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Privacy worries persist as UK’s digital pound CBDC plans progress

The U.K. government received over 50,000 responses to its consultation paper on the formation of a digital pound.

Valentine's nightmare? Romance scams remain a $1B honeypot for criminals

Those in search of love online are increasingly falling prey to romance scams, with $1.3 billion stolen in 2022 alone.

AI Cupid: ChatGPT offers relationship advice for Valentine’s Day

As the day of love is upon us, we asked OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini AI models to step into the role of digital cupid for relationship advice just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Uniswap founder warns community about ENS wallet impersonation scam

ENS founder and lead developer Nick Johnson commented on the scam, saying that interfaces should not autocomplete names.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF passes 100K BTC under management

Investors keep accumulating spot Bitcoin ETF shares as combined daily inflows broke another record at $631.3 million.

Digitex Futures Exchange CEO indicted for violating Bank Secrecy Act

The Digitex Futures Exchange CEO was previously ordered to pay $16 million in penalties for failing to register with the CFTC and manipulating the price of its native token.

South Korean crypto exchanges reported 50% more suspicious transactions in 2023

The FIU has been actively encouraging crypto exchanges to report any transactions that raise suspicions of money laundering and illegal “foreign exchange outflow.”

Bitcoin bulls flirt with $69K BTC price target as crypto market nears $2T

BTC’s price seems unstoppable even pre-Wall Street as the highest levels since late 2021 greet Bitcoin bears.

EU committee greenlights world’s first AI legislation

The endorsement follows European Union member states voting to approve the final text of the EU’s AI Act.

Bitcoin breaches $1 trillion market cap

The total market value of Bitcoin’s circulating supply crossed $1 trillion after BTC’s price surged above $51,000.

Japan’s regulator suggests ‘stopping’ P2P transfers from fiat to crypto

The Financial Services Agency and the National Police Agency encourage banks to “further strengthen their user’s protection.”

Bitcoin faces $52K ‘brick wall’ at Bitfinex as BTC price erases 4% dip

Bitcoin could see trouble cracking through newly-laid ask liquidity above $50,000, the latest analysis concludes.

What are Bitcoin escrow services, and how do they work?

Bitcoin escrow services act as third-party intermediaries, holding Bitcoin in a secure account until predefined conditions are met.

US Treasury official urges Congress for more power against crypto crime

Brian Nelson tells House lawmakers that despite the agency’s authority to hold firms such as Binance accountable, more powers are needed.

Ethereum stakers among recipients as Starknet readies ecosystem token distribution

Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet will begin distributing its native network token on Feb. 20, with 700 million STRK tokens allocated across nine recipient categories.

Bitcoin ETFs haven’t cannibalized spot Bitcoin trading — Robinhood CFO

Direct Bitcoin trading is still more popular than ETFs for Robinhood users, says its chief financial officer Jason Warnick amid better-than-expected Q4 2023 results.

OpenAI gives ChatGPT a memory: No more goldfish brain?

ChatGPT will be given the capacity to remember conversations so that users don’t have to repeatedly enter the same information.

Angel Drainer targets users with malicious Safe contract: $403K stolen

The notorious phishing group deployed a nefarious Safe vault contract that used Etherscan to provide victims with a “false sense of security.”

Bull run back? User spends $113K in gas to snipe token only to be ‘rugged’

A crypto user spent $113,000 in gas in an apparent attempt to snipe the launch of a new ERC-404 token, which pumped and dumped to zero just 35 minutes later.

Printing money for fools is a ‘great business to be in’ — NZ central bank head

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr jested during a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday, but Bitcoiners argue there’s truth to his joke.

Bitcoin ETF war could see many issuers never ‘break even’ — Analysts

Some Bitcoin ETF issuers will pull their funds as the tussle for market share and low fees heats up, while investors reap the rewards in the meantime, say analysts.

Pro-crypto Super PAC targets Rep. Katie Porter in California Senate race

The Fairshake political action committee raised more than $85 million and spent roughly $19 million as of Dec. 31, according to data from Open Secrets.

Bitcoin drops under $50K as on-chain data and BTC market structure hint at profit-taking

After topping $50,000, multiple data points suggest that Bitcoin investors are beginning to consider taking some profit.

PlayDapp exploit continues into 4th day, with losses reaching $290M

The South Korean NFT and game development platform apparently suffered a private key leak that hackers used on Feb. 9.

SEC chair goes back 11 years to find relatable examples of AI in pop culture

According to Gary Gensler, institutions could reach a point where overreliance on AI leads to a financial crisis.

Solana (SOL) price rallies 19% in a week — Is $120 the next stop?

Network data shows Solana underperformed competing chains, but SOL bulls are confident that the altcoin’s price will rise higher.

Wormhole crosses 1B in cross-chain messages ahead of token launch

The protocol has facilitated nearly $40 billion in cross-chain transfers since its inception in September 2021.

Chainlink (LINK) hits 1-year price high above $20 — Here’s what to expect next

A surge in network activity and increased adoption throughout DeFi may have played a role in LINK rallying above $20.

Ripple acquires Standard Custody & Trust, its second custody provider

Ripple bought Swiss custody provider Metaco last year, but Standard has a New York BitLicense.

How much longer can indebted Americans keep buying crypto?

Debt is on the rise — both among consumers and for the government — as well as delinquencies. How much money do you really have to keep buying crypto?

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