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How blockchain-based voting can restore trust in the electoral process | Blockchain-based voting systems could foster more transparency and public trust in the election process, according to Brian Rose, an independent mayoral candidate in London and the host of the London Real podcast.
Rose told Cointelegraph in an exclusive:
“Wouldn't we all sleep better at night if the voting system was... |
US SEC expected to deny spot Ether ETFs in May | The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will most likely deny spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETF) in May, according to a new report.
Reuters reported on April 24 that U.S. issuers and other firms expect the SEC to reject spot Ether ETF applications next month following meetings with the reg... |
BNB Chain will enable native liquid staking on BSC | BNB Chain said it will enable native liquid staking on its BNB Smart Chain (BSC) as part of its shift to migrate the BNB Beacon Chain’s functions to BSC as the former is wound down.
In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, BNB Chain noted that the BNB Beacon Chain will be completely shut down by June 2024. However, t... |
Nigeria puts faith in new crypto-friendly regulator | Nigeria’s blockchain stakeholders have expressed hope and confidence in the newly appointed Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new SEC Chair’s pro-crypto background is seen as an added advantage for the local crypto industry.
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Emomoti... |
Tokenization’s next phase requires real-world data integration — Chainlink | Researchers from the blockchain oracle platform Chainlink believe asset managers have a “sizable” opportunity to jump into tokenization as financial asset infrastructures continue to go digital.
In an industry report titled “Beyond Token Issuance,” blockchain oracle platform Chainlink explained where the opportunity l... |
EU enacts crypto regulations to combat money laundering | The European Parliament approved new regulations that establish formal due diligence obligations for cryptocurrency companies with the goal of combating money laundering.
The new laws are aimed at improving “due diligence measures and identity checks” for customers, extending to entities such as crypto asset managers.... |
2 on-chain metrics suggest Bitcoin at its ‘best moment to buy’ | Bitcoin could be entering into an attractive buy zone according to two popular metrics used by cryptocurrency analysts to track on-chain trading activity.
The market value to realized value (MVRV) and open interest (OI) weighted funding rate metrics could suggest Bitcoin (BTC) is at an attractive entry point for trade... |
‘Buy Bitcoin’ sign that photobombed Janet Yellen sells for $1M | A yellow notepad with “Buy Bitcoin” written on it, which was flashed behind then-United States Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during a 2017 congressional hearing, has sold at auction for 16 Bitcoin (BTC) — over $1 million.
The buyer, identified as “Justin” — also known as “Squirrekkywrath” — was the winning bidder... |
Runes make up 68% of all Bitcoin transactions since launch | Runes, a new token standard on the Bitcoin blockchain, has made up more than two-thirds of transactions on Bitcoin since it was launched following the network’s halving event on April 20.
More than 2.38 million Runes transactions have been processed, accounting for 68% of all Bitcoin transactions made since it launche... |
Biden’s 44.6% capital gains tax proposal likely a ‘nothing burger’ | United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase the capital gains tax rate to 44.6% for certain people — the highest rate in U.S. history — will likely be a “nothing burger” for the average crypto investor.
Matthew Walrath, founder of Crypto Tax Made Easy, told Cointelegraph that Biden’s latest tax promises p... |
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF daily inflow hits $0 for the first time | BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has notched its first day of $0 in inflows since Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced in the United States in January.
Ever since its launch on Jan. 11, IBIT has consistently attracted investments worth millions of dollars daily, racking up nearly $15.5 bill... |
Crypto market stumbles amid arrest of Samourai Wallet founders | Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and major altcoins briefly tumbled amid news of Samourai Wallet founders’ arrest by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on the backdrop of ongoing Middle East tensions and post-halving volatility.
On April 24, Cointelegraph reported that cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet CEO Ke... |
BlackRock has ‘no commercial relationship’ with Hedera, HBAR sinks 32% | BlackRock has confirmed it has “no commercial relationship” with Hedera and that it did not choose the Hedera Hashgraph to tokenize any BlackRock funds, including shares of its $22 billion money market fund.
