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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin calls for 33% increase in gas limit

During an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on Reddit, Vitalik Buterin suggested raising the Ethereum gas limit to 40 million to improve network throughput.

As Crypto X cheers Bitcoin ETFs, guess who hasn’t posted in over 24 hours

One X account has maintained radio silence after it unwillingly “bungled” the spot Bitcoin ETF announcement when it was hacked a day earlier.

Grayscale and ‘DC Circuit-ex-machina’ were key to BTC ETF approval: Crypto Mom

United States SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce says spot Bitcoin ETF approval “comes only begrudgingly,” after more than 10 years since the first application was submitted.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘will indeed begin trading tomorrow’ — Bloomberg analyst

Effective S-1 approvals are being checked off, meaning that spot Bitcoin ETFs are set to begin trading as early as Jan. 11.

SEC did not ‘approve or endorse Bitcoin’ with spot BTC ETF nod — Gary Gensler

Gensler has warned that his agency still does not support Bitcoin despite having approved several spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Bank of England head tells parliament Bitcoin is too inefficient for use

Digital currencies were a topic of interest at the latest U.K. Parliament Treasury Committee meeting. Enthusiasm for them, however, was muted.

Spot Ethereum ETFs now have a straight shot for approval — Analysts

Industry pundits believe spot Ethereum ETFs have a clear path to approval in 2024, with one predicting trading to begin as early as the second quarter.

Spot Bitcoin ETF approvals: Reporting live

The long-awaited decision on spot Bitcoin ETFs has finally come, and Cointelegraph is here to keep you updated on all the latest developments following this groundbreaking development.

Spot Bitcoin ETF receives official approval from the SEC

After a dramatic false start on Jan. 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission has now given the green light to several spot Bitcoin ETFs.

SEC says it’s coordinating with FBI to investigate ‘compromised’ ETF tweet

Hours before approving a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for the first time, the SEC said it was investigating the “compromised” tweet released on Jan. 9.

Logan Paul to buy back NFTs, Bitcoin hosts SNES games: Nifty Newsletter

Developers at Ninjalerts inscribed a Super Nintendo emulator on the Bitcoin blockchain, allowing the community to play classic games.

CoinGecko’s X accounts compromised in phishing attack

The account was briefly compromised on Jan. 10, but developers have since restored control.

US lawmaker reports ETH purchases up to $65K in 2024

Representative Mike Collins, who disclosed he had purchased up to $45,000 in Ether in 2023, reported up to $65,000 across two ETH buys in 2024.

Fidelity app lists Bitcoin ETFs of Ark 21Shares, VanEck, WisdomTree, Invesco

The Fidelity web app on Jan. 10 showed pages for some of the as yet unapproved spot Bitcoin ETFs.

‘All systems go’ at Bloomberg as Terminal populates all 11 proposed BTC ETFs

The news service’s analysts expect to see trading begin very soon, and the technology is in place to track it.

Ethereum's changing narrative, spot ETF and altcoin beta hype back ETH rally

ETH price surprised the market with a notable show of strength. Cointelegraph explains what is behind the bullish momentum.

Michigan university to let AI participate in classes, choose major, earn degree

The experiment could reveal useful insights about the way students perceive and interact with curriculum in a university environment.

Bitcoin futures lose their appeal as investors anticipate spot BTC ETF approval

Bloomberg’s ETF specialists remain convinced that the SEC will approve all spot BTC ETFs, so why are BTC derivatives losing their appeal?

Ripple Labs to buy back $285M stake in tender offer: Report

Ripple Labs is going through a tender offer to give early investors an exit route rather than a public offering. The transaction is expected to place the company’s valuation at $11.3 billion.

X (Twitter) removes NFT profile pictures from support page

The nonfungible token support lasted for two years and has since been reportedly removed.

MIT/Harvard spinout plans 10,000-qubit, error-corrected quantum computer by 2026

If successful, the startup could beat industry leaders IBM, Microsoft and Google to error-corrected quantum computing.

Price analysis 1/10: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, DOT, MATIC

Bitcoin shows some surprising downside as a spot ETF decision approaches, and altcoins rally higher as ETH turns bullish.

Bitcoin ETF speculation written into the Bitcoin blockchain paraphrasing Satoshi

A Bitcoin user inscribed the text “SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval” into a Bitcoin transaction’s OP_RETURN field.

Cboe approves listing of spot Bitcoin ETFs from multiple asset managers

Full approval from the SEC is still pending, but the exchange approved Bitcoin ETF listings from ARK 21Shares, Invesco Galaxy, Fidelity, VanEck, WisdomTree and Franklin Templeton.

Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane to tokenize assets through Libre protocol

Libre is scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2024, offering asset tokenization and smart contracts through the Polygon network.

Sam Bankman-Fried retains new counsel ahead of sentencing hearing

As of Jan. 9, Torrey Young and Marc Mukasey of Mukasey Young LLP said they represented the former FTX CEO.

MakerDAO’s plan to bring back ‘DeFi summer’ — Rune Christensen

MakerDAO rakes in $240 million a year, but MKR is undervalued because it’s boring and complicated. Rune Christensen has a plan to change that.

A taxing obligation: Is crypto reporting ‘impossible’ under US law?

Taxation-wise, the U.S. may be unprepared for the investor rush in the wake of a spot Bitcoin ETF. There is a new tax law but no guidelines.

Phoenix acquires Bitcoin mining machines for $187M

The deal to purchase mining machines from Bitmain Development PTI Ltd was made through a related party, Cypher Capital DMC.

U.S. officials say AI could facilitate hacking, scamming and money laundering

At the International Conference on Cyber Security U.S. law enforcement officials said generative AI tools can lower the technical barrier of entry to people looking to commit such cyber crimes.

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