Analog Secures $16 Million for Web3 Interoperability Boost, Launches Cross-Chain Partnership Program
13.2.2024
On Monday, the Web3 blockchain interoperability platform Analog announced the team has raised $16 million in a funding round from a wide array of venture capitalists and firms including Balaji Srinivasan, Tribe Capital, and Wintermute. Furthermore, Analog has launched its Launch Partners Program...
As Tokenization Takes off, Look to DAOs
12.2.2024
Global Markets Crypto Intelligence Debuts Crypto Price Index
12.2.2024
A new crypto market price tracking index, the GMCI 30, debuted today. The joint venture created by The Block and Wintermute announced the launch of its GMCI 30 index, which tracks the price performance of the top 30 crypto assets. 1/ Crypto has a new benchmark ???? Tracking the performance of...
Digital Asset Investment Funds Record $1.1 Billion Inflows as AUM Taps $59 Billion
12.2.2024
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.1 billion in inflows in the last seven days following a price uptick in the market. A new CoinShares Digital Asset Funds Flow Weekly Report shows a positive swing in cryptocurrency products for another week as crypto prices record massive weekly gains....
SEC Takes Cybersecurity “Seriously,” Gensler Says in New Letter
12.2.2024
United States and Securities Exchange (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler claimed the federal agency takes its “cybersecurity obligations seriously” in a February 6 letter following last month’s SIM swap attack. The letter was drafted as a response to House Republicans who previously scrutinized...
Grayscale and DCG Object to Genesis’ $1.6B Trust Shares Liquidation Plan
12.2.2024
On February 12, Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Grayscale raised objections to bankrupt lender Genesis’ plan to sell off its assets. This includes shares in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), and Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETCG), amounting...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin on Tackling Deepfake AI Risks: ‘Ask Security Questions’
12.2.2024
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of the cryptocurrency project Ethereum, has raised an alert on using deepfakes, videos created using artificial intelligence (AI) to try to impersonate human beings, to persuade others about making financial transactions. For Buterin, the issue is not only...
Franklin Templeton Joins Ethereum ETF Race
12.2.2024
The asset manager is also one of the issuers of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund but hasn’t seen the same success as frontrunners BlackRock and Fidelity
Jack Dorsey Evokes Bitcoin At Super Bowl Wearing “Satoshi” T-Shirt
12.2.2024
Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey quietly brought Bitcoin to last night’s celebrity-filled Super Bowl event – though most average viewers may not have noticed. The tech billionaire was photographed in one of the stadium’s booths surrounded by artists like Jay-Z and Beyonce. Unlike...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Outpace MicroStrategy Holdings, Marking Significant Market Movement
12.2.2024
An unprecedented shift in the cryptocurrency market occurred on Monday as nine traditional asset management firms surpassed MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings through spot Bitcoin ETFs, a report by HODL15Capital confirmed. Institutional investors are rapidly accumulating Bitcoin, marking...
Did President Biden Just Endorse Bitcoin?
12.2.2024
The octogenarian politician is sporting laser eyes on Twitter, seemingly unaware it is a symbol of support for the cryptocurrency
Spain Sets Its Sights on Developing First “Crypto-Friendly” City in Europe
12.2.2024
Torrevieja, a coastal city in southeastern Spain, has launched an ambitious initiative to become Europe’s first “crypto-friendly” city, according to a February 6 statement. The Association of Small and Medium-sized Merchants of Torrevieja (APYMECO), in partnership with...