Portal raises $34M in seed round for Bitcoin atomic swaps
Investors in the round include Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and Gate.io. The funds will be used in the development of Portal’s…
Coinbase to soon charge conversion fees above $75M monthly volume
An exception will be made for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Coinbase Exchange Liquidity Program members.
UAE makes first digital dirham transfer via mBridge CBDC platform
mBridge is a multi-national collaborative effort on using the CBDC for cross border transactions.
GBTC outflows drop 70% from peak as Bitcoin exchanges shed BTC
Bitcoin ETFs — including GBTC — may soon begin to record net inflows, data suggests, as exchanges' BTC balances revert to their downtrend.
Italian privacy watchdog says OpenAI breached data protection laws
The Italian data protection authority has notified OpenAI that it has found the company in breach of its data protection and privacy laws.
There may be one last chance to buy BTC at ‘bargain’ prices: Rekt Capital
Any retrace in the price of Bitcoin over the next two weeks could be investors’ last chance to scoop up Bitcoin at “bargain-buying" prices, s…
Fidelity Bitcoin ETF rakes in reported $208M, offsetting Grayscale outflows alone
Outflows from Grayscale’s Bitcoin fund slowed for the fifth day in a row, while Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin ETF saw one of its stronger inflow days si…
Elon Musk says first human with Neuralink brain chip is ‘recovering well’
The first Neuralink product will be called “Telepathy,” according to Musk, allowing users to control digital devices using only their thoughts.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF passes $2B holdings as GBTC outflows dip 50%
Bitcoin launches into FOMC week with promising ETF flows and BTC price action sustaining weekend upside.
Beyond iPhone: Experts grapple with Apple’s future in our AI-powered world
The Cupertino company may need another iPhone moment if it continues to fall behind in the AI race.
Teaching robots to speak local dialects could make it easier for AI to exploit us
Humans tend to trust robots more when they speak our dialects, but there are exceptions, according to recent research.
Hong Kong sets licensed crypto exchange insurance requirement to 50%
Firms must provide insurance to protect users’ assets in addition to undergoing rigorous audits.
Exchange token listing scams resurface after crypto market thaw
One such scam involves the use of a seemingly genuine LinkedIn account of Binance co-founder Yi He.
Bitcoin mining battles 2023 — Surging hash rates test industry limits
An annual review of the Bitcoin mining industry reflects how large-scale miners had to tackle all-time high hash rates and difficulty adjustments.
Price analysis 1/29: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE
Bitcoin and select altcoins are showing strength at the start of the week as traders shift their focus to more than just spot BTC ETF flows.
Bitcoin mining boosts the transition to renewable energy
Bitcoin mining is often sold as a danger to the environment, but what if BTC could be a tool to enhance the transition to renewable energies?
‘No such thing as spam’ — OKX exec on Bitcoin Ordinals
OKX chief innovation officer Jason Lau argued that in open and permissionless networks like Bitcoin, all transactions are valid as long as they pay fe…
X reacts to Taylor Swift AI scandal by blocking related searches
AI-generated deep fakes of explicit images of Taylor Swift went viral on the social media platform X, resulting in searches using the artist’s name …
Stolen crypto worth $674M successfully recovered in 2023
The funds were recovered from more than 600 large-scale hacks.
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