Dogecoin Fans Still Hopeful After Elon Musk's Twitter Payments Update
Dogecoin saw modest gains after a report suggesting that Twitter’s payments product could support crypto.
Smart Stake Joins List of Secret Network Validators Shuttering Operations
Yet another Secret Network validator will move to shut down its nodes following the project’s governance conflict and a recent node update.
OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova Resurfaces After Five Years In Hiding
The so-called Cryptoqueen turned up in a British government filing, though some say the connection is tenuous.
White House Blames Congress for Failure to Enact Crypto Regulations
Four senior Biden officials penned a note Friday urging lawmakers to hasten their efforts to create a regulatory framework for crypto.
Crypto Firm Matrixport Slashes Headcount by 10%
Billionaire Jihan Wu is downsizing the firm’s marketing division amid reports of leadership changes at Matrix Asset Management.
Moody’s Mulls Stablecoin Scores as Regulators Circle: Report
The credit rating agency is reportedly turning its attention to stablecoins, developing a scoring system for up to 20 cryptocurrencies.
Senator Ted Cruz Wants Vendors to Accept Bitcoin at the Capitol
The Texas lawmaker introduced a resolution to prioritize crypto for payments within parts of Capitol Hill.
Firm Taps NFTs to Token Gate Bars, Bathrooms at Mardi Gras
New Orleans-based Web3 firm NieuxCo aims to relieve collectors of the stress of finding a place “to go.”
Actor and Filmmaker David Bianchi Previews His Web3 Series ‘RZR’
With solid backing, the veteran actor aims to take audiences on a wild, crypto-fueled ride.
Web3 Builder QuickNode Bucks Bear Market Lull With $60M Fundraise
The Web3 development platform has attracted investment from some of the blockchain world’s most prominent VC firms.
Axie Infinity Soars 22% Amid AXS Token Unlock
Amid the AXS token unlock, Axie Infinity has experienced a hefty amount of volatility, rising double-digits, then dipping.
Bitcoin Shorts Dominate Weekly US Crypto Fund Inflows: CoinShares
Though crypto inflows almost quadrupled over the last week, investors still appear to be bearish, per a new CoinShares report.
This Week on Crypto Twitter: SBF Pleads Innocence Via Excel, Twitter Reacts with Memes
The sudden fall of a small Chinese exchange called Bitzlato also inspired plenty of memes this week.
$4.6 Billion in Ethereum Up in Flames Since EIP-1559
NFT and DeFi on the Ethereum network, in particular via OpenSea and Uniswap, are fueling the fire of ETH burning.
FTX Bankruptcy Judge Calls Fmr FTX US Exec's Allegations Against Law Firm 'Hearsay, Innuendo, Speculation, Rumors'
The FTX bankruptcy judge approved the hiring of law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, despite objections made to the firm based on conflicts of interest.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Fall as Market Braces for More Fed Rate Hikes
BTC and ETH followed U.S. stocks today for losses of 5% and 6% on the day, respectively.
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Binance Faces More Insider Trading Allegations
Also, El Salvador’s Bitcoin-loving head of state Nayib Bukele wants the world to know that his country is still solvent.
This Week in Coins: Ethereum Drops as Aptos, Axie, Avalanche See Big Gains
The crypto market's green streak to start the year ended on Friday as Bitcoin and Ethereum lost steam—but other names saw green.
gm: Week in Review: Tech Layoffs, Porsche NFTs, Ted Cruz
In our January 28, 2023 week in review episode, Dan Roberts, Matthew Diemer, and Kate Irwin talk about more layoffs in crypto and broader tech (including how Google botched its layoffs), the NFT market rebound and Porsche’s NFT drop (fail or surprise success?), Sam Bankman-Fried’s latest claims about FTX US and the surprising list of big companies on the FTX creditor list, and Ted Cruz’s weird effort to get DC vendors to accept Bitcoin. Watch and make sure to subscribe to the gm podcast on Apple or Spotify.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says There Are Three Ways to Tell If a Crypto Project Is a Scam
“If something looks too good to be true, sometimes they really are,” Gensler said during a Twitter Spaces hosted by the U.S. Army.
Musician Arden Jones Wants to Pay Off Your Parking Tickets by Selling NFTs
The Atlantic Records artist dropped his hit song “Parallel Parking” as an NFT and will use the funds to pay off others’ parking tickets.
SEC Rejects Another Spot Bitcoin ETF Bid by ARK and 21Shares
ARK has yet to convince regulators that its ETF can protect investors from market manipulation.
FTX Creditors Include Apple, Netflix and Coinbase, Court Documents Reveal
The expansive creditor matrix encompasses numerous businesses in several countries caught up in the collapse of FTX.
EU Lawmakers Pave Way for Stricter Crypto Rules for Banks
New rules in Europe may mean that financial institutions must hold more capital if they plan to buy cryptocurrencies.
South African Crypto Ads Must Now State Investments ‘May Result in Loss of Capital’
South Africa’s main advertising regulator wants to commit influencers and celebrities to honesty in crypto advertising.
Shanghai Update Could Brighten Outlook for Coinbase: JP Morgan
The investment bank says the Ethereum network upgrade may cause Coinbase revenue from staking to surge.
Floor Acquires WGMI.io to ‘Accelerate’ Expansion of NFT Portfolio App
The deal will enrich Floor with analytics and push closer to the goal of being the go-to app for NFT collectors.
Solo Bitcoin Miner Solves Block With Hash Rate of Just 10 TH/s, Beating Extremely Unlikely Odds
Even though big pools have become the dominant winners in Bitcoin mining, solo miners are occasional reminders of Bitcoin's probabilistic design.
The US Government Wants You To Know It's Cracking Down on Crypto
Bitzlato? Laugh if you want, but the US government post-FTX is eager to demonstrate that it's tough on crypto crime.
This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise, Solana Rises Most
All of the top 20 coins were in the green again—and nothing rose bigger than Solana, which is rebounding from its FTX-triggered losses.