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Protocol Village: Beam to Launch on Immutable zkEVM, Gaming-Focused L2 With Polygon Tech
7.12.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 7-Dec. 13, with live updates throughout
New Steam Sale Contains Some Of The Best Games Ever
6.12.2023
The 2023 Game Awards are happening on December 7. And to celebrate a night of mostly trailers, ads, and celebrities with maybe (if we’re lucky) a few awards tossed in, Steam and The Game Awards have teamed up for a big sales event discounting some of the best games of the last decade.Read more
Elon Musk’s X Secures 12 Money Transmitter Licenses — X.AI to Raise $1 Billion in Equity Offering
6.12.2023
Elon Musk’s social media company, X, has obtained 12 money transmitter licenses across the United States. Furthermore, his artificial intelligence (AI) company, X.AI, stated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its intention to raise $1 billion in an equity...
CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home
6.12.2023
A federal judge accepted Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's guilty plea to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, but has not yet weighed in on whether Zhao can go back to the United Arab Emirates before he is sentenced in February
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
6.12.2023
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January
Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
6.12.2023
Another crypto bill has cleared the goal posts of a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the unanimous approval of legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to support blockchain technology
Coinbase Wallet Launches Global Money Transfers With Link-Based Payments
6.12.2023
Coinbase has unveiled a new feature to its wallet service, streamlining international fund transfers. This new update aims to make the transfer of funds as effortless as sending a text. Coinbase Unveils Link-Based Money Transfer Service Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) has launched its latest wallet feature...
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
6.12.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has never been shy about trashing crypto, even while his giant Wall Street bank became a leader in using blockchain technology to move billions. At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday, he slammed the industry again, to the delight of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),...
The Protocol: Bitcoin Censorship, or Just 'Spam Filtering?'
6.12.2023
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're highlight blockchain developers named in CoinDesk's Most Influential list just out, including Blockstream's Lisa Neigut, Polygon's Jordi Baylina, Base's Jesse Pollak and Optimism's Karl Floersch
Bitcoin Miner DMG Acquires 4,550 T21 Antminers for $12.1 Million
6.12.2023
DMG Blockchain Solutions, a bitcoin miner and cryptocurrency technology company, announced that the firm has purchased 4,550 T21 Antminer bitcoin miners from Bitmain Technologies. DMG detailed that it paid $12.1 million for the next-generation application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners...
Bitcoin Core's 'v26.0' Upgrade Aims to Impede Eavesdropping, Tampering
6.12.2023
The v26.0 upgrade contains experimental support for the v2 transport protocol as defined by Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 (BIP324)
BitTorrent's BTT Token Doubles in Value as Tron, on Which It's Issued, Hits 200M Users
6.12.2023
The BTT token from BitTorrent, the file-sharing platform that Tron bought in 2018, more than doubled in price on Wednesday amid apparent optimism about the Tron blockchain
Altcoins Heat Up With AVAX and HNT Leading the Way
6.12.2023
Money is flowing into more speculative names following bitcoin's big run higher
BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step
6.12.2023
Asset manager BlackRock (BLK) turned some heads earlier this week when an updated prospectus for its spot bitcoin ETF application included a disclosure that it had collected $100,000 in seed capital for the fund
Bitcoin and the Predictability of Crypto Market Cycles
6.12.2023
History shows there's likely a bright year ahead for BTC's price
Why Are Pros Craving a Spot Bitcoin ETF?
6.12.2023
The fundamentals of investing give an answer, and the impact from BTC ETFs from the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity could be huge
Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse
6.12.2023
Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to new research
Coinbase Adds Message-Based Crypto Payments to Its Decentralized Wallet
6.12.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has updated its decentralized wallet, adding a low-cost way for users to instantly send money to each other through messaging apps by adding features that seem to emulate payments giant Paypal
Inspirational Websites Roundup #53
6.12.2023
Uncover a collection of recently discovered websites that showcase exceptional design
Comparing Peaks: Bitcoin Hits 20-Month High, Other Cryptos Still Strive for Past Glories
6.12.2023
As bitcoin’s value soared to heights last witnessed on April 6, 2022, a multitude of crypto assets have also reaped benefits from the surge of the premier cryptocurrency. Yet, despite a significant number of these digital currencies experiencing substantial increases, surpassing even bitcoin...