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Telegram CEO Durov visited Russia repeatedly since 2014: Report

The Important Stories investigation seemingly contradicts Durov’s public claims. 

TON is back online after block production outage triggered by DOGS

The TON Foundation assured users that all crypto transactions would be processed and no assets would be lost due to the brief block production disruption.

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust

Subject to closing conditions, the agreement will see Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF scoop up all the Bitcoin from the Osprey Bitcoin Trust.

$1.3T in tokenized RWAs by 2030 more likely than $30T — Analyst

One analyst says a Wall Street forecast may be overestimating the amount of money that could flow into tokenized real-world assets by 2030.

Long-term Bitcoin holder buys hit $10B mark as price slips below $60K

Bitcoin held in long-term holder wallets has topped $10 billion amid its price falling below $60,000.

Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP

The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims. 

Trump adds RFK Jr to transition team as former president faces new indictment

The pro-crypto ex-Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Donald Trump’s team, which would help form a government if Trump wins the November elections.

TON struck by outage, no new blocks produced in 3 hours

The Telegram Open Network is no longer producing blocks following a frenzy of trading activity for a new memecoin called DOGS. 

‘PolitiFi’ tokens surged 667% so far this year, outperforming all memecoins

Political-themed memecoins completely outpaced all other memecoin categories this year and Donald Trump has just dropped another NFT collection. 

Crypto is down, but FET and AI tokens are up — Here’s why

FET and other AI tokens are outperforming the wider crypto market this week, but is the rally purely driven by investors' earnings expectations for Nvidia?

Sony debuts Soneium Minato testnet, Web3 developer incubator

Developers on the new blockchain will have a chance to receive investment and other forms of support from a wide range of Web3 firms.

Critical bug identified and remedied in Circle’s Noble-CCTP

Blockchain security firm Asymmetric Research privately disclosed the vulnerability to Circle, which has since been addressed.

Ondo’s USDY yield coin expands to Arbitrum

Tokenized treasury products are gaining widespread adoption on blockchain networks.

US lawmaker reports AERO, GRT and VELO investments in 2024

Georgia Representative Mike Collins previously disclosed purchasing up to $65,000 in ETH, but seems to have moved onto altcoin investments.

Watchdog alleges Super Micro is riddled with accounting, sanctions scandals

Hindenburg Research has uncovered evidence of big problems with a major AI hardware provider.

TON Society issues open letter to France urging Pavel Durov’s release

French President Emmanuel Macron has been widely criticized by tech executives such as Elon Musk and Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.

Blockchain database firm SxT Labs raises $20M in Series A round

Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital and Hivemind Capital, along with Microsoft’s M12 Ventures and OKX Ventures, backed SxT Labs’ Series A round. 

Bitcoin strength wanes as crypto market stuck in 5 month ‘structurally ordered downtrend’

Bitcoin’s weekend rally to $65,000 has evaporated despite confirmation that the US Federal Reserve will cut rates in 2024.

Vitalik Buterin breaks down 2023 Ethereum Foundation spending

The Ethereum Foundation increased yearly spending on new institutions, which accounted for 23.8% of the foundation's expenses in 2022.

Calls to release Binance exec intensify after 6 months in Nigerian detention

Binance CEO Richard Teng and family members have called for action, claiming Tigran Gambaryan has been unjustly detained in Nigeria since February.

SOON closes funding round for Solana-based layer 2

Backers hail from Solana Labs, Coinbase Ventures and Celestia, among others.

CME to launch bite-sized Bitcoin ‘Friday’ futures in bid for retail

Each futures contract is sized at one-50th of 1 BTC. 

Bitcoin exchanges are witnessing 3rd-biggest net daily outflow of 2024

Bitcoin dip-buying is a top priority for some exchange users as BTC price highs give way to sell-offs elsewhere.

Gameplay Galaxy raises $24M seed round for Web3 gaming platform

Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle backed the additional funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $24 million.

Elon Musk is worth 100K followers: Yat Siu, X Hall of Flame

His followers include William Shatner and Paris Hilton, but Animoca’s Yat Siu says Elon Musk would have a much greater impact: X Hall of Flame

Gavin Wood’s biggest hope: Free crypto transactions and Web3 tech worldwide

We need to “divorce Ethereum from Ether” to onboard the 6 billion Web2 users, Wood told Cointelegraph during an exclusive.

New node certification could coax more institutions into Ether staking 

A consortium of big crypto companies, including Coinbase, has just launched a new certification scheme for Ethereum node operators called NORS. 

IOTA completes EU blockchain pre-commercial phase

IOTA completes the final phase of the European Blockchain PCP, setting the stage for scalable, sustainable and secure blockchain infrastructure across the European Union.

Bet more on the Bitcoin miners cashing in on AI

Supplying AI apps with computing power is a multibillion-dollar opportunity for Bitcoin miners.

Nasdaq wants to launch a Bitcoin index options, seeks SEC approval

Options would allow institutional investors to hedge risks and traders to amplify their buying power. 

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