While the Bitcoin network has continued to expand over the years, the Bitcoin mining industry has yet to see a comparable increase in carbon footprint — an achievement that a Bloomberg analyst argues “few industries can claim.” This, in turn, could drive the next wave of institutional investment. On Sept. 20, Bloomberg crypto market analyst
Early Bitcoin (BTC) pioneer Hal Finney shared his vision for zero-knowledge proofs more than 25 years ago, a full decade before the launch of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The video, purportedly from the Crypto ‘98 conference held on Aug. 26, 1998, in Santa Barbara, shows Finney discussing in detail, the concept of zero-knowledge proofs — a
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced civil penalty proceedings against Bit Trade, the provider of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia, for failing to comply with design and distribution obligations for one of its trading products. According to a Sept. 21 media release from ASIC, the Australian financial regulator alleged that Bit Trade
The team behind Balancer, an Ethereum-based automated market maker, believes a social engineering attack on its DNS service provider was what led to its website’s front end being compromised on Sept. 19, leading to an estimated $238,000 in crypto stolen. “After investigation, it is clear that this was a social engineering attack on EuroDNS, the
Ethereum (ETH), a significant player in the crypto space, has recently come under scrutiny due to some concerning on-chain activities. Notably, the number of addresses holding significant amounts of Ethereum has declined, and some long-term holders appear to be liquidating their positions, potentially posing threats to Ethereum’s value. Whale Watch: A Steep Decline In Ethereum
Adult content creators have continued to shift towards decentralized versions of OnlyFans and Patreon, after recent payment difficulties and the ever-present threat of being de-platformed. Leon Lee, founder and CEO of Only1 — a decentralized version of OnlyFans — tells Cointelegraph there has been a recent power shift from intermediaries to content creators, thanks to
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has published an assessment of the European Commission’s proposed legislation on the digital euro. It gave the bill middling marks. The IIF is a financial industry global advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C. with members in 60 countries. It rated the digital euro bill introduced in June and the
Ethereum’s price may have been dealt a massive blow as a research report on the Ethereum valuation has revealed that the cryptocurrency giant has been trading below its fair price. Ethereum Trading Value Slips A new on-chain research report has delved deep into the fair value of the Ethereum cryptocurrency since its inception, segregating the
Debate in the United States House Financial Services Committee during the markup of the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act on Sept. 20 occasionally wandered beyond strictly financial and technical issues. Star Wars and anarchists were mentioned in the discussion at various points, as were crypto bros. Beneath the rhetoric, the value of research, U.S. citizens’ privacy
A group of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have teamed up to solve liquidity problems in the Cosmos ecosystem. The teams involved include cross-chain bridging protocol Wormhole, liquidity aggregator Swing, lending protocol Tashi, and Cosmos network Evmos. According to statements from two of the teams involved, Wormhole will register five new bridged tokens for use on
In this week’s newsletter, read about how marketplace Magic Eden integrated compressed nonfungible tokens (NFTs) into its platform and how Meta launched its metaverse game on mobile and web. Check out why the Bitcoin Ordinals creator proposes changing the protocol’s numbering system and learn about Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s perspectives on play-to-earn gaming. In other
Bitcoin (BTC) saw snap volatility on Sep. 20 as the United States Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at twenty-year highs. BTC price digests Fed rate pause Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as it reacted to the rate decision and accompanying commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Federal Open
On the back of its partial victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Grayscale has applied to the Commission for another Ethereum Futures Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). Why Another ETH Futures ETF? According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Grayscale Investments filed this application on September 20. This development may come
A bill aimed at regulating certain internet services in the United Kingdom, including activities in the metaverse, has passed through Parliament and awaits King Charles’ approval to become law. In a Sept. 19 announcement, the U.K. government said the Online Safety Bill had passed through a final debate in Parliament and will become law in
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery is facing selling above $27,000, indicating near-term nervousness due to the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sep. 20. However, long-term investors are unfazed and they have continued to accumulate. Glassnode data shows that Bitcoin’s inactive supply has been at all-time highs since July. This bullish temperament is not reflected in institutional activity, however.
None Trading, a trading tool for cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens built on Discord, has shut down due to a “critical exploit” within its infrastructure. According to the September 20 announcement, None Trading developers said that it has “lost a significant amount of funding” as well as “team tokens” crucial for its operations. “Alongside this, we
The ongoing legal battle between the Binance cryptocurrency exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took a surprising turn on Sep. 18. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui rejected the SEC’s request for access to Binance.US’s systems. Instead, the Federal Magistrate suggested that the SEC should formulate specific discovery requests. While this decision only
Wormhole has integrated Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), allowing USD Coin (USDC) to be transferred between Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Optimism via Wormhole-based bridges, according to a Sept. 20 announcement. The new feature is available to end-users via the Portal bridge, and developers can integrate it into their own apps using Wormhole Connect. Portal USDC
Digital currency investment company Grayscale is the latest firm to file for a new Ethereum futures’ exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Grayscale on Sept. 19 officially proposed to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust (ETH) ETF under the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca Rule 8.200-E.
The launch of generative AI products over the past nine months has the world talking about how it will change the future. Many are frightened. Others are excited about the opportunity. A report last month from Next Move Strategy Consulting predicts the AI industry will grow 20x in the next seven years, creating a $2