Month: October 2024

US lagging behind in global stablecoin adoption — Chainalysis

US lagging behind in global stablecoin adoption — Chainalysis

Cointelegraph October 17, 2024

Growing demand for US dollar-backed stablecoins and regulatory uncertainty in the US are...

Ireland drafting urgent crypto laws before EU money laundering rules

Ireland drafting urgent crypto laws before EU money laundering rules

Cointelegraph October 17, 2024

Ireland’s finance minister wants to act quickly before the EU enacts strict Anti-Money...

Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

Cointelegraph October 17, 2024

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on Bitfinex, should...

Trump-allied political action committee raises $7.5M in crypto

Trump-allied political action committee raises $7.5M in crypto

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

The Donald Trump-backing PAC “Trump 47” has seen millions in crypto-denominated contributions from...

Jump Trading accused of crypto ‘pump and dump’ in game dev’s suit

Jump Trading accused of crypto ‘pump and dump’ in game dev’s suit

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Game developer Fracture Labs accused Jump Trading of using its DIO token to...

Ethereum, L2s to reach over 100K TPS with ‘The Surge’ — Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum, L2s to reach over 100K TPS with ‘The Surge’ — Vitalik Buterin

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Some of the “key goals” of The Surge are to achieve over 100,000...

Crypto funding drops 20% in Q3 due to ‘barbell market’ — Galaxy Digital

Crypto funding drops 20% in Q3 due to ‘barbell market’ — Galaxy Digital

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Bitcoin and low-cap, high-risk memecoins led the crypto market in the third quarter...

AI ‘mind uploads’ could allow the dead to trade forever

AI ‘mind uploads’ could allow the dead to trade forever

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Becoming a ghost in the machine could have financial benefits, but for who?

Radiant Capital halts lending after exploit

Radiant Capital halts lending after exploit

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Approximately $58 million has been lost from a cybersecurity breach at the lending...

Ethereum price crashes often follow ETH open interest peaks — Will history repeat?

Ethereum price crashes often follow ETH open interest peaks — Will history repeat?

Cointelegraph October 16, 2024

Ethereum’s futures open interest hit a new all-time high, but data shows this...