Hedera’s (HBAR) token rallied over 100% on Tuesday following the HBAR Foundation’s announcement on X stating th... |
Banks could flood into stablecoins if new bill passes: S&P Global | A new stablecoin-focused bill introduced to the United States Senate could “encourage” U.S. banks to step into the stablecoin market, says global ratings firm S&P Global Ratings.
In an April 23 research note, S&P shared that proposals outlined in the Payment Stablecoin Act — introduced to the Senate on April 17 — coul... |
39% of Canada’s institutional investors have exposure to crypto: KPMG | Canada-based institutional investors significantly increased their crypto exposure last year compared to the last bull run, a survey from accounting firm KPMG has revealed.
Nearly 40% of institutional investors reported having direct or indirect exposure to crypto assets in 2023 — up from 31% in KPMG’s 2021 study, the... |
Meta drops 15% on weak outlook and high AI and metaverse spending | Meta (META) shares dropped 15% in after-hours trading after a weak outlook for Q2 revenue and plans to “aggressively” ramp up spending in artificial intelligence (AI) this year — while its metaverse division is expected to continue to run at a loss.
The tech giant’s financial chief, Susan Li, said in its April 24 Q1 r... |
Samourai Wallet mixer co-founders arrested on AML, licensing charges | The co-founders of cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet have been arrested on charges of money laundering brought by the United States Justice Department (DOJ) and other agencies.
Samourai Wallet CEO Keonne Rodriguez and chief technology officer William Hill will each face one count of conspiracy to commit money laund... |
Changpeng Zhao could serve time in the same facility as ‘crypto-anarchist’ Jim Bell | Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has requested that a federal judge sentence him to probation after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws. His legal team has filed several declarations in support of his recommendation, including one suggesting he could serve time at the Federal Detention Center (FDC)... |
Manchester City to release digital collectibles through multi-year partnership with Quidd | The Premier League’s Manchester City Football Club has entered into a multi-year partnership with Animoca Brands subsidiary Quidd to develop and launch digital collectibles alongside new promotions and fan experiences.
Quidd will create and launch “special edition” digital collectibles including cards that will unlock... |
Do Kwon appeals Montenegrin court decision, claiming ‘unfounded and illegal’ interpretation | Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s legal saga continues with reports of his lawyers filing an appeal against a high court decision that pthe question of his extradition to the United States or South Korea to Montenegro’s justice minister.
According to an April 23 report from Montenegrin news outlet Vijesti, Kwon’s le... |
Magic Eden overtakes Blur, Yuga Labs offloads NFT games: Nifty Newsletter | In this week’s newsletter, nonfungible token (NFT) platform Magic Eden surpassed Blur in trading volume in March, and Yuga Labs is offloading two NFT games. In other news, find out how Manchester City football fans could get limited edition jerseys through NFTs and how a former Disney executive launched a Web3 game pub... |
Here’s what happened in crypto today | Asset manager BlackRock has confirmed it did not play an active role in the tokenization of its $22 billion money market fund on Hedera, which caused a slight dip in the token’s price. Meanwhile, miners have seen a sharp decline in revenues in recent days and Nigeria’s central bank said it would issue a directive instr... |
Bitcoin miner profits get squeezed as hash price drops to lowest since October 2023 | After posting record-breaking earnings on the day of the Bitcoin halving, miners now face another reality: a high network hash rate and lower revenues pushing down profits.
The average revenue a Bitcoin (BTC) miner earns per performed hash, known as the hash price, has reached its lowest level since October 2023. Acco... |
Tarantino reportedly wanted to create a metaverse for ‘The Movie Critic’ | Director Quentin Tarantino wanted to create a metaverse for his 10th film featuring actors and characters from his catalog, including a 16-year-old version of himself.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, this Tarantino-verse would have been set within a fictional movie theatre. The young Tarantino would... |
Hong Kong Bitcoin, Ether ETF structures revealed ahead of April 30 launch | Hong Kong spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will be remarkably different from their United States counterparts, with the city’s regulator having greenlit them for an April 30 launch.
