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OpenAI has opened conversations with major news telecasters including CNN, Fox and Time about licensing their work for AI training to avoid copyright violations.

BlackRock’s iShares Trust was up 22.5%, while Grayscale’s ETF was up 2% during pre-market trading.

Months after the EU got its first Bitcoin ETF, the U.S. joined the game, and one EU analyst speculates about the market access it could open up, along with a potential kick-off to a bull market.

The figure is several times lower than the overall figure for women in startups in various fields.

Exchange transaction volume dominance sees new all-time highs as the debate over whether the Bitcoin ETFs are “priced in” continues.

One community member on X described the move as “another black eye” for the NFT industry.

BlackRock filed for a spot Ether ETF in November 2023, with the final deadline for the SEC’s decision slated for May 2024.

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda cited “strong concerns” with three aspects of the spot Bitcoin ETF approval order.

The company announced in a blog post that the store will initially be rolled out to users on paid ChatGPT plans.

While the crypto sector celebrated the landmark approval of several spot Bitcoin ETFs, not everyone was pleased by the decision.

Multi-billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says it could be possible to use Bitcoin on Mars, though the transaction settlement speed could pose challenges.

Crypto gamblers who bet on "yes" for spot Bitcoin ETF approval before Jan. 15 are now counting their winnings, while the losers have been seen quibbling terminology.

During an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on Reddit, Vitalik Buterin suggested raising the Ethereum gas limit to 40 million to improve network throughput.

One X account has maintained radio silence after it unwillingly “bungled” the spot Bitcoin ETF announcement when it was hacked a day earlier.

United States SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce says spot Bitcoin ETF approval “comes only begrudgingly,” after more than 10 years since the first application was submitted.

Full approval from the SEC is still pending, but the exchange approved Bitcoin ETF listings from ARK 21Shares, Invesco Galaxy, Fidelity, VanEck, WisdomTree and Franklin Templeton.

Libre is scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2024, offering asset tokenization and smart contracts through the Polygon network.

Effective S-1 approvals are being checked off, meaning that spot Bitcoin ETFs are set to begin trading as early as Jan. 11.

Gensler has warned that his agency still does not support Bitcoin despite having approved several spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Digital currencies were a topic of interest at the latest U.K. Parliament Treasury Committee meeting. Enthusiasm for them, however, was muted.