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Kevin O’Leary Says Binance Could Lose Half of its Customers to Abu Dhabi’s M2 Exchange
15.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has predicted that Abu Dhabi’s M2 exchange could pose a significant threat to industry giants. According to O’Leary, M2 will emerge as the largest regulated crypto exchange globally as it is backed by substantial capital and...
Institutional Investors Flock to Bitcoin Pushing Inflows Past $1 Billion in 2023
14.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Alex Total inflows into traditional investment funds backed by crypto have finally passed the $1 billion mark for the year, after last week saw investors flocking to Bitcoin. For the week as a whole, crypto investment funds recorded inflows of $293 million, bringing the year-to-date...
Poloniex Hack Analysis: North Korean Hacking Syndicate Lazarus Group Suspected in Wallet Breach
13.11.2023
The North Korea-backed hacker group is thought to be behind the Nov. 10 Poloniex hot wallet breach. A market research platform has said “a leakage of the private key” could be the reason why the hot wallet got breached. Private Key Leakage According to X-explore, a market research...
BIS Research Report: Stablecoins Not Secure as Store of Value
9.11.2023
Stablecoins. Source: Adobe / Grispb Fiat-backed stablecoins are “not a safe store of value,” according to a new research report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). According to the report, the BIS found that from January 2019 to September 2023, fiat-backed stablecoins were able...
Can Bank-Backed Exchanges Solve Crypto Trading’s Trust Problem?
8.11.2023
Investment Advisor Two Prime Sees $2B in Demand for Bitcoin-Backed Loans
8.11.2023
"We have seen about $2 billion in demand for bitcoin-secured loans since we started offering them in September, " Two Prime's Alexander Blume said
Wintermute claims NEAR backed out of $11M stablecoin redemption deal
8.11.2023
Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy says the Near Foundation reneged on an offer to convert $11m million worth of its stablecoin
SwissGold Crypto AG Launches Gold-Backed NFTs for Wealth Preservation
7.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland – SwissGold Crypto AG, a Swiss-regulated crypto issuer, introduces a novel solution to the wealth preservation challenge in times of inflation and uncertainty: gold-backed non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Gold’s enduring stability, in contrast to depreciating fiat...
Scammers play a long game using bogus, AI-backed 'law firm'
6.11.2023
Is artificial intelligence the best invention for scammers since the internet was invented? Here's one story of an AI-generated law firm sending threats to win backlinks
Hundreds of GROK Tokens Launched Days After Elon Musk-Backed ChatGPT Rival Goes Live
6.11.2023
Several GROK  tokens have been released days after Elon Musk announced GROK, an AI chatbot touted as a major rival to ChatGPT. Over the weekend, nearly 400 tokens have been released to the ecosystem by new developers inspired by GROK with some having hopes to turn into the new Dogecoin (DOGE)...
Luxor refutes claims its Bitcoin hashrate-backed product is BlockFi, Celsius 2.0
6.11.2023
“The return comes from hashrate, not from pixie dust, ponzi schemes, or rehypothecation,” a Luxor Technology executive stressed
Blockchain Integration: A16z-Backed Cryptocurrency Index Platform Unveils V2
3.11.2023
Alongside, a cryptocurrency index platform backed by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has launched its V2, aiming to take a decentralized approach to crypto investments using blockchain technology. The startup will allow crypto investors to gain exposure to a basket of the top...
Games Backed by Disney, Alibaba, Google, Square Enix Will Build on Immutable zkEVM, ‘Blockchain Gaming to Become Synonymous with Gaming’
2.11.2023
Three new upcoming games from Australia and Asia-based teams have committed to building on Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proof-based scaling rollup Immutable zkEVM. In an interview with Cryptonews, Michael Powell, Product Marketing Lead at Web3 gaming platform Immutable, discussed the relevance of ZK...
Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto Advocacy Group Raises $2M In Two Months
2.11.2023
The Coinbase-backed advocacy group Stand With Crypto has raised $2 million in a couple of months, with over 80,000 donors contributing to the initiative’s goal of influencing policymakers and being a “one stop shop” for crypto advocacy. The organization also confirmed that...
Modulus Labs Completes $6.3 Million Funding to Integrate Cryptographic Security Into AI
2.11.2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Modulus Labs, a project that integrates AI and crypto, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding. The project announced the launch of its formal debut on Wednesday, following the funding round, led by key crypto investors. The platform is backed by crypto venture...
Hashkey Group to Issue Stablecoin In Partnership With Yuanbi Technology and Zhongan Bank
2.11.2023
At the KUN & Hashkey Exchange strategic cooperation signing ceremony held earlier today, Dr. Xiao Feng, the founder of Hashkey Group, announced plans to issue a stablecoin backed by the Hong Kong dollar. Hashkey Group will partner up with Yuanbi Technology and Zhongan Bank to issue...
Institutional Firms Projects Ether As Crypto with The Biggest Growth Outlook: Survey
1.11.2023
Global wealth fund managers have backed Ethereum (ETH) as the asset with the highest growth projection despite a slow price increase in recent months, a new survey shows. A new CoinShares Digital Asset Quarterly Fund survey shows an analysis of market-related activities, regulation,...
Tether’s Q3 Financial Disclosure Highlights $3.2B Surplus, $1.7B in Bitcoin Reserves
1.11.2023
On Tuesday, Tether Holdings Ltd.’s financial statements for the third quarter of 2023 were validated by BDO, an internationally known independent public accounting firm. The firm gave an assurance opinion, revealing $3.2 billion in surplus reserves supporting the company’s tokens...
Coinbase-Backed Advocacy Group Enlists Crypto Masses, Raises $2M From 80,000
31.10.2023
A Coinbase (COIN) effort to drum up a cross-country swell of amateur crypto advocates – the nonprofit Stand With Crypto – has paid off with a surge of more than 100,000 individuals getting involved in the opening weeks, organizers say
Jed McCaleb-backed nonprofit will provide easier access to AI computing capacity
30.10.2023
Voltage Park will lease access to 24,000 clustered NVIDIA GPUs by the hour or month to help small startups and researchers model machine learning