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Marathon Digital misses Q1 estimates on bad weather, utility failures

The Bitcoin miner’s top line came below expectations due to “unexpected equipment failures” and worse-than-predicted weather at multiple mining sites.

Base set for ‘material share’ of SocialFi activity: Franklin Templeton

Base is already home to 46% of transactions related to SocialFi on-chain, but the asset manager says it has even more room to grow.

Binance hits back at WSJ, Hong Kong crypto ETF’s take ‘$50B equivalent’: Asia Express

Binance hits back at claims it fired investigator who found manipulation, Hong Kong crypto ETFs take the “equivalent” of $50B. Asia Express.

Coinbase sees infinite interoperability potential with Ethereum and USDC

Coinbase head of tokenization Anthony Bassili described plans for its Base network at TokenizeThis 2024 in Miami.

Trump-themed MAGA memecoin rallies after his pro-crypto comments

Politically themed memecoins defy the crypto market’s drab performance by rallying in excess of double-digit gains.

Bugs in Gains Network fork let traders profit 900% on every trade: Report

An attacker could have placed a limit buy order with an arbitrarily high open price to automatically win every trade, the Zellic security platform discovered.

$1.35B in Bitcoin options expire this week — Do BTC bulls or bears have the upper hand?

This week’s Bitcoin options expiry sits at $1.35 billion, but what is the expected impact on BTC price?

SEC has taken ‘too expansive’ a view of crypto, says former commissioner

Former SEC commissioner Troy Paredes was not the first to criticize the U.S. financial regulator’s lack of clarity on digital assets.

Digital Currency Group revenue jumps 51% in 1Q24 despite GBTC outflows

Revenue at Digital Currency Group (DCG) increased 51% to $229 million in the first quarter of 2024, driven by the rebound in crypto markets.

Ripple joins multi-chain DeRec Alliance for secrets management

Ripple joins the Hedera and Algorand Foundations and industry players to advance a recovery standard to rival ERC-4337.

Canadian regulator fines Binance $4.4M for AML and CFT violations

FINTRAC reported that Binance facilitated 5,902 separate transactions of $10,000 or more in crypto from June 2021 to July 2023 and failed to register with the regulator.

Address poisoning attacker sends $153K ETH to victim and agrees to negotiate

The attacker who pulled off a $68 million address poisoning scam has posted two messages agreeing to negotiate with the victim.

Binance co-founder and DWF Labs speak out against market manipulation allegations

Both firms deny any involvement in the allegations brought forth by The Wall Street Journal.

3 reasons why Bitcoin traders say a BTC price trend reversal is overdue

Bitcoin price data makes a strong argument for why the current price range is a buy-the-dip opportunity.

Tokenization to unlock interoperability across payments, investments

During the TokenizeThis 2024 event, executives from Ripple and Stellar discussed the latest trends in tokenization, including the blending of payments and investments.

‘Sic AI’s on each other’ to solve artificial intelligence threat: David Brin, author

Best-selling sci-fi author David Brin says AIs could be made to police each other under threat of losing blockchain-based registration.

SEC doesn’t want Ethereum to transform banking landscape, says Joseph Lubin

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin says the SEC is engaging in strategic enforcement action instead of meaningful discourse with the cryptocurrency industry.

Bitcoin price buys time at $61K as US jobless claims hit 9-month highs

Bitcoin refuses to budge after the latest U.S. macro data, but a six-figure BTC price is waiting the wings, analysis claims.

Despite Bitcoin price volatility, factors point to BTC’s long-term success

Bitcoin’s volatility persists after the halving, but surging ETF inflows and thriving L2 ecosystem growth fuel long-term optimism.

Ether turns inflationary for the first time since Merge

This marks the first period of Ethereum becoming inflationary in the past year and a half since the Merge took place.

TikTok to automatically label AI-generated content

TikTok takes a proactive step in assuring AI authenticity on its platform by automatically labeling AI-generated content (AIGC) using new Content Credentials technology.

Tokenizing money is the ‘greatest innovation’ after fiat — Tether co-founder

Stablecoins like Tether do not offer interest yields right now, but with tokenized fiat, that could be possible one day, co-founder William Quigley said.

Ex-Google exec to bring Web3 to masses as new Aptos Labs adviser

David Lawee, former Google vice president of corporate development, will use his Web2 consumer experience to promote blockchain to the mainstream with Aptos.

Taiwan proposes tougher AML measures for crypto service providers

Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice proposed four amendments to the country’s AML regulations focused on cryptocurrency firms that plan to impose hefty penalties for noncompliance.

How to connect BNB Smart Chain to MetaMask

Learn how to connect the BNB Smart Chain to your MetaMask wallet and access a world of DApps, tokens and DeFi opportunities.

Virtual coaches unite as The Voice enters the metaverse

The Voice debuts its first metaverse gamified experiences that let fans coach singers on virtual stages, win NFTs for their predictions for the real-time show and score exclusive experiences.

VanEck subsidiary’s memecoin index up 137% year-to-date

This represents a 15x increase compared to the S&P 500’s year-to-date returns.

Ghana’s crypto stamps honor king’s Silver Jubilee

Ghana Post launched a crypto stamp collection to showcase its king’s 25-year-long journey of persevering in traditional values and adopting new-age technology.

Binance denies reports of DWF Labs market manipulation

DWF Labs was first hit by market manipulation accusations in September 2023.

Stablecoins on Bitcoin coming soon, suggests Lightning Labs CEO

Elizabeth Stark unpacked the basics of Bitcoin Lightning at FT Live’s Crypto and Digital Assets Summit and teased a new development on Bitcoin’s leading layer 2.

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