bitcoin may not yet be done consolidating below new all-time highs, with BTC price rejecting above $70,000.

Aptos hits all-time high in user transactions

The recent surge in transactional activity on Aptos is attributed to the launch of Tapos Cat, a new tap-to-earn game that has gained rapid popularity. \

​​Spot Ethereum ETF approval 'may be better for Bitcoin' — Michael Saylor

The approval of spot Ether ETFs brings in “another line of defense for Bitcoin,” argues MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor.

Trump promises to release Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht if re-elected

Former United States President Donald Trump vows to free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht if re-elected.

Donald Trump declares US must not settle for ‘second place’ in crypto industry

Former United States President Donald Trump claims he is "very open minded" to "all things related to this new and burgeoning industry."

Telegram's Pavel Durov is wrong about Signal — and has been for years

Considering Telegram doesn't even offer end-to-end encryption by default, founder Pavel Durov has a lot to say about his messaging app's competitor.

Spot ETH ETFs approved, crypto bill passes US House, and more: Hodler’s Digest, May 19-25

U.S. SEC approves spot Ether ETFs, FIT21 crypto bill goes to the Senate, and Sam Bankman-Fried held in Oklahoma.

Elon Musk reportedly building ‘Gigafactory of Compute’ for AI

Musk recently said he expected xAI to catch up to OpenAI and DeepMind Google by the end of 2024.

Google blames users for wildly inaccurate ‘AI Overview’ outputs

Elon Musk recently said AI would surpass humans by 2025 but Google’s models are so inaccurate they’re being tuned by hand.

Bitcoin white paper returns to Bitcoin.org website

Due to legal constraints, UK-based users still have restricted access to the Bitcoin white paper on the Bitcoin.org website.

Don't jump to conclusions about ETH 'pullbacks' — Traders

Bitcoin's price dropped 15% after spot Bitcoin ETFs started trading, but traders aren't so sure that Ether's price will react the same way.

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