According to a report by one of the issuers, ChinaAMC, its spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs will track the perf... |
US authorities arrest and charge new figure in OneCoin scheme — Who is William Morro? | Officials with the United States Justice Department have arrested and charged William Morro for bank fraud in connection with the OneCoin crypto scheme.
According to April 23 filings in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Morro was responsible for transferring $35 million in funds connected to O... |
Chainlink debuts new protocol aimed at boosting cross-chain interoperability | Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has entered general availability with the aim of fostering more cross-chain connectivity.
The protocol lets developers permissionlessly use CCIP for cross-chain token transfers and arbitrary smart contract messaging across different blockchain networks.
Develop... |
Renzo’s ezETH depegs to $688 following end of airdrop farming window | Renzo Protocol’s restaked Ether token (EZETH) suffered a price depeg on April 24.
The depegging incident saw the token’s price briefly fall to a low of $688 on Uniswap decentralized exchange, before recovering its price parity with Ether (ETH), according to Dexscreener data.
The incident was likely caused by a wider ... |
UK regulator scrutinizes Big Tech's role in AI industry | Regulators in the United Kingdom are keeping a watchful eye on the local artificial intelligence (AI) scene as Big Tech companies continue to dominate the space.
On April 24, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is in the process of collecting information from major market players to understand i... |
DeFi’s ‘unknown and unpredictable’ risks curb institutional use — Fireblocks VP | Institutional investors have a “growing interest” in decentralized finance (DeFi) but are held back by the risks of on-chain transactions, says a Fireblocks executive. The company aims to address these concerns by introducing new features to its platform.
“For institutional investors navigating DeFi transactions, the ... |
Linux on Bitcoin? Open-source framework BitVMX envisions BTC-powered programs | Bitcoin researchers are polishing a new open-source framework called BitVMX, which promises to allow complex applications and functions to be built and executed securely on Bitcoin’s base layer.
BitVMX, inspired by Robin Linus’s BitVM project, is backed by RootstockLabs, the development firm behind the Bitcoin layer-2... |
Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs officially approved to start trading on April 30 | The first wave of spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been officially approved to start trading in Hong Kong on April 30.
Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), announced the official approval of the first batch of spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs on A... |
New crypto users shouldn’t ‘rush into DeFi’ — Security firms | While the prevalence of hacks within the crypto space might deter new users from jumping in, crypto security professionals say that there are ways for them to avoid the riskier parts of crypto.
On Jan. 22, a market sizing report from Crypto.com showed that the crypto space reached about 580 million users in December 2... |
Coca‑Cola pours $1.1B into generative AI experiment with Microsoft | The Coca-Cola Company has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to develop and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) use cases across various business functions.
Coca‑Cola committed $1.1 billion to the Microsoft Cloud for its generative AI and cloud capabilities. According to the announcement made on April 23, the d... |
North Korean Lazarus hacker group using LinkedIn to target and steal assets: Report | The North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using LinkedIn to target vulnerable users and steal their assets via targeted malware attacks.
The incident came to light after blockchain security analytics firm SlowMist revealed that Lazarus group hackers are pretending to look for jobs as blockchain developers in the crypto... |
Australia joins 1,000+ Bitcoin ATM club alongside US, Canada | Australia, the third-largest hub for Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto ATMs, recorded a new milestone with 1,000 active crypto-fiat machines now in operation.
As of April 24, Australia hosts an active network of 1,002 Bitcoin ATMs, making it the third country after the United States and Canada to achieve this feat. The nation ... |
Nigeria’s central bank forced to deny claims of crypto account freeze | Update 11:45 am UTC: The central bank is denying they have issued a directive.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been forced to deny a report saying it issued a directive requiring all banks and financial institutions to identify individuals or entities engaging in transactions with cryptocurrency exchanges and to... |
Can crypto traders out-predict Wall Street on Coinbase Q1 earnings? | Coinbase is set to share its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, sparking differing expectations between the crypto community and traditional investors over the anticipated figures.
