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Small creditors put at risk by latest FTX bankruptcy development

The transfer of the bankruptcy claim from FTX EU to FTXcreditor could have a significant impact on stakeholders.

Binance-backed pSTAKE Finance launches Bitcoin liquid staking solution

pSTAKE is among the most recent protocols making Bitcoin a yield-generating asset with more capital efficiency.

Does Trump care about crypto? Bitcoin is latest battleground in US election

Donald Trump’s stance on crypto has shifted from anti-Bitcoin to now being a pro-crypto presidential candidate.

Worldcoin beefs up security by open-sourcing biometric data system

Worldcoin Foundation open sources a secure multi-party computation (SMPC) system to enhance biometric data protection and confirmed that users can now securely delete old iris codes.

North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTX’s $147.5M loot: UN

A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024.

The metaverse is coming straight to your web browser: Here’s how

Layer-1 blockchain and metaverse protocol Somnia has launched the Metaverse Browser, aiming to make Web3 exploration and custom content creation more accessible and user-friendly.

Post-FTX crypto industry needs education before regulation: Former Biden advisor

“What I preach for is regulation that protects and prevents but does not cripple and destroy [innovation],” the senior adviser told Cointelegraph.

Circle shifts legal home to US ahead of IPO

Circle’s strategic shift away from Ireland could increase compliance costs, but the tradeoff suggests improved investor confidence.

Bitget Wallet launches $10M ecosystem fund alongside Onchain Layer

The ecosystem fund is denominated in Bitget Wallet’s native token, BWB, which is scheduled for debut this quarter.

Solana-based Cypher developer confesses to gambling away $300K of user funds

The insider’s exploit went unnoticed for months, despite over 36 individual transactions.

El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy

El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million, accumulated over three years.

Bitcoiner who called pre-halving all-time high predicts $95K BTC price

BTC price records will come thick and fast, BitQuant says — but no one can say when exactly Bitcoin will break to new all-time highs.

$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation

Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. Efforts to recover the funds are ongoing.

4 things Google Gemini users will be able to do soon

Google boss Sundar Pichai unveiled that its AI model Gemini is getting put into a slew of the company’s products and services, including its flagship Search product.

Bitcoin could top $100K but only if ‘high-yield rate’ falls below 7% — Analyst

Bitcoin needs the high yield rate to fall as low as 6% to reach a “sustainable all-time high,” says crypto analyst Timothy Peterson.

More than one million new tokens have been launched since April

Nearly half of the one million new tokens launched since April 1 have been memecoins created on the Solana network.

Vanguard names Bitcoin-friendly former BlackRock exec as new CEO

Salim Ramji spoke highly of Bitcoin and blockchain technology when overseeing BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF filing.

Degens pumped GameStop memecoins because they're ‘bored’ — Traders

Crypto investors have flocked to unofficial GameStop memecoins because they're jumping on any “sign of hope they can,” say traders.

Layer-3 network Degen Chain hasn’t produced a block in 53 hours

Degen Chain says it’s working to resolve an issue that has seen its network stop producing blocks for more than two days.

OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist departs AI firm

Illya Sutskever said he’s leaving OpenAI for a “personally meaningful” project with research director Jakub Pachocki now moving into the role of chief scientist.

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