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Court questions SEC’s ‘vacuous’ denial of Coinbase rulemaking petition

In 2022, Coinbase asked the SEC to propose and adopt rules to govern crypto, including clarification of which crypto assets are securities.

Flappy Bird will ‘never have’ NFTs but will have a crypto ‘option’

The revived Flappy Bird mobile game has the “option to use Web3,” but a spokesperson says it will “never have NFTs.”

OpenAI’s press account hack was 5th security breach in 20 months

The hackers shilled the fake “OPENAI” token on OpenAI’s press account, a method reminiscent of previous X hacking incidents targeting the firm’s executives in the past.

SBF’s neurodivergence saw him ‘misinterpreted’ at trial, doctors argue

The court and jury could have misunderstood Sam Bankman-Fried’s behavior during his criminal trial due to his autism and attention deficit disorders, doctors wrote in a recent amicus brief.

‘History suggests it’s breakout time for Bitcoin’ — Rekt Capital

A Bitcoin breakout could happen within the next “handful” of days, according to a pseudonymous crypto market analyst.

Green United loses bid to dismiss $18M crypto mining fraud suit

The defendants are accused of operating a fraudulent crypto-mining operation that sold mining equipment for a blockchain that didn’t exist. 

Mango Markets mulls $500K CFTC settlement amid ‘ongoing’ investigation

Solana-based decentralized exchange Mango Markets is considering offering the CFTC a $500,000 civil penalty to resolve the regulator’s allegations against the platform.

House Republicans urge SEC to rescind ‘disastrous’ SAB 121

The House and Senate Republicans claimed the SEC evaded the notice and comment rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing SAB 121.

21.co’s Bitcoin wrapper to add Chainlink proof of reserve

The integration comes as other Bitcoin wrappers face scrutiny for custody practices. 

Drop in Bitcoin dominance and bullish altcoin market structure have traders predicting altseason 

Analysts believe that a new altcoin season is entering its early stages. Cointelegraph digs into the data.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will bring unimaginable prosperity, fix climate

He also said it’ll solve all physics and usher in an era our grandparents couldn’t have imagined.

Hong Kong’s e-HKD project expands into tokenization, programmability

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is looking at a potential CBDC from a wide perspective.

Celestia Foundation secures $100M capital led by Bain Capital Crypto

The investment round’s backers include Bain Capital, Syncracy Capital, 1kx, Robot Ventures, and Placeholder, bringing Celestia’s total fundraising to $155 million.

Investment managers eye ‘extraordinary upside’ from BTC options debut

They could potentially spark an "explosively recursive” price upside for Bitcoin, according to one investment manager. 

Solana TVL declines, but will SOL price react negatively? 

SOL recently rallied to $152 but will a decline in Solana’s network TVL negatively impact the altcoin’s price? 

CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid US elections: Law Decoded

Polymarket and other offshore platforms are under CFTC scrutiny for compliance, and the SEC and German authorities are ramping up crypto crackdowns.

Ethereum gains 15% in a week — Is a recovery to $3K back in sight?  

Ethereum shows strength in its USD and BTC pair as network activity surges. Is a move to $3,000 realistic? 

Bitcoin’s bottom slowly erodes as whale wallets increase by 3% 

The number of wallets with less than $10 in BTC swelled by 75% in the same period but cryptocurrency’s middle class shrank.

Digital Asset, DTCC complete collateral tokenization pilot

The project aimed for speed, privacy and legal compliance while using highly accessible and desirable US Treasury bonds as a collateral asset.

Price analysis 9/23: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA

Bitcoin bears are defending the $65,000 resistance, but if it gives way, BTC and altcoins are likely to chase new all-time highs.

Bitfarms, Riot settle dispute with board changes

Bitfarms’ board will see Andrés Finkielsztain step down, while Amy Freedman and a sixth member will join the board.

​​Bankroll Network DeFi hacked, $50M phisher moves crypto on CoW: Crypto-Sec

Bankroll Network is reportedly drained of $230,000 through a loan exploit, while a phishing scammer used CoW protocol for laundering.

China still controls 55% of Bitcoin hashrate despite crypto ban

China remains a major player in the Bitcoin mining industry despite imposing a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies in 2021.

After Friend.tech’s failure, SocialFi must ‘cross the chasm’ to succeed

In the wake of Friend.tech’s collapse, Cointelegraph spoke with industry leaders to find out what went wrong and what comes next.

Bitcoin’s new price targets of over $80K may not actually be the 'all-time high'

Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $73,880 in USD terms earlier in 2024, but toppling it by 2025 does not take it above 2021’s inflation-adjusted value.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF demands 12-hour BTC withdrawals from Coinbase

BlackRock and ETFs have saved “BTC’s price from the abyss repeatedly,” according to Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst.

TON-based wallet to support crypto assets on Tron

MyTonWallet said that it would support TRX, USDT and other crypto assets using the TRC-20 token standard. 

AI bills have ‘positive intent’ but potentially ‘burdensome’ outcome: Lawyer

Lawyer Dina Blikshteyn explains that many of the AI-related bills being drafted and passed in California may have good intentions but could burden small developers. 

Stablecoins and crypto are threatening fiat money dominance in Eastern Asia

Hong Kong emerged as the fastest-growing Eastern Asian country in terms of global crypto adoption, with 40% of the region’s value received in stablecoins.

Bitcoin leads $321M crypto inflows following Fed rate reduction

Digital asset investment products posted a second consecutive week of inflows last week, totaling $321 million, CoinShares reported.

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