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