In late April, over a hundred people gathered near the Texas Capitol building to protest. Peaceful protests in the United States are not uncommon, but what made this one unique was that its participants were gathered to advocate for the right to own and use cryptocurrencies. The location is also puzzling, as the Lone Star
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Each year at the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP), individual countries are pressured to ramp up their emissions reductions promises and showcase evidence they are taking steps to meet them. With Bitcoin mining blamed for using as much power as an entire country, and politicians searching for easy targets to strike, the industry appears
Generative artificial intelligence models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are trained by being fed giant amounts of data, but what happens when this data is copyrighted? Well, the defendants in a variety of lawsuits currently making their way through the courts claim that the process infringes upon their copyright protections. For example, on Feb. 3, stock
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are preparing for the enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations known as the Travel Rule. Major Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer on May 30 announced the adoption of measures in response to the enforcement of stricter AML measures targeting crypto transactions in Japan. bitFlyer has introduced restrictions
Bitcoin Ordinals are the latest layer-2 solution enabling decentralized storage of digital art on the Bitcoin blockchain. Ordinals will now allow users to migrate their Ethereum ERC-721-based nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to the Bitcoin blockchain with the launch of the BRC-721E standard. The BRC-721E standard was jointly launched by the Ordinals market — an Ordinals-based marketplace
Some of the most sought-after nonfungible tokens (NFTs) of 2022 have taken a massive hit in value over the past year. The trend mirrors the depreciating value of metaverse properties in 2023, which were considered top virtual lands for investment in 2022. Investments in top NFT projects, including Doodles, Invisible Friends, Moonbirds and Goblintown, have
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading hands at a hefty discount on the Australian branch of the Binance crypto exchange, with the price of Bitcoin down as much as 21% if traded against the Australian dollar. The move comes as traders rush to cash out their crypto holdings into Australian dollars before the door for local bank
The number of Ordinals inscriptions on the Bitcoin (BTC) network has surpassed the 10 million mark, just days after its creator stepped down as the project’s caretaker. On May 28, Casey Rodarmor announced on Twitter he had stepped down as the project’s lead maintainer, claiming that he’d been unable to give Ordinals the attention it deserved.
More than 386 million Optimism (OP) tokens — worth $587 million at current prices — are scheduled to be unlocked on May 31 as the initial vesting period for early contributors and investors comes to an end, prompting concerns about downward price pressure. The May 31 OP unlock is one of the largest scheduled unlocking
The race to snatch up Hong Kong retail crypto traders is about to kick off, with several cryptocurrency companies announcing plans to apply for a license come June 1. On May 29, the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CoinEx became the latest to signal its entry to the city, saying it’s launching a local platform called BitHK,
A tentative deal aimed at stopping the United States government from defaulting on its debts would likely eliminate a proposed tax on the energy usage of cryptocurrency miners, according to Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson. On May 28, U.S. lawmakers released a draft of a bill allowing the government to increase the debt ceiling — an
Last week, almost all the key markets for digital assets in Asia got updates from local regulators. Lawmakers in Japan have decided to enforce stricter Anti-Money Laundering measures to trace cryptocurrency transactions from June 1. According to reports, a vital feature of the new measures is the enforcement of the “Travel Rule” to keep a
The team behind exploited decentralized finance (DeFi) app Jimbos Protocol has offered a deal to the app’s exploiter: Keep 10% of the funds and return the other 90%, or face prosecution. Otherwise, the team “won’t stop” until the attacker is “behind bars.” The proposed deal was disclosed in a May 28 tweet by the Jimbos
Bitcoin and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) recovered from their respective intra-week lows to finish last week on a positive note. The recovery was largely driven by the expectations of a debt ceiling deal being reached between the White House and congressional Republicans. While the short-term picture looks promising, traders should not let their guard down.
Jeremy Hogan, a pro-XRP lawyer, has discussed the issue of secondary market sales and its potential impact on the Ripple vs. the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. The outcome of this case is crucial for XRP holders, as it will determine whether the asset is deemed inherently a security. If the issue of
The 88th legislative session for the government of the state of Texas will end on May 29 without any resolution to certain bills affecting aspects of the digital asset space. According to Texas legislative records, lawmakers moved Senate Bill 1751 to the Committee on State Affairs on April 24 after passage in the state senate.
Millions of American television viewers, including those watching the NBA Finals, will soon see a new national ad campaign run by Coinbase. Titled “Moving America Forward,” the campaign is focused on explaining crypto and illustrating how it can help “update the system.” The ads add to the increasing pressure the company is putting on the
The Russian government is no longer planning to launch a regulated national cryptocurrency exchange but rather wants to regulate multiple crypto trading platforms. After introducing a plan to create a national crypto exchange in November 2022, Russian lawmakers have abandoned the idea, according to State Duma member Anatoly Aksakov. As previously reported, the local government was
Prominent pro-XRP attorney John Deaton and Ripple CTO, David Schwartz, have disclosed that unsealing William Hinman’s emails is inevitable, even if the SEC settles with Ripple. The revelation came during a discussion initiated by a known figure within the XRP community and a crypto detective Mr. Huber. Deaton and Schwartz both echoed the opinion that
Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $28,000 on May 28, with traders still wary of a full correction of weekend upside. BTC shorts increase as $28,000 slips Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling volatility after a last-minute surprise saw action around the weekly close. With United States markets closed for the Memorial Day