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Ether staking deposits touch $85B, 25% of circulating supply now locked up

Amid growing staking demand, the price of Ether has made significant strides, reaching a new yearly high above $2,800.

ARK dumps first Coinbase and Robinhood shares since January

Spot Bitcoin ETF issuer ARK Invest sold $34 million in Coinbase shares amid the stock breaking new highs in 2024.

OpenAI and Microsoft join forces to prevent state-linked cyberattacks

While OpenAI and Microsoft effectively prevented these occurrences, they acknowledged the challenge of avoiding every cyberattack.

UK regulator issued 450 alerts for illegal crypto ads in 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom ordered the withdrawal or amendment of over 10,000 finance-related promotions in 2023.

US investigates Trust Wallet iOS app for vulnerability

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is analyzing the iOS version of the Trust Wallet app for a vulnerability that could potentially be used to steal funds from crypto wallets.

Crypto played little part in Hamas terror financing — US Treasury

Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, still prefer “traditional products and services,” says U.S. Treasury official Brian Nelson.

Bitcoin ETFs inflows snowball: Last 4 days bigger than first 4 weeks

Bitcoin ETFs have attracted over $2.2 billion in new inflows over the last four days alone.

Gold ETFs bleed $2.4B so far this year as Bitcoin ETFs hit record volumes

Leading gold ETFs have seen outflows of $2.39 billion so far this year as the price of spot gold declines.

Bakkt approved for $150M securities sale to stem its cash bleed

The crypto custody and trading platform was cleared for a $150 million shelf offering just a week after declaring its ability to continue was a “going concern.”

Backdoors to end-to-end encrypted messages violate human rights: EU court

The European Court of Human Rights argued there were other ways to monitor encrypted communications that wouldn’t open innocent users up to danger.

Coinbase surges 37% as BTC pumps and analysts tip strong Q4 results

Coinbase shares have surged ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, with analysts tipping likely strong trading volumes in the quarter.

Solana memecoin BONK spikes 7% after proposed ‘learn’ deal with Revolut

The proposed “Learn and Earn Campaign” on Revolut is aimed at expanding Bonk’s user base by half a million users but still needs approval.

Why South Korea’s N-Po generation is excited about crypto

South Korea's young people are known as the "N-Po generation" — a phrase that suggests they were abandoned. But they've found new hope in cryptocurrency.

Court clears Genesis to liquidate $1.3B worth of Grayscale GBTC shares

Filings suggested that Genesis Global Holdco held roughly $1.6 billion worth of shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, Grayscale Ethereum Trust and Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust.

Citi proof-of-concept tokenizes private equity funds on Avalanche

Citi partnered with other traditional financial institutions to simulate operations. More development is needed.

Joe Biden’s pick for OECD ambassador could give up Coinbase advisory council: Report

Former Representative Sean Patrick Maloney reportedly sent a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren claiming he would recuse himself from crypto-related policy decisions at the OECD.

Stephen Chow, Dwight Howard and 50-year-old whisky NFTs: Nifty Newsletter

NFTs launched by Hong Kong celebrity Stephen Chow recorded $23 million in trading volume, while a whisky distributor is using NFTs to sell a rare collection.

Novel ERC-X token crashes 87% after uncovering double spending glitch

A bug in its smart contract that allows users to double their balance by sending tokens to themselves has led to a crash in Miner's price.

Bitcoin bulls aim for $55K+ as short-term seller supply dwindles

Large financial institutions continue adding Bitcoin to their coffers, even after BTC price rallied 21% in the past week.

Researchers pair medical devices with blockchain to defend against cyberattacks

Digital security has become a paramount concern for the medical industry in the wake of the 2017 “WannaCry” cyberattack.

White hat crypto hackers unite to create crime fighting collective

Security Alliance was spearheaded by the head of Paradigm security and offers good hackers the chance to work with companies according to preset rules.

Pro-crypto candidate wins VP slot in Indonesia’s presidential race

An unofficial tally reportedly showed Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka winning Indonesia’s presidential ticket with roughly 58% of the vote.

Price analysis 2/14: BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, LINK, DOT

Bitcoin price continues to march higher, fueled by robust demand from the spot Bitcoin ETFs. Which altcoins could follow BTC's bullish price action?

Fake Curve Finance app listed on Apple Store

Several unauthorized crypto apps that drain users’ assets when downloaded have been listed by tech giants over the years.

Meta’s AI boss says LLMs not enough: ‘Human level AI is not just around the corner’

According to Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, cats are still smarter than GPTs.

Ether ETF verdict: Gensler stays muted

SEC Chair Gary Gensler made no hint of the agency’s plans regarding Ether ETF applications.

‘Crypto is inevitable’ so we went ‘all in’: Meet Vance Spencer, permabull

The Framework Ventures co-founder’s journey from teen communist to co-owning $1.4 billion of SNX and LINK — while dodging SBF’s “dogshit.”

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.

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