Speculation is mounting whether the crypto community predictions will be more accurate than the typical investment analy... |
Binance founder should be jailed for 36 months, US prosecutors say | As the United States authorities are preparing to give a sentence to Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on April 30, prosecutors have requested jail time for the former CEO.
Binance founder Zhao should serve 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating laws against money laundering, U.S. prosecutors said in... |
Wallets linked to Coinbase and Vitalik Buterin have millions ‘stuck’ in bridge contracts | Dozens of crypto whale wallets with assets ranging from six to seven figures are stuck on multiple decentralized finance (DeFi) bridge contracts.
One of these whale wallets is linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who has over $1 million worth of assets stuck for over seven months, with other wallets having a... |
Tesla teases robotaxi ride-hailing app ahead of August reveal | Electric car manufacturer Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday unveiled new details of its long-awaited autonomous ride-hailing service — allowing riders to summon supposedly driverless vehicles via an Uber-like experience.
During a first-quarter earnings presentation on April 23, the company gave a preview of what ... |
Hedera’s HBAR token pumps 96% on misinterpreted BlackRock announcement | Shares of a BlackRock money market fund have been tokenized on the Hedera blockchain sending the Hedera (HBAR) token on a 96% rally in the last 24 hours — but the world’s largest asset manager confirmed it has no relationship with Hedera despite many believing it was actively involved.
The widely misinterpreted April ... |
Will DOGE reach $1 this cycle? It's a 'crapshoot,' say analysts | With the rising number of memecoins entering the market, Dogecoin’s (DOGE) strong community could keep the cryptocurrency from fading into obscurity, but analysts are skeptical of traders' hopes that it could reach a price of one-dollar this cycle.
A one-dollar price tag would represent a 36% increase from Dogecoin’s ... |
Worldcoin will increase WLD supply by up to 19% in the next 6 months | Digital identity project Worldcoin will increase the supply of its WLD token by as much as 19% over the next six months through a swathe of private sales to non-United States institutions.
In an April 23 blog post, Worldcoin shared that World Assets — a subsidiary of the Worldcoin Foundation in charge of token issuanc... |
Mt. Gox’s $9B overhang could ‘spook the market,’ pressure Bitcoin: K33 | The potential return of more than $9 billion worth of Mt. Gox-era Bitcoin (BTC) over the next few weeks might “spook the market” and put negative price pressure on Bitcoin, according to K33 Research analysts.
Earlier this week on Reddit, some creditors of the failed Mt. Gox crypto exchange reported seeing updates on t... |
Cosmos patches ‘critical’ IBC protocol bug, saving $126M | Cosmos developers have fixed a “critical” security bug in its Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol that put at least $126 million at risk, said a blockchain security firm that privately notified Cosmos of the issue.
“We privately disclosed the vulnerability through the Cosmos HackerOne Bug Bounty program and ... |
BlackRock, Grayscale have to wait for SEC’s spot ETH ETF decisions | The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will delay its decisions on the BlackRock and Grayscale applications for spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SEC released notices of the delay in the Grayscale decision and the amending of the BlackRock application just hours after the agency pus... |
Binance exec will remain in Nigerian custody until May 17 bail hearing: Report | Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria since February, will reportedly remain in custody until a bail hearing on May 17.
According to April 23 reports from local news outlets, Gambaryan will remain in Nigeria’s Kuje prison until at least May 17, when a judge will decide whether to grant the Binance ... |
‘I’ve moved on to other things’ — Satoshi Nakamoto’s final email revisited after 13 years | Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), decided to move on to other things 13 years ago, when they sent the last communication to Bitcoin’s first developers on April 23, 2011.
Bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn previously revealed the final instructions as part of an email exchange with Nakamoto ab... |
Jack Dorsey’s Block announces development of ‘full Bitcoin mining system’ | Payments firm Block, formerly known as Square, has announced plans to develop a Bitcoin (BTC) mining system in response to challenges faced by mining operators.
In an April 23 blog post, Block said it had completed development of a three-nanometer chip used for BTC mining, which led to the firm announcing a “full Bitc... |
Token airdrops targeted by farm accounts and ‘Sybil attacks’ | Amid surging prices, many crypto projects have seen a rise in fake farm accounts, or “Sybil attacks,” named so after a book about a woman with many personalities. These fake accounts create artificial network activity to claim as many tokens as possible during airdrop events, which have become highly lucrative over the... |
Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF draws $40M in largest single investment from advisers | Fidelity’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has achieved a new record as the largest single investment in a Bitcoin fund, attracting $40 million from two traditional United States financial advisers.
According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, financial advisers Legacy Wealth Management and United Capital Managem... |
SEC pushes decision on Franklin Templeton spot Ether ETF | The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed a potential decision of an application for a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Franklin Templeton.
In an April 23 notice, the SEC said it had designated a longer period to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change allowing the C... |
Bitcoin outperforms Tesla stock for the first time since 2019 | Bitcoin's (BTC) price has finally outperformed Tesla's (TSLA) stock over the past five years in percentage terms. The electronic vehicle manufacturer has also missed out on a potential $1.27 billion in profit after selling a big chunk of its BTC holdings in 2022.
BTC overtakes TSLA in long-term gains
Over the past fi... |
Tether vows to freeze assets after Venezuela looks to crypto to bypass oil sanctions | USDT-issuer Tether says it will freeze addresses linked to sanctioned entities following a report that Venezuela’s state-run oil company was using the stablecoin to bypass sanctions.
A spokesperson from Tether told Cointelegraph that the company remains committed to stopping payments linked to Office of Foreign Assets... |
Father-son team says they’ve recovered $6M in lost crypto | When crypto users lose their private keys or get scammed out of their coins by a con artist, they usually cannot recover their funds. In most cases, their crypto is lost forever. But according to a father and son team that operates out of New Hampshire, all hope is not lost. They claim to have recovered more than $6 mi... |
El Salvador: Hackers leak code of state Bitcoin wallet | The saga of El Salvador’s state-operated Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, Chivo, continues to unfold as hackers expose more sensitive information related to the wallet.
The hacker group known as CiberInteligenciaSV released part of the source code on the black hat hacking crime forum BreachForums on April 23.
“This time I bring... |
Blockchain Association and crypto activist group sue SEC over ‘Dealer Rule’ | The Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) revealed a new lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Northern District of Texas, according to a statement.
On April 23, the BA announced the lawsuit in a move to challenge the SEC’s recent expans... |
DAO Maker hack victims still await reimbursement 3 years later | The DAO Maker crypto fundraising platform, not to be confused with the MakerDAO stablecoin protocol, is attempting to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund new Web3 projects in 2024. However, victims of its August 2021 hack say the project never reimbursed them for the losses they suffered in the attack, even ... |
‘Money-hungry VCs’ are bad for token launches in the long term — Analyst | Profit-seeking venture capitalists (VCs) are bad for the long-term sustainability and price action of newly-launched cryptocurrencies.
Despite bringing new liquidity for altcoin launches, VCs introduce significant sell pressure that damages the token’s long-term price action, according to popular crypto analyst Route ... |
Bitcoin FilmFest: Lights, camera, halving as Bitcoin cinema hits Warsaw | Bitcoiners from around the world descended upon Poland’s capital, Warsaw, from April 18 to 21 for a weekend of films, networking, group activities and the much-anticipated Bitcoin halving.
The second edition of the family-friendly Bitcoin FilmFest hosted several film premieres and screenings, including a biopic of Car... |
Vietnamese tech company to build $200M AI factory with Nvidia | The Vietnamese IT company FPT and Nvidia, a global leader in semiconductor chip production, said they would be collaborating to finance and build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory in Vietnam.
In a joint statement on April 23, the companies said their initiative aims to create a “one-stop shop” for al... |
Crypto.com’s South Korea launch hit by regulatory roadblock | Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com decided to postpone its South Korea launch after regulators pointed out money laundering anomalies in the platform’s data.
South Korean authorities found Anti-Money Laundering (AML)-related problems in the data submitted by Crypto.com and launched an “emergency on-site inspec... |
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