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'Stand with Crypto' PAC hits 1 million advocates

The Stand With Crypto political action committee claims that nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the financial system needs an overhaul.

Zone launches PoS gateway with instant settlements

Zone’s layer-1 blockchain is purportedly Africa’s first decentralized, cross border, currency-agnostic payments solution.

Paxos International to issue regulated interest-paying stablecoin

The international arm of New York-based Paxos will issue a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin that will not be available in the United States.

3 reasons why Bitcoin failed to break above $72K

Regulatory uncertainty and volatile macroeconomic events may weaken further upside in the BTC price in the near term.

General election could delay crypto regulation by months — CryptoUK

Whether the U.K. Conservative Party maintains control of government or Labour is voted in, the House of Commons will be in recess until July 4 and during party conference season.

Galaxy tokenizes violin to secure loan, NFT sales volume tumbles: Nifty Newsletter

NFTs recorded a 54% drop in sales volume, from over $1 billion in April to $624 million in May.

Rushing OP_CAT on Bitcoin could come at an immense security cost

Operation Concatenate (OP_CAT) could be a game-changer for Bitcoin. But if its security risks are not diligently addressed, it could also undermine Bitcoin.

Turkey denies plans to tax crypto, stock gains

Turkey has dismissed levies on profits from stocks and cryptocurrencies but is exploring a transaction tax as part of efforts to regulate the tax on financial transactions.

Coinbase rolls out smart wallet with no gas fees and easy onboarding

Coinbase customers can look forward to a cheaper, easier experience when they buy, sell or trade crypto.

Franklin Templeton CEO says Bitcoin investment still in early phase

CEO Jenny Johnson believes institutions will deploy a second wave into Bitcoin funds and attract the truly big players.

Blockchain-powered audits with community in mind: Hats Finance joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Hats Finance, a community-focused audit platform that enables permissionless on-chain competitions and bug bounties has joined the Cointelegraph Accelerator program.

Centralized crypto exchange trading volume falls to $5.2T in May

Trading volumes on CEXs have somewhat subsided after topping $9 trillion in March.

Price analysis 6/5: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, SHIB, ADA, AVAX

Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range, but solid inflows into spot ETFs suggest investors anticipate an upside breakout.

Largest Bitcoin mining firm sold 63% of mined BTC in May

Marathon Digital sold a large chunk of its Bitcoin production in May as miners adjusted operations after the halving event.

Spot Ether ETF approvals will ‘take some time’ — Gary Gensler

The SEC Chair spoke on CNBC on June 5, suggesting the commission could delay approving S-1 registration statements for exchanges listing spot Ether ETFs.

Become a Bali crypto digital nomad like me: Here’s how

Since the start of the year, I’ve been living in a cheap island paradise as a Bali crypto digital nomad. Here’s how you can too.

63 US banks on the brink of insolvency: Why Bitcoin's next target is $100K

Bitcoin price may be closer to the big milestone $100,000 mark than many realize as a looming banking crisis could see BTC become the new "safe haven asset."

Former OpenAI researcher foresees AGI reality in 2027

Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner is confident that an AI lab will be able to train a GPT-4-level model in a minute in 2027, versus three months in 2023.

CBDC privacy concerns and ‘lack of purpose’ stall progress: 4 out of 167 live

Government interest in CBDCS was a knee-jerk reaction to the popularity of crypto and the rise of private stablecoins.

M^0 secures $35M Series A round for stablecoin issuance network

As part of the fundraising, M^0 has deployed its core protocol and on-chain governance mechanism on the Ethereum mainnet